Jimi Hendrix On An Acoustic Guitar (only known 2 videos RARE)

[@jeffg329]

"Don't waste all the film there!" ...he says of a reel of film that will be watched and treasured by millions 5+ decades later...

[@pouyan_m]

Almost 10 millions now

[@faperito2389]

Speaks of his humility.

[@coolboy12176]

I said too myself you can do it as many times as you like Jimi we're watching here now.

[@pattymulligan2389]

beautiful song, beautiful soul. "humility," yes. love for the brothers ans sisters. If only we had told him how much we loved him, maybe he would've played decades longer. if only someone loved him enough to keep away the vultures....Groupie memoirs recount alot of real asshole rock stars, but jimi: he treated all women with gentleness, kindness.

[@landeez]

Did not think of it quite in those words. But I felt that. Thanks for framing for me.

[@MoRiley9]

I got to see Jimi in concert in April 1969 at the Spectrum In Philly on a center revolving stage. I was 19. I’m now 72 and I’ll never forget it. I have that concert on a bootleg CD.

[@mikejamieson419]

Best song of the night?

[@bigcatjakeserna630]

Awesome Memory!

[@luislabbe315]

U loved it ,, u we're on drugs ? Do u like it now , because to me is unbearable to listen to , now he sounds like amateur trying to learn

[@ianh6845]

You are so lucky. What I wouldn't give to go back in time to see Hendrix live.

[@ephraimkalubi]

I’m 22. And I can only imagine what it felt like! You were so lucky!

[@Yapostadodat]

His bootlegs are some the trippiest stuff you'll ever hear. Hours of him noodling some of the best riffs you'll ever hear. Surf music, blues, psychedelia.

[@frances3070]

where can i find it

[@Yapostadodat]

@@frances3070 There were called the "Spy Theme" or "Secret Agent/Dragnet" sessions or something like that. It was an old bootleg TAPE, remember those, that someone gave me. He was playing endless surf music, James Bond spy music stuff, psychedelia, blues and weird instrumentals. I haven't heard ANY of the stuff since I gave back the tape. They were him at Electric Lady Land studios just tripping out after hours and playing till morning.

[@cliffnelson1174]

He did an acoustic version of Red House That just smokes.

[@dwightv9468]

Noodling, great word that deserves a comeback. Jimi sounds so "Son House" here.

[@The_Man_Who_Sold_the_World.]

Any can be found online?

[@kimberlyfrost4730]

What was so scary special about Jimi is he really, honestly didn't see himself as being all that talented. He looked up to a lot of the blues greats without ever realizing that tens of millions of musicians since he passed have "looked up to him. He was really a generational talent. Thank you whoever posted this.

[@philiphatfield5666]

He practiced all the time.

[@BlackPrimeMinister]

Nah, not a generational talent. You'd be lucky to find a guy like that every 100 years.

[@kimberlyfrost4730]

@@BlackPrimeMinister No he's definitely very gifted but there are other great guitarists since he passed who have their own unique phenomenal talents. What does make him more unique than almost all others since is the fact that he taught himself to play a right handed guitar left handed. Now THAT is a once a century deal there. Sadly it will never be repeated since they make left handed guitars these days.

[@BlackPrimeMinister]

@@kimberlyfrost4730 Yes, I heard he just took other players' guitars and swapped it over in front of them and blew their minds. He was a kind of sorcerer and the guitar was his magic wand. I don't find that in other players.

[@connicrow9463]

@@BlackPrimeMinister well not exactly. so the guitar strings have to be strung reverse order to play left handed, which was what he did w' his right handed fender strat. It wasn't easy finding a left handed strat as a youngster and Jimi adapted to playing w a regular one, making it work, doing it his way. And it's worth noting that by doing this he unintentionally created a unique sound in that the pickup meant for the low notes bass strings were now on the high note trings and vice versa with the high note strings' pickup now on the lower bass strings

[@GarethE94]

50 year old footage and the quality is astounding. Good ol film. RIP Jimi

[@vitoriadacosta9911]

best quality for the best one

[@njosborne6152]

The Rain I hope his lying thief of a manager explores the deepest pits of Hell‼️

[@johncomstock6995]

Don't you know that Lps( records) were and still are the Best Quality sound above and beyond. Today's. 'high tech' recordings... Waitbi said records. Correction. ; The recordings( produced records) back in the day is still better quality than digital. Can ever be.

[@hwhic2874]

That's what a mental illness looks like kids

[@bigfeegis9955]

@@erickaufmann4839 bruh who tf were you even talking to

[@aaronmunro5818]

Incredible. Easy to forget how young he was, dead at 27. Such a tragedy we didn't get to see more of his musical genius.

[@brittneyking4284]

@Aaron Munro absolutely tragic, everybody talks about his genius, which they absolutely should, but they often forget how young he was when he died. He was only 27 for goodness sake’s!

[@vasjakavcic8704]

We can just imagine what would've become with 10-20 years of guitar practice on top of that.

[@redwhiteblue9866]

The face of music would have been different had certain musicians lived longer. Jimi was one of those musicians.

[@danhaden9933]

well,we can all hate his effing manager for that !! he died not long after Jimi in a plane crash btw. Call it God or karma,whatever you may prefer ...

[@brittneyking4284]

@@danhaden9933 I agree

[@Clintscollectiblez]

Imagine the stuff he played alone just chilling out 🔥🎸

[@jussitikkuri6991]

What a beautiful soul

[@LITTLE1994]

This is definitely the closest to that.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Billy Gibbons hung out with Jimi in a motel room. Jimi laid out lick after lick sayin "can you do THAT" with a smile

[@adammiller6071]

Hell yeah. Woo!

[@amogasidi]

Yeah...

[@e1t164]

Whoever put this video on KZbin may I say a big THANK YOU!!!

[@mctavish23]

Amen

[@tonytako3373]

Ditto, but whoever conceptualized and launched KZbin is the one of the biggest hero's of my 65yrs. on earth. Back in high school an LP album cost $2.88 and you would have needed a flatbed truck filled to the brim with those albums to come even close too matching what I can now carry in the coin pocket of my Levi's. Remember file sharing to build a music library, KZbin eliminated that nightmare and gave us access to the entire music catalog of the world. To me, even the cell phone pales in contrast to KZbins contribution in making my life a wonderful peaceful existence. Thank you KZbin for making everyday, Christmas day. "Oh what a wonderful world", I'll meet you in the next one and don't be late, don't be late!

[@TheBranDingo]

Hey Joe was released as a single on December 16, 1966, marking his first solo release. Hendrix died on September 18, 1970. The world only knew of Jimi Hendrix for 3 years, 9 months, and 2 days before his death. In that time, the man would change the sound of music and inspire countless musicians for generations to come. Even today, it is near impossible to learn guitar without learning about Hendrix and the impact he had on music. When people speak of guitar legends, few can compare with Jimi Hendrix.

[@bogusmcbogus2637]

Correction: None can compare with Jimi Hendrix.

[@wozzer3wa]

Hey was never a single artist,he always played in bands

[@TheBranDingo]

@@wozzer3wa yes I know. However, he didn't achieve fame until 1967. The impact he had on music, from a pop culture point of view, occured over a span of less than 4 years. It's remarkable to me that he was able carve out his legacy in such a short amount of time, and truly speaks to the legend the man became.

