Jimi Hendrix answers question, who's the best guitarist!

I've heard many names thrown out about this. The most probable if it was said is Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top. Funny this show Billy was on didn't spell his name right. They left the S off the end. Here is really what Jimi said. A very humble answer! Of course the point of this video is to show that Jimi is not recorded anywhere saying who he thought was "the best". His humbleness shows when he says, "how about the best sitting in this chair". Which means whoever sat in it next could be the best. I shouldn't have to spell it out like this but so many responses here are so ignorantly missing the point!

[@warcraftshovitz3023]

Just learned e minor chord today. I think I'm the greatest.

[@gigachad6117]

;)

[@jodylowe8476]

Keep it up. you may be one day. i surely am not.

[@MattiusFincham]

Practice. Persistence. Study. Listen to a lot of music. KZbin is a great resource. Give yourself an hour a day, at least, if not more

[@andyaweng3112]

the problem is not e minor its like jimi do it sound different in pentatonix scale,eric clapton also use that at this time but sound like a baby playing

[@OriginalKingRichTv]

Now. The power chord. Embrace the dark side!

[@ray.shoesmith]

Reminds me of an Angus Young interview once. "You're widely considered as one of the best guitarists in the world, how does that make you feel?" "I'm not even the best guitarist in my family"

[@waxhead63]

@@wastelanded3 Totally agree ..Malcolm was the drive and sound of AC/DC... best rock rhythm guitarist to date..and I am not a devotee of the band

[@reset-xs9ql]

yes. Angus could be humble and amusing. He also stated that "Malcom could be the lead guitarist in ACDC but it would interfere with his drinking too much..."

[@strattuner]

@@waxhead63 the rhythm section of any band carries the melody and the beat of the song,regardless of composition,yeah they were a dynamic team,i like their sounds on the movie,malcolm and angus together ,remarkable,its what shot them to stardom,playing with another takes months of practice,ask angus

[@waxhead63]

@@strattuner .. totally agree Strats... neat handle by the way

[@gragrn]

Angus also said, " I only know one lead break, but it's a doozy! "

[@storyteller1749]

Not only is Billy a great guitarist but he is also a great guitar historian. The knowledge he has is amazing. Rip Dusty also.

[@apologeticsroadshow]

Billy Gibbons is awesome, but Jimi Hendrix is the G.O.A.T. It's crazy how humble Hendrix was when people would praise his ability.

[@kp5187]

They guy sitting next to Hendrix looks like an old Jimmy Page

[@SZebS]

K Port but he doesn't look like a middle age chinese woman

[@tv8881]

I was thinking the same. Haha

[@Meyzen76]

K Port Thought that immediately!

[@Zossoul]

K Port 😂

[@jaftsix3681]

No es eso, es que todos los ingleses son parecidos

[@bobarnold5992]

A man that is great admitting that many are greater, RIP Jimi.

[@danielfronc4304]

Yeah, you could see that while he was a little flattered he was also a little embaffessed. That is such a stupid, insipid, and lame talk show question. If god were there in that seat, the interviewer would have asked him, "so, I hear that a great many people think that you're the greatest person in the world".

[@imso_rray2301]

He's the greatest

[@TiaMargarita]

Rest peacefully Jimi. You were a beast on the guitar and are still missed.

[@cycleSCUBA]

Jimi is the best guitarist there has ever been.

[@jimquantic]

@@cycleSCUBA Oh come on, quit holding back....tell us what you really think.

[@theo9952]

J. Hendrix was very unique and immensely influential as a rock guitarist. But calling someone ''best guitarist'' is silly and Jimi knew it. There are lots of ''best guitarists'' around, which is wonderful for music, of course.

[@mimimaxxing]

Right! I don't think there could ever be a best guitarist, the only thing that matters is who you like the most and whoever's playing makes you happy

[@rickoursler2583]

Rory Gallagher

[@jupitermoongauge4055]

We're talking about the best not the worst

[@leehambleton9919]

@@jupitermoongauge4055 prik

[@freedomofmusic2112]

Jimi was so humble. He just wanted to spread love & happiness with his music & was always trying to push his boundaries towards the infinite

[@troubledsole9104]

If he could only be with us today; we could sure use his presence.

[@ufarkingicehole]

@@troubledsole9104 the media would try to destroy him

[@daviddaniel4687]

@@ufarkingicehole Here we go!

[@joshuadowling8778]

Haha! Jimi came and went with a comet. I'm not religious. I believe in that guy. He changed shit. Ask his contemporaries.

[@AdrianWhyte]

Billy gibbons really is underrated, he has so much feel, taste and tone! So cool that Hendrix saw it too!

[@seansdady2]

Adrian Whyte is he from ZZ Top

[@NIKKGAGE1994]

Lemmy as well. Lemmy admits that the only band he would listen to in the 70s was ZZTop

[@BluesManSteele]

mickey kinzer and? Billy gibbons was playing in the 60s

[@AdrianWhyte]

mickey kinzer he certainly is!

