The Greatest Guitar Player of All Time

[@MusicisWin]

Who do you think the greatest guitar player of all time is?

[@UMANGPLAYS]

John Frusciante for me.

[@thebest00able]

jimmy page brooo

[@georgekourmou8075]

Bireli Lagrene ;)

[@naim5263]

Nick jonas

[@yodo1731]

Billy gibbons

[@AdamNeely]

that intro tho

[@miskolinaccc]

Hey man, I don't want to start beef between two creators like this, but do you agree with anything stated here? I value your opinion much higher than MIW's (even more so after hearing some borderline idiotic claims in this video) and would really like your output.

[@moddingmatrix2791]

@@miskolinaccc no

[@reggi5160]

for real love

[@reggi5160]

@@miskolinaccc All though I do value Adam's opinion more than MIW, I agree with this video very strongly. Maybe you can tell me an actual guitarist better than Hendrix. (not trying to be hateful just curious)

[@miskolinaccc]

@@reggi5160 Hey, I know I reacted a bit too harsh, everybody has a right to their opinion, but let me explain why I disagree with the video, and every other list of top guitarists ever, which almost without expection put Hendrix on top. First of all, I disagree with even creating a list in the first place, but for some reason (maybe because guitar is really easy to get into and extremely hard to master and, let's be honest, male dominated, which makes guitar playing almost a sport for some people), guitarists must always be compared to one another as if they are atheletes and not musicians. Secondly, and that's probably the main point is, that every single time, the justification for Hendrix's high place is how supposedly inventful he was, as if he bursted out of the ground, holding the very first guitar and amp ever to be seen by a human eye. Of course he was an inspiration to many other musicians, but it is very ignorant to think that he himself wasn't inspired by anyone else, but that's the very point some people are trying to make. Even this video, made by a Berklee graduate no less, states that he was the first to use triads on guitar, what!?! I'm pretty sure the Babylonian dude plucking some strings on a piece of wood about 3000 years ago beat him to the title, but if you want some more famous examples, just take Django, as triads are basis for gypsy jazz improvisation, he started playing 20 years before Hendrix was even born. Music is always evolving and saying that Hendrix took some stuff from other players he heard and saw, doesn't make him any less of a musician, it's just the normal path of any artist. Thirdly, this is a point I hate to make, but there is a reason why almost nobody puts him on the top of the list because of his technical ability. I'm pretty sure he wouldn't be able to play (at least at the time of his death) something written by Barrios, who lived 100 years before him and there are dozens of players who absolutely dwarf him on the pure technical level that are alive now (Jeff Beck, Guthrie Govan, Brent Mason, Joscho Stephan, Mark Lettieri), and some of those are just some guys with a KZbin account (Rick Graham, Matteo Mancuso, Martin Miller come to my mind). Lastly, I must admit, that I do understand, at least partly, why he is on the top of so many of those lists. He is an icon. I doubt that he would be nearly as famous if he wasn't a pretty man and a good singer, but he was, so here we are. The global fetish for musicians who died at 27 also helped at least in some way. None of the guys I mentioned will ever be even close to being as famous as he was, hell, even someone considered a superstar in some other genre, let's say Miles Davis, isn't as recognizable as Hendrix, but to put him on the top of the list just for that is just not being fair. TL;DR: Hendrix was great, but his worshippers are delusional. Also, I have no life, so I write comments like this.

[@aaaaannndddyyy]

If only Hendrix could see what a legacy he left in the world.

[@Gutslicers]

Yeah I bet he would love it and I also think he already knows but after all he's the best😀

[@brittneyking4361]

Omg yes. I think he would be in awestruck considering his humility.

[@brittneyking4361]

Cptn_Avery I know what interview you’re talking about. He said that, yes, but everyone likes a compliment here or there ever now and then. I think he would’ve loved his legacy. A compliment is just a compliment but a legacy is entirely different.

[@warrenparker8282]

I about laughed when guitar world voted Brian may over jimi hendrix

[@supremebean-fg5sn]

imagine if he was still alive today... he’d be bigger than a lot of artists to day

[@bayramtounsi2982]

Jimi Hendrix didn't die, Earth was just one of his tours...

[@elliemercury1400]

beautiful comment

[@toperfectionmmmm]

That one hit

[@gejugfeguug5623]

im pretty sure he died dude...

[@mikeyninety-one6439]

Sold out in heaven ✊🏾

[@purplerocket666]

best comment ever, thanks for that

[@BobRossa]

I saw Jimi when I was 13 in May 1970. I started playing guitar in May 1970. I still play guitar every day. Hearing Jimi with pre-Jimi ears was mind blowing. I think the only way someone can doubt Jimi's incomparable influence on modern music is to have not been around for the pre/post Jimi transformation.

[@cnking27]

I've been listening to 50s and 60s music and charts for this reason, to try to understand the world pre-Elvis, pre-Beatles, pre-Jimi, and then hear their influence "as it happened." It's been an amazing journey.

[@marymargaretmoore9034]

I saw Jimi in '68 when I was 14. He was the greatest, I agree.

[@reggaefan2700]

Django Rheinhardt is just as good as Hendrix.

[@marymargaretmoore9034]

@@reggaefan2700 hmmmm

[@reggaefan2700]

@@marymargaretmoore9034 If you haven't heard Dhango, you may want to go listen to him.

[@redwhiteandbluewoodworking8263]

The man could tune his guitar during a riff… All I’ve gotta say

[@gaztayplays1210]

He could but he had to do it again in about 20 seconds 😂

[@IzzyDaKid]

GaztayPlays no, he did it in the middle of playing riffs, literally hand swipes the tuner untill its right, he was an alien

[@gaztayplays1210]

@@IzzyDaKid oh yeah I know it's only because he has to do it so often is what I mean 😂

[@Dante-xf1mu]

@@IzzyDaKid not at all difficult man. i do that too if my guitar goes out of tune. if you think that's difficult you must be really shit at guitar

[@timklebel879]

@@Dante-xf1mu toxic

[@Lee-Buskar]

You are 100% correct. I've been playing guitar since before Hendrix came on the scene. When his first album came out, there was no question that we were experiencing the dawn of a new era. Minds were totally blown. He was a new planet in the solar system. Initially, guitar players didn't know what in the hell he was doing with his guitar. He, alone, transformed the guitar and guitar playing into much of what we experience today. Sure, there are tons of excellent guitar players, but no one has re-invented the guitar like Hendrix.

[@BradyGalloway]

Wow, that's awesome.

[@karebu3924]

Clark Patterson my opinion would be Ritchie Blackmore and Jason Becker. Playing classical melodies on guitar and just completely madly shredding. Just my opinion.

[@gpolenik]

Chuck Berry reinvented the guitar more than Hendrix who basically just built on Chuck's playing, just like others built on Hendrix. Then you have people like Stevie Ray Vaughn who started around the same time as Hendrix. SRV was a better guitarist.