[@DR-nh6oo]

@@wozzer3wa He was a singular artiste!

[@wozzer3wa]

@@DR-nh6oo no he wasn't.he was in the Jimi Hendrix experience,band of gypsies, electric church.

[@terrystratford1235]

Left handed, self taught and hated his own singing voice! Such a talent and he never knew! That makes him a legend!

[@tassospel229]

Terry Stratford is he actually left handed or is it just a mirrored recording?

[@gman4937]

He was left handed

[@terrystratford1235]

@@tassospel229 just Googled it to be sure! He played his guitar left handed, but ate and wrote with his right hand!

[@kasuaarikanava3446]

If he was left handed, is that a problem or what?

[@gandalfstormcloud7514]

@@kasuaarikanava3446 it's like playing upside down...you need to reverse the strings and no problem, but back then, everyone was "taught " to "play the instrument as designed "? Hell, I still remember teachers trying to teach me to learn to write with my right hand.

[@AndrewLykins44]

It gives me comfort knowing the best even gets nervous playing in front of a camera.

[@tsabrendan]

Andrew RewiiNDz That’s why he was the best. He never mailed it in

[@Megas_Alexandros]

Its a personality thing, not about talent

[@FreyaGem]

He was famously a pretty shy guy, especially about his singing.

[@Shepherds_Place]

Yeah he said, "I was scared to death"

[@LITTLE1994]

Everyone is still human, even with insane talents.

[@jtro77]

My mum played Hendrix to me when she was pregnant with me. She loved his music. I started playing music at 6 years old on Cello, moving to piano at 8 and moved to guitar at 17 as I liked thrash metal. However, at 18-19, I rediscovered Hendrix, Stevie Ray and BB. Now at 46. Thanks Mum.

[@LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2]

Mother Father of all creation our creators is here in physical flesh and playing this video to reach out to u reading this message! Mom and Dad have worked every moment since creation to meet us! Phone home in these urgent and wondrous moments Mom Dad love you and have been humanity's life support every moment!!! Luna

[@Oceantaikutsuu]

@@LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2 Deceiving is not cool, keep that stuff to you, satan. People, don't be confused by this. God loves you, but it's not like that, we ALL are in earth and we all have to die to meet our creator by his son who came 2000 years ago. If these people who say stuff like this were in the truth, they would have already escaped the ""matrix"". Don't fall for these traps. Also, demons are hidden in psychedelics, I went through it and I were saved by Jesus Christ himself. He's the truth. God bless.

[@QuartzieK]

I played Hendrix (and many others) to my son in my belly, and afterwards too 😂💓

[@josejones7025]

Keep playing young man never stop I did I played the violin since age 4 if I’d stayed playing it would be over 50 years

[@mctavish23]

Your mom is cool

[@sunlion8866]

''When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.'' -Jimi Hendrix Right now, the world needs Jimi.

[@SvenTviking]

It was worse back then.

[@KYLESHREDS]

8534964 not with that attitude man, just spread peace while your here

[@supertramp6011]

Great words.... something to live by. Rip j hendrix.......what an absolute legend..

[@Jawn15]

Except it didn't. Those same acid tripping hippies are now wall street suit wearing oppressors.

[@jamesbuttery3862]

@@Jawn15 thats bullshit

[@stephenber2114]

This looks like it was recorded in heaven

[@macphantom124]

Este es el mejor comentario de toda la historia de youtube.

[@nathanadnitt]

Think it was a band photoshoot cos i watched the voodoo child documentary and he was wearing this with the band and it was a white background not to sure tho

[@neilgrieve4220]

Your'e right!

[@nathanadnitt]

neil grieve hey thanks man👍

[@rezah336]

you mean hell

[@trebleface7835]

Blackmore once said that Hendrix was not only a great guitar player but he looked, walked, talked and sang like a great guitar player.

[@thecrossedtheroadfund4289]

Blues man, grew up in a one room shack, only one set of clothes? You sound way too woke

[@susanmoriarty9900]

Hmmm because he was!

[@mikeloghry9521]

Almost like he was born with it. In his hand.

[@Methilde]

You find he is walking like B.B. King or Muddy Water :)

[@trebleface7835]

@@Methilde I never seen any of them walk 😎

[@bwilly6068]

If you’ve ever picked up a 12 string you know how unreal awesome Hendrix is ❤

[@LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2]

Mother Father of all creation our creators is here in physical flesh and playing this video to reach out to u reading this message! Mom and Dad have worked every moment since creation to meet us! Phone home in these urgent and wondrous moments Mom Dad love you and have been humanity's life support every moment!!! Luna

[@rittis013]

​@@LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2 Are you some kind of a nutjob? I've seen you everywhere on Hendrix's video

[@bellavia5]

I picked one up. I did'nt play it but I did pick it up.

[@Oceantaikutsuu]

​@@LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2Deceiving is not cool, keep that stuff to you, satan. People, don't be confused by this. God loves you, but it's not like that, we ALL are in earth and we all have to die to meet our creator by his son who came 2000 years ago. If these people who say stuff like this were in the truth, they would have already escaped the ""matrix"". Don't fall for these traps. Also, demons are hidden in psychedelics, I went through it and I were saved by Jesus Christ himself. He's the truth. God bless.

[@drquack1217]

@@bellavia5then you’re all ready on jimmys level imo

[@daveaum]

Eric Clapton: "We all looked up to those old legendary blues guys like Robert Johnson and Chuck Berry, but Jimi didn't just look up to those guys... he was one of those guys" ✌😎🎶🎵

[@davidstock7169]

He looked up to Dylan

[@Jamesharveycomics]

What Eric Clapton means by that is he’s black

[@daveaum]

@@Jamesharveycomics He's talking about the level of talent I think

[@Jamesharveycomics]

@@daveaum let’s hope so!

[@jorhay1]

He means Jim’s WAS those guys

[@nineskies5907]

Pay close attention to his left hand, moving towards and away the neck for different tones. Truly a master

[@jeffn.918]

Good eye! I noticed that too!

[@OldeDog_NewTricks]

@@jeffn.918 I mean that’s what you have to do with an acoustic guitar. It’s not high level stuff.

[@megacheese]

Bro i watch this in 2024 still to get inspiration, timeless technique.

[@nineskies5907]

@@Jonasozorio Hendrix was left handed

[@DirtyArnie]

​@@nineskies5907right so that's called his picking hand. Yes, I knowe. Co whit hahaha.

[@Dan.Solo.Chicago]

One of my favorite things I’ve heard about Jimi Hendrix was how much he practiced. He always had the guitar on him. People who toured with him said it was common to find him in the morning, on the bed, still dressed, bed still made, asleep with the guitar still in his hands. I’ve done that a couple times and remember being so proud the first time I did it. That’s pure passion and dedication. Growing up, whenever I got into something new, if I wasn’t able to do it right off the bat, I would get frustrated and quit. Until high school when I realized that I loved guitar and skating so much, that I have to get good at them no matter what. It wasn’t even a choice. It’s like my soul was telling me this is something I absolutely have to do, something I can’t live without. Those two things taught me how to learn, and that nothing is out of your reach if your willing to make an effort, and put in the time and the work.

[@Dan.Solo.Chicago]

@Internet User Barely. I still follow what’s going on the skating world but rarely do anything beyond cruising around my neighborhood.

[@kostecart907]

@Internet User and you still play the guitar ?