[@jbolo5378]

Yeah, his tone is unreal.

[@smdsoldering]

What a humble man

[@thegreatelfinko]

He could be the second most humble person in the world. I'm too humble to tell you who is number one.

[@tomf429]

He died 52 years ago at age 27. No one has sounded like him since. Frozen in time.

[@Criz223]

Yes but a better way too say it is, no one after his time had the vision, character, swagger and MIND AND SOUL that he had R.I.P to the greatest

[@saddamhussein8489]

Alex lifeson

[@TheBumskeeter]

Stevie Ray tried …

[@laman8914]

His reaction on the "Best Guitar Player in the World" goes to show you how humble Jimi was. But he never played to be the best; he played to be himself. Then, nothing else matters.

[@billunmuth3396]

EVERY GUITARIST WANTS TO BE THE BEST. BELIEVE ME.

[@darkvinnie3421]

@@carlmarks8170 just nothing else matters..

[@wesleytyler9599]

Absolutely agree . It's a spiritual experience , from the heart , some might not understand it . Just B U 🎸

[@explorinlearnindoing5462]

He played Nothing else matters too? I tbought that was Metallica or something.... 😎

[@TMthe33rd]

@@explorinlearnindoing5462 that was Metallica's song I don't know if ZZ Top ever recorded that song or another song titled "Nothing Else Matters"

[@RoccoDeLauriSr]

Listen again, humbly he says "how about the best sitting in this chair"!

[@RoccoDeLauriSr]

Mag Pie nope never heard of them. Just watched it. Reminds me of Grand Funk!

[@stuartmunro1319]

ever heard the Kouchibolobos from India?

[@ethanhammond7615]

Thomas Carroll hey be glad he even uploading this stuff. Dont be snappy with the cat who provided these grest content!

[@ethanhammond7615]

All great point boys. I think we can all agree he was the best that was alive, and that will ever be alive. Who knows maybe there will be another player who is better. I doubt it though. Mass flooding of shit on the radios, music with soul and actual feeling is out.

[@qdog568]

wildcatter63 Moon would say that because of the criticism he was receiving for his type of drumming.

[@bid84]

RORY GALLAGHER - Best if all time

[@Maxim89Il]

This is actually one of the things that made Hendrix one of the greatest guitarists ever. The fact that he never stopped thriving for more, the fact that he always saw place for improvement. It saddens me to think what great music his death deprived us of, and the horizons it deprived him of.

[@brianmonayong2769]

Absolutely.

[@Big_Bag_of_Pus]

The best guitarist isn't (or rather, need not be) Hendrix or Clapton or any other choice. The best guitarist is whatever guitarist moves you the most. Maybe that's Hendrix, maybe that's Segovia, maybe that's the Rev. Gary Davis, or maybe it's the kid next door. Making music is not like running a race; there is no objective measure of greatness. Whoever moves you the most, they're the best.

[@l.rongardner2150]

Exactly. No one can who's better looking between Roseanne Barr and Katy Perry. It's all subjective

[@MrBriankerri]

The best guitarist isn’t a choice. The Guitarist that moves me happens to be Jeff Beck and Buddy Guy. Well said, There is no best...

[@hopeyoung5482]

Clapton as a guitarist is overrated. Love his style though.

[@hopeyoung5482]

@Beehive Baah Jimmy was doing things on a guitar that according to the experts at the time shouldn't even been possible.

[@russellsykes8689]

Go and have a good listen to Chris Rea

[@robertfaro9756]

The definition of a humble person.

[@Rhythmicons]

Hendrix was far from humble.

[@TheBatugan77]

Rhythmicons Fck's your problem?

[@Rhythmicons]

Don't deify the man, he was a woman-beating egotist. I love his music but let's be real.

[@Geekybros111]

Rhythmicons beating a woman in the 60s is very, very different than beating a woman in 2018. I understand that doesn't make it right but he was also very drunk and very remorseful both mornings after. I think he did it twice, so doesnt warrant a tag such as "woman beater"

[@Rhythmicons]

Are you kidding? You just rationalized domestic violence based on the classic "hearts and flowers" excuse. If you beat your woman that makes you a woman beater. Don't let your admiration for the guy cloud your judgement and don't rationalize hitting women based on what decade it occurred in.

[@ComposerKuandohan]

I think Jimi was one of the best because of his creativity with his blend of psychedelic, rock, and blues. And the fact that he made such creative music within 3 years? Imagine if he had been around for a decade? I started listening to Jimi Hendrix only 4 or 5 years ago, and I still feel like his death is one of the most tragic things to ever happen to music. He could have gone to do amazing things! So much potential.

[@toneytone86]

He was and your right he would have really made some magic. His music was getting better and better as he went on. Idk if you ever listen to any of his stuff with band of gypsies but that was really great too.

