Billy Gibbons meets his idol Jimi Hendrix touring with his band the Moving Sidewalks

Billy Gibbons has a Pre-ZZ Top band the moving sidewalks and gets to tour with The Jimi Hendrix Experience and talks about his band playing two of Jimi's songs while Jimi was watching and was impressed with the young Billy Gibbons and he gets interviewed by legendary newsman Dan Rather about meeting Jimi Hendrix who admired his guitar playing

[@rievans57]

I will never tire of Jimi Hendrix stories.

[@jamesanderson348]

Me neither. He was my hero

[@aquamarine99911]

Check out Chris Squire's Hendrix story on youtube.

[@calebproductions5970]

I'm getting pretty sick of them myself. There are tons of more brilliant guitarists who dont get their due.they retired his character in 1970.

[@jamesanderson348]

@@calebproductions5970 Thanks for your opinions. Now take them elsewhere where you will get an audience. This is not the place for your outnumbered opinions. Peace

[@rievans57]

@@aquamarine99911 saw it, great, great interview!

[@precbsfender]

No one guitarist has ever accomplished so much in such a short period of time than Jimi..

[@belle2541]

I could listen to Billy Gibbon talk all day long... RIP Dusty Hill.

[@kalkidasofficial]

Part of Jimmy’s greatness was his humility.

[@thebanditgaming4884]

@NEGUS MBARKA Yeah jimi ain't on that bs you on 😂

[@susanhutchison1270]

NEGUS MBARKA Blah blah blah.

[@brucecaldwell6701]

He was humble almost to a fault. By that I mean people, I think, tried to exploit his humble demeanor to the point where at the end he was being pulled in all directions & under so much pressure. He was an incredible talent but such a tragic figure.

[@dawnsalois]

INDEED! thanks for the comment.

[@jumpmasterjm]

The pathway to greatness is through a doorway marked "Humility".

[@stephena4482]

You can tell by listening to Billy exactly why Jimi liked him beyond his talent with a guitar. He’s humble just like Jimi was. Thanks for sharing! Loved watching this.

[@curbozerboomer1773]

What? Nothing humble about his self-serving BS.

[@greensombrero3641]

ZZ Top has made some of the greatest rock albums ever.

[@web5271]

And in it's later days, some of the worst. Jeez, they were so great, but then they went bad, just like Jefferson Airplane/Starship and the Chicago Transit Authority.

[@greensombrero3641]

@@web5271 You bring up a very important point. Many of the bands that have produced some of the best music also produced some of the worst. Aerosmith is on that list for me.

[@TheGuitarMan71]

Amen

[@shawnglass108]

We know

[@Bone74838]

@@web5271 True & Fact.

[@modularmuse]

One thing that Billy had that Jimi liked was the ability to play with much feeling, it's not only the notes but the overall vibe.

[@joeaverage5168]

One of the most amazing things that usually doesn't get mentioned about Jimi is how much time he actually played. He did not start playing seriously until his late teens, and he died when he was 27. The man became one of the world's greatest guitarists in a very short period of time, less than 10 years.

[@eyellgeteven9928]

That's crazy!

[@cdchoux]

He is the world's greatest guitar player

[@alukuhito]

Everything else he did before that contributed to his playing.

[@nuendo2496]

More amazing is Duane Allman. Much better than Hendricks at and died at 24!

[@nuendo2496]

@@SaltyDraws Duane Allman was so much more than a slide player. His lead solo on Stormy Monday from the Fillmore album is iconic. Derek Trucks is ok but he lacks the fire and total originality that Duane had. Plus, I'm into the blues...Trucks just isn't a good true blues player. But neither was Dickie Betts. I lost interest in the Allmans after Duane died. It went a little too county twang & there was no fire or direction.Then with Trucks & Haynes it just sounded like a tribute band. Anyhoo......