[@gpolenik]

@@karebu3924 I wouldn't say those 2 ''reinvented'' guitar as much by playing the same music that has been played on violins and pianos for decades, but playing it slower. And I LOVE Blackmore and think Becker was probably the most talented guitarist in history.

[@lotromaster14]

Wise words and very true 👌🏻

[@gangnamstylegrandpa6352]

I am 71 years old . I started playing guitar in 1963 . I played in rock-n-Blues bands from the beginning until I was 65 . I have played all kinds of music , on all kinds of guitars . The first time I heard Hendrix I was Godsmacked . He was SO DIFFERENT from anybody else . A true original , for that alone he was the best guitar player ever . Even though I only play a few of his songs like " Red House " and " Voodoo Chlie " , It is impossible to overstate the effect he had on music . Keep in mind I had been playing in Rock Bands for years the first time I heard him . He was a genius , plain and simple !!

[@MoneyBooBoo]

thats awesome man. Can we come over and jam Jimi with you?

[@alexy33t46]

Love your username

[@gangnamstylegrandpa6352]

@@alexy33t46 , thanks . It was my grand daughter's idea , because I thought the song "Gangem style" was so goofy !

[@alexy33t46]

@@gangnamstylegrandpa6352 very creative 😂

[@gangnamstylegrandpa6352]

@Taco Bell For President , I have been in a bunch of bands in the last 57 years . I did my last gig in 2012 . I am retired now , still play every day , but no desire to get back into gigng . Playing out for me was not too good for family life . I used to go on stage at 10 PM . Now I go to bed at 10 PM .

[@robertomighty4562]

We’ll said, young man. I saw Jimi live at Madison Square Garden when I was 13, and I was forever changed. I still play guitar every day, to this day, at age 67. You’ve done a fine job of explaining Jimi’s significance as a guitarist, producer, arranger, innovator and songwriter. You’ve also clearly been studying his playing. I’m glad someone of your generation has put together this well-researched piece. Truthfully, someone can disagree with your conclusion, but you developed and illustrated a sound argument. I will, however, add just one more thing: Jimi’s performance style was just, incredibly…soulful/emotive/expressive. Lots of people have learned to play his passages note-for-note, but Jimi’s timing and phrasing made his playing touch people’s very souls. This issue of phrasing - which can be applied to any kind of music - is incredibly subtle and hard to define. Still, you’ve done a fine job. Cheers, mate.

[@brooksphillips2234]

Jimi was soulful live because he got his rhythm playing style from playing with r&b bands before he took ok rock n roll.

[@oscar_anderson_beats_4399]

Jimi Hendrix is the goat but Mitch Mitchell’s drumming cannot be forgotten he’s insane

[@friedriceman]

Mitch Mitchell really doesn’t get the attention he deserves as a drummer. I believe he actually outshined Jimi on Fire with his drumming.

[@Animanatee]

Preach

[@YourUncleBenny251]

Agreed. Mitch is an unsung drumming hero.

[@Dave-ij9rv]

@Mr. Anderson: Yes indeed! Straight up facts!

[@dazednconfused-r4o]

Absolutely, just by seeing some Jimi Hendrix concerts, Mitch Mitchell's great skills can be recognized.

[@luccaburaglia9094]

Tyler be talking like he's about to start a Jimi Hendrix cult

[@Otis-Isom]

kompot DBF nah, he’s just being honest

[@cuffedpans]

Id join

[@lentonthomas2131]

I want a membership!##

[@TheElectrocositos]

It sounds more like he knows what he’s talking about.

[@Mitsurugi-Ryu]

True

[@alexlococo3866]

Imagine Hendrix today with a Floyd rose or a modern guitar and effects amplifier etc... Just imagine

[@Raikku]

But he would'nt be famous if he was like 2010

[@Robbzterrs]

" modern guitar "?? guitars with Wi-Fi and apps or what do you mean?

[@magnumbeans8030]

Rob Hammarström 6+ strings, wireless, headless, fretless, etc?

[@michalberanek2783]

@@magnumbeans8030 also more ergonomic, with infinite pickup configurations, with things like Floyd Rose and the sustainiac and all those crazy effects...

[@stonefishmusic9459]

Rob Hammarström played lefty, on a righty guitar, from experience he could only really reach 17-18 frets

[@sunnyblue43]

What jimi gave us in his very short career transcends words ,his music has never aged ,he’s the reason I picked up a guitar ,and he still blows my mind .

[@michaeladnizio4630]

*Lil Wayne has joined the server*

[@freezingjazzy]

The famous Lil Wayne solo, a true piece of art.

[@UMANGPLAYS]

Nick Jonas sent Lilwayne a friend request.

[@_lun4r_]

Lollipop. *duuu, dudu-dudu* *duuu, dudu-dudu* *duuu, dudu-dudu* *duuu, dudu-dudu*

[@derykonnilfs3949]

Johnny Depp with slide

[@alistaj267]

@@UMANGPLAYS i thought you were expelled from bullworth 🤔

[@wendell.dacosta]

Greatest tip for a guitarist *Never compare yourself to others*

[@eduardonavarro4172]

Michael Evans it says compare you blind dumb

[@stefankovacevic1344]

@@eduardonavarro4172 lol this dude is so dumb, look up to someone and compare yourself is something else...

[@User-lu3gv]

@@thinkingworldwide3578 You're stupid.

[@safeinsound432]

Ladies ladies calm down, You're all stupid.

[@launder0]

@@safeinsound432 I know I'm stupid, but stupidity has levels, come on!

[@jond63]