[@samuelherman4859]

I think if he was alive he wasn't a Legend like he is today ...because Eddie Van Halen surpassed him ...I not trying to said Jimi was good what I want to said Eddie Van Halen change the way the Electric Guitar should be play ....

[@bloody_angel]

Rory Gallagher!

[@veroniqueangely3245]

❤

[@jupitermoongauge4055]

Hahahaha. Rory Gallagher, that's hilarious!!

[@What71628]

The flying fingers of Roy Clark, his broad range of styles and mastery of technic were mesmerizing. He could nail any style and genre from complicated classical Flamingo to rock, and his improvisations were exceptional. Master guitarist and entertainer who could also sing and harmonize. One of the many humble artist of his generation who busted their ass and always brought their A-game to the stage, out of respect for the opportunity they were blessed with to perform and entertain for an audience.

[@craigezell4261]

Claudia Parker:And there was Les Paul,a true pioneer.He & Hendrix admired each other.

[@dougoverhoff7568]

@@craigezell4261 Les wrote the script for electric guitars. They all admired him, and learned from him.

[@robertethridge9639]

Roy always had that grin on him, like he was just messing around

[@nadinejackson6187]

Self taught on a WIDE range of instruments as well. An artist.

[@JaycheLeggg]

Roy Clark was a bad ass.

[@jbratt]

The more I find out about Jimi the better I like him. He seemed like a really good guy.

[@saltpeter7429]

I think your right. I love his interviews, his writing, his wit and kindness. I didn't know the dude, he died a few years before I was born, but from what I'm able to gather he was a wonderful human being.

[@goodguygto]

I look at it this way!!, Jimi Hendrix is the BEST Guitar Player in the world!!!, when he played, he made sounds that came out of the guitar that NO ONE could duplicate!!!, without using a foot pedal or other things, etc.!! TO ME, that is the world's best guitar player!!!👍👍

[@Vaultzero]

@@goodguygto To you, he may be. To the instrument as a whole, he isn’t even considered.

[@goodguygto]

@@Vaultzero Okay??, if he's NOT the best guitar player in the world?? when he went to go jam-out with Cream (Eric Clapton), why did Eric Clapton walk off the stage when Hendrix was playing??? Oh!!, by the way Jimi Hendrix was self-taught!!!👍👍

[@seldomseensavage3459]

@@Vaultzero when did a guitar say that?? As Jimi also said when asked if he thought a particular guitarist was good or bad: “good or bad doesn’t matter; feeling or not feeling is what matters”

[@dave9497]

I love his humility.

[@davidoverstreet2875]

He was painfully shy and extremely sensitive. Unless he playing his guitar.

[@robertmiller967]

The answer is Rory Gallagher.

[@shannon5373]

DANNY GATTON!!!!

[@atlasking6110]

"I'm the best in this chair" - that's...very humble. Great answer!

[@teaalc]

People like him that really cared for music don't give a flying fuck about who's the "best". They know that all that really matters is playing good music

[@LANGI902]

Exactly. Music isn't sport, its art.

[@rickymarino1208]

U got it. Alotta good players in their own right...

[@jesseharrell80]

Terry Kath was said to be the best in Jimi's opinion. That's the big reason he had Chicago open for him.

[@SR-xk8cd]

I never saw The Late Jimmi Hendrix (R.I.P) play a Gibson SG, I thought he always a Fender Stratocaster man. Anyway Jimmi Hendrix was the greatest rock guitarist, a true musical genius.

[@gokusgames]

Nah man he played allot on verious gibsons.. vshapes and stuff.. he probably had over 1000 guitars which he frequently exchanged with friends

[@LetsGoEvan]

Most guitarists wouldn't name themselves when asked this question. Well... except for maybe Yngwie Malmsteen.

[@Alfie02]

@@badad8537 doubt it, he's likely to say even Robert Johnson is better

[@RadioReprised]

Roy Clark.......no, I am serious. He is one of the best.

[@agoraphobicadam1171]

I'm not the biggest country music fan But I cant deny Roy Clark being a Top Notch Guitarist.

[@debbielockhart7762]

Glen Campbell too.

[@jacobjones5269]

Maybelle Carter, too.. Cross picking machine..

[@curtisdale2791]

Don't forget Jerry Reed!

[@SHaqq-wv9hn]

Awww Jimi---so modest seems almost embarrassed by the compliment. Such a sweet & cute person! Oh and yeah the GREATEST GUITAR PLAYER EVER!

[@PepperWilliamsMusicBlend]

Jimi Hendrix was a fantastic guitarist (I heard him perform twice in my lifetime), but I believe that expression should read, "The greatest ROCK guitarist ever". Wes Montgomery, the greatest JAZZ guitarist ever! Andrés Segovia, the greatest CLASSICAL guitarist ever! As for me, that makes more sense.