[@kostecart907]

@Internet User i do play guitar everyday and risk my teeth everytime I step on a skateboard haha ! my question was meant for the original poster tho, but thanks ! keep on rocking

[@tomsmith7547]

SO TRUE

[@seagullbread6205]

thats exactly how I feel about guitar. Just endless calling. I've woken up in so many positions with my guitar on my lap lol

[@RoyyRogerss]

I been watching this video for the past 4 years every time it pops up and still am amazed

[@joshclausen2944]

Jimi Hendrix's unplugged album is locked up at Area 51.

[@yeahyeahyeah-7674]

Josh Clausen imma go straight for it, nothing else

[@brianf481]

Let's go get dem' unplugged alien's.

[@yunits]

let’s get it boyz

[@babyjesuslovesme1219]

It would help bring peace to the world so of course the government would t want us to have it

[@lovinair]

😂👍

[@chwayde2295]

We're lucky that they had high quality film like this even back then, of course this is probably touched up but the rare times we get of classic rock stars in this quality, it feels like they're still with us, or still in their prime. Just for a moment. Forever immortalized not just through music.

[@faperito2389]

The magic of film, my man. That's why it's an art form in and of itself!

[@haikat4]

Its funny because footage from the 80s when everything was filmed on digital tapes looks soooo much worse and gets worse by the day. These old film reels are priceless.

[@fernandoreynaaguilar1438]

"Back then" ? HAve you seen "Gone with the wind"? It wass filmed before Jimi was born...

[@drklimbal]

Cameras have been ahead of screens and distribution for a long, looooong time

[@twistedrazor4730]

Film is always better than digital. Just more pixels and more to work with when footage is shot on film. They probably worked to get grain out (of this reel wasn’t kept properly) but other than that, no big touch up needed.

[@hettel_visual]

12 string guitar ain't easy to play, that deserves extra points 😄 Everyone should hear the album "Jimi Hendrix Blues" if they haven't already. These recordings are on it, and many more.

[@user-ju7ze9to4k]

Thanks for the tip)

[@matiasishere1487]

And extra points for upside down right handed guitar strung for lefty.

[@matt.willoughby]

Looked like 11 strings

[@matt.willoughby]

@@matiasishere1487 extra points for playing a right handed strung upside down

[@drakekoefoed7455]

i wish i could get rainbow bridge but they try to gouge you for $18. i already paid the mf. jimi never got much. gives me the blues

[@Cat_guru-o2l]

People say who's here, but you know wha? I'll always be here listening to jimi no matter the year, as long as god lets me. Jimi is a timeless legend

[@badbillyb]

The world's here Dog! Diggin it like it was live brother!

[@jacksonvenable4651]

Shoutout to the guy who didn’t stop filming this is history.

[@pariaheep]

YEP! First time I see the 2nd half of the vid Jimi playing at some party or so... SUPER!

[@marsrideroneofficial]

😅🍺🔥

[@bluaway30]

Amazing! Just think, a guy picks up a guitar at 15, dies at 27 and is still considered one of the best in 2019. Many are called but the chosen are few!

[@pedrol.decarvalho8408]

David Montgomery THE best

[@30Borris]

this comment gave me goosebumps..

[@Firmani369]

David Montgomery He was a legend in little time! Imagine if he was still around !

[@alexbelmont6881]

Still the BEST of all the time

[@drrezdc]

"..but the chosen are a few" comment of the century. Thank you sir

[@blindhtownkilla]

That 12 string sounds incredible. It has a sort of dissonant jangle to it and when he hits that open c chord at the end of the first clip it just resonates so nicely.

[@melissajmorgan7747]

A few of the strings are very slightly out of tune and the guitar has a warble to it. It almost makes it sound old timey like the old pianos that sound like they're part underwater? I know there's probably better vocabulary for these acoustics but I'm trying to deal with the slight out of tune-ness. Jimi loves me though. 🙂

[@afox7376]

That guitar is a rare Zemaitis twelve string, built in 1960. Look up Tony Zemaitis. He built some fantastic guitars for the stars.

[@blindhtownkilla]

@@melissajmorgan7747 I know exactly what you mean by that sound

[@tylerhurd9569]

When you play a good 12 string you’ll never go back to. 6 string.

[@thornil2231]

I was just trying to tune my 12 string like that, but I don't believe it is open c.

[@wethepeoplelgb2167]

The only musician that gave other musicians nervous breakdowns when they watched him, he is a true legend..❤Jimi Hendrix

[@221b-l3t]

Clapton almost quit playing. Then he became a huge racist yelling slurs after concerts if he had a few too many lol. So you could say that. When Jimi came to England all the white boy blues guys shat their pants. Some went for envy other simply absorbed everything and became better players themselves.

[@jeanpaulfiliod3621]

except Frank Zappa 😁

[@glennjames7107]

Clapton became good friends with Jimi. I don't know where you got the racist bs from, but it is a straight up lie. Every musician that played with Jimi loved him, they all got famous from stealing his licks and using them in there music. If you can call that stealing, because there is very little actual "new" music. Ritchie Blackmore tells how everyone in the period were influenced (stole) from Jimi's music. It's pretty incredible when you here it explained by one of the best guitarists of the time.

[@221b-l3t]

@@glennjames7107 He yelled it at a crowd in the late 70s, it's all over the Internet. Slur after slur. "Whos a foreigner?? Stand up (repeated many times) Get out of here, go back to so and so, England fornthe whites." Long time since I read it but that's my recollection. Just go look it up. If I describe what to type in the search engine, my comment would get removed automatically so that's a hint in what direction to proceed with your research.

[@lincolnbrown642]

@@glennjames7107 I remember reading he was playing at a club, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and others were there. I think someone was talking to Robert Plant who had been near the stage where Hendrix was playing and the other Guitar Gods were gathered. They asked Plant what it was like? He replied "Wet." They looked at him, he said they were all crying because they knew they had been surpassed as guitar players.

[@Jacob_EstateAgent]

This video is the moment you realise, true greats are the humble ones.

[@tombradley4844]

Given Jimi's supreme gifts it just goes to show how great he truly was, we will never see his like again, sadly.

[@DrLazerbeam]

I don't think that's true. I'm not humble at all and I am definitely one of the greats. If not the greatest.

[@sundigest1121]

@@DrLazerbeam lol

[@nrggvrn5576]

@@DrLazerbeam well played, well played

[@maxwellfriedlaender3309]

Muhammad Ali would like a word.

[@surferjoe7511]

Jimi says Hey stop don't waste all that film...he was so humble...every frame of film ever shot of him is so precious...see you in the next world, don't be late...Voodoo Chile...

[@cirrus1964]

yes, all those late heroes, they all knew how to fuck uop there own lives, and funny, it seems they earned respect 4 doing so, i call thos people blind idiots, no offense!

[@jimmyjennings4089]

I'm the one who's gotta die when its time for me to die, you can't dress like me.

[@midnightmythos]

what?

[@jimmyjennings4089]

@@midnightmythos that's a line in a Hindrix song.

[@grannycart911]

Never been in confrontation before fuck you buddy your garbage

[@joepasquarello1273]

I think this kid has some potential.

[@bptdns22]

Joe Pasquarello maybe

[@NICEDOPPY]

..too much indeed!! with that celestial potential he's possibly now playing in heaven, man!!

