I'm sorry but I have to respectfully disagree. I'm a 38-year die-hard Hendrix nut and play guitar myself. I see you speak from the heart and I respect that. But..... Randy Hansen is the greatest Hendrix guitarist by far from anybody else. Strike me down if I'm lying but he even expands on it as you might expect Jimi himself would. And his buck teeth and skill surpass Jimmy's teeth playing. But Randy wouldn't even be playing with his teeth if it wasn't for Jimi. Probably. Randy Hansen has been the number one Jimi Hendrix cover band for over 40 years. He's considered one of the best Hendrix impersonators and is officially recognized by the Hendrix family. Check out Hansen doing "Machine Gun", live. Here on KZbin. Or, 1983 A merman I shall turn to be. LIVE!!!! On stage!! Jimi's most difficult and badass freak out tunes he holds up to the standards. In my mind Nobody else has reached these standards.

As great as Stevie Ray is he still plays Hendrix songs in Stevie Ray's own style. He's never been able to actually replicate Jimi's unique style and ability. I feel guilty saying this because I'm also a die-hard Stevie Ray fan. I know both of these artists inside out from front to back. I have every album that's available for both of these legends. I only add that to help qualify my statements.

@@jasonr7140 I would rate Robin Trower better than him. SRV and Kenny are still better......

@@JohnDoeEagle1 I must confess rather shamefully that I'm not familiar with Robin Trower's work. However, I'll be rectifying that today. Thank you for the ref John.

@@jasonr7140 Too Rolling Stoned and Bridge Of Sighs are two awesome Trower classics.

KWS sounds as close to SRV and Jimi as humanly possible. Nobody else even comes close.

John Mayer is nowhere near the caliber of Kenny Wayne Shepherd. He's a hack by comparison and SRV picked Kenny in 1984 at age 7....not him!

Nobody? Stevie Ray Vaughan and Kenny Wayne Shepherd did/do exactly that.

​​@@JohnDoeEagle1No I'm sorry but even those masters don't have Jimi's magic. AT ALL. They play great versions but they don't touch on his unique style and ability. The only one who has comes close to replicating Jimi realistically is Randy Hansen. He replicates and dare I say it expands on Jimi's music. And strike me down if I'm lying but Randy plays with his teeth much better than Jimi did but I'm sure Randy wouldn't be doing it if Jimi never did. Plus his buck teeth are perfect for it 😂 check him out and you'll see what I mean 😬

I've been a die-hard Hendrix fanatic for 36 years I think it's great that these concerts have been organised. To say to leave his memory alone and not play it, if that's what you're saying, I wholeheartedly disagree with. The more people who pay tribute and share Jimi's music to the world and showcase it, the more people of the new generations get to experience it again and again and again That helps to keep Jimi alive forever.

​@@JohnDoeEagle1No I'm sorry but even those masters as good as they are, don't come close to Jimmy's unique style and ability. They just don't. The only one he's come close is Randy Hansen and strike me down if I'm lying but he even expands on it as you might expect Jimi himself would. Randy Hansen has been the number one Jimi Hendrix cover band for over 40 years. Hansen is considered one of the best Hendrix impersonators and is officially recognized by the Hendrix family.