[@24lancelot85]

Terry Kath (RIP)

[@benfearnhead9851]

Rory Gallagher (RIP)

[@catkeys6911]

Good, quick response "I'm only the best one sitting in this chair." That was classic Hendrix- always had that sort of whitty "aw, shucks" persona.

[@thoshinoshi]

@Ferris Wheeler who doesnt?

[@theyrekrnations8990]

I'd heard that he had said Rory Gallagher , But Jimi was sensible enough to realize beauty is in the eye of the beholder

[@IrisGalaxis]

Rory is a good choice

[@MYEVILTWIIN]

there’s a mural on a wall in Cork with that quote on it , my mates dad was the bass player in Taste

[@theyrekrnations8990]

@Dino Buckhoy he did say he was the best in that chair

[@guitarheroguy5]

I heard he said it was. Terry Kath from Chicago. And He's right.

[@guitarheroguy5]

@Dino Buckhoy Really?

[@georgioslabadiaris4975]

Rory Gallagher of course!!!

[@bluesdjben]

Back when he was just one Gibbon.

[@ChaosDave2]

He gave a different answer nearly every time he was asked. I think he was aware of his lofty status and consciously decided to pay respect to peers that he thought should be held in higher regard.

[@benjaminhehemann8392]

Thanks for that explanation. I think Billy Gibbons is a cool answer, but the one I’d heard and have thought to be his official answer for years was Rory Gallagher. Great answer. But I like it better that he gave a bunch of different answers. I’ll have to seek them out

[@simbad909]

Ya ..he just loved and wanted to b loved

[@kf8346]

That whole interview is so great. Jimi is the perfect example of a shy introverted humble insecure person who goes onstage and lets the music do all the talking. My favorite part is when he tries to explain that being loud is not necessarily powerful or meaningful, it can just hurt your ears without meaning anything if you think just turning up the volume makes it powerful. I feel like he predicted the early 2000s downfall of rock music just by imagining it and fearing it way before it happened.

[@emyrdavies1256]

The downfall of Rock music was in the early to mid Eighties.

[@francoleon2819]

@@emyrdavies1256 Exactly!!!

[@rocketman6478]

Umm,, perty shore the downfall of rock happened much much sooner than the early 2000s. Then again, to some, the trash that gets played on the waves today is "great" music to some.. fortunately for my neices and nephews, they had that cool uncle who introduced them to the greatest rock ever made.. they didn't know it at the time, but they were being given a pass, to skip several steps on the road to great music... glad I had the older brother who had done the same for me!

[@kf8346]

@@rocketman6478 that is what it all comes down to. Digital music has made it so quick and easy to sort of half listen to whatever somebody just sent you. . . Getting an album from a family member means so much more.

[@swapmeetlus4096]

I remember watching that video of him playing blues on an acoustic guitar, and when he realized he was being filmed he was like “ahh man don’t waste the film”. I always think of him as such a kind and respectful man.

[@blindsquirrel7802]

I got to see him play when I was 16. He was so good and pleasantly shy talking to the audience.

[@kerorororoke7302]

Really? Amazing! 👍

[@frankz.4228]

That's what I'm pissed about. I'm reading everyone has seen Hendrix. While in fact he was only around for a short time. If you are a little famous now you seen Hendrix

[@Roger-ws8rj]

There is NO SUCH THING as the "BEST" guitarist. Some guitarists have more skill than others, but "BEST" is subjective in music

[@aggelosk3013]

Roger Adkins exactly bro . It really grinds my gears people talk about the best guitarist/pianist etc... they just don’t get it. It’s fucking music it’s not a fucking race

[@SuperFlanders123]

@@aggelosk3013 Agreed,says this drummer here. It takes all sorts to make a musical world,just enjoy it!

[@alanhobbs7048]

My grandad said that about beer-- its all good its just some is better than others.

[@moondawg3693]

There are likely 10 best and any one time.

[@jerbear7952]

I like to use favorite instead

[@akent6393]

What a lovely, down to earth, humble guy, and what a loss to the world! 😢

[@jbj27406]

Jimi Hendrix and Billy Gibbon and Stevie Ray Vaughn all had something in common. They all three were accompanied by only bass and drums. In other words, all three of them WERE the band and played all parts, seemingly simultaneously, except for bass and drums. All of them were phenomenal.

[@fransmith8992]

george therogood played with only a bass and drums.

[@bob521i]

Ever heard of Rory Gallagher?

[@arryaxx263]

Bass and drums ARE the band. Everything else is just extraneous fluff. Including the guitar.

[@fransmith8992]

@@arryaxx263 bass and drums carry the beat. the guitar is the star. you know NOTHING about music, gomer

[@RegularBeico]

The whole band is the band, whatever you're all trying to say: you're not using the right words.

[@loganshank926]

Humility at its finest! Best trait a man can have!