I couldn’t agree more. James Marshall Hendrix was the end all be all of electric guitar players. He took the blues of Lightning Hopkins, Elmore James, Freddie King, and others...infused those “traditional” artists with what was happening at the time: Clapton, Dylan, the Stones, The Beatles, then added current late-60s cutting edge technology: the Marshall stack, the Univibe, the Fuzz Face, multitrack recording, tape flanging, and that brand new thing called “stereo”...put all those things together, filtered thru his consciousness and what came out was pure artistic genius. His impact on the electric guitar and rock and roll in general can’t be overstated. If you listen to the way lead guitar or guitar solos were played prior to and at roughly the same time as Jimi’s appearance in the scene, the playing is very tepid, restrained, cliched, and not very imaginative. Eric Clapton was one of the few players who even remotely came close to what Jimi was doing. But compared to him at the time, Eric played it safe and was more traditional in his approach and phrasing. A good example of Jimi’s influence back then: every single guitarist who witnessed one of his shows came away a changed person. From Townsend to Beck to Clapton to Harrison, all of them had to decide after picking their collective jaws up off the floor, “should I even attempt to carry on after this bloke?” Which brings up another point: all the guitarists I mentioned were English cats. They had been admiring American blues players from across the pond for quite a while. Merchant marines and sailors would bring records back to England from America. Some of these records were the early blues players: Muddy Waters, Albert King, John Hooker, etc...the kids in England who had previously been listening to skiffle bands heard these guys and went bonkers. It sounded dirty, mean, and mighty unclean (thank you, Bon). It sounded dangerous, rebellious. Some of these kids had guitars like Brian Jones and Jeff Beck. They began to buy all the blues records they could and immersed themselves in that style. John Mayall’s Blues Breakers, The Rolling Stones, these groups and others were to a large extent ripping off the old negro blues men of America. Totally ironic given the fact that over here in the states those old blues guys couldn’t hardly get an audience. The young kids wanted Elvis, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bill Haley...the closest they would get to the blues was Chuck Berry. So imagine the sheer shock and awe when those English guys with their best blues licks and riffs, copied from the American blues legends, imagine their total surprise, thief disbelief, their...horror....when a skinny black kid with a wild Afro and quiet offstage demeanor showed up on their shore and challenged them all. Jimi through down the gauntlet and made everyone pay attention. Here was the real deal, onstage, doing things with his guitar that others thought were impossible. A one man musical revolution. His flamboyant show, his showboat style was just another way he commanded attention. If his playing didn’t make you take notice, by god his stage show would. Also ironic is the fact that he couldn’t get noticed over here but had to go to England to make it. We all owe Chas Chandler a HUGE debt for finding and nurturing Jimi’s creative force. Look, I can go on endlessly about this guy. I’ve been playing guitar for close to 40 years, recorded for a major label in the 90s, toured all over, I even recorded at Electric Lady Studios in NYC and I’ve never had anyone dispute me and my conviction that Jimi Hendrix was the best, most influential guitar player EVER. Eddie Van Halen would be the next most influential guitarist. He too changed the sound of rock guitar with his playing style. After his debut album, all players had to have a whammy bar and had to learn at least one two-handed tapping lick. Still, Ed would never and could never leave the mark that Jimi left. One thing that always bothered me about Eddie (and he is one of the reasons I started playing) he cited Clapton as a big influence but never mentioned Hendrix...yet when you hear Ed use his whammy bar, you just KNOW that he gleaned some of that technique from Hendrix. There will never be another Jimi just like there will never be another Beatles or Led Zeppelin and the reason is because these musicians were as much a product of their times as they were gifted and talented players. Jimi came along at the perfect time, the perfect place. The best analogy for Hendrix is the movie The Wizard Of Oz. Remember when Dorothy is in Kansas and her world is black and white? Then when she gets blown away by the tornado and wakes up in Oz everything is in color? That was rock guitar and electric guitar before and after Jimi Hendrix.

[@Sammi793]

Wow, thank you for taking the time to type this. I Learned so much✨ I’m picking up guitar and studying the greats 🎸

[@jtd277]

Damn you wrote an entire essay😂

[@nikkjacobs]

Best comment I've seen on KZbin! This actually moved me man, you really painted the picture! For Jimi to go over to England and blow all the British chaps minds and kind of strike fear gives me chills!

[@jtd277]

Nikk Jacobs, I kind of thought he just copied the wikipedia entry for Jimi Hendrix.

[@jjohn341]

Brilliant description of jimi hendrix thank you.

[@loganmunk2492]

his overall songwriting skills were incredible. His ability to improvise over those songs on stage and make them a completely new experience while still making it clear that this was his song was even more impressive but even then just the way he saw music. It's obvious that his love of music was all-encompassing for him because he saw something that was close to being stagnant for him so he decided to speed it up in ingenuity, creativity, and everything else.

[@geoffreybreasley9845]

No chance, Glenn Campbell 💯 🤙

[@LesAtlas]

I'm pretty old, so I was fortunate to have seen Hendrix before he hit it big. It was live in a small club when I was 14, so I knew he was good. Real good. But a little later was the first time I got high. Hendrix's album, Axis: Bold as Love had just come out. I couldn't wait to hear it. We were told the grass (or was it hashish) we had smoked was really good. So I'm starting to feel its effect and someone puts the new album on. I remember thinking, as I was listening, this has got to be the best dope ever. This music sounds so damn good. Everything about it. Every single one of the songs took me on a journey. All the different kinds of music I was hearing out of one guitarist were so special. It was like nothing I ever heard before. That was over 50 years ago. I don't get high anymore. Yet when I listen to the album now it still gives me that same exact feeling. The dope was overrated; but Hendrix was not, in my mind or in your video.

[@curbozer5006]

I am wondering, how did you get into this club, at the age of 14?

[@LesAtlas]

​@@curbozer5006 They must've served booze, since I still remember seeing Jimi having a drink at the bar. This was back before we knew who he was. He looked super cool. Imagine what seeing him was like for a 14 year old kid in Milwaukee. Anyways, I think I came into the club via the back door with my older sister. She was friends with Benny Balistreri, who had booked Hendrix for that show and whose father owned the club. Liquor laws were looser or just not enforced back then: You wouldn't get served if you were young, but no one made a fuss if you hung around and listened. I saw lots of others that way before I was 18, from Charlie Mingus to John Hammond, Jr.

[@ee7966]

This comment said it all.

[@mystical609]

The 2nd time I tripped on acid I listened to this album and it is the reason why I listen to all the music I listen to now. 60s and 70s blues rock, funk, soul, jazz fusion and it goes on

[@alexcunhapinto]

Lucky you. You are blessed.

[@Vanguard448]

Greatest is subjective, most influential is not. Almost nobody has a claim to being even close to as influential as Hendrix.

[@waynebrown1394]

There are to many variables to agree on to say this person is the best guitar player ever then comes the arguments. I say what would Robert Johnson do with a Strat there are players that could be the best but only play at home.

[@BufoZilla]

Robert Johnson

[@rockinron3215]

Jimmy Page

[@emilebreseghello3175]

Kirk hammett

[@andjustjizzforall]

Lil Wayne

[@Beamboy555]

The first time Clapton heard Hendrix he was shaking and murmured “is he really that good”. He had Eric Clapton rattled and that’s all you need to hear

[@zamthoth4700]

And Clapton told his manager in frustration " You didn't tell me he was That good!"" They became the best of friends gifting each other with guitars. Wowza...instead of Vietnam we are Scammed differently...with this scamdemic from the same scum behind Vietnam...

[@cadenmurphy7046]

@@zamthoth4700 you were saying something cool and then you ruined it😐

[@JC-11111]

Says a lot about Duane Allman, too. Eric had the same sort of reaction to Skydog's slide playing.

[@ReizokoRyu]

@@zamthoth4700 you started off great and then devolved into idiocy... Shame..

[@zamthoth4700]

@@ReizokoRyu your response is idiotic in itself

[@ivanmwarner]

Probably your best video. You hit more points than most people could even understand about Jimi Hendrix. It’s heartbreaking to see his legacy laid out and happy to see people solemnly serious about what he left us all.