[@scarrysherry67]

Hahhhhh Haaaaaah 😂 where you been in the last 40 years

[@axeledwards4162]

Possibly, I see a career

[@scarrysherry67]

Axel Edwards dude do you some research, he was Top Dog of the 70's, died of accidental over dose of heroin look him up, he was a genius

[@rickremington1750]

One of the worlds greatest musicians,singers and songwriters of all time blows me away

[@aghawkeye4829]

Once in an interview Jimi said that his music was still evolving and he believed that in 10 years he will be thrice as good as he was at that time but sadly two years later he passed away. Imagine if he would have lived till 80 or more what would have been his level of music.

[@diegov5148]

Great things don't last too much, sadly

[@johnp.smithasimpleman7281]

I could see Jimi learning to shred in the 80s lol

[@withnail-and-i]

@@johnp.smithasimpleman7281 nah he'd be like Zappa, beyond that

[@znightowlz6585]

Imagine if he wasn’t born in a time where drugs were so common with rockstars

[@samfirth9533]

I think his reach would have been profoundly wide. He was excited by everything. All the stuff he was doing with Buddy Miles could have led anywhere. I can easily see him having done 70s stuff that might be sold as jazz albums. It would have been fascinating to see what a slightly older Jimi made of 70s America and 70s Britain - two increasingly different places. I can easily imagine him travelling and settling for periods all over the world, listening and playing as he went. At 78, he'd probably have orchestral works under his belt as well as collaborations with people like Fela Kuti, maybe some percussive Mediterranean based musical culture whether Arabic or otherwise, lots of concerts. But he would still be a blues guitarist. That would always be there. There's no doubt about that for me.

[@tristanallen8287]

Things I'm jealous of, -Jimi's Guitar Playing -His Selflessness -THE FACT HE COULD PULL OFF ANY OUTFIT!!!!

[@siemniak]

learn one year and you will be better guitarist

[@crismessick3504]

Learn the basic blues man blues is in every kind of music man you might not hear it but it's there's.

[@johnrainmcmanus6319]

siemniak Why’s your forearm so big?

[@Glizzy2sizevn]

Absolutely👊

[@phuctrinh2589]

Cris Messick rock originates from blue right?

[@bradvine4564]

A talent that happens less than once in a generation. Those who saw him live are truly lucky.

[@edoardotassini3647]

Ho visto e sentito solo ora questo video. Nell' agosto del 1970, dopo aver visto Woodstock al cinema, partecipai al mitico Festival all' isola di Wight ed ebbi la fortuna di sentirlo. Pochi giorni dopo morì ...

[@felixloveseat]

Yeah but once period. Jimmy was like Beethoven was on the piano. Guitar 🎸 was made for him. Don't wait for another. Ain't gonna happen

[@gaudenzio2299]

Chi l'ha visto dal vivo è molto anziano...

[@stewartwyeth1302]

It's not that they are not out there. But they don't get found

[@Shelboooooo]

Once a lifetime.

[@kevinumber7]

Jimi is out of this world. Watch his strumming hand. Thanks for everyone who aspired to be greatl like you

[@scrumblescump]

Could you imagine what jimi would have done in the 70s. It breaks my heart what we missed out on.

[@cdpkbp2010]

Or him and Stevie sitting down for a session together....it would be like unicorns meeting for a chat

[@mungus381]

He recorded loads of music, there is a lot to listen to :)

[@Raidersfan-gn7zo]

@@mungus381 I've got all of them!

[@andreadrfanis5618]

Maybe some kickin ass new wave with jim Morrison in unlikely industrial disguise???

[@snogglemonkey]

I suppose another way of looking at it, is if he had lived, Jimi might have slowly faded into obscurity and ended up writing less original ideas etc. His sudden death immortalized his music, because he died at the height of his creativity, a living legend. That caused people to hold very near and dear all his great work. I always had a feeling Jimi's time on earth was to give the world a great catalog of highly original music and once he did that, it was time to 'leave'

[@georgestevens1502]

A hint of what an unplugged concert would have been like with Jimi. Besides the signature guitar work, this shows just how great a singer he was. Love his vocals.

[@LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2]

Mother Father of all creation our creators is here in physical flesh and playing this video to reach out to u reading this message! Mom and Dad have worked every moment since creation to meet us! Phone home in these urgent and wondrous moments Mom Dad love you and have been humanity's life support every moment!!! Luna

[@dakotakoll-is3rg]

Vox def underrated

[@LeslieBrown-tj5zo]

Yes! This really shows just how talented he was.

[@paulpatterson763]

I love the white background behind him. It’s like Jimi is playing for us from heaven

[@dylanthompson8511]

Great comment man

[@icanseeformiles4019]

Lol so original

[@alanmckay1300]

I agree , if god is black then we finally know what he looks like.

[@andrewbishop4447]

I like that He was nervous before he played for us from heaven

[@Someone-uw7je]

But he did

[@matthewstanford3489]

Been playing guitar for only a year now and I come back to this video every month or so for blues inspiration. His timing is so gritty. Man...

[@thetempleunfinished]

Don't stop! Keep play'n bro...Jimi would want you to keep play'n..👍🏻

[@Sssssddddd698]

What’s this song called?

[@oatmeal710]

@@Sssssddddd698 both songs are named in the description

[@ggstudio6664]

the reason Jimi said he was "scared to death" was only because Peter Neal (who was making the documentary) told him before they started shooting this section, they only had a few minutes of film left in the camera. (film was expensive even then, people were making films with not much money) The guys were shooting a different film for the band. they asked Jimi if they use the end of the roll of film on him playing an acoustic, which would be different. He had no acoustic guitar with him so one of the guys ran back to his house to get his Zemaitis 12 string acoustic (which at the time were made in London by Tony Zemaitis) just so Jimi could play this piece, he never used this guitar again as it wasn't his. they also had to re-string it because of Jimi being left handed.

[@ricardorodriguez6456]

Great story

[@zingkhe]

what a save! thank god the cameraman didnt listen to jimi cause we would never have been able to see him perform like this.

[@antoinettedresser6446]

You seem to know quite a lot about jimi so, Is it true that because he was left handed, didn't he play the guitar upside down

[@mikegrand4181]

@@antoinettedresser6446 Yes, he played a right-handed Fender restrung for him. I'm left handed so I checked out what that means. There's a great article with laymen explanations of the significance. If I remember, the strings are reversed so the lengths are different and the tension is different which results in a unique sound. Also, the heights of the magnets in the pickups are reversed so again a unique sound. He adapted and overcame the obstacle of being left-handed.

[@ggstudio6664]

Jimi did of course play a right handed guitar re strung upside down, left hand Strats were non existent. But he did occasionally for show play a right handed guitar upside down without being restrung with friends. This twelve string is restrung left handed. But here's the thing that no one ever mentions, Jimi was actually right handed, so it wasn't that tricky for him. He wrote right handed and did everything else like throw right handed. He's bending the strings because this guitar is tuned down two whole steps to C from standard E.

[@mikewichmann6959]

Man you gotta have strong fingers to bend double strings on the 1st and 2nd fret!

[@leonb1142]

Definitely! This was tuned to C standard so its somewhat easier though.

[@dukethotness]

Key is to drop the tuning which he mostly did. He also did that because he used a hybrid set of strings and to maintain the tension ; an important part of his unique sound which most people ignore.