[@Timtimkokoba]

"How about, the best guitarist sitting in this chair"? Humble Hendrix

[@Ridingrules10000]

I love seeing great people who still have humility. That is just awesome.

[@ctech14367]

Roy Clark was a great guitar player

[@ferndawg1111]

indeed

[@laelpeters580]

In the country vein, so was Glen Campbell.

[@ciphercode2298]

Jerry Reed would be a close 2nd in country,but yeah I totally agree.

[@raymondvaughan6262]

Correct 👍

[@MrManMuff]

Jimi was humble and insecure, that's why he was so great, if he listened to everyone telling him he was the best,he would have no need to improve.

[@JohnDoe-np6fx]

He was the greatest because he sold his soul to the devil...

[@MrManMuff]

I just meant that he was famously insecure about his abilities, apparently he would watch other bands' recording sessions to see how good their guitarists were, one time he was watching Jethro Tull and asked someone if Martin Barre was better than him. The only person in the world who didn't think Jimi Hendrix was the greatest was Jimi himself.

[@user-360johnn]

@@JohnDoe-np6fx did he actually

[@sotnec1596]

Great guitarist but not the greatest, there are way to many others like Roy Clark, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Eddie Van Halen to name but a few

[@MrManMuff]

True, Roy Clark is an incredibly underrated musician. But I don't think anyone puts him above Hendrix, the fact is, I think that there are musicians out there who have surpassed his skill as a guitarist. But no one will ever be as influential as he was. Eddie Van Halen once said that nobody will ever be able to surpass Hendrix as the greatest, simply because you can't compete with a ghost. He's right

[@tombradley4844]

Supremely gifted, supremely humble, a one of a kind Human !!.

[@mozartcat1]

Apparently,That's how all the greatests are.

[@Aidan.w]

0:00 Jimmy Page travelled back in time to sit next to Hendrix

[@urmom00007]

lmao I came to the comments just to find a comment like this

[@SuperAnimelover100]

Haaaaaa, I Page for a second . :)

[@nanomoura9389]

Sim, o Jimmy Page atual, já velho, de cabelo curto e de terno e gravata mesmo, aí.

[@freemason4979]

No question, he was definitely the best guitarist in that chair!

[@CiscoDuck]

Jimi was very humble when he spoke about his playing. He often redirected comments from interviewers to other guitarists he enjoyed - especially young up and coming players that were not as well known whom he wanted to give kudos to including ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons and Terry Kath of Chicago Transit Authority. In his final interview just a day or two before he died in England Jimi also mentioned listening to the guitarists who played in Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys whom he heard on records growing up and had heard on radio broadcasts of live performances and or transcribed radio programs aired over time. For years I heard that Jimi had told Dick Cavett that young Youngstown, Ohio upstart guitarist Phil Keaggy of Glass Harp (Pro-rock trio signed to Decca) was the greatest guitarist in the world. Of course everryone now knows that is untrue. I asked Phil about it 22 years ago and he said he'd heard that story over the years and it had become somewhat of an urban legend which he competely discounted as being totally impossible and highly improbable that Jimi would have ever even heard of him. He said, "If Jimi had mentioned me, he probably said I was the shortest guitarist in the world," in referemce to his diminutive 5 foot 2 inch height. Others have claimed Clapton made the comment about Phil in Rolling Stone which is completely untrue. Stephen Stills and Ted Nugent both mentioned Phil in Guitar Player magazine interviews back in the 70's but their comments weren't anything like this urban legend linked to Jimi. There will never be another Jimi Hendrix!

[@000Angus000]

ChristianFreedude Wow, I thought Paul Kossoff was short at 5'3. I think it looks cool though, these guys apparently have huge guitars. ;)

[@rickg8015]

ChristianFreedude Phil of Glass Harp kinda pioneered “Christian Rock”..

[@edge2sword186]

Rory ,Without any doubt .How about Danny Gatton or Roy Buchanan ? They all left too soon !

[@danielcannon4727]

I think Angus Young is 5' 2". Not entirely sure though.

[@jameswilkes451]

I mean Phil Keaggy IS amazing! His solo work is still some of the best guitar work I've heard to this day, especially Beyond Nature, The Wind and The Wheat, and Interdimensional Traveler.

[@billbeliakoff5589]

Billy Gibbons was still relatively unknown when Jimi said that, so coming from one of the greats that's one Hell of a compliment.

[@RoccoDeLauriSr]

Yep Billy's band The Moving Sidewalks opened for Hendrix and that's when he said it!

[@clivewells7090]

Weren't they in the marines together..?

[@KrikZ32]

@@clivewells7090 Not sure but Billy was Jimi's roadie for a while

[@chrisjones8977]

Billy Gibbons is one badass guitar player that’s fo sho!!!!