[@ericrenquist6494]

I love that most everyone in the comments agrees that Hendrix is the greatest, they may not like him the most, but they wont deny his genius. The music community is a great place sometimes

[@cornerback4074]

I disagree. I think it is Mark Knopfler. Jimi Hendrix is number 2 on my personal list. I think Knopfler is the most underrated guitarist of all time.

[@biossw3417]

@@AcousticOlli yeah I get you this style of guitar playing was popularized by his. He had key essential in many genres of rock. hes just mentioned so much for his skill at that era of rock

[@cornerback4074]

@Mike Lowry kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXvae2RnYtWgrsk

[@cornerback4074]

@Mike Lowry It is in my opinion, but you're entitled to yours.

[@dylanvalesco1538]

Randy Rhoades was literally ten times better.

[@jiesus2596]

Back when i was 12yo, i asked my uncle "who is Hendrix?" He replied "He is the man who showed the world how to (Really) play electric guitar". Boy was he right. He will forever be in our lives. Long live the Man who showed the world how to (Really) play electric guitar.

[@ozanacar2886]

Gosh your uncle must have been very good if Hendrix said that about him

[@JohnDoe-ij7et]

Did ur uncle get a guitar teacher to teach him how to tune his guitar and bend in key after that though?

[@YASSthrillER]

My liste of the greatest guitar players ever : 1- jimi hendrix : innovation, influence, bridge between blues and rock 2- stevie ray vaughan : talent, passion, unique style 3-eddie van halen : influence, another innovator, take shredding to another level 4-jimmy page : best band guitar player ever, creator of rock riffs 5-bb king : best blues guitar player, influence 6- eric clapton : rock god, blues master, great artist 7- richie blackmore/randy roads : put classic in rock , influence 8- tonny iommi : another influnence to metal, riff master 9- duane allman : slide guitar in rock, amazing artist 10- robert johnson : legend and blues legacy for guitarist

[@BrianVallotton]

Nice, well thought out list. I certainly do not disagree with it. There are just SO Many that we have access to see and hear!

[@greysonmyers449]

Mine would be the same but put Duane under Stevie

[@YASSthrillER]

@@greysonmyers449 the skydog was great... i think also that there is another guitar player who deserve to be on that list is jeff beck ...so i make him the 11th

[@jasonkeith9317]

Nice list!!!

[@spaghetti2815]

YASSthrillER Santana has to be in the top 10

[@byronwheeler4210]

As a left handed guitarist, I'd like to thank Jimi for the birth of the left handed guitar industry. Seriously, thanks Jimi.

[@WiseOwl-1]

I'm 62 so remember when Jimi blew up. It was like he was from a different universe. Those days we saw most artists on film at a regular movie theater. I'll never forget the impact that his acoustic version of "Hear my train a comin'" had on me, maybe it was that he asked for a "do over" then take two was a completely different approach to the song. If you could go back in time and realize what else was popular (Clapton, Jeff Beck & Peter Green were huge, but Jimi was an alien) you might better understand the paradigm shift that his arrival created. Hard to believe that he left almost 50 years ago.

[@raynabozny2338]

"I never met the man but I LOVE him"SRV Talking of Jimi Hendrix

[@positivecommentman9037]

Ray Nabozny a legend talking about another legend. Jimi’s the best, but SRV is top 5 for sure

[@tideslider664]

@@positivecommentman9037 stevie was so good but yet so humble he knew what was up

[@1m2a3t4t5]

Your serious? no shit. SRV was a direct derivative of hendrix...

[@raynabozny2338]

@@1m2a3t4t5 I heard it from his lips in an interview...I'm sure if you search for it you will find it.

[@1m2a3t4t5]

Ray Nabozny What I am saying is no shit srv would say that. SRV is a carbon copy of what hendrix already did better than him

[@kawouter3807]

I am 40 years old now and I was always a big RHCP fan because of John Frusiante . My Mom said to me that she knew I was a fan of John Frusiante she brought Jimi to me and I was blown away completely 💜 I am learning to play guitar 🎸 on my aquire affinity sunburst stratocaster al because of Jimi and thank you Jimi for what you have given to us 💜 Rest in peace sweet soul🙏🤙

[@geoffreybreasley9845]

No chance Glenn Campbell 💯🤙 best guitar player of all time

[@mexicanpotato2704]

“Eric was a MASTER guitarist, but Hendrix was some kind of force of nature”

[@paulgossie4297]

eric IS a master guitarist ,not was

[@SamSveistrup]

@@paulgossie4297 also was

[@SJ-ty5rw]

They are very different style players . Clapton was never into using the trem bar , or doing wild effects . And as far as straight blues , he was a superior player to Hendrix in that style . Hendrix was sloppy at straight blues . I can never understand why Clapton felt threatened by him . As they weren't the same style guitar players . Jeff Beck would be more of a fair competition to Hendrix

[@maguar5027]

@@SJ-ty5rw as a guitarist you cant not feel threatened by jimi. Its exactly as the quote says. Eric and so many others were masters at playing the guitar. But Jimi was completely different. He played the guitar like he was doing something he was born with like breathing. He could play the guitar left handed or right handed equally well(which if you play guitar you know is pretty much impossible). Yes Claptons musical opus consists of more blues than Jimis but he felt threatened because Jimis playing skills and connection to the instrument were deeper than his own. Maybe he thought they were deeper than he could ever achieve...

[@cheesecheese7528]

My dad had fish and chips with Eric one time

[@bobsyoruncle4583]

In my less-than-humble opinion the opening solo of Voodoo Child (slight return) is the most powerful, mind-blowing, explosive, rocket-propelled, gut-wrenching, brain-altering 30 seconds of rock guitar ever recorded.

[@louisymavine4908]

Yes I agree indeed Hendrix was in other words a voodoo chile

[@keithr4691]

When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace. - Jimi Hendrix

[@JerryWard-u7d]

I gained a lot of respect for this man in this video. You speak the truth, you have a good head on your shoulders. It's refreshing to hear someone with their finger on the pulse of reality.

[@gbaren]

Absolutely…Jimi was the most innovative guitarist ever…No one played like that before him. I feel blessed to have heard & met him. :)

[@masxn_t2276]

Glenn Baren you did not meet jimi hendrix😂💀

[@sam1252]

Hendrix may be the best, but Page is my favourite!

[@Macrohard_On_Fire]

Ur Bad Kid page is better

[@bensagal-morris8072]

Ellis Delk From what point of view? Rhythm wise, Hendrix was far superior, lead wise, David Gilmour is better. I love Page as well, but in no way does he deserve to be called the best. He’s my #2, but that’s even arguable.