[@skyent9513]

It's actually not that hard. He's was tuned down 2-3 whole steps so the strings are very loose.

[@dukethotness]

@Mr. Majora He had it for all his Strats for sure. That really made a difference

[@chefyffar9827]

@@skyent9513 It's 2 steps down in the first song.

[@thesprawl2361]

Also, just one of the most stylish guys ever.

[@drop19s]

yee sonic youth

[@scottnorris68]

That jacket is in the EXP museum in Seattle... Saw it once.... Fucking BEAUTIFUL!!!

[@KIDJAAP]

“go ahead mr business man you can’t dress like me”

[@autumnalburn]

I see your comments on lots of Conan O'Brien videos. Hello!

[@razoredge6476]

Buckwheat in the video learned how to play guitar from white people

[@Бойстенью-ж8ш]

Великолепный и непревзойдённый Хендрикс-один из величайших гитаристов минувшего столетия❤🎸

[@VickiVampiressYT]

Such a humble guy, worrying about the camera crew "wasting" their film when he doesn't play perfectly. What a time. These days that's of no concern! Such a shame Hendrix died. He was a legend.

[@cravinbob]

He IS a legend

[@frankelias1952]

IS...

[@sexobscura]

we all dead

[@bluxpretion]

Might be to do with the times - y'know, the technology used to film back then 'n' all that; he was humble though

[@Biting_bullets25]

@@cravinbob he is THE the legend*

[@Maverick0451]

This is one of my favorites, “Don’t waste all that film there, stop it for a second, cause I was scared as to death.” None of that film was wasted Jimmy, it was all solid gold, you are an immortal legend and a god of the guitar.

[@lewisfrazier3506]

Amen!!

[@jakethesnake1510]

THE God of guitar

[@87mini]

Like a true master, humble. We lost him too young.

[@grilledcateggs6389]

I like how the guitar sings and he’s just the backup singer

[@Niki-xj1nn]

I hadn’t thought of it like that. 🤔😊

[@7Incredible7]

Absolutely!

[@RP-hq6um]

That is the perfect way of describing it

[@endthehate]

12 strings turns a guitar into a symphony.

[@deecee3499]

FAAAACTS!!!!!

[@oscarsucre9059]

Wonderful music. Among the notes you feel a pain he carried within... Never forgotten Jimi!

[@arte4arte]

Jimi was from Seattle, but he was, in the real sense of the term, a BLUESMAN. ...He was a voracious listener, and took in anything and everything that had a guitar in it...He absorbed the Blues like a sponge, and became one of the genre's most innovative artists...

[@bulldawg7232]

We know 😆

[@grimmertwin2148]

Part Cherokee Indian, part paratrooper ( 101 1st Airborne) and someone who Little Richard couldn't touch but needed in his band. He took a lot of good acid Electric Ladyland Studio still a cutting edge and creative recording studio today. All designed by JH. That's more than supernatural intelligence - it's more like he had alien intelligence lol.

[@BoomerLoveforGenZ]

Quincy Jones was from Seattle and Ray Charles spent time there as well before hitting it big.

[@ebass69]

Led zep was blues of the era

[@junodonatus4906]

Rolling Stones, The Cream, Led Zeppelin, Allman Brothers, Jimi.....I could go on. These guys had a foundation in playing blues and transcended it eventually onto their own unique expressions.

[@Freeedy]

Over 55 years of listening to Jimi and he still makes me as excited as the first day I discovered the sound of his guitar playing.

[@bobross9877]

i was in despair in highschool liv'in on the wrong side of the tracks and stuff ,jimi was my light

[@joannelawrence8987]

Respect for you - you know & feel real music

[@rickyoung1083]

I'm 72 , and Voodoo Child is the ring tone on my phone

[@j.p.7708]

Jimi said “Don’t waste all that film??????” R u serious Jimi, I’d kill for more film of your mistakes 😎🎸

[@Edmuseka]

God rest his soul

[@skatetodeath666]

Me to.

[@JRAnimationStudios]

He's a humble man. Love the guy :)

[@skatetodeath666]

@@JRAnimationStudios and then watch him at some shows he doesn't seem very humble at all. He had both in him to tell the truth.

[@robertcurry9127]

I read a story about that he wanted to cut the filming and save what little bit the camera man had left in the camera you see Jimi was aware of the fact that the film was just about gone and he was trying to conserve what little film was left I can totally relate to what that was about he wanted to make sure it would make it till the end of the little ditty he was hammering out that blows me away he would care so much about getting on the tiny amount of film left cool right yeah Jimi was cool like that

[@soloman4547]

RIP Jimi, you should still be here man! It would have been so cool to hear you now all these years later.

[@alchemistsun7051]

Not only would have been cool. It would’ve been a peace bomb because you seen the interview with him right after the national anthem where the interview Dick asked him about his music playing. It was as if he wanted him to say something negative so bad, but Jimmy Hendrix just was playing from the heart and it caused the most peace ever, and it seemed as though the interviewer was disappointed by it and said he played great but yet awfully ruining the national anthem whenever in reality that’s what it is

[@boataxe4605]

We never had to see him with old arthritic fingers.

[@davewills6121]

Such a nice guy, been dead 53 yrs, seems like yesterday, and his music just doesn't age. Legend

[@RonniesRambles]

Wow, all that time has passed in my life but I watch this and I am there, then.

[@ironmantooltime]

Wow I can't believe he's that old 😲

[@kimangas2262]

He's not dead at 27 ?

[@davewills6121]

@@kimangas2262 Were having a beer right now.

[@davewills6121]

@@JCat-gr2no Your mama

[@bluesborn]

I'm 60 and I first heard Jimi in the late 1960s. I can still vividly remember the force of his impact on rock music just as I can still remember hearing Purple Haze and Foxy Lady on the radio for the first time. He was the first rock guitarist I heard who played rhythm and lead seamlessly and fluidly without having to stop doing one to begin the other. What he did on guitar said "natural born talent" but how he combined that facility with his wonder touched imagination forged a kind of intimate magic that has to my way of thinking never been equalled, and probably never will be.

[@jeanwillis7774]

bluesborn Beautifully said....💕

[@bluesborn]

thank you

[@lansley8621]

People need to see his Killing Floor performance @ Monterey 67. He rocked the stage just as well as Mercury did - one reason people think Mercury was the best frontman was because the audience were able to join in the songs.. I'd rather experience Jimi in all his glory

[@solderbuddy]

Superhuman is what I'd call this man

[@Revolio-Clockberg-jr]

“...wonder touched...” you mean lsd touched?

[@brucemorris3830]

Anybody who has played them knows. An acoustic 12 string has a much heavier/stiffer feel under the fretting hand than a Fender Tele/Strat. Jimi needed, what, all of 5 minutes to warm up on it (in an alternate tuning, mind you) and then he played and sang like it was business as usual. That’s the mark of a true pro player, right there

[@wand_ERRer]

tuning? dropped D?

[@brucemorris3830]

@@wand_ERRer I would assume either regular low E tuned to D or “double drop D” (aka the Joni Mitchell/Stephen Stills tuning) both high and low E strings (courses, in the case of a 12 string guitar) tuned down to D

[@nducati]

whatever the case, dude nailed it.

