The
Supro
Supro is an American brand, currently owned by Bond Audio, a manufacturer of effects units. Formerly, Supro produced musical instruments as a subsidiary of Valco. The brand entered into disuse after the closure of Valco in 1968, being later revive ...
Ozark 1560 S is a vintage electric guitar. It employed a single
pickup near the bridge. The guitar is most famous for being the first
electric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that requires external amplification in order to be heard at typical performance volumes, unlike a standard acoustic guitar (however combinations of the two - a semi-acoustic guitar and an electric acoustic gu ...
Jimi Hendrix owned.
Jimi Hendrix
His white Supro Ozark was from his father, who purchased it from Myers Music shop in Seattle in 1958. It was the first electric guitar Hendrix owned. Hendrix's first gig was with an unnamed band in the Jaffe Room of Seattle's Temple De Hirsch, but they fired him between sets for showing off. He joined the Rocking Kings, which played professionally at venues such as the Birdland club. His guitar was stolen after he left it backstage overnight.
Revival
It was recreated by Roy Dalvin in December, 1990.
Other notable players
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Ry Cooder
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Jackson Browne
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Aerosmith
References
Electric guitars
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