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kalster

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Listening to Hendrix after a long time. This guy was so talented. Is there any other guitarist who comes remotely close to Jimmy.
 
Impossible to match Hendrix's soul, but SRV and Clapton give his technical playing skills a run for the money
 
Kurt Cobain was way better. Artistically, commercially and technically. He also influenced everyone of every genre. This cannot be said about Hendrix but kudos to him regardless as he wrote a few famous songs like Hey Joe.
 
Duane Allman, Peter Green.

I'm going to say that most of Henrix's talent was in presentation though. A lot of his live recordings are hard to listen to. Your live performance is the true test of your talent.

Impossible to match Hendrix's soul, but SRV and Clapton give his technical playing skills a run for the money
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Heh- Hendrix had NO technical ability. I don't even think he knew the names of the notes on a guitar. He played almost completely by ear.
 
Music isn't a contest but there are plenty of players with as much imagination and soul as Hendrix had and who are technically better players.

Frank Zappa is pretty much the period on that sentence but there are plenty of other guitar players no one here probably has heard of...

Shawn Lane, Roy Buchanan, Danny Gatton, Rory Gallagher, etc
 
I'd put David Gilmour up there just for melodies. I could listen the Comfortably Numb solo for hours.
 
Originally posted by: hiromizu
Kurt Cobain was way better. Artistically, commercially and technically. He also influenced everyone of every genre. This cannot be said about Hendrix but kudos to him regardless as he wrote a few famous songs like Hey Joe.
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😕😕😕

*taps sarcaz-o-meter*

Just had this thing re-calibrated...
 
Originally posted by: kalster
Listening to Hendrix after a long time. This guy was so talented. Is there any other guitarist who comes remotely close to Jimmy.
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hit up herman li, he's even better
 
Malmsteen, Clapton, SRV, Buckethead, EVH, Vai, Tony Iommi, Kirk Hammet, Duane Allman, Santana, Tom Morello, Angus, Jack White, Randy Rhoads. But of course you're trying to compare a Hendrix to many of his predecessors who can play much faster and with more technical proficiency. My $.02
 
Originally posted by: kalster
Listening to Hendrix after a long time. This guy was so talented. Is there any other guitarist who comes remotely close to Jimmy.
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There's probably at least 10,000 guitarists walking the earth that are as talented, can play with as much if not more soul, and have better technical skills.

However, JH influenced music like no other. He pretty much there first and blew the doors open. Part of what makes Jimi sound so good and raw is that he was pioneering the sound.

 
Originally posted by: hiromizu
Kurt Cobain was way better. Artistically, commercially and technically. He also influenced everyone of every genre. This cannot be said about Hendrix but kudos to him regardless as he wrote a few famous songs like Hey Joe.
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Sure, if you consider ripping other's songs as artistic.
 
I think a lot people confuse Hendrix's musical talent with technical ability. Hendrix was able to tease sounds out of his guitar that no one else could, and he was a brillian musician. But I think quite a few guitarists have been better technical players.
 
Originally posted by: Blackjack200
I think a lot people confuse Hendrix's musical talent with technical ability. Hendrix was able to tease sounds out of his guitar that no one else could, and he was a brillian musician. But I think quite a few guitarists have been better technical players.
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There are quite a few players who could do that, it's just that no one has heard of them if they don't follow that kind of music. Roy Buchanan was able to conjur sounds out of his telecaster that aren't even fathomable without the aid of effects despite him not using them. Jeff Beck is another example of this although he's a bit more popular.

Hendrix was at the right place at the right time to gain the immense popularity he did. I'm not saying he doesn't deserve it but that remains true. Much like people think Cobain was a revolutionary (sorry, he's not) guitarist because he was at the right place in history.
 
Originally posted by: Blackjack200
I think a lot people confuse Hendrix's musical talent with technical ability. Hendrix was able to tease sounds out of his guitar that no one else could, and he was a brillian musician. But I think quite a few guitarists have been better technical players.
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Exactly. Hendrix was the first to truly make his guitar speak. Many have followed since. Drop Steve Vai back into the 60's and people will be saying "Henrix who?"
 
Originally posted by: MotF Bane
Never understood the fascination with Hendrix.
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The fascination with him was that during the timeframe he hit the mainstream, nobody, and I mean nobody was playing a guitar like that.

To use a late 60's term, it was mind-blowing. We had never heard anyone make music like that with a guitar.
Edit: Looks like several of us were typing the same thing at the same time.
 
Buddy Guy, Prince, and SRV tend to top my guitar player lists. I'm also highly impressed with John Mayer believe it or not. Some of my other favorites are Johnny Lang, BB King, Clapton, Tim Reynolds, Albert King, even Muddy Waters.

SRV has crazy soul - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRNhFZkTXAs

Prince just shreds the guitar - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLmZKsWRL9E

Buddy Guy - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UNZH1Mlirs

John Mayer and Buddy Guy - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF2HAHaATs0

A little John Mayer by himself - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE0pKoEerR0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...UN9cqE&feature=related
 
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