[@minibuns5397]

Ulpsidedown and backwards

[@thepoweroftheweed2215]

@@brucemorris3830 It was Standard C

[@pratof]

This man is undoubtedly the best guitarist in the history of rock and roll, he’s like an alien to music, out of this world, no one comes close to him and never will be another like Jimi. Love you Jimbo, hope you are resting in peace.

[@jasonmcmillan4373]

The picture quality of this recording is amazing. 👍🏻

[@marzsit9833]

that's because this was shot on film, not 1960's video, which sucked...

[@florinbaiduc]

@Anish film is chemical, video is electromagnetic.

[@miguelvaliente1475]

@Anish अनिश् All films are videos but not all videos are films

[@smyffmawzz]

Its Film .That's why .

[@Fjdjwbsjdbfnr]

@@tg_2137 well, learned something new today. Thanks for that bro.

[@hokeypokeyalso1783]

I was fortunate enough to see him live! One of my fondest memories!

[@terrra_2024]

Me too, I saw him at the M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, 2016 with Ed Sheeran supporting. It was mind-blowing.

[@hokeypokeyalso1783]

@@terrra_2024 ROLMAO, you saw Jimi Hendrix live in 2016? Funny must have been his ghost. He died in 1970!!

[@Thatsbannanas-d8c]

Hokey pokey lucky ducky!

[@artophile7777]

@@terrra_2024 Stop faking lol.

[@House.Of.Pain.]

Tobie is joking, but in other words it seems like he’s saying that you’re lying. It’s like when someone says “When I was a kid I went to the moon” and then another person says “Well, that’s cool. When I was a kid I went to Mars with Kurt Cobain and Gnarls Barkley👀😑.”. Like they either think or know that you’re lying so they make up a story to out do your story.

[@RanetkiFan]

No one ever mentions Jimi's voice. I thought he had a great, one of kind blues vocal.. He would not have been successful it now for his unique voice 😮😯

[@freddieduncan3753]

disagree,he could've been feature band guitarist and still succeeded.if u got it you got it.

[@geneg.2055]

And to this day nobody sings like Jimi did! Truly a virtuoso artist.

[@bluespupil414]

Absolutely natural. Singing cantata and perfectly on point.

[@donjuan1193]

Uhhhhh, Black left handed rock-n_roll guy?!?!!? There still isnt anyone even close and its 2018

[@brianherberger2144]

Michael Ritter Yeah, I've heard his band mates say he didn't like his voice. Defintely unique, hard to describe.

[@KaiserBlade]

He wrote 1983 on acoustic guitar. You tube used to have a recording of him in his NYC apartment playing it but its long gone now. It was great to hear the evolution of that great song. Plus Hendrix on acoustic.

[@jimmyberry4451]

Its on spotify if i m not mistaken

[@kadematyis6578]

The chills I got from those first 40 seconds were spine tingling. Truly a gift to humanity this man was and still is.

[@anirudhakoppaka3422]

Calm down 🤓

[@curbozerboomer1773]

You are correct..he had that magic touch that most players never attain.

[@hallonsylt6729]

I've been listening to Jimi for 50 years now and am still impressed by his magic. Left or right, stringed upside down or "normal" didn't matter at all to him!

[@victorbrown3570]

Same here. I'll be 68 in 2 weeks. He's been my fav musician since I first heard him at around 16 years old. What a talent. His music will no doubt be with me till I'm gone.

[@mikeloghry9521]

I've been listing to him for 50 years to. Now my being 70 yeaes old. Always a BIG FAN of his.

[@victorbrown3570]

@@mikeloghry9521 Hopefully you can play guitar, I can't but Jimi's still my man and I've been listening to him and others for some time. I'm 68. Cheers.

[@j.bradleyheck1589]

He always played with the strings right side up, it was his guitar that was itself inverted ! Comprez vous ?

[@victorbrown3570]

@@j.bradleyheck1589 That said he lived a brief time with Ron Wood of the Rolling Stones when he arrived in England and Wood said Jimi was always playing and it was frustrating to seem him grab my, turn it over and that he still played .well. I think if he grabbed Wood's guitar and flipped it then the strings would be so called upside down. I've read other players who knew Jimi who made the same comment. I would imagine that for a left handed guitar player that this would not be that strange a thing to as they'd constantly be running into right handed guitarists with their way of stringing their guitars. Check out the KZbin video titled: Ronnie Wood and Jimi Hendrix shared an Apartment Together.

[@raulmartinez3484]

Not only was he self taught, but he practiced his guitar moves on a broom before he had his first guitar! Truly a talented man he was.

[@bluesdealer]

Raul Martinez he must have taken Robert Johnson a little too literally when he sang, “I believe I’ll dust my broom.”

[@kirstendieker8757]

And was left-handed but only had a right-handed guitar; thus, he learned to play upside down and backwards!

[@voornaam3191]

@@kirstendieker8757 Do you know how a famous flute teacher improved the skills of her already professional students? She gave them a leftie. They needed to learn how to play that flute completely from scratch, because both hands switch function. Just like a leftie guitar. All playing habbits went into the dustbin. Learning again, guided by that famous teacher, took them to a higher level. Later, they learned to apply the new ways of playing, to their own instrument. This story was in some master class video. You might consider playing a leftie, for some years, and see how much you can improve your skills, just because you need a fresh start.

[@kirstendieker8757]

@@voornaam3191 As a flute player myself, I find this fascinating! Thank you for sharing this. Incidentally, my son is planning to study music education and hopes to teach instrumental music in the future. I will pass this technique on to him. It stands to reason that reversing the orientation of an instrument would require an entire rethinking of technique. Great idea!

[@voornaam3191]

@@kirstendieker8757 Well, being a musician is a profession for a reason. There are specialists for each instrument, to help musicians, much like professional sporters. By the way, your name sounds Twents or Sallands.

[@potterman83]

Absolutely the best and a real blues player

[@flambr]

apparently he was absolutely terrified of recordings and played way better when not being recorded, just imagine

[@29slowjoe]

Thats pretty common. I cant stand to be recorded when playing.

[@edgarlee2802]

@@29slowjoe "Red light fever." I even get it when I press record on my looper pedal...!

[@E2O10]

It's said that he was a perfectionist. He didn't want to release things that he deemed not good enough, though by our standards im sure we've missed out on some absolute gems

[@bockjess]

You can see it in his face! He looked oddly vulnerable in that first clip.

[@Eythan1991]

maybe he doesn't know he's being recorded in the second clip, he's definitely relaxed as hell

[@pierric2748]

My dad had this on a video tape. It's like I've known Hendrix for my entire life Thanks dad for the love of music you gave me, and rip

[@tomBradley-j9i]

Look at the size of Jimi's hands, he can wrap his thumb over the whole neck, on a twelve string! this track is so heartbreakingly beautiful.

[@RAEckart22]

Stephen Stills talked about that. Jimi's hands were bigger than everyone's. Stills said he only saw one other guitar player physically built like that - SRV.

[@ExperienceEric]

Thats what always jumped out at me, those massive hands and long fingers.

[@limeplasterer2766]

As a guitar player having long, straight, strong, slender fingers like Jimi's makes the instrument much less of a physical challenge, so you can focus on the music - Robert Johnson had similar hands which is a little eerie

[@ExperienceEric]

@@limeplasterer2766 Absolutely true but its worth noting that Billy Gibbons has tiny hands and did not move around a lot of the fret board yet made of the most memorial blue riffs and music ever. And he was a personal favorite of Hendrix. Something I have reminded myself of a lot over the years since I do not have those giant hands either, but players like Billy prove you don't have to have them to make memorable music. But it sure is a blessing to have hands that size.

