What Makes Jimi Hendrix Such a Good Guitarist

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00:00 Intro
00:45 Title Card
00:53 Jimi’s Introduction
01:44 The Hendrix Chord
03:25 Bends
05:16 Rhythm
06:17 Little Wing
07:19 Thumb Placement
07:37 Technology
08:27 Live Performance
09:39 All Along the Watchtower
12:26 Conclusion

[@GuitarHeroPhenomSux]

Something you didn't mention and a lot of people tend to overlook is that he practiced ALL the time. He took his guitar with him everywhere. Outside, to the bathroom, to bed etc. I understand people thinking he was a god or from another planet in a complementary way. But we must acknowledge the man's commitment to his art. He dedicated his entire life to improving his playing. A true "expert" never stops. Because knowledge is infinite. You can always improve.

[@mir9690]

This should have way more likes

[@downtownbillyandthenewjivefive]

For a composer, one only needs to bring the brain. No guitars, pianos, or anything else, is necessary. Compositional skill is almost completely ignored by people who worship technical skill. Yet most people with incredible technical skill are less than stellar at composition. In fact, those with incredible technical skill are often beset by focusing the same scales and progressions (as do we composers, but because we always seek the unknown...), but when your "skill" is a human brain, working at ALL times (even when you slumber), you can improve ALL of the time. Yet people often ignore that. Why? Because it's not something you can practice, in a traditional sense. It's also something that places inherent natural limits on the composer. This is going to piss of a lot of people, because they cannot increase their intellect (you can, actually, but it's difficult). So the "naturally gifted" composer will be derided all of the time by people who do not understand this. The "naturally gifted" composer (think about Paul McCartney, to soften your ire) is able to navigate music with a skilled mind, as it were, which has no formal metrics with which to judge it, or hinder it. You cannot look at someone who is composing, and say "wow, he or she, is so fast, so dexterous. Those metrics do not exist for the composer, and the audience is unable to comprehend what goes on inside the mind of a composer. To be fair, I have no idea how to teach anyone these skills, either. There is no pattern, there is only inspiration. Jimi said himself that he was not a particularly good player, because he was constantly using his brain to come up with new ideas. It is the same for me. I cannot practice (he said exactly the same thing), because he (and I) are always using our minds to create new, instead of rehashing old. We are so very similar. I only wish he were here now.

[@AITreeBranches]

Thank you. Finally someone that take this "practice until you die" experts by their nose. Jimi Hendrix was experimenting with composition while high, and he was really just trying combination. He didn't practice as in a classic sense.

[@downtownbillyandthenewjivefive]

@@AITreeBranches Yeah, I completely get it because I am the same. I can't practice, because I end up writing new material. When I saw him say this to Dick Cavett, it was a revelation. It was like I was there saying those same words.

[@williammarshall4277]

The true masters of their crafts are always people who obsessively practice and this is true for every art form. The myth of the artistic savant, the person who is just magically gifted is just that…a myth.

[@TChingArts]

Highest compliment paid by a musician that I have heard is from an interview with Joe Satriani, they asked him if he could time travel and talk to any guitarist in the past who would it be? Joe said 'Jimi Hendrix of course!' , then they asked, 'what would you ask him?' and Joe replied, ' Nothing, I would just shut up and listen and watch.'

[@triciclosonido]

and this coming from Satriani, a master himself and a regarded teacher of many prominent guitar players like Kirk Hammet and Steve Vai.

[@amycrunch3812]

Ofc.

[@smitskee]

He was original, influential, showmanship, and his playing was interesting. Lots of noise, and use of the amplifier as a musical voice, he turned it into musical expression. Ronnie Isley once said, Jimi Hendrix had a natural gift, but never sat on it. He said he always had a guitar in his hand, and was always practicing, and searching for ideas.

[@shekelstein1529]

in an interview with satriani, he said that hendrix’s death was the reason he started guitar. he quit his sports team (soccer or football i forget), and started learning guitar!

[@natewhite455]

@@shekelstein1529 , Interesting..