[@pablodebiddlybo3771]

Imagine seeing a gig with Billy , Jimi and the mighty evergreen Jeff Beck on…

[@gavanhillebold3131]

A real true blue Texas guitar legend, one of many and a gentleman to boot. Thankyou Billy ☮️

[@trevorgwelch7412]

How many people at 18 other then Billy Gibbons could play Purple Haze by ear and in front of an audience with Jimi listening at the stage side ????

[@alexgallardo9149]

He knew Jimi the film footage and the pictures proved it.

[@wolfie316781]

Dude has major balls and skills

[@PaulMcCaffreyfmac]

Easier for an 18 year old than a 28 year old. It's part of what being young is about. Hahahahahahahahaha

[@scowell]

How about Jimi covering Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band *the day it came out*? Live! In England!

[@PaulMcCaffreyfmac]

@@creamwobbly I can just about remember. it is getting further and further away though. Hahahahahahahaha

[@sekatyoukko69]

Humble and warm hearted guy Billy Gibbons...

[@anthonyjanes7522]

What a humble man billy is ,, constantly reminding us, this interview ain’t about him ( as great ZZ Top are 🥰-back to future days -showing my age 🤣) Jimi looked at the greats, looked at the up coming, and played it all through his heart n soul .. top man Billy- keep rocking fella ! 🎸💪🏻✌🏻 And RIP Jimi 😎🎸✌🏻💪🏻

[@1952FMS]

ZZ is a great band, love em! Jimi occupies my top spot. rip.

[@TheMetalVagabond]

funny when Gibbons said he did covers of 'purple haze' and 'foxy lady' and Jimi was in the back with his arms crossed grinning

[@mattasticmattattack8546]

I bet that gave Hendrix an ego boost he never acted on

[@dlv1977]

What is the tribute album he's talking about at the end plz?

[@rastanz]

Billy is a legend himself, fantastic musician, great Jimi story!

[@tattyshoesshigure5731]

Fascinating interview! I love his reminiscing about when The Sidewalks came off stage after playing a couple of Jimi’s numbers & the great man himself goes “I like you... you’ve gotta lot of nerve!”

[@cheryljackson5659]

Wow! Billy Gibbons just rose to yet another stratosphere of cool! Awesome piece of music history re two guitar legends!

[@keithbell9348]

Bill Gibbons did an interview on how he met with, sat down with and talked to Prince. That makes Bill sort of a bridge between the two. Could you imagine sitting in a private jam session with Bill, Prince and Jimi?

[@charlierenfro2450]

My one regret in life is I never got to see Jimi perform live - Before my time is up I hope I can pay my respects to Jimi and visit The Jimi Hendrix Memorial - 🎸 " Play on child "

[@carlosmirsalas8873]

Oh my god I saw that picture of Jimi Hendrix but I Did not know that was Gibbons Of ZZTop so young wow two of my favorite Guitarist together I Love you tube

[@genoflo4138]

I have been a fan of Jimi for a long time and I still learn something new all the time👌💜💜💜🎸🎸🎸

[@stuartcolman1507]

If there was anything Jimi was as good at as guitar it was telling guitar players not as good as him that they were the best ever.

[@koshersalaami]

And there are a lot of them. Rory Gallagher. As a group, King Crimson. Who he wanted to meet in England was Jeff Beck. At least he chose good people.

[@gfunkk]

to be perfectly fair, Billy G has probably influenced nearly as many great players as Jimi and there is no question that he is an amazing guitar player himself.

[@kevinsbott]

@Huck Finn The thing about Billy Gibbons that blows me away is that technically what he’s doing is supposedly simple, but no one can come close to replicating it!

[@aquamarine99911]

And really, it doesn't even matter. What matters is the songs. Jimi wrote more great songs than all of those cats put together. Of course, his otherworldly rhythm guitar was a key ingredient to that.

[@modernmangoman6476]

@@aquamarine99911 Amen, that's it, you've said it all case closed. Thank you.

[@lanceromance6856]

I remember me and my friends had to buy our Hendrix albums multiple times due to all the scratched surfaces. down at record revolution on Coventry and sometimes at the revolution downtown Cleveland. what a great story. thanks.

