Strat burned onstage by Hendrix goes on the block

A 1965 Fender Stratocaster that was set ablaze during one of the guitar legend's performances at London's Finsbury Astoria in March of 1967 is going up for auction in London later this year.

After the show, the guitarist had to be rushed to the hospital with burns on his hands. The injuries turned out to be minor, but the iconic value of the performance will never be forgotten.

The guitar itself is slightly damaged along the neck and pickguard, but is likely still playable. Not that the buyer of an instrument like this is likely to take it down to the pub to bang out "Wild Thing" with his buddies... During his brief career, Hendrix burned two guitars onstage, the other at Woodstock later in 1967. That guitar fetched $1.8 million when sold at auction.