The BBC reports that the first guitar burned on stage by Jimi Hendrix is to go on sale at an auction of rock memorabilia in London.

It is thought the instrument could sell for as much as £500,000.

It is the star item in the sale, which also includes such rarities as the Beatles' first contract, which was signed in 1962.

The Fender Stratocaster guitar was played and burnt at a gig in Finsbury Park in London in March 1967. It was the first time he set alight a guitar.

The legendary guitarist and singer later became famous for this gimmick.

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