[@tomwheeler6760]

@@ExperienceEric Consider Blind Jeff Healy who played Incredibly with the guitar on his lap without wrapping his fingers around the neck at all. There are also some people without hands that can actually amazingly play with their feet/toes almost unbelievable!

[@CalamityHillMusic]

Hearing Jimi mess up was good for the soul. we now know that it's humanly possible to play this good.

[@FR-bp4xd]

I guess you ment impossible😅

[@FR-bp4xd]

If you know anyone who's lefty and can make a right handed twelve strings guitar sound like this ...tell me because I want to be his main sponsor 😅

[@FR-bp4xd]

He was probably even higher then usual when this private recording was shoot. Even if his music isn't my favorite of all, being a guitar player for more than 30 years, I never saw anybody being as naturally gifted as Jimmy Hendrix.

[@CalamityHillMusic]

​@@FR-bp4xd I'm lefty and play a right hander would like learning all over again.

[@frankkolton1780]

With just an acoustic, he sits there captivating everyone with his beautiful hypnotic, rhythmic playing and his soulful voice. Hendrix oozed other worldly talent and charisma. This shows why he was one of the very best in the world.

[@DavisSchulz]

legend

[@trafalgerd.waterlaw3084]

Davis jap drei, Dudelsack drei yeah

[@BHayes-jv2rz]

Agreed

[@rbmindful]

Jimi started out on broomstick. Bet that sounded great, too!

[@wernerrainer4218]

DAVIS FUCKING SCHULZ cool dich hier zu sehen

[@grimmymarigoldsandwendigos47]

Beyond legend

[@KingStrong45]

Jimi was different. Watching this man shred that guitar is probably the most beautiful thing I've ever seen or heard. Purple Haze is in my playlist in 2022 and it still puts me at ease. Rest on Jimi

[@cravinbob]

never say "shred" again. makes one sound like an airhead punk!

[@andrewalderson2903]

I hope this finds you....look into billy strings.

[@Bethoflife]

An artist like him comes along once in a lifetime. Amazing musician.

[@lesliecalvert3458]

Jimi was such a beautiful man...so humble and kind...and so immensely talented..so funny to hear him say he is nervous...he will always be my first guitar hero :)

[@MDMAx]

Especially when beating up women while drunk

[@wilbertkendal2524]

@@MDMAx Says a Jealous Neanderthal

[@hamaljay]

Ask the Beatles how humble and kind he was.

[@Louthemailman]

@@hamaljay leslie dont know what she talkin about

[@darrenj.griffiths9507]

Humble and kind? Wacked out of his face morelike

[@mojojeinxs9960]

He was a gentle soul. Fabulously cool cat.

[@christopherwarring5444]

When he wasn't beating women.

[@christopherwarring5444]

@Ray Jones That is a good point. I am not judging him, just saying he was a human.

[@Anca820]

@Ray Jones He did that towards end of life once, drunk. Very untrue. He was generous and very personable. Alcohol made him ugly at times.

[@6bt_str86]

@@christopherwarring5444 it was a different era. Imean he's been gone now what 45yrs... C'mon mannnnnnnnnnnnn. (I'd feel like that post was a mistake and have already self "filtered"... This isn't the "meetoo movement" on CNN w/ Brian steltzer. Jeez.

[@christopherwarring5444]

@@6bt_str86 Then get over it

[@funstuffonthenet5573]

Even his acoustic sounds electric ⚡!

[@robwright1286]

Yes lad 🔥

[@v616sirius]

12 string guitar, more strings = more volume

[@funstuffonthenet5573]

@@v616sirius That's beyond 11!

[@cristopherchouinard8414]

Hell yeah

[@officialmetalwill]

No, it sounds acoustic. Boring as hell.

[@ToddMcClendon-u4e]

One of my favorites, song and footage.. he is possibly the most unique person I have ever seen! Nevermind that he is the best guitarist of all time. He will never be matched, because what he has is intangible and indelible...

[@offgridandhappy2743]

Obviously one of the most innovative guitarists of all time but his vocals rarely get the appreciation he deserves

[@xandergalvan3254]

That’s because he wasn’t a terrific vocalist

[@offgridandhappy2743]

@@xandergalvan3254 I respectfully disagree he has a soul to his vocals that is genuine. Obviously he wasn't Robert Plant but still I like his voice and how it fit his style of play

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Love Jimi’s singing voice here. When he enunciates “Foxy Lady” on his famous song it totally sends me over~the~edge haha, whew!!

[@slashtrio]

@@xandergalvan3254 well maybe he didn’t do vocal gymnastics or have some crazy range, but his voice was very nice. Had an awesome natural tone that really fit the songs.

[@radiopoesiaTeatroMusica]

​@@slashtrioParticular voice❤ Like Dylan, Like Lennon , Like Morrison ❤

[@jjjlove2260]

Damn. The way he plays is so magical to me. It's like he electrified the acoustic guitar with his talent.

[@an_38kitkashyap]

That's the 12 string for you 😁

[@officialmetalwill]

He plays like a 10 year old who picked up a guitar for the first time.

[@an_38kitkashyap]

@@officialmetalwill this is you 👉🤓

[@jjjlove2260]

@@officialmetalwill Is that jealousy I'm smelling?

[@skeezix8156]

@@jjjlove2260 somebody is angry over someone else’s extraordinary talent. Lol that guys just a troll

[@pattiburger5232]

I saw him in concert at the height of his career in Toronto, Canada in May, 1969. It was my first concert and it was the best.

[@levkamenev3904]

Patti Burger what an experience! I bet it was incredible.

[@tghost7721]

You had an experience that not many of us will ever have. You are truly Lucky!

[@davevillaii3707]

Jealous..

[@herdyantrikuncoro8703]

Heheh 69 😂

[@6bt_str86]

What 3min do you remember of it 🤚😁

[@MelbaJackson-v1l]

I am 76. Love Jimmy back then and still do. Oh so talented.

[@bonniepawlowske9080]

I was fortunate to see Jimi Hendrix in concert in Tucson, Arizona. The fire Marshall wasn't too happy with him when he set his 🎸 on 🔥 I will never forget that night. 💖Incredible talented young man 👏

[@souloftheage]

I like how he moves his picking around the sound hole to get different tones. A lot of elite guitarists forget to work that part of the guitar. Not Jimi.

[@its1110]

It's not just proximity to the soundhole, the strings' nodes are excited differently up and down their length. Works on electric, too.

[@Keithustus]

Very important for bowed stringed instruments.

[@douglasmorgan9873]

The trick is, you've got to love your guitar like a woman.

[@Boertje247]

What set him apart was that there wasn't one part of any guitar he didn't consider useable to make music.

[@coffeedudeguy]

I believe SRV did that too

[@noahpeck5261]

“She’s thirsty.” “Somebody get her some acid!” *everyone laughs* Gotta love the ‘60s.

[@thataintitchief553]

where in the video was that?