[@windell0121]

Jimi started playing at 15. In and out of the Army at 19 playing with older bands by 22 blowing their socks off. Released ‘Are You Experienced’ by 25 created ‘The Band of Gypsies’ at 26. By the time he died at 27 he changed the face of Rock snd Roll.. 12 years.. Wow

[@lonzoarellano3663]

The way you put it just blew my mind. Holy fuck Jimi was and is a fucking GOD.

[@percelbrown7845]

He was left handed that why he was bad ass guitar player iam a left handed bass player ..

[@foto21]

@@percelbrown7845 His hands were also quite large. Helped him a lot I'm sure.

[@clydekimsey7503]

@@foto21 so were SRV. I shook his hand once

[@tomekk.1889]

@@percelbrown7845 being left handed or right handed has no impact on guitar playing though?

[@tsunchoo]

1. He was incredibly creative 2. His technique was superb 3. He was a great songwriter 4. He was a great singer 5. He was a great frontman.

[@liam___.]

The perfect musician

[@danielegemei6334]

A great singer... I don't think so He was ok. But in any case, that was the only weak spot.

[@Rosecain27]

@@danielegemei6334 his voice did manage to carry his music perfectly to me at least

[@johnnolcox8768]

@@danielegemei6334 He could harmonize or match his guitar with vocals. While jamming, chewing gum, and playing behind his back. His weak spot is stronger than most who only focus on that alone.

[@amitbharadwaj4726]

His singing was legendary, vastly underrated, as was his songwriting...what songs ...Little Wing..wind cries Mary

[@LtPeeWeeHerman]

You forgot to mention he did this in a career less than 5 years

[@BariumCobaltNitrog3n]

and while doing acid and heroin. lots and lots of acid

[@Mr.H0LLYW00D]

Naw, he was playing with Little Richard and the Isley Brothers before, and playing in clubs and bars before and in between that

[@Stanlayy-em4fk]

p r Jimi was the same guitarist from when he played his last gig on the chitlin circuit to when he went to England and turned the world upside down. R&B was Bass and Drum music where the guitar simply accompanies the rhythm. He wanted to try something a lil different. Most black Americans had abandoned pure blues decades before British bands found the gem. A guitarist like Jimi was raised on blues music. Going to England at a time when those bands were becoming fascinated with blues didn't hurt either. It was a perfect storm.

[@NotFoundead]

The beginning of a "career" is not when you start to get recognized.

[@roseblack6342]

him doing heroin is actually a myth of the press

[@dexblue]

I (a young boy along with my family) met Jimi and the band when they were staying at the Travel Lodge Motel in Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco in June of 1967 - just before their debut at Monterey Pop Festival. Jimi's room was on our floor and he did indeed walk around with his Strat out of the case. The Coke machine in the hall was broken and we found that if you reached up in it you could jiggle the bottle and it would come out free. My sister stopped Jimi in the hall and asked him to reach up and grab us a bottle. He smiled and said, "Sure." He reached up and pulled out a dripping small bottle of Coke. Free! We all laughed. We made small talk for a bit. You could tell he was a very sweet guy who loved kids and life. My sister asked him if he was in a group and he said, "Yes," and then off he walked to his room and that weekend to change the world.

[@AxiomApe]

Wow....that's an awesome story. Thank you for sharing

[@milesforrest4532]

That's incredible man

[@jmpstreetbob]

That's amazing, you had me daydreaming for a bit. Like something from a movie. Great story

[@Bitchocolate124]

Dex Quire And then everyone clapped.

[@jamesb8193]

Great story man finally something worth reading that made me feel good! The best this whole year!

[@timbrown7656]

He invented a whole new style of playing. Can you imagine being at his gig in London with George Harrison and Clapton sitting there with their jaws on the floor

[@fabricio4794]

Jimi Build the Guitar Jeet Kune Do...

[@edgarsifuentes3248]

Metal 🔥🎸 Foxy lady , purple haze, I don’t live today, Fire intro riff , can you see me riff , manic depression & the end of are you experienced showed metal and that’s just in the debut album of 67!

[@friendydarkknight5546]

Even Keith Richards

[@ddarko77]

Jeff Beck was there too. And I think Jimmy Page. If there was a single concert I could go back in time to catch it would be that debut show

[@flouisbailey]

As a time traveler I would want to be sitting with George, Eric, Jeff, and the Joint roller for Keith. Old man can dream.