[@taurushamilton2739]

Jimi was very effusive with his compliments. He also said Rory Gallagher was the best, Terry Kath, Robert Fripp from King Crimson, Buddy Guy etc... 😂 a good musician has no EGO. That’s why Jimi was the MAN

[@elmorevandodewaard544]

Amen.

[@daveberswick5372]

Jimi had good taste as well.

[@taurushamilton2739]

@@daveberswick5372 indeed🤘🏾

[@charold3]

Right. Just saw your post after typing my own about this. Yours is better.

[@taurushamilton2739]

@@charold3 it’s all good. We like Jimi that’s what matters 🤘🏾✊🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@mikemchugh3073]

Will always regret how soon we lost Hendrix ( amongst others) , but forever grateful that we've had Billy & Co all these years. Rock on Rev.

[@davidpetersen1]

Wow.. what a unique piece of content. Insight into Hendrix through the memory and personal archives of a second rock legend. Shedding new light on both of them for me. Thanks!!

[@guitarnation7420]

I just LOVE these old music interview GEMS! Billy Gibbons I've ALWAYS loved what you do and of course Jimi Hendrix was musically sublime! He was the Blues with an edge and more. Thanks for posting this. YES!!! ❤

[@baseballnut8907]

Billy is a national treasure and a musical historian. Help if you was standing there when it happened tho lol. Great person.

[@clafeborne1114]

It said his idol but jimmi called him his idol mannn thatz love

[@nicholasbernal701]

Yup 100% true

[@bbsoni4814]

jimi was probably joking with a big smile on his face

[@terrydavis130]

Anyone that believes Billy Gibbons isn't Worthy of praise from Jimi is a fool. Billy Gibbons one of the greats Mho

[@mikeg3923]

Find the Dick Cavet interview with Jimi he said Billy was one of his favorite guitarist!!

[@rupe53]

@@terrydavis130 ... well, maybe now he is worthy because he's got a reputation, but when you are only 18 that's a hell of a pat on the back and might inflate your ego just a little. I'd certainly be a changed man if that happened to me 50 years ago.

[@ginafriend1690]

Saw this on TV. Love Rathers episodes. Love Jimi. Love Billy.

[@wozg83]

Billy, Jimmi & Gilmour are my fave Guitarists 🤘🤘🤘

[@zacharyjohnson6453]

What's interesting is.. Jimi Hendrix covered Sgt. Peppers in front of The Beatles and now Pre- ZZ-Top covers Foxey Lady and Purple Haze in front of Jimi Hendrix, it's amazing how the Universe works and that's what I call Good Karma☺🌎

[@Ridendrty]

“The Universe” is not responsible for these events. In this case people acted in ways that enabled them to meet their personal needs. No mysterious power.

[@michaelgeoghegan8850]

What an honour to be labelled as the greatest guitar player in the world by Jimi Hendrix and thank god we still have Billy F Gibhons today. Huge influence to josh Homme of QOTSA. Best band in the world today 🇨🇮🎸🇺🇸

[@curbozerboomer1773]

Hendrix, if he even did say that to Billy, was known to over-flatter a number of guitarists of that era...Gibbons was not yet a great player when he fronted for the Experience in 1968. Hendrix was just being nice to a young kid.

[@JAP42]

Notice that Hendrix was listening to Jeff Beck & wondering how he got the sounds he did oot of a Strat; meanwhile, JB was doing the same. They crossed paths (at the Marquis Club, I believe, & after Billy admired (drooled over) JB's 100-watt Marshalls -- which hadn't made it to the US yet -- JB called Jim Marshall & BG became the proud owner of the first 110-volt Marshalls in the country. Any time you see JB & BG on stage together, remember that their friendship goes back to at least 1968. And they're both vintage car nuts.

[@elmorevandodewaard544]

What a great story. Thanks you mr Gibbons. JMH

[@thy_apostle]

This is amazing! Thank you!