[@lansley8621]

@@bensagal-morris8072 Well from a songwriting perspective he is just as good. I don't blame someone listening to rain song, stairway to heaven and thinking Page is a god..

[@bensagal-morris8072]

Lansley Boy Neither do I. But Page also has the legend of Led Zeppelin attached to him, which clouds people’s judgement of him I think.

[@cooperdellane9363]

Ben Sagal-Morris I agree with you on Hendrix but Gilmour is superior in vibrato but that’s where it ends. Jimmy Page means way more to the instrument than gilmour but I do love a good Gilmour bending solo.

[@carlson123carlson3]

I think it would be cool to start a series where each episode you explain why a different guitarist is the greatest of all time. Then you have a vote at the end

[@alicemccann1413]

Please do not forget the Gypsy, the Native American, (no end of the power bro) and I listening to my Confederate Rogue music in my head

[@eddyb2302]

This right here

[@yeetusmymeatus4008]

Here’s a short list to get us started lol... Influence: Jimi Hendrix Mastery of fundamentals: Eric Clapton Speed: Eddie Van Halen Songwriting: Pete Townshend Just listen to him live (hopefully he’s not on drugs): Jimmy Page Soloist: David Gilmour Bass: John Entwistle He’s probably played for them but I had no idea (underrated): Jeff Beck God of the blues: BB King Consistently solid sound: Brain May Heavy Metal master: Tony Iommi How to shred 101: Dave Murray & Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden) Acoustic: Bob Dylan Country: Jerry Reed Person of the opposite sex: Joni Mitchell or Joan Baez

[@breathingtube]

I was fourteen when “Are you Experienced” came out. It was the first LP I bought, followed by Creams “Disraeli Gears” and then Jimi’s “Axis Bold as Love”. I consider my self very lucky to have Experienced Jimi like I did. There is no other like him. Ps thanks for the great homage.

[@MoneyBooBoo]

I was about 18, bought Jimi Woodstock tabs at Sam Ash and didn't leave me room for years. Mastered Red House and Villanova Junction. Got laid. Lived Happily Ever After.

[@someperson9052]

Nice

[@alexandermills382]

Villanova Junction, goes straight to the heart, brings tears to the eyes, so sad how this sensitive genius was lost to the world. This song is Jimi’s epitaph, the setting sun as took off his guitar at Woodstock, and uttered a humble...... “Thank you”! Alex in the mountains of Norway, retired dr., now a sheep farmer, lifelong Hendrix fan. Jimi was love.

[@chrisshaw4264]

What a wonderful world...oh yehhhhh

[@sharktroubles]

"When I heard Jimi Hendrix, it was like going from a little black and white television to IMAX." -- XTC's Andy Partridge.

[@debrupdas6061]

Hendrix is the actual god of guitar. He explored the 4th dimension of music with LSD. I just don't think he was from earth.

[@gradyamick4126]

Earth? No. Hendrix wasnt from EARTH. Youll find him atop Olympus like the god he was (and still is.) He's Immortal. Legends never die.

[@DaNewWrksOfMeh]

Third stone from the sun

[@ConnerV]

Lmao “third stone from the sun”

[@DaNewWrksOfMeh]

@@ConnerV dude my name is also conner with an E I just thought that was rare and worth pointing out. Idk if that's your name but a lol. Im American and I've heard it's more common elsewhere, but everyone in America is connOr

[@ConnerV]

@@DaNewWrksOfMeh yes I’m a Conner and I’m also an American, I get a lot of crap from my friend (Jacob) saying that it’s spelled wrong. I think it’s a pretty rare name at the moment, in 2005 it was the most popular name, coincidentally the same year I was born.

[@undinism69]

Wow, I was in a cancer ward when this was made and never seen until today. Epitomised everything on my love for Jimi's contribution to music, guitar playing and my life. He was my first tattoo, along with Cliff Burton who I feel is similar for bass. Much love for this video

[@BraydenM014]

Jimi was, is, and will always be a legend. I agree with you 100000%

[@flannel_punk]

I'm 19 years old and I'm a fan of metal, jazz, blues and all the innovative stuff of today's modern guitarists. I still believe the state of guitar wouldn't be like this if it wasn't for hendrix's innovation and mastery. He changed the game and undoubtedly influenced all. It's one big chain all linked to him. He truly deserves to be considered as the greatest guitarist of all time.

[@deepen9733]

He talks about Hendrix pentatonic scales blues when i am still figuring out a way To play wonderwall

[@davidlovelace6956]

This was epic!! Nicely done, man.

[@quietpls]

I remember hearing Jimi for the first time in the 00’s. He was long gone, I had written him off as another hippie from that era. My girlfriend played red house from a movie sound track. It was absolutely earth moving. I listened to that song at least 50 more times that weekend and hundreds of times since. What a beast of a musician he was.

[@elmerfudd979]

In Hendrix's day, there weren't a lot of sound effects available The man that invented Jimi's sound was Roger Mayer a navy acoustics engineer. Mayer is the forgotten man in this story.

[@sublime88sublime]

Elmer Fudd True. Not to mention that Jim Marshall hand wired some amps for Jimi, and Seymour Duncan hand-wound pickups for him. The perfect storm.

[@curtisthomas2670]

Jimi did a lot of tinkering with equipment himself, switching parts etc, and often ask guys luke Roger to see if they could design or refit gear to create a sound or effect he wanted, so many times he was the driver behind the innovations even if he didn't do it himself

[@mikenodine6713]

All true about the technical innovations several others contributed to Jimi's revolutionary groundbreaking radically new sounds, but none of that discounts both Jimi's amazing playing ability as well as his creative genius. Give some great new kinds of kitchen equipment to someone who doesn't know how to cook and you won't be very impressed with what they cook up. But put an already very talented chef in that kitchen with new kinds of kitchen equipment and the odds improve for some new types of gourmet dishes coming out of there. Jimi was a master chef of music that equipment innovators were more than happy to have cook/play with their new inventions.

[@rockerjim8045]

Roger Mayer also built effects for Jimmy Page

[@e396hz]

“There’s no way you can compare him (Jimi)” ~Freddie Mercury

[@jazzram_]

Freddie was a big fan of hendrix as a kid. So yes

[@Sticknub]

thanks for rehashing what was already featured in the video because i cant read

[@100-Cockroaches]

Fun fact: Freddie got expelled from skipping school so much, he was going to Hendrix shows.

[@colinburgess7728]

I first heard Jimi in 1967 as I was leaving school. My life from then on revolved around him. I saw him twice live, second time at the IOW festival. If people ask my why I can only say that everything changed from monochrome to colour when he arrived There have been, and still are, amazing players, but Jimi had magic

[@lemartin93]

People who say “X” is better than Hendrix don’t actually listen to Hendrix.