[@Guitar387]

Hendrix was so good it’s hard to describe in words. His music was beyond earthly presence , he didn’t need to play fast alternate picking runs or sweep picking or tapping tricks , he was above that ! his soul and playing was spiritually on another plane to anyone who came before or since.

[@axis2946]

I read a lot of Hendrix comments. Your comment is a Perfect analogy of Jimi's music and himself. Jimi wasn't just a musician, He was a Magician. Extremely rare.

[@lulaleecoates3775]

True ! Guitar Genius, he and Clapton, are the greatest of all time !

[@douglasfernandez7737]

His grandmother has the best quote about Jimi, she said, “ Jimi took the Southern Delta Blues to Saturn “!

[@JesusGomez-ob2qt]

Jim morrison was the only one who could reach Hendrix's world

[@torstrasburg8289]

Those techniques weren't really invented then.

[@geraldlavelle3337]

In high school my friends and I were driving around stoned on weed and suddenly Purple Haze played for the first time on the radio -- we had to pull the car over and just sit there totally amazed. That's the first time I experienced the concept of 'mind-blowing.' It was like "WTF is this?" After the song finished the radio DJ said "And that was Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix."

[@Guru_1092]

Probably shouldn't have been driving while stoned lol.

[@rabbieburns2501]

@@Guru_1092 You probably shouldn't be replying on an empty head

[@toddk8150]

@@rabbieburns2501 g

[@mariawaugh-clayton7978]

What a great story! We did more things stoned than these kids can do sober. Rock ON!

[@mariaclayton9892]

@Art Vandelay Your generation probably sucks and you are a disgrace to being here right now. That's the problem with the losers who have something to say. You do nothing live at home with your mama and expect the people with real jobs to deal with you. You don't belong here because you can't get your sh*t together and you really should not be listening to the Master of the Guitar. Mama and daddy aren't going to take care of you lazy a** so go get a job........and maybe get high sometimes. damn.

[@MrUndersolo]

The most terrifying/depressing thought? If he had lived longer, he would only have gotten better... We miss you, Brother Hendrix!

[@erik9830]

he had been playing guitar for only 12 years, imagine if this guy got another 10. So many albums we will never hear...

[@WhoisVinnie]

Only the good die young

[@malik8833]

We have to enjoy what we've got

[@asasmith9796]

@@WhoisVinnie I got that reference

[@wanderingsoul1731]

Many guitarists built upon the style of Hendrix . Its weird to think that if Hendrix lived a healthy long life , we probably may not have JF or JM . Obviously I have nothing against either of em or Jimmi Just food for thought 😐

[@JH14FAN]

Jimi was the greatest guitarist of all time. The fact that this man managed to accomplish so much even though he died at only 27 years old is testament to how good a musician he was. He was to guitar playing what Pelé was to football/soccer.

[@jimihendrix3142]

Hello how are you doing? It’s nice meeting you here

[@sqilarc]

More like ronaldo

[@dedeeprice6560]

His major contribution though to the world of music was the use of pedals And whats we all got into petals that music changed And now we have pedals that are completely computerized chip stores all cause different effects Funny I actually had a cry baby Pedal The same exact time that hendrick Used I actually still have that nineteen sixty seven Vox Beetle super reverb Not that I play guitar actually played base I have an old b t three fifty One eighteen Four Ten Cabinet I miss playing He was stupid I can't tell you how many times I warned him to watch what he was doing Just after signing to label he was dead You couldn't even see his fingers move across the fretboard they were so fast Kredly complicated music His compositions were usually done on pieces of paper so that we had to put him together And then we add a light put them to the lyric book We both write music until it's hurry in Thousands of songs And then again the last one I wrote was just after his death And I never played again

[@joshuacullen88]

I feel like jimi didn't sit there and technically break this all down while writing a song. I feel like that's what makes him special. The music just flowed through him and he naturally came up with stuff that only 50 years later people break it down all technical and realize that he did things that technically make sense.

[@johndillian1018]

Yup!

[@otimustron2]

thats why hes the goat

[@Karch.Dah-Veed]

Not to mention, he did it ALL before his 30th birthday. :o

[@tripullizer3]

28th b day.