[@ER_aka_RAM]

Amazing … the memories are just unreal!

[@lookyloo1000]

Absolutely fascinating. Thank you for sharing !

[@TEXAS.N8V]

🔥🔥🔥🔥 two great groups!! Billy Gibbons a Texas legend in his own right!

[@mycroftselene3326]

Jimi Hendrix is my favorite artist and I will love him for ever and ever! Amen to you! Jimi! Can't wait to see you soon!

[@jeffjeff4477]

Campfire stories was in my musical arsenal when I was a young teenager, along with Jimi Hendrix Experience, never knew the connection back then. Doesn't surprise me, legendary musicians

[@everettmercer9737]

Awesome Experience

[@vishnuramnarine4998]

JIMI WAS SO INVENTIVE OF SO MANY UNIMAGINABLE CREATIVITIES OF THE GUITAR THAT THE GUITAR WOULD NEVER DREAM OF EVER DOING THE THINGS THAT JIMI MADE IT TO DO. JIMI WAS THE ULTIMATE GENIUS AND A GREAT INTELLIGENT PERSON. JIMI STILL LIVES IN SO MANY WAYS AS HE STILL INSPIRED THE WORLD EVEN UP TO TODAY'S GENERATION. JIMI WILL STILL LIVE ON IN FUTURE GENERATIONS TO COME.

[@joeansuini1762]

So awesome!!Billy is the man!!!

[@austinteutsch]

Jimi was just like Janis, they both defined rock and roll going into the late 60's. I was there.

[@RICHBLACKCOCK]

Austin Teutsch. fun janis joplin fact; from TEXAS she is. but take a wild swing as to who jj`s classmate was at Thomas, Jefferson H.S. in PORT, ARTHUR TEXAS?

[@antrygis1]

So cool. Just when I think I've seen every picture of Jimi here's a new one. And I did read that once upon a time in Jimi's modesty after being told he's, "the best" he said. No, it's Billy Gibbons." Another time he said it was Terry Katz? from the band Chicago. Seeing him get off of the plane and the other shot with Billy's old band. So cool.

[@UncompressedWAVmusic]

So amazing to watch.

[@scottfordjeffries662]

I can without a dought picture Billy Gibbons & Jimmy Hendricks being great friends, both class acts.

[@againstallodds3300]

doubt, Jimi, Hendrix.

[@peterodriguez6408]

And so has Billy Gibbons Inspired many many great guitarist

[@thebanditgaming4884]

This was cool as hell. Thanks for the upload

[@michaelworse6034]

Awesome footage , very nice stuff !

[@clarkewi]

Amazing.

[@zakkrick]

One of my favorite bands and you know with jimmy too. Damn didn’t know that

[@Angel-cd5qq]

Awesome interview!🎸🍊🎸

[@57stratkat]

Gibbons looks uncomfortable when Dan states that Jimi Hendrix called Billy the world's best guitarist. It's because Hendrix didn't say that. In an interview, when asked who he thought who, besides himself, was a really good guitar player, Hendrix said, "there's a guy from Texas named Billy Gibbons whose really good." I think Gibbons didn't want to embarass Dan by correcting him so he just sort of wiggled around it as best he could.

[@rodgerrodger1839]

You are a classy human being, and smart human being. I'm giving you a virtual hand shake and a hug. I'm so glad someone has some musical knowledge on here.

[@scottndawn]

@@rodgerrodger1839 I would like a cyber hug, please. thanks

[@rodgerrodger1839]

@@scottndawn you get a big cyber hug And a Hand shake. I remember seeing ZZ Top when they were third bill on a show in Winterland. Waaaaaay back in the 70's. They were still nobody really....then pow! Be safe, rock on.