[@wallyvictor]

quizá tengas razón y debería redescubrir a Hendrix pero me atrevo a decir que no extraño a Hendrix desde que escucho a Frank Marino y a Robin Trower. irónicamente ambos están fuertemente influenciados por Hendrix xD

[@TrevWings]

I can name 10 guitarists off the top of my head who are wayyyyy better than Hendrix lmao

[@stephenburke2386]

Y’all are dickheads for saying some nut ass shit like that.

[@stephenburke2386]

Those two cannot be categorized together ever.

[@stephenburke2386]

Mr Unleashed your talking about a rapper opposed to an actual artist.

[@MrMem90]

I totally agree with you, and you pretty much gave all the arguments for it. Great job, thanks!

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[@esatakan3076]

Incredible incredible video... I literally cried tears of joy and gratefullness when watching it. He is the greatest. And nobody can ever replace him. Thanks for everything Jimi!

[@TheSamuraiApocalypse]

My dad is a big Jimi Hendrix fan, so that's what I grew up listening to along with bands like Deep Purple and Rush. He tried to play guitar like Jimi, but mostly when he drank. That didn't matter though, cause I was still inspired by it. I started playing and I was hooked. I was around 11 at the time and I'm 21 now. I remember my dad teaching me what little he knew on an acoustic. It was just the Phrygian and pentatonic scale, and a few easy riffs he knew. I can't really say the same about anything else in my life the amount of time and dedication I put into it, because it was and still is one of the only things that brings me such joy. Sure I've felt discouraged, but never to the point that I'd quit. Now I listen to lots of metal like Avenged, Gojira, Mastodon, and of course I've got a lot of classic albums from my dad's repertoire of music from the likes of Sabbath, Zeppelin, and so on. It doesn't mean I like or respect his music any less. I still love Jimi, and I agree with everything you said. It led me to metal, but Jimi's style still feels very influential to my playing. Without him I don't think I'd have a solid foundation to work off of. My dad would love this video. I just wanted to bring all this up, cause it's not everyday I see a love letter to Jimi from one of my favorite music channels.

[@Cryatrix]

I think its Davie504, he's my favorite GUITARIST

[@zexavela6918]

damn

[@madsmadsen2780]

If Davie504 see that you are a dead man...

[@ninjaboy8951]

He is a bassist...

[@nogoaway4969]

@@ninjaboy8951 r/wooosh

[@sharko3211]

He would kill you for calling him a guitarist

[@strangelee4400]

Hendrix is so good he scores 98 Gilmours out of a hundred.

[@Leatherface123.]

Known as 1.0000000000000001 Eddie Van Halens

[@JohnDoe-ij7et]

Gilmour is my favourite guitarist of all time. But I mostly play metal. N eddie van Halen had so much more influence on the guitarist I mimic. Can’t stand the Hendrix cult.

[@mawandemdutywa2571]

What's he mean???

[@JohnDoe-ij7et]

Mawande Mdutywa It means you’ll probably be pulsed comfortably numb while ur marooned

[@dwassman]

Every guitarist wanted to play like Hendrix but the best they could do was to play like themselves

[@nickgermano621]

I first saw jimi in 1972 on a tv documentary and my mom said he was no good so right then I liked him. I was 7 years old. 4 years later I purchased the smash hits album at a garage sale and today I am 57 and still listening to Hendrix almost every day. There was no music that has had such an effect on me.

[@davidmcnicoll7473]

"When I first saw Eric I thought "well there's a master guitar player" But Eric was a guitar player Jimi was some sort of force of nature"

[@TheBorneomann]

If you are saying better showmanship definitely yes. Everything else is debatable Blindly saying that he is the greatest is a great disrespect to many. Not just to the claptons, and pages of the world. Vai, jordan, atkins, vaughn, beck, list goes on

[@davidmcnicoll7473]

@@TheBorneomann that was a quote by Jack Bruce who was the singer of Cream. It's debatable whether or not he's the best and I don't believe any guitar player is the best because each had their own moments. Clapton himself recognised that Jimi was a better player but let's leave that. Stevie Ray Vaughan for example, he's imo one of the best blues players but he wasn't too original. There are definitely great players out there, but I like Jimi the most because he was the full package, he was a lovely guy who was so innovative and revolutionised an entire industry and set the standard in the span of 4 years not to mention the creativity reflected in his songs like Little Wing which was already a feet in guitar playing and Castles Made Of Sand which showcased his song writing capabilities. I'm not saying he's the best, but he's my favourite definitely, it's such a shame he didn't make it past the 1970s.

[@LostMyMojo100]

@@davidmcnicoll7473 ... Well said buddy....

[@garrettmeach1462]

It’s not about who’s the best guitarist of all time. It’s about who’s second best to Jimi. That’s the real question.

[@josht4323]

Garrett Meach SRV

[@patrickryce1225]

Jimmy Page

[@khairulaiman5125]

Garrett Meach slash

[@michakaput4839]

@@khairulaiman5125 c'mon dude... he is not even in top 20

[@bobwilson360]

@@patrickryce1225 Jimmy Page is #3. From the Yardbirds.

[@fellitaatmadjaja1669]

Hendrix. He’s a genius. I don’t know how to convince people that!

[@Dante-xf1mu]

not everyone likes him and they have their reasons, they will try to convince you that their fav guitarist is amazing.

[@tideslider664]

@@Dante-xf1mu thats tru and its ok but im a player and have too agree he was great

[@tideslider664]

@@Dante-xf1mu as long as they dont like justin beebes bwaaaa haaaa

[@CP-kb1du]

Great Video Jimi's sound still to this day hits you hard in your soul

[@DanGoodShotHD]

"Excuse me. Please don't touch that." "Sorry." 🤣

[@brucenlittlepictures]

This conversation starts and ends with Jimi. Period. He is and always will be the greatest. Also, “greatest” and “best” aren’t the same thing.

[@johnnybgoode1950]

Brilliant analysis. Hendrix was so much more than a guitarist. He was a great lyricist, a master at developing previously unimagined sounds, creatively using the guitar in completely unconventional ways, and he was supremely humble about it all. He only had about four years to share his genius with the world, but nothing was ever the same after him.

[@jimmcnerney9440]

Hendrix is my favorite guitar player of all time. For me, it's all about how does the music make you feel. His playing touches my mind, emotions and soul the most...by a country mile. I no longer say "best" because that's so subjective. But nobody can argue with how someone's music makes you feel.

[@Chu_Strums]

I almost teared during the Voodoo Child solo. Thank you :')

[@davidcatalano3781]

Oh my goodness and I'm must not forget Jeff Beck. When Jimi Hendrix went to England he saw Jeff Beck playing and then took what Jeff Beck was doing and added it to his own experience and invention of his own sound.

[@curbozer5006]

Jeff Beck and Hendrix got along very well...they jammed several times at the Scene Club in NYC...Beck is a car buff, and has described riding in the Hendrix Corvette, thru the streets of NYC...I wish they had recorded together!