[@JEAG]

Those were the days. My parents bought their first house when they were 24 or something xD

[@zpetar]

We humans are at peak of our creativity before 30th birthday. Mathematicians, physicists, artists...

[@buffendene9996]

@@zpetar I think thats true, but what is the explanation for this?

[@reverseuniverse2559]

Along with using his teeth and tongue

[@colinp2238]

It is said that when Dylan heard the Hendrix version of All Along the Watchtower he said that he realised that he had written to be interpreted like that or that he had written it for Hendrix. Great praise indeed.

[@tonym994]

Dylan said when Jimi covered it, it became HIS.

[@mvagusta6757]

colin Paterson - he, Dylan, also cried. Fact. It was like he was complete, cause he was covered by the Greatest " Black," artist of that time. I'm not black!

[@williammrulon9725]

Jimmy is the best Stevie Ray Idol

[@terryrandle48]

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[@terryrandle48]

Greatest that ever was and will be

[@estarling8766]

His spontaneity was above any other guitarist. He had the capacity to see and understand music in a different new way. His creations are controlled brute force, much more interesting and intriguing than anything ever. This was making them magnetic, attractive, hypnotic.

[@TonyBurke100]

I was 15 when I first saw Jimi on TV and I was blown away. I remember seeing that wall of Marshalls and the energy that Jimi created. Now I'm 70 and I still get goose bumps when I hear him play.

[@nja3224]

I heard Dylan once said when he performed Watchtower, he felt like he was playing tribute to Hendrix. Just wow. What Hendrix did to that song was nothing short of perfection, perfection meaning there is nothing you can add, remove or change to improve upon it.

[@stubmandrel]

Dylan is a great songwriter, he must be pissed so many people have made better covers of his songs!

[@047Kenny]

stub mandrel nah not when you can pen like that. Maybe he wasn’t the greatest behind the guitar but being a poet is also noteworthy

[@newellbate]

Ive heard the tracks seperated , it was like some dream or myth came true I still cant believe what i heard only 4 tracks part of solo if not all is on the vocal track

[@brucehauge1391]

@@stubmandrel Who do you thinks gets the royalties? LMAO.

[@NewEnglandDirtRoadie]

please see "prophetjimi" here on youtube. and look for a book called "Rock Prophecy" by Michael Fairchild. he has cracked the Hendrix Code. you will not see, hear or think of Hendrix in the same way ever again.

[@ManataxImplosion]

who here doesn't understand any of the music vocabulary but still are determined to watch to the end for HENDRIX

[@troubledsole9104]

Music is still a mystery to me. I am learning, intrigued, but I will never be a musician; just a lover of the art.

[@ceydaboluk7419]

@@troubledsole9104 oh may god thats me !!!

[@johnbug1334]

People always say that imagine if he lived longer and played longer and all the unheard talent of him, but really, in my eyes, he left the mark he wanted to leave, he made the 3 greatest rock albums ever, and did what he wanted to, he did what he did you know.

[@larryfilkoff124]

Actually he was quoted as saying something like: When I have nothing more to give, musically, that's when you won't find me any more on this planet. So, I guess that's why he's gone. RIP, Jimi. 😢

[@crand20033]

@@larryfilkoff124 He also said he didn't want to be a rock star much longer.

[@billbmsn]

I saw him three times. We had already heard Purple Haze from His album before we went to the first concert in late 1967 or early 68 at Winterland in San Francisco. Still, when He played it to open the show we were completely dumbfounded by how he played it. So dumbfounded that when he finished we just stood there utterly speechless and silent, wondering what the hell just happened. There are no words.

[@yancyjenkinssr1824]

Lucky bro

[@G100666]

You lucky person. I only listen to his playing but seeing him live...

[@waheck]

Saw him in temple stadium in 70 with Mitch and Billy Cox. same thing happened there. After he finished, everyone just stood there speechless and amazed at what they had just experienced.

[@robnomad1]

Wow!!!! Awesome experiences!

[@davidwittie4177]

Soo... You Are Experienced!

[@LeeJCander]

Little Wing is a masterpiece. It's the perfect song.

[@suprchickn7745]

The only thing wrong with it is that it's too short!