[@mooskerdu9244]

@@clivewells7090 Hendrix was Army, 101st Airborne. He got kicked out for missing bedchecks (playing gigs) leaving the post without permission (to play a gig), and just generally being a bad soldier. His First Sergeant said he couldn't keep his mind off playing his guitar enough to concentrate on doing anything else, and that he was clearly unfit for the military. So they booted him out. And I bet no one ever thanked that First Sergeant and the other people who gave statements that resulted in unleashing Hendrix on an unsuspecting world. :)

[@KreamyButt]

Billy Gibbon actually is an amazing guitar player and the licks and solos he has in songs are so smooth and effortless and influenced a lot of blues rock as well.

[@WJWinstonOficial]

Looking at the comments the great majority doesnt really understand that he was being extremely humble.

[@kenjoseph2946]

You can learn so much about a musician when they tell you who their favorites are. The fact that jimmy likes billy gibbons and terry kath really gives me an insight into his playing style

[@larrycanepa]

Jimi also told Terry Kath from Chicago that he was the best guitarist he'd ever heard. That's mighty praise...

[@albertmcbride7835]

Yep !!!!!!

[@tom2509]

According to Members of Chicago.... was a good selling point for them lol

[@Nonconformistwilderbeastman]

Have a listen to Terry Kath's Free form 🎸 you'll be floored ✌️❤️🌟😎

[@ceeemm1901]

"Why don't you ask Rory Gallagher..."

[@thomascarpenter7415]

Terry Kath of CTA was supposedly one of Jimi’s favorites also

[@knoxboyd5150]

I was hoping someone would mention this legend

[@albertmcbride7835]

Yep, Yes Indeed!!!!

[@r.awilliams9815]

Aye, and Alvin Lee of Ten Years After was another.

[@johnw706]

And Rory Gallagher was another guitarist that he really liked.

[@marcmo7138]

As in Chicago Transit Authority

[@hdcloud9352]

Jimi was asked how it felt to be the world's greatest guitarist, he is reported to have said: ‘I don't know, go ask Shawn Mendes"

[@ruckle9807]

Lmaoo

[@Hoolaballoo]

Nope. He answered: "Go ask Rory Gallagher!"

[@actionsub]

The version going around the evangelical circles was "go ask Phil Keaggy"...

[@108padma]

Clapton, when asked the same question, is said to have said "go and ask Prince". Check out Prince's playing of 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' (played by Clapton on The Beatles' White Album, in case you didn't know.)

[@RJ1999x]

He actually said Roy Clark

[@edwardmorley5273]

Modesty and skill... That is how I choose to remember him.

[@philoctetes_wordsworth]

Jim I Hendrix was a beautiful human being. His soul came out when he played.

[@lizardsstudios1139]

True true

[@callingalldannys]

Can you imagine being your favourite guitar players favourite guitar player?

[@marksantucci4230]

yes. everybody has favorites and influnces BB King has influnces and influnced other players. same with movie stars , tv stars they have favorite tv stars themselves baseball players the same they have favorite players to same with musicians yes is the answer.

[@callingalldannys]

@@marksantucci4230 thanks for clearing that one up mate.

[@prodbynixc]

@@marksantucci4230 Something tells me ur favorite guitarist doesn’t even know you exist

[@marksantucci4230]

@@prodbynixc what's that suppose to mean did you read Danny's Question?

[@armagan72]

Hendrix was such a modest man....a talented human being.

[@ramaradika5189]

0:00 when old jimmy page meet jimihendrix

[@sdella1910]

The best never brag.... Jimi and Eddie..... they are both jamming together now in heaven .... RIP King Eddie!!!

[@bookguitarguy]

Now THAT would be an interesting jam session. 😳🤯🙂

[@sdella1910]

@Rocknrolladube show me where he said he was the best...he even admitted he didn’t invent finger tapping when everyone said he did...he was very humble.

[@shagnasty3004]

Also SRV.

[@sdella1910]

@Rocknrolladube I understand your point but I can’t see Eddie saying that... he had a lot of class... sounds more like David Lee Roth would make a stupid comment like that... I respect your opinion though... stay safe!

[@Ronnieromance]

Playing with Randy Rhoads 🤟🏼

[@DeathRattlingWhore]

Well he actually said Jeff beck or Eric Clapton in this interview.

[@JimmyPlato1]

Jimi Hendrix was blown away with the guitar performances of Terry Kath. Hendrix once said to a Chicago band member that "your guitar player is better than me".

[@Sobolady89]

Saw Jimi Hendrix when I was 12 years old at the Baltimore Civic Center. He warmed up for The Monkees back than.

[@andystokes8702]

The correct answer to the question, 'Who's the best guitarist' is 'Best at doing what?' I would say that the best guitarist at playing Layla is probably Clapton, the best at playing the end solo of Comfortably Numb is probably Gilmour, the best at playing Samba pa ti is almost certainly Carlos Santana. The list goes on and on, I'm sure you get my drift. If your criteria for 'best' is fastest, possibly Malmsteen, most technically accomplished, maybe Petrucci or Vai or Satriani. It depends how you are judging it. How can you make a valid comparison between John Williams, Paco de Lucia and Mark Tremonti, all brilliant in their own field of expertise, not one of them is better than the others.