[@cricket8646]

Hendrix also spoke very highly of Terry Kath. Chicago !!

[@zamthoth4700]

Jeff Beck Flipped out told Pete Townsend there was a guy ripping off his moves. Pete saw Jimi.and told Jeff Hendrix is the best in the world Blew everyone's mind and ego's

[@zamthoth4700]

Hendrix put Billy Gibbons on the map with his endorsement of him. Jimi always said there's so many other better guitarists than him ( no way) he didn't like compliments " they're distracting"

[@shizuhusky2637]

To my mind, Hendrix was and always will be not a master of the guitar but some kind of otherworldly, ethereal force of nature. To have that much of an impact on music, he was something else.

[@jun1302]

The thing that was so special about Hendrix was how he expressed himself in such a unique way through his guitar that it was almost like you weren't hearing a guitar coming through the amp you were hearing him you heard everything from him you felt everything from him his love his pain his sorrow is joy his experiences in life his views on life his other worldly imagination it was truly something to behold and I wish I could have been around to see it he would stretch the guitar beyond its limits in ways that most guitarists nowadays including myself are scratching their heads wondering how he did it Rock In Peace Jimi we all still love you brother

[@waynejohnson3214]

Finally, I'm able to put into words what made both SRV and Jimi so great, yet different. Stevie took what others did, and just did it better. Jimi took what others did, and created a whole new thing.

[@KingKull1971]

SRV and Hendrix were so different I don't see the point in comparing them.

[@mattdelany6799]

How dare you mention s.r.v in the same sentence with Hendrix. Shame on you.

[@zamaznta2796]

@@mattdelany6799what do you mean?

[@mattdelany6799]

Hendrix is was will always be the best guitarist. Thats what I mean

[@zamaznta2796]

@@mattdelany6799 Ah okay, just wanted to clear up who you though was better haha. Nothing but facts my man!

[@gamesandguitars3901]

I came here just to hear Tyler say that Jimi Hendrix was the best guitarist ever.

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

Same

[@alexp7214]

He has a bit of a fetish. Lol.

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

sounds like it and while Hendrix was great I would not consider him the best guitarist ever

[@JeffPenaify]

@@GuitarsAndSynths I would just think man Hendrix was only actively producing records for 3 years. 3 YEARS and he went on to not only inspire Rock but Punk, Jazz, Soul, Funk, R and B, Blues I mean I couldnt name anyone who created 3 full albums with a diverse catalog of unique genre bending songs, and a playstyle that was totally unlike anything before it, creating a wave influencing fucking every genre immediately following him. IN 3 FUCKING YEARS. Hendrix was something else man

[@Ethan-pk5jb]

Jeff Boxing I definitely agree with you, but I think it’s also worth pointing out that Van Halen released Van Halen, Van Halen II, Women and Children First, and Fair Warning all between 1978-1981. Eddie was also 23 at the time of Van Halen’s release, which is quite impressive

[@Ihadtheories]

"Jimi Hendrix was, is, and always will be the greatest guitar player of all time. Let me explain." No need. True Story.

[@willardmeese6222]

i am 56 yrs. old and been playing since i was a teenager and very much enjoy this show !

[@magiscichoam]

A brilliant and comprehensive analysis. The best I’ve seen. Your guitar playing and presentation skills are “clutch”. I’m old enough to have seen Hendrix perform live twice. There is no measure as to how those performances affected my life and musical perspective. Bravo!

[@keithshwalbe6981]

I was lucky enough to see him live when he played in Coventry. His music spoke for all the kids of that time. The worries, the anxieties, the love. I somehow knew he was important as soon as I first head him. I've seen all the great guitarists of modern times. There hasn't been anyone on his level. Not anyone before, anyone then, or anyone now. Beyond question, the best.

[@caseym5017]

We all seem to forget he also had one of the most magnificent singing voices of all time. "All along the watchtower" in my opinion is the best example.

[@999gremlins]

Dude...I kept waiting for something goofy or funny. But you were spot on...a great testament to the GOAT. Great video...well presented. Huge thumbs up

[@RSR423]

Not long after the Monteray festival a music reporter asked Hendrix what it was like to be the greatest guitarist of all time. Hendrix said he didn't know, because Johnny Winter was the greatest of all time.

[@husky3g]

He was a humble guy for sure. But Hendrix definitely had a way with guitar - the guy was born to play.

[@stephenburke3973]

Though it was Rory Gallagher

[@alexjforemanguitar]

@@stephenburke3973 same

[@henryrodriguez2054]

Think guitar before Jimi and guitar after Jimi. The reason we have thousands of pedals and effects is because of Jimi and when you look at when he played, the sound systems and studios. He was basically prehistoric. But let's not forget the producers that helped him forge his sound. Also, he was a craftsman at songcraft. Look at the albums with the Experience. All with the Jimi Hendrix stamp but all 3 entirely different. And if anyone wonders how really good he was, listen to The Band of Gypsies live at the Fillmore, New Years eve 1969. What you will hear is the unmitigated command of the guitar, Wa pedal, Octavia and fuzz all through Marshalls, cranked. Even his mistakes sound good.

[@JB_Eckl]

I just came here to say that at 11:08 your playing really goes into another gear... this is a killer video all around. I've watched it more than once.

[@samuelcurry196]

You're absolutely right! Always Jimi!

[@byst33]

The fact that he made such an impact in such a short amount of time is the craziest part to me. Imagine what he could have done with another 20+ years

[@BAMozzy69]

Its a difficult question to answer. Jimi Hendrix was the most 'influential' guitarist without a doubt but as for the greatest, that is such a difficult question. People like Satriani learned to play everything Jimi could but then went beyond what Jimi was doing and there are so many others too that took what Jimi started and iterated upon it, got more technically proficient etc so arguably could be considered 'better'. Its a bit like saying the first solid Guitar was the 'greatest' because it was first and influenced all solid body guitars after it but a 'modern' guitar could be technically better because a Luthier took what made that guitar great, improved and refined it, making it much better to play, more stable and more versatile too. Like I said, I have no doubt that Jimi was the most influential guitarist ever, cut off in his prime so stopped innovating and pushing guitar playing where others have picked up and continued becoming better players... To say Jimi is the greatest is maybe not right, but certainly the most influential...