[@jackie1825]

That aint it Chief around 4:40

[@thataintitchief553]

Jackie182 cheers boi

[@heyitsvonage2768]

I started scrolling comments to see if I heard that right 😂😂

[@kevinr.3542]

I think Jimi is tripping in that clip too, check his pupils. And clearly acid was around that day, surely jimi would partake. During he claim to have tripped hundreds of times

[@deyanfont]

What I like about this video is his humbleness.. iconic yet humble as can be

[@whosoever9198]

When I was 9 years old in 1970, a cousin of mine gave me as a Christmas present “Are You Experienced” LP. I’ve never been the same since. It placed me on a rock and roll trajectory that I’m still on.

[@bellavia5]

Wow. Could you tell us more about your journey?

[@ASM881]

Can you imagine this dude? "Scared to death" of being not good enough? He thought that he wasn't good enough to "waste" film on? We should all be so humble!

[@mitiphone6676]

That's what blew my mind

[@moonpiespotlight4759]

the amount of film used on filming his films is astronomical, not even including digital media.

[@torinoscaletunes]

There's an interview he did with Dick Cavett where Cavett goes: 'Many people believe you're the best guitarist in the world.' Jimi laughs, blushes and bats the statement away. Then he mutters: '...just about the best guitarist in this chair...'. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHjJaoOKjt59aqM Jimi didn't think he was all that. If he wasn't all that, God help us all :)

[@znightowlz6585]

George Precious what are you talking about? Don’t make this about race you imbecile

[@izzyshepherd9714]

Jimi: Nah, I'd rather do it again - hey can wejustnoitwon'tkindahurt - don't waste any kind of film there..stop it for a second... because I was scared as to death - so then, so can I do it one more time though, can I just do it one more time?

[@NotAnAngryLesbian]

Hendrix begging for a do over. Humble man!

[@LianaAsatiani]

I also smiled at this)

[@ryangentry4892]

Imagine if the guy in the beginning said no when jimi asked if he could try again.

[@guitarplayer2846]

Jimi was cool on-stsge but not so much off-stage. He was addicted to amphetamines and when he mixed drugs and alcohol (almost daily), he was obnoxious and violent, especially with women. Alcohol, amphetemines, and LSD is a bad mixture. He would skip songs on the song list when he forgot the lyrics.

[@BlackPrimeMinister]

@@guitarplayer2846 Prick.

[@mildreddavis1684]

G Player, Really? Slander a man like him, a person who cannot defend himself - classy. Show us links as proof of such claims

[@ryos251]

Boy, that 12 string sounds like w barritone guitar. I love this clip of Jimi and his great blues guitar plaing , voice. And his personality and tremendous talent . That tone 😊

[@jessepinkman5409]

My guitar teacher: Remember to always keep your back straight when playing. Literally the best guitarist of all time: *hunches over a little bit more*

[@ramraider4159]

Keep in mind Hendrix never had formal training! He just learned guitar for fun (and probably a coping mechanism in nam)

[@jessepinkman5409]

@@ramraider4159 Yeah, you can't beat natural talent and a traumatic back story.

[@W10-m2m]

and my teacher say never put your tumb over the neck of the guitar thats wrong. I was like bruh , do he even know Hendrix , i never had go to his class again lol

[@kevenrowe2958]

@@W10-m2m and randy Rhodes alway put his thumb over the top of the neck

[@ethangrett3057]

your teacher probably doesnt shred either

[@alabamacoastie6924]

What a gift to music he was. Saw him live in 1970, unbelievable! I miss Jimi.

[@user-sx6wt6dp3z]

0:00 - 'Intro Jam' 0:49 - 'Hear my train comin' 4:53 - 'Hound dog'

[@i.JoanaT]

The way he transferred the pick to other fingers at 00:27 😮, so smooth like a magician

[@jeffn.918]

Good eye! I've watched this a hundred times, never noticed

[@FolkExperience]

Just WOW, Jimi was quite possibly the very greatest. Unrivalled talent and style.

[@cgavin1]

He was very messianic. Brilliant but born of tragic circumstances, conflicted, hugely influential but still filled with self doubt. He was murdered, at the peak of something transcendent, by evil men, for, ultimately, nothing and, yet again, in our sordid history, we were all denied what he could have gone on to say and do.

[@curbozerboomer1773]

@@cgavin1 Not murdered!...but yes, he had a few issues for sure...and his increasing drug taking, and use of pills, was probably a way for him to deal with those conflicts he felt...obviously a fatal mistake...but his life was a brilliant one!

[@Astro_touches_children]

By all accounts a super cool guy too 🎸. Long live Jimi

[@DrRachelRApe]

No

[@johnnolcox8768]

@@curbozerboomer1773 Actually there is a lot indicating he was given bad drugs and that his girl friend in the room called his manager instead of medical services, they came over cleaned up and then called. Had they prioritized him, he may have made it trough.

[@witchingours4432]

He evokes emotions no one else has. It seems like a living connection to musicians who went before him, who were never recognized but who also could pour distilled human experience into their instruments.

[@angeloscavo9428]

The video quality is more clear than my early 2000’s home videos

[@immodium4586]

Ikr I like the 60s-70s footage quality way better then the 90s-early 2000s quality.

[@woutreinders1846]

Film vs video...

[@DeathBringer769]

Film kept its quality. They can still pull Bluray HD quality rips from good old film stock in proper condition. Your early 2000s home video was crappy digital compression, lol.

[@meliekaanaekwe7060]

🤣🤣🤣🖤🖤🖤✔🎼🎼🎸🎹💯🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🌹🇺🇸💋 ALRITE

[@danielamanan1521]

Yeah because it probably was recorded on 35mm film, and the typical format in the 90s was super8

[@JoeBruyn-st1og]

i saw this video forty years ago and recorded on vhs and still have it on a vcr and still have it wow

[@TYSuggested]

Being able to watch Jimi Hendrix casually noodle something on his 12 string acoustic. KZbin doesn't get much better than this.

[@deependguitar777]

When I hear folks say that there is and was no one better on guitar than Jimi and then I hear Tommy Emmanuel, Mateus Asato, Allen Holdsworth. He was a pioneer, absolutely but “ best” not even close.

[@swirlingfudge]

Very straightforward playing here, nothing special

[@streetness]

Absolutely, this side of Jimmy was something we never had the pleasure of really seeing much of period I could only imagine what he'd be doing now if he were still with us

[@goldencabbage45]

hear my train comin is such a bluesy song it’s hauntingly beautiful especially on this 12 string

[@josephtravers777]

I like the Woodstock version w/ the Univibe

[@mrdfk9410]

Its a Hendrix original too

[@robert.m4676]

I had a picture of this in the 80’s. I honestly thought it was a painting. It hung on my wall for 5-7 years till my dad got mad at me for god knows what. He ripped up all my pics, posters and rock t-shirts. I was so pissed but there was nothing I could do except take it! All these years later come to find out it came from a jam session! Wow!!!!!!!!

[@brayb9834]

That is so funny!! Weird how things r discovered later.

[@shdbsduskdh7663]

tf is wrong with your dads lmao

[@sethwhite4155]

@@shdbsduskdh7663 sounds like you had some less crazy parents. Consider yourself lucky!

[@salientissues4109]

@@sethwhite4155 no shit. Growing up with bipolar authoritarian insanity is not fun.

[@badcornflakes6374]

I hope you're a better father than him!

[@ThewndowGemnitwin]

Got his practice, jimi puts in his soul.. he has a good music rythyym.. ❤❤