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Permalink Reply by James on September 26, 2019 at 3:01am

Shouldn’t this video cause a decline in the value of Jimi Hendrix autographs?  It’s all about supply, demand, and  perception, isn’t it?  I’m neither a Hendrix fan or collector.  I’ve never really listened to much of his music I must admit.  I’ve always been under the impression that Hendrix autographs are relatively rare mainly because he died young.  Because of this and the fact that there is something of an aura about him and a dedicated following, his autograph is very expensive.

But I didn’t know he ever did public appearances like this to sign autographs, and well...that line of autograph seekers appeared VERY long.  Some celebrity autograph prices are depressed because of a perception that the celebrity signs many autographs even though there is no exact count.  

But it would appear to me that there may be many more Hendrix autographs out there than I thought.  Maybe many were lost over the years and/or people simply hold on to them.

And I’d like to ask this question.  What’s the difference between a Bon Scott autograph and a Jimi Hendrix autograph?  Shouldn’t a Bon Scott autograph value at least rival a Jimi Hendrix autograph value?  Bon Scott autographs are rare I’ve read.  Bon Scott is a beloved singer who died nearly as young as Hendrix, 33 vs 27.  And in truth, Bon Scott was the lead singer for a band that historically stomps all over Hendrix in terms of popularity.  AC/DC is one of the all-time Top Ten selling artists in the United States, and probably one of the 5 greatest bands of all-time.  Their album Back in Black is the second-highest selling album worldwide of all-time after Thriller by Michael Jackson.  

These are just some things I ponder in the night.

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Permalink Reply by Mr Mojo Risin on September 26, 2019 at 3:21am

My friend Hendrix is Hendrix! I don't want say other words. 

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Permalink Reply by James on September 26, 2019 at 3:29am

I mean I understand that Hendrix is considered probably the greatest guitarist of all-time and he had great influence on other rock musicians.  But I could also say...Bon Scott is Bon Scott , and Scott was an extremely charismatic frontman for arguably the greatest hard rock band ever.  And he died young and his autograph is scarce, or as Roger Epperson said, “Bon Scott autographs are rare.”

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Permalink Reply by Full Time Flipper on September 26, 2019 at 3:59am

Bon Scott autographs are rare aren't they a nicely signed dc lp can go for $4000 most people into rock music would like a nice Bon but Hendrix signatures are 10 years or so older that's another few years for them to get lost ,cleared out with grannies old ration cards or tacked to walls and faded

Its all about personal choice im sure dc did many instore signings Hendrix did one you cant really compare look at new bands they sign a few thousand cds for amazon every time they bring an album out   

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on September 26, 2019 at 4:01am

Hendrix is an icon, represents the 1960's and much more.Just the Woodstock  performance. For the rest - size of supply and size of demand?

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Permalink Reply by Mr Mojo Risin on September 26, 2019 at 5:43am

The best hard rock band was Led Zeppelin, then the Ac/Dc...

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on September 26, 2019 at 10:00am

Very few autographs have surfaced from that signing, so I can’t see why the video would have any effect on the value of his autograph. I don’t know much about Bon Scott, but Hendrix was about more than his phenomenal guitar skills. He was an exceptional music artist in general, one of the best of all time. That’s reflected in the high value of his signature despite the fact that he was a great signer. Like Eric said, he’s an icon from the golden era of the sixties. If more items surface from that signing, I’m sure they will be grabbed by collectors at going rates. 

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on September 26, 2019 at 10:49am

+1 It is said he altered the way the instrument was used and considered. He spoke of many people in that generation. His face is recognizable to many people. I don't the same is true of others in quite that way.

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on September 26, 2019 at 11:24am

+1. Also, we’re talking about a signing that occurred 50 years ago. We shouldn’t expect too many more to surface after all this time, and if and when they do it will be a slow trickle. It isn’t like concert posters in which a number are occasionally found all at once and the value drops. Even then, the value recovers to some extent once they disappear into private collections.

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Permalink Reply by Gratefulphish on September 26, 2019 at 1:07pm

+100  Jimi Hendrix forever changed the place of the electric guitar in rock.  Between his sheer hand size and strength and his complete control over the use of feedback and distortion, he completely recast the guitar from being a backing instrument, to being the main attraction.  It's been almost 50 years since Jimi's passing, and although many guitarists have tried to cover Jimi's music, some more successfully than others, no one has been able to dominate the instrument the way he did.

Plus, Jimi was essentially "famous" for just over three years, from Monterey Pop in June 1967, until his death in 1970.  So there was a very short time window for autographs to have been obtained, all of which go back more than 50 years, and many of which were probably lost or destroyed along the way.  He will continue to be sought after as long as they make guitars IMO.

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Permalink Reply by James on September 26, 2019 at 2:17pm

Thanks to all who commented and for giving me more insight.  I hope I didn’t offend anyone with my comments.  The responses gave me a better understanding.  And that’s what AML is for...educating and learning.  

I guarantee you I’m going to give Jimi Hendrix more attention especially since I have Amazon Music.  I can listen to his stuff and likely appreciate him for the great artist so many people love.

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Permalink Reply by Mr Mojo Risin on September 26, 2019 at 11:38am

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