Hendrix's first guitar

The 1965 Fender Stratocaster shows obvious signs of fire damage but remains in relatively good condition Photograph: PR

Following the stage pyrotechnics that night, Hendrix was treated for burns while his friend Tony Garland rescued the guitar... Photograph: PR

Which was then stored in the garage of Hendrix's bassist Noel Redding for the next 41 years... Photograph: PR

And only recently discovered by Garland's nephew when he went rooting through Redding's garage Photograph: PR

The guitar will go under the hammer alongside other rock memorabilia, including Jim Morrison's final notebook and the original song sheet for Band Aid's We Are the World, on September 4, 2008. Click here for more details Photograph: PR