[@criddlegakes2650]

@@suprchickn7745 one might argue that's what makes the song perfect. It's in and out, and leaves you wanting more of it. To me it's the perfect song and probably my favourite song of all time.

[@kismet8010]

His greatest IMO.

[@nammar6435]

Bold as love is better imo!

[@pcky6646]

Srv double perfected it.

[@JK-gu3tl]

He took up the guitar late which is even more amazing. No formal training either.

[@daveclark2507]

Just L.S.D.

[@georgeguja3192]

i think 13-16 is the average age when many soon to be famous muscians start taking their musical aspirations seriously so it wasn't late at all for Jimi

[@daveclark2507]

@@georgeguja3192 I think what J K is saying is that it wasn't something he could have picked up lying around at an uncle's or a family member's in the basement because there just wasn't. I think the first time he picked up a guitar he never wanted to put it down. He figured out that he understood it and it would work for him flipped over and upside down. Maybe late means that he didn't flourish until he got one he could change to make his own. A lot of kids are pushed to play the piano before they can barely walk. It was lack of an instrument and into one he could actually play. He was dedicated enough to wait for the right rare coincidence; out of sight yes, never out of mind.

[@marcusunarce4718]

i get where you're coming from, given jimi hendrix's skill and legacy you may think he's the type who started playing guitar at like 4 or 5 but no he started at 15 so yes for hendrix standards, amazing

[@12presspart]

@@georgeguja3192 also he started on ukelele first that would have gave him the basics

[@occams_chainsaw]

You missed one thing: he's the only one that could make a kazoo sound badass with Crosstown Traffic

[@littlelamb2112]

No offence, but I can play a pretty KILLER kazoo 🤣

[@stuffwithsoph8264]

Jimi Hendrix walked so Kazoo Kid could run

[@newusernamehere4772]

Zappa's bands had some pretty tight kazoo work before Hendrix did... Zappa also introduced Hendrix to the wah pedal among other things

[@willdwyer6782]

If you can carry a tune vocally, you can play a kazoo. You're just humming through a tube.

[@icylightspeed]

When you find out he actually made the kazoo for the track out of a comb and cellophane its crazy

[@truman4956]

His vocals were criminally underrated.

[@maxo1124]

but Jimi didn't like his vocals ;-)

[@andrewcruz7595]

*ARE WE NOT GONNA TALK ABOUT HIS FLASHY OUTFITS LIKE DAMN THATS ALSO WHAT MADE HIM STICK OUT*

[@cstepaniuk8611]

Not necessary. The tunes say it all.

[@justchilling704]

Steve Miller Well the black part is typical.

[@autumnt.allgood8895]

Andrew Cruz yes it did. I think he picked out his clothes. he was a sharp dresser.

[@mjimih]

@Steve Miller during Wild Thing in the Albert Hall 1969 movie, the professional camera guy in front, zoomed in on his "bulge" for a second lol

[@supaa4284]

Have you seen Jimmy Page's dragon suit?

[@phildirt3]

Saw him3 times, all in Seattle. I actually didnt think he was human. Larger than life from a different universe!!!

[@kleaaaaaa]

Daaaamn 3 Timesss? You're so luckyyy😞😞i bet it was amazing

[@MattCassCook]

Ahhh man... amazing. Hope you can remember it! 😆

[@vmat1000]

His home town. wow.

[@sts1353]

Really?!That's amazing 😀 Im 35 ... tell us a bit more about your hendrix experience! Sure im not the only one who's curious 😊

[@jimharbin9478]

Awsome man he left us realy great good bluesy rock music Jimi will never die

[@NoName-cz3wn]

You said it best right at the beginning. Before Jimi, the electric guitar was still finding its home in rock. Jimi built the house it still resides in, and not only did he build it to code, he wrote the building codes himself.

[@JESL_TheOnlyOne]

😆😆

[@michaeljans5382]

and ... he was an extremely nice and lovely guy- what makes him so special

[@cremetangerine82]

It reminds me of his appearance on “The Dick Cavett Show” when asked if he’s the best guitar player in the world. His response was, “I’m the best guitar player sitting in this chair.” That humility is truly what helped make him great.