[@brianhaase9612]

What a story! Hendricks and Billy together!!! WOW

[@Ronnie-Jones]

"You got to tell the children the truth they don't need a whole lot of lies. Because one of these days, baby, they'll be running things. So when you give them love you better give it right" Jimi Hendrix Those who love spread truth. Those who hate spread lies. Those who hate and created a world swimming in a sea of lies murdered the body but they can’t kill the spirit of Jimi’s message and love that lives on within many forever. The haters who murder rock stars are the same haters who murder kings and presidents. It's an unnatural thing to be a Rock star and one of many illusions presented to the duped masses as “success”. Rock stars don't make themselves famous they are made famous quickly and unnaturally. And in return for being made famous they are under obligation, knowingly or unknowingly, to cooperate with those who made them famous. And those who made them famous believe that they have the right to make them even more famous by murdering them if they don't cooperate. True success is to see what they don’t want you to see and to learn what they don’t want you to know before you pass. The most truthful and forbidden documentary ever published has been taken down from theirtube countless times since its 2017 release: "Europa The Last Battle". Watch and share the full 10-part series at archive-dot-org while you still can!

[@jogischulz2576]

thank you so much, you are so damn right ! when I started to watch some musicvideos of Jimi and all the 60s 70s stuff I read some reactions from SRV fans and Rory fans etc. I could not believe how many childish comments without respect on Jimi here on youtube, I thought that's the same shit as soccer fans do, but they never kicked a ball.... I answered some comments but a friend who is a guitar teacher told me, you can't change these haters or know.it-all guys, relax and enjoy your music. I love Jimi's records and spiirit from the beginning, now I'm 65y. and nothing changed but I also love all the other great musicians....peace, Jogi from Germany, Berlin

[@Ronnie-Jones]

@@jogischulz2576 Peace to you too, Jogi

[@audiophileman7047]

"No eternal reward will forgive us now for wasting the dawn." Jim Morrison

[@davidbigler457]

@@jogischulz2576by nu bu

[@curbozerboomer1773]

Time for your meds.

[@flstffatboy3910]

What a great story about BILLY & Jimmy

[@glenkepic3208]

This is great !! Great to hear from The Rev. Happy Birthday !!! I recall a Guitar World story from the mid '80s where Billy was given a shell pink Strat from Jimi then saying "Pink isn't conducive to burning" It had faded to more of a peach color with the Rev pointing a manicured right index finger at it. RR Gear Head,,,i didn't see it. hope i missed it.

[@brendahess104]

Grateful

[@soweyesee]

Billy was Hendrix favorite guitarist.

[@Uptown59]

Where did you get that from, drinking?

[@JAP42]

No, to being as gullible as Qidiots and MAGAts, who require no proof before they buy the most outlandish bullshit.

[@-C.S.R]

My uncle told the story for years that he was picked up by Jimi Hendrix hitchhiking when he was in California with him and his friend! He said it was a big Cadillac!

[@JAP42]

Jeff Beck has Jimi dniving them to a gig on Staten Island, through downtown Manhattan, in a Stingray. That sounds more like Hendrix.

[@gfd215]

I didn t meet Jimi Hendrix but I met Billy Gibbons himself in the Colosseum Foyer. A very sympathic man He said to me: oh...a nice beard....:-)))))))

[@vjack3209]

Is that you? You got a ZZ Top beard thing going on too lol

[@ericschwartz9982]

I remember the show the Top and the Animals. Joe Freeman Colesium. First concert I ever went to. I got the poster from the ticket office on my out and kept it for 40 years until it got damaged in a flood. What a night.

[@ronniebrown2517]

damaged in a flood?....sounds like a texas story

[@joeaverage5168]

As Jeff Beck was arriving at his first Jimi Hendrix show, he bumped into Eric Clapton who was leaving early. He asked Clapton "He's that bad you're leaving early?" to which Clapton replied: "No, he's that good."

[@JAP42]

But it didn't intimidate JB, who jamme w/Jimi in a NY club & a benefit gig on Staten Island.

[@Roscop66]

My number 2 talking about my number 1 fav s

[@emanuellicari8562]

Jimi Hendrix was is to rock music as Vincent Van Gogh was to impressionism. You could walk into a room with each man's art just flaming in your face in a good way, way outdoing their contemporaries

[@gregorysmith1286]

Used to go see them at the team Cantteen on the North side of San Antonio Texas! For 50 cents Back in the early sixties

[@trashedbodomguy]

Love the story of jimi meeting terry kath

[@PintoSixty]

Wind Cries Mary ... most moving electric guitar I've every heard

[@andythomas706]

I prefer the intensity of the solo in Burning Of The Midnight Lamp. An exhibition of how to get the best out of a Wah wah Pedal!

[@timidtornado2869]

Humble people

[@doug941]

Someone said: There was Jimi ....there was Edward and then everyone else! I can't help but agree!

[@JAP42]

Edward? You mean Edward Scissorhands?

[@Elmerhartman]

That hear my train a comin fromJimi plays Berkeley man...like that is enough to make you understand how mind blowing our existence is...voodoo child indeed

[@losratitos8277]

yep...nice to hear somebody gets that specific recording....I personally believe it's the best, most "ferocious" live Blues guitar ever on record....it absolutely tears my heart out listening to that...Fantastic...

[@richardgulley4860]

Yes ! Agreed! If you havent heard that performance youre not fully “experienced” yet! I remember a comment in guitar player mag many yrs ago where the guy said , that performance made EVH sound like he was ready for a rest home! Lol

[@juewettbostick4425]

Nice!

[@michaelhaddan1965]

I was at the 1968 Hendrix/Moving Sidewalks show in Dallas Texas. I was 16. Took the bus to the theater. This is apparently when Jimi gave Billy Gibbons a beat up pink Stratocaster backstage. It is also always reported that Jimi set his guitar on fire at only 3 shows: the Astoria in London, Miami, and Monterey. But I distinctly remember him kneeling down on that stage in Dallas and squirting lighter fluid on his Strat and putting matches to it several times, with a small flame lapping up. That's 4 shows that Jimi lit his guitar on fire.

[@autryscott6973]

The bell tone of his strat just went straight through you.

[@michaelhaddan1965]

@@autryscott6973 A sensation I will never tire of~

[@artheriford]

I love all these Dan Rather interviews. The Rev, Sammy Hagar, Steve Miler. I need to watch all of them all All heroes of mind

[@ramonmoreno8014]

Two Texans son

[@tenbroeck1958]

Billy is right - we are blessed to have to many recordings, interviews, videos of Jimi. Particularly considering the man was only with us for such a brief time, similar to Jim Morrison. Examples of the shadow casting longer than the actual life.

[@drwood1962]

I met him and ZZ Top in Memphis. Drinking Jack and beers at the Peabody Hotel in the lobby bar.

[@larussagamer330]

Everyone says Jimi was shy which makes think he was an introvert. Its so weird because on stage he looks like the opposite of an introvert

[@neilouellette3004]

Jimi Hendrix called Billy Gibbons the greatest guitarist. Billy Gibbons called Prince the greatest guitarist. Much respect there for the world greats!

[@Bone74838]

How dare you have the guts and audacity to mention Hendrix name together with that little Jehovah's witness little twerp that needed high heel shoes to reach up to a one foot microphone stand!!!! The Audacity!!!!!

[@JAP42]

...and many urban legends!

[@jasonlee8497]

Jimi bestowed 'worlds greatest guitarist' on several players....but it doesn't mean any less I think....

[@starshiptrooper7670]

I love ZZ Top. Saw them in 75.' Nashville. Hendrix was very humble. If asked who was best he'd mention someone else. Terry Kath got the nod once.

[@tamarafox7386]

ROCK ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheTriplelman]

Billy and Dusty - VERY nice guys I got to know them in Houston, and played one night with them at the Gallant Knight - a club no longer around. - THANKS GUYS

[@everlastinglovingkindness]

FANTASTIC BILLY 16 21 YEARS OLD K.C.

[@stk1975]

Billy was Hendrix's favorite guitarist.

[@jamesconraadtucker]

Yeah, well taking acid will do that kind-of stuff.

[@JAP42]

nope. He liked BG, but others at least as much: whose album was he listening to in BG's story?

[@jamespayne7753]

Hendrix also loved playing with Terry Kath of Chicago.

[@putinspuppet3562]

JImi the Goat

[@eddiel2531]

I saw and interview with Joe Walsh. Joe walked in on Jimi rehearsing and noticed he was playing a right handed guitar, left handed. So strings are upside down, he said thats one way he got his sound.

[@laonza7036]

"legendry newsman". That's adorable.

[@ramonmoreno8014]

Triggered?

[@ranabirgahir462]

Nice LUVLI Memories

[@smoothoperator7023]

The one guy in ZZTop w/o a beard is named Beard!

[@aliceborealis]

Not everybody picks up on that. I don't think I EVER saw Frank beard with a beard, maybe it was in his contract.

[@Dogboy1960]

Gotta love the comment about Hendrix in motel room listening and wondering how Jeff Beck is getting what he gets out of a guitar on on his recording. It's a quick reminder that as BIG AS MEMORIES and LEGENDS become posthumously ......they were only human and once mere mortals. I have little doubt that Billy is correct when he says, "Jimi you're asking me how Jeff Beck is doing it but I guarantee Jeff wants to know how you'd do it" but that was then and today is 50 years later. Memories are hard to compete with especially when a legend only grows with time. I'm not surprised to hear that Jimi was listening to Jeff beck with an eye toward learning something new. Jeff Beck is without any doubt in my mind the most amazing player of the biggest names out there. He was really good on "truth" and with the Yardbirds before that but he was not yet nearly the player he'd become over time. Gotta wonder what Jimi might have

[@JAP42]

@Dogboy1960: you do know that Beck was one of the few guitarists who weren't too chickenshit to jam with Hendrix. They played @ at a NYC club for 5-6 nights, and then drove to a benefit gig on Staten Island in Jimi's 427 Stingray. Look up both of these claims & you can verify for yourself.

[@jksinorbit]

I know what Hendrix was on about... Gibbons has excellent taste in tone and feel for the spaces in between the notes. If I had any criticism of Stevie Ray it's that he sometimes didn't let the music breathe enough although he was incredibly passionate and skilled. Jimi still the GOAT though

[@mmckee58]

also Billy played his own licks, while SRV is always, without exception, quoting Jimi Hendrix or Albert King. How many people know all of SRVs songs yet have never heard Albert King? boy would they be shocked. Jimi was right about Billy, and a lot of other things, lol.

[@shanefitz9648]

Jimi was above greatness... Jimi was in a whole different stratosphere then even what's considered great today... Not many people rise to that level... With the mention of Jeff Beck I'd also have to say he was probably on that same level as Jimi... Both were very improvisational players and take things in directions you wouldn't expect...

[@rockinredneck57]

Moving Sidewalks was mostly into psychedelic music but go listen to Billy with them sing and play Joe Blues. He was 19 years old. It's pure, raw Texas blues.

[@rosswalkman9652]

Apparently jimi gifted him a pink Stratocaster that he still has to this day!

[@mikedavis4427]

Every time I hear another story about jimi I think of the stratocaster and as a lifelong guitar player and deciple of the man J.H I feel that I should part with some of my hard earned money and finally give in and get the guitar

[@aliceborealis]

Sure, get a used Mexican strat, or even a Squier strat if you're just starting. Stratocasters aren't the best guitars if you're just starting out, UNLESS you have someone around to help you set it up, specifically the tremolo system and the action.

[@aland.549]

JIMI HENDRIX GAVE CREDIT WERE CREDIT WAS DUE TO INSPIRE. GREAT UNIVERSAL HUMAN BEING. A GUITAR GOD IF I MAY SAY SO. IDA PRESTI IS MY GUITAR GODDESS.