[@GuitarBeastKing]

This is the correct answer, I agree. I suppose the first car, the 1908 Model T is also the greatest car of all time for being innovative and influencing cars forever? Who would pick that over a Lamborghini today haha

[@BAMozzy69]

@@GuitarBeastKing First mass produced car maybe but wasn't that influential as it had a weird (by today's standards) of making the car go. It didn't have the Accelerator, brake, clutch pedals we know today - but I digress, the principal is the same... Being the first, the most influential or most innovative doesn't make someone or something the best. I guess it could make them the 'greatest' if that is the (or one of the) major criterias but I think of 'greatest' as something that not only can do what came before, but do it better and do things the others couldn't do as well. In terms of Guitarists, there are now many that can play all of Jimi's music as well as have created and pushed music beyond that too. Kurt Cobain wasn't the greatest guitarist but you can't dismiss his influence and impact on the music scene. If you take influence and impact as part of the equation, then he would be right up there with far better guitarists and somebody like Guthrie Govan or Tosin Abasie wouldn't get a mention because they have had 'little' impact (if any) on the musical world. I am not saying they haven't influenced some guitarists but not exactly known outside of their niche. Even if you hated Nirvana, you knew who Kurt Cobain was and how he changed music. If you were to say Kurt was a better guitarist than Guthrie, you would be laughed at though because Guthrie one of the best and most technically proficient guitarist in the world. You can't have one rule for Jimi and a different rule for Kurt or Satriani or Vai or Petrucci or Guthrie or....

[@quinntjenkins]

BAMozzy big facts same for Stevie because he’s the best technical proficient guitar player

[@JustinBeckGuitar]

BAMozzy I couldn’t agree with you more

[@tailsfurscales6442]

@@GuitarBeastKing I agree with the fact that Jimi Hendrix wasn't the greatest but, no one is for very long, there is almost always someone out there better then someone else at something, and if not it's just a matter of time. That being said... I would for sure rather have a 1908 then aaaaany Lamborghini to be honest haha.

[@johnr.6453]

Greatness in such a small body of music. Imagine if he had lived longer.

[@heentlasaa9974]

Note how many race by the Hendrix classic "Machine gun" that captivated Miles Davis ear. also "3rd stone from the sun; Fire, Red House, Are you experienced and Foxy lady" off his debut Lp "Are you Experienced"

[@keltonjones3235]

I think stevie ray vaughan has more guitar PLAYING skill than anyone but hendrix created a bigger influence in the guitar than anyone else

[@edwardlagrossa1246]

Stevie Ray used to play Voodoo Chile. Jimi never played Texas blues and was only around for 3 and a half years.

[@JR-rk3hs]

Kelton Jones people like vai and satch objectively have more talent than srv had. Hendrix is still the best tho

[@floriancapitulo2499]

Kelton Jones I used to think that too. Then an old friend asked me to listen to Jimi, Albert and Roy. After that I thought SRV IS skilled...in copying and robbing OTHERS!

[@BeatlesCentricUniverse]

@@floriancapitulo2499 Good bless SRV, who never played an original lick his entire life. He's a frickin Kmart discount Jimi Hendrix.

[@brm9993]

Sy Goldman dude, have you ever even seen the man play? Jesus that man was super original, he revived blues.

[@kyjw10]

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[@basserman]

Dimebag Darrell = Metal Jimi Hendrix

[@abrahamlincoln3826]

Alpha Royale Dimebag Darrell = Dimebag Darrell Dimebag Darrell > any other guitar player

[@basserman]

Yeah imo I think you have to separate best rock guitarists of all time and best metal guitarists of all time into categories because their two completely different types of guitar playing. For me my favorite rock guitarist of all time is David Gilmour but I wouldn't compare him to Chuck Schuldiner (my fav metal guitarist) it'd be ridiculous.@@abrahamlincoln3826

[@_lun4r_]

@@basserman ded

[@thinkingworldwide3578]

Jimi influenced dime. The music dime listened to before he could play was inspired by jimi. And also jimi made up a few licks that dimebag used in pantera and damageplan.

[@franklingauthier-parker7253]

Your playing is fantastic Tyler!

[@keithshwalbe6981]

What a heartfelt and loving video. Thank you.

[@zaptoronto]

I heard the first time Clapton heard Hendrix play he considered retiring. The world will never see anything like him again.

[@carolynmichalsky9364]

I think this video did a great job explaining why Jimi Hendrix is the greatest guitar player of all time.

[@peterfletcher6920]

I THOUGHT THIS WAS BRILLIANTLY RESEARCHED PRESENTED AND ONE OF THE BEST DESCRIPTIONS OF JIMI'S INFLUENCE WELL DOME MATE

[@DR-te8mc]

Such an amazing, awesome tribute... beautifully shot and produced...it's definately worthy of a longer doccie... Thank you

[@IneedaHuncke]

This video, "touches an area of the forest and reaches a clearing not ever seen." You have said what needed to be said. Therefore: This is the greatest testament to the greatest guitarist that ever lived (that I have heard or seen). Thank You. :-)

[@finnmcgregor9011]

Brian May was incredible and I grew up on his queen solos and chords plus love the starfleet project. Also Gary Moore is a favourite of mine

[@VibrationsfromMirror]

Hendrix was , is and will always be the best guitarist IMO

[@margaretjiantonio939]

I remember buying latest albums just to see what he would do to the guitar next. What crazy things and sounds. He was the king of feed back.

[@taylorgibson5506]

Hendrix was once asked “how does it feel to be the best guitar player in the world” he replied with “I don’t know ask Rory Gallagher”

[@curbozer5006]

Jimi himself occasionally would say things like "that guitar guy for CTA (Terry Kath) might be better than me!" He also held Clapton in the highest regard...after seeing Cream in Los Angeles on their farewell tour, he told a fellow musician that "I just saw Clapton play...he completely blew out my brain, I guess I just cannot play guitar anymore!"...Jimi was humble!

[@brittneyking4361]

curbozer I know! I wish he was still alive.

[@javiercisternasnajle]

Hendrix said that about many

[@joaquinlezcano2372]

@@javiercisternasnajle exactly. Apart from a legend, he was very humble. When people say there won't be another Hendrix... IS BECAUSE HE WAS VERY UNIQUE

[@Powermad-bu4em]

Jimi’s favorite guitar player was Billy Gibbons.

[@danishhussain7127]

Hendrix is not the greatest guitarist, for me, he is the greatest musician of all time

[@eamonmac2751]

The Beatles.

[@JamesDea45]

I completely agree with you. I love literally every single one of his songs. No other artist compares to him in my opinion and never will.

[@lk3034]

danish hussain no

[@thiosemicarbizidebenzoylal2921]

Agree 100 percent. The release of the concert tapes confirms this. Nothing modern compares to his playing live.

[@jacocharzukanamericanautho2422]

Queen,The Doors,Jimi Hendrix=awesome

[@matiaslucasroger]

11:09 that solo🔥

[@dandelion381]

3 albums in 4 years, and 1 was a double, they worked him to the BONE. Plus endless touring. We will never know what we have lost. His music would have taken us to another place, a Jimi place. He was much more than a guitar player. He was a great songwriter and lyricist. He might have gotten into big bands with the best musicians, just imagine. "Women and child man and wife the best love to have is the love of life."Sing on brother, play on drummer. Thanx. Jim"E"