[@Stallnig]

Also, he had humongous spider-hands.

[@krunchy4skin03]

Giving him an advantage while playing the guitar lol

[@abdulraheem415]

But that dont mean you can play like him....look at Shaq...he has huge hands but cant shoot a free throw?

[@ellisddomenicus2231]

Abdul Raheem yeah people just like to make excuses not to work to reach that level

[@Jurssicparkfan]

Abdul Raheem Eddie Van Halen has small Donald Trump hands... and he can play a mean guitar!

[@jiyanmehta7250]

Well I have stubby hands.I'd have a huge disadvantage playing the guitar

[@blackjesus804]

He could crush a coconut with his bare hand and tickle a baby with the other.

[@Zeldarw104]

Hahahahha! 🎸💖🙂🎵

[@saradmatthewtigga4413]

😂

[@davidcopson5800]

Are you saying he was amphibious?

[@saradmatthewtigga4413]

@@davidcopson5800 You mean ambidextrous ,Right? Unless he belonged to Amphibians .😂😂😂✌

[@yes0r787]

wot

[@tinosmo1]

Hendrix never learned how to read or write music everything was from memory and feel

[@user-yj5cm1jz7h]

He is talent himself, basically.

[@smolpp5316]

I think this information is a bit misleading, he may not have been able to read sheet music, but he definitely knew some music theory, and the relationship between scales and chords. Understanding music theory and reading sheet music are 2 different things. Barely any guitarists can read sheet music because it's not an important skill for them to have.

[@BariumCobaltNitrog3n]

So he couldn't read music, so what? He understood intervals. Def: relationship between two separate musical pitches. For example, in the melody “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star,” the first two notes (the first “twinkle”) and the second two notes (the second “twinkle”) are at the interval of one fifth. He is noting concepts, not notes. He understood on an organic level the architecture of music which allowed him to play a song, any song, note for note or play it in another key, another tempo, or another scale, major or minor. He didn't rely on memory or feel. He didn't even have to remember the song. I know your point was that reading music is regarded as mandatory for any musician, but then you guessed at how he could play a song. Factor in he was left-handed playing a guitar that...was different, has octopus hands and fingers, and could play upside down and backwards. His memory had no part in that circus freak jungle gym side show. He just flexed.

[@johnnolcox8768]

@@BariumCobaltNitrog3n He played a RH guitar upside down but strung it EADGBE instead of EBGDAE. Eric Gales on the other hand, like Albert King, plays a flipped RH guitar with the strings upside down. That shit is crazy. He also plays JUST like Jimi.

[@Allagi22]

Hendrix is a legend but do you realize the VAST majority of famous rock stars do not know how to read/write music? No one in the Beatles knew how to read or write music nor did Eddie Van Halen or Jack White. You don't need to understand how to read/write traditional musical notation to play any instrument, especially not one as ubiquitous as the guitar. That doesn't mean that musicians that don't read/write music don't understand music theory, even if they don't know the "proper" terms and titles, they know how and when to place one note after another, and how chords interact to create a pleasing melody and sound.

[@mrpiccolofan2]

Hendrix is to electric like Segovia was to classical guitar. Re-invented the instrument. The pioneers are the pioneers. Legends.

[@edgarsifuentes3248]

First metal pioneer in late 66 early 67 with his debut album other pioneers came later like Iommi, Page & Schenker but it started with Hendrix

[@Elwrt455]

"Hendrix can play like billions but billions can't play like Hendrix" -- Ramon Hart

[@vmat1000]

I often think of a Kurt Cobain interview where he said "I can't play like Segovia but Segovia can't play like me". Would respectively put Jimi in this space. Two greats, ,,,,,love Jimi but Segovia was also a master.

[@ScottieWallace]

Wow, did you really just quote your self? That's pretty weak my man.. But peace.

[@mahesh29950]

Rory Gallagher was pure gem and far ahead of Hendrix Dylan Clapton .. they all are over exposed marketed well good musicians .. but Rory is like all of them roll in one .