[@sseltrek1a2b]

yup....everyone brings different things to the table, and are pursuing their craft in a lot of different ways...it's more accurate to ask, "who are my "favorite" guitar players?..."...

[@mikesimonian484]

@@sseltrek1a2b Best guitar composer definitely goes to Steve Morse.

[@chriswesterfield2042]

fuck off asshole..............................you're a nobody

[@keps_ksk]

Exactly. For example if someone's criteria of the best animal is that it has to walk on land, for example a lion; then they'll say that the lion is better than the shark because the shark can't do anything the lion does, while ignoring the fact that likewise the lion can't do anything the shark can. People keep comparing these guitarists while ignoring that they're not even in the same field.

[@mikesimonian484]

@@chriswesterfield2042 You need help. Seek help.

[@MikeB12800]

There is no best guitarist, only favorite guitarist!

[@jackfletcher1000]

Most sensible post i,ve read in ages.

[@raymondvaughan6262]

Correct so many great players 👏

[@Nellis202]

Glenn Campbell & Roy Clark

[@yoshshmenge294]

What a great guy Jimi must have been, down to earth and kind. Seems like it anyway.

[@dinodeluca6210]

just looking and listening to Jimi speak you just know that he was a very special person...kind, humble and brilliantly talented!

[@tubytootoo]

Jimi was humble for sure, but also, I think he knew that he was the greatest guitar player in the world and probably ever was (rock guitar). His humility is what got him there.

[@the_local_bigamist]

Talent is what got him there, and of course the old trick of being in the right place at the right time. Him being so humble was one of the things which made him so unique, given that most "celebrities" believe their own hype.

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

I've read a lot old Hendrix interviews and Jimi really was a big fan of Billy. He also spoke highly of Chicago Transit Authority. He loved music and people who were serious about the craft.

[@Jason.King.at.your.service]

Rory Gallagher.

[@jupitermoongauge4055]

Rory who ? that crap Irish guitarist who played out of tune all the time with one of the worst screechy tones ever, and couldn't sing ? That guy was the best guitarist ever ? Hahahaha, I don't think so

[@Fred-vy1hm]

There's no such thing as best guitarist. Its for each of us to decide whose playing we most derive pleasure from, and for me that's Alex Lifeson of Rush. 😊

[@joshuadowling8778]

Thank you! It's subjective.

[@funlovingvoyeur]

Alex is great, and Rush was an influence to John Petrucci, which happens to be one of my favourite guitar players. But there many more, I don't have just one most favourite (maybe Brian May...)

[@joshuadowling8778]

Try to explain that to Rolling Stone magazine. They've been making horseshit lists for 30 years.

[@Fred-vy1hm]

@@joshuadowling8778 ageed it was hilarious when Jan Wenner had to introduce them to the Hall of Fame and the fans exploded. 😂

[@jeffk.9075]

Absolutely this!! Every time I think I found the guitarist I think is the greatest another comes along to show me how wrong I was. Or an player from a bygone era shows up in my youtube algorithm and drops my jaw like what just happened with Roy Clark. It comes and it goes with the tides. So my new way of thinking about it is this: the greatest guitar player of all time hasn't been born yet.

[@aayushparmar3482]

0:00 rare clip of Jimi Hendrix & Jimmy Page sitting together right there.

[@WM-wf9ls]

Old Jimmy Page

[@torrievance8152]

I love the way how Jimmy speaks. His voice is so pleasant & nice.🥰

[@andrewk2625]

The best ones are always mostly humble about their profession and work. The smartest man would never say he's the smartest man

[@hendriksmedia]

Nothing endears one to a genius more than his humility.

[@franknberry6397]

Well said and so true. This video made me love Jimi Hendrix more.

[@hendriksmedia]

Enz# home - I said genius, not genious. Look it up mate..

[@twangbarfly]

@@hendriksmedia Don't know who's the world's greatest speller, but you're certainly streets ahead of Enz# Home. Are you sure you've spelled your surname right though?? :-)

[@reneemoon8963]

Stevie Ray Vaughan will always be My favorite!

[@thefog7067]

I hear you , Lenny is just....... can't find the words to describe how beautiful it is. Just amazing ! I'll never forget the first time I heard Testify by Stevie Ray it sounded like Hendrix on steroids! I went out & bought the album immediately at the tender age of 14 & I still love it just like the day I bought it. Good music never dies

[@michael_caz_nyc]

In my opinion - the Guitar Tone on: SRV - Riviera Paradise is the greatest "Guitar Tone" ever captured on tape. When I go Amplifier, Guitar or Pickups shopping . . . that is my reference clean tone-I'm after.

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

@J Wil Agreed !

[@rjasontwenty1099]

BB King is also on my list, so is SRV too

[@toddmichaelnyc]

I think if Hendrix lived a few more years, he would have been over the moon about young SRV !

[@ViolaM13]

Died far too young, would like to have heard more from Jimi . R.i.p.

[@dfyband]

The real answer is: nobody. Everyone brings something different to the table. There are many “greats” that anyone could list according to their tastes. Despite society’s constant efforts, music is not a competition. Certain techniques can be measured and quantified, but creativity can not be measured by empiricism. When art becomes a competition, creativity is lost.

[@patrickguitar8676]

Accurate

[@elbecko7969]

I'm glad he said Billy Gibbons because Billy is such a cool and nice guy, and a true blues rock player. I do recall reading that when Eric Burdon of the Animals was trying to persuade Hendrix to come to England, he said "I can introduce you to Clapton!" Hendrix: "Cool, and can you introduce me to Jeff Beck?" Burdon: "yeah, and you can meet Townshend!" Hendrix: "yeah man, but can I meet Jeff Beck?" Billy Gibbons and Jeff Beck are big mates: they love each other's music and cars.

[@robertlaube574]

Everybody is inspired by someone but, jimi jimi inspired a LOT.

[@Mythki11er]

Jimi?

[@robertlaube574]

@@Mythki11er auto correct, fixed.

[@marcus2239]

Voodoo child is crazy as fuck and how he remembered all those crazy notes and with EFFECTS too .Like how long did it take him to get muscle memory and play it flawlessly .i heard if he missed or fucked up a note he would just bend the note to the right pitch or do a flutter and the fuck up would rarely be heard at all .

[@rockinroy]

Jimi had a style and ways that influenced many other great artists to adopt in their music. Without his contributions many other great artists may not have found their sound and many songs and solos would not exist. He had heart and soul expressed through his music which is a rare thing especially these days.

[@arlenethomas1167]

Absolutely!💯👏🏼

[@ganesha7674]

I like how humble he was despite the fact that he was aware of his capabilities. He was never into a competition, as most of us want to see "a best of". He was just into music.

[@smithical100]

I think jimi was the best because if he had zero fame, zero records, made zero from playing music, he would still be in his garage playing guitar.

[@kuroikumo6685]

Ever heard of guy called Buckethead?

[@parmec1875]

@@kuroikumo6685 GOOD kuroi! Buckethead come from another universe... I know.

[@charlestidd779]

It isn't just Jimi Hendrix who sung Billy Gibbons' praise. Once Robin Trower was asked if he had seen any guitarists he liked while on tour. He replied, "Billy Gibbons." The interviewer asked if there was anyone else he liked and Trower said, "No, not really."

[@illiniwood]

Jimi's humbleness was that of a saint. Jimi, enjoy your eternal peace.

[@firetopman]

Not dead. Witness protection with about 900 other "dead" celebs about to make an appearance.

[@illiniwood]

@@firetopman Take your meds.

[@firetopman]

@@illiniwood Learn some manners.

[@illiniwood]

@@firetopman Triggered?

[@firetopman]

@@illiniwood You are the one who is triggered by a thought that is outside your realm of comprehension.

[@321ssteeeeeve]

If Hendrix continued, we probably wouldn’t have had to endure disco. Rest In Peace Jimi

[@captainjefferies9047]

He would have played disco.

[@danielwarren3138]

I once played an F chord that rung out, so I'd say I'm getting there

[@Elwrt455]

Hendrix thought that the late Terry Kath of Chicago was one of the GREATEST electric guitarists in the world - and I agree!! Kath could sing AND play

[@NunyaDammeBiznis]

I heard Jimi's favorite was Terry Kath of Chicago.

[@panda_squad5258]

When all things are considered you really can’t give the greatest guitarist of all time title to any one else, there’s no competition add in how many guitarist he inspired along with his unmatched sound there are plenty of amazing guitarist but Hendrix was a force of nature.

[@janineparker3041]

Terry Kath and Jimmy Hendrix jam in Heaven.

[@jimrasmussen2525]

right on

[@lashedbutnotleashed1984]

I hope someone warned Hendrix to run if Kath brought out his gun.

[@CaptainAmaziiing]

What if the worlds greatest guitarist isn't famous? Just some plebe tearing up time and space alone in their apartment.

[@Bridging_the_Political_Divide]

Vivian Campbell, when asked that question, replied: "Some guy in Detroit named Erich". Dont always have to be famous.

[@tony69em]

Oh you must've heard me the other day 🤣

[@j.dragon651]

there are at least three of them

[@acknickulus]

Exactly!

[@SlimEstrada]

Can Blue Men sing the Whites?

[@mysterious5809]

Jimi was so humble. Lol. He was and still is probably the best to ever pick up a guitar. The man was amazing. Innovator.