[@johngonsoulin7413]

Ok

[@therealmitchconnor4275]

@@jakexou812 innovation Trumps technical proficiency every day of the week

[@purplereigns7521]

1960's stripe mall...I look in a window of a little music store and see an album. " Are You Experienced "...Hmmm. What the heck I got 3 bucks to spare. I've never been the same! April 27, 1969 Chicago Transit Authority/ Hendrix. Man, this guy is blowing my mind! I'm hooked... 50 years, HOOKED. I'm retiring this year. Bought me a strat last year... getting ready to play music instead of die. Got Little Wing half figured out. Sounds...." G r o o v e y ". Really, the old farts got swag. Thanks Jimi. Thanks for making this WORLD a little nicer place. Thanks for the wonderment. I mean, I was listening to The Beach Boys, and Elvis, but it took, " Getting Experienced " To go from a cup of vanilla to a gallon of Mint Chocolate Chip! Uncle G

[@gobiboi5934]

(re Geri Davi) well I'm a bit embarrassed to confess to a similar progression. in 1967 I was doing homework with the radio on. in those days I was listening to Peter Paul n Mary, Gordon lightfoot, Judy Collins, like that. then I heard Jimi's "Fire" on the radio, and I was shocked, awed, blown away! I had to hear more so I purchased the LP. wow, my musical life changed after that. IMHO Jimi did not have the accuracy, speed and precision of the other guitar players (SRV, Clapton, etc etc), Hendrix' playing was a bit more sloppy, BUT his playing had way more soul.

[@sacheverelle]

Awe.

[@prkp7248]

@@gobiboi5934 he was playing like jazzman. Sometimes offbeat, sometimes against tempo, but he do that to create a "wall" of sounds around listeners, his music is wild and even chaotic on purpose.

[@MrUndersolo]

But tell me... ...Are you...experienced? Seriously, that’s a great story!

[@emiliobertoli]

I am crying

[@arthurriley2957]

The narrator has a crisp and clear understanding of the art of guitar music. He needs to do more to get the word out on the art of Rock. He has the soul. Love this guy.

[@ross2142]

Put his natural talent together with pure LSD and that’s where the sound came from. Plus even after acid wears off, learned behaviors get locked in. Being at his shows on acid and him high on it had of been the most dramatic, joyfull, astonishing experience of one’s life. I used to listen to “Are you experienced” on vinyl high on mushrooms. You hear everything, and on the Sony Walkman,forget it! The music would switch speaker to speaker and flow thru ur brain.

[@sleepys5876]

Speaker to speaker or technically, stereophonic alone can make one feel high.

[@thomasvariale209]

You know people make me laugh the average person doesn't really know a whole lot about music and music theory .I just watched him play something he had his eyes closed and he's playing all is dissonant s*** to me he was quite demonic . Honesty he was playing dissonance he didn't know how to put harmonic cords together he didn't know theory he really didn't know what he was doing. . Once again in my opinion highly overrated guitar player ..

[@FrankieTeardrop1998]

Tell that to the anti drug moron Ted Nugent.

[@tronedope5063]

@@thomasvariale209 That’s literally part of the reason he was so good. He’s a self taught guitar player. He was creative and extremely talented. You don’t need music theory to be good at music, it’s a tool. Everything that you learn from music theory you can learn from just using your ears.

[@lucagerhardt9839]

@@thomasvariale209 Well, I guess some people just envy him for that particular reason. How come he did not get trained in music theory and still changed the world of music for ever?

[@barryispuzzled]

Just unafraid to experiment, with a brilliant ear for what experiments worked, and a sublime talent to execute them. Genius.

[@teddmented]

barryispuzzled well said

[@bretdouglas9407]

Yes. I think you nailed it

[@mjimih]

I use the word sublime to describe Jimi's bass playing style!

[@LucasAlves-nm8fu]

we need a Jimi Hendrix movie

[@Bioniking]

A good one

[@brendanmccabe8373]

Ekko De Luden it will be crap basically every biopic of a musician is the same opening with them just about to play at there biggest concert then flashback to early childhood show their family life and how after the death of a relative how it becomes dysfunctional then forward to late teens to early adulthood with them dissatisfied with their life and then they meet up with the other members of their group they play for a producer then they become huge touring and then the pressures cause a collapse due to drug and alcohol leading to a downfall and then a triumphant comeback

[@sikeyungalux5320]

@@brendanmccabe8373 you must be fun at parties

[@brendanmccabe8373]

Sike Yung Alux I just feel we need better films I mean every biopic of a musician is the title of their most famous song rocketman, bohemian rhapsody, walk the line I don’t think there bad films but when the only difference is the songs they play it gets boring

[@vladdrakul7851]

@@brendanmccabe8373 Don't apologize for being 100% correct. What a pity Andre 3000 was so wasted in that flat film but they are chocked to death by lawyers, deals, image protection for the sake of money making dead icon. It's all advertising which is why most of these films SUCK. There are exception. Check out 'Backbeat', truly a great film about the Beatles or even Nowhere boy.Great films despite being about the Beatles.That is how they all should be approached. I also dug the Johnny Cash bio. But these were pieces of art by proper directors not just another tiresome lame Queen film! Imagine how much better that could have been with Sacha Cohen and some attitude!

[@smaklilu90]

Guitar amps and effects were fairly new in his era and yet he pushed the limit and show every sound that is possible.

[@stephencolegrove5254]

The ability to play lead and rhythm together, in a fluid way with complexity that enhances the song structure in terms of harmony and melody with beautiful expression and tonality and utilization of varied voicings from all registers.

[@eddiewillers1]

And he did all this while playing left-handed on a right-handed guitar that had been reverse-strung. Edit 07/2020 - Looks like a fair storm of controversy hath been generated by my comment; 62 replies. Doesn't matter how Jimmi played - he was a genius.

[@davidsamueld2015]

Did he learn that way because no one told him he was doing it wrong?

[@Max-dr6rz]

@@davidsamueld2015 there was no left handed stratocasters at his time

[@Max-dr6rz]

Eric Clapton got a left handed stratocaster the day before he died they were going to gig on September 19, 1970 but he died that day so he never got his left handed strat

[@davidsamueld2015]

@@Max-dr6rz Were there left handed guitar players that played right handed guitars? Yes.

[@lt-yx1hx]

@@davidsamueld2015 yeah, but he was saying there weren't any left-handed guitars.

[@adjas482]

Jimi was not a Guitar player, he was some sort of Force of Nature. ~Jack Bruce

[@wickedacid9760]

Aditya Jaiswal Seven Ages of Rock..?

[@adjas482]

Yeap... Jack Bruce's interview about first time Jimi played at a Cream gig :)

[@jackrussellbruce7565]

Absolutely

[@MrZootalores]

caught in the storm of "Machine Gun", anything can happen!

[@browntroy101]

This was a GREAT video! I could just watch this over and over !!! There was Fascinating his playing styles!

[@kyrkwalters964]

Me too

[@mikeesquivel4131]

Such a great video. Thank you!!

[@kmustacal]

Jimi: Nobody looked like him, dressed like him or played like him. He was a tour de force, and a screaming, fiery comet traversing the sky. Could only be around for a short time with such greatness.

[@alkholos]

Actually, Hendrix took his sartorial cues from the late great Arthur Lee of Love. A few have tried to play or sound like him, like Robin Trower. But Jimi was always in a class by himself.

[@endlesslove8468]

Well, they killed him

[@lagartogrande1908]

No Buddy Guy without Guitar Slim. No Hendrix without Buddy Guy. EVERYTHING must come from somewhere.

[@nas84payne]

Artists like Hendrix can never be replicated (Elvis, Michael Jackson, etc).

[@dakotajohnson5009]

I've read that being a audio engineer for him was a nightmare. He would play an awesome lick that they liked, so they'd ask Jimi to play it back to them, but Jimi would play something different each time. I think that truly speaks about his abilities. You could go see every Jimi Hendrix concert he did and would have a different experience each time. I just wish I had the opportunity to see him live

[@Don2006]

I'm utterly disappointed the video did not mention this. I personally never listen to Jimi's studio tracks because they sound like merely templates for his live performances. His ability to add so much depth into his songs and give each rendition its own personality all via improvisation is unmatched.

[@kevinjoseph517]

yes Ed K mentioned 'we worked on a 4? track and I erased a lot of music'--tape was scarce and budgets small, at first.

[@manictiger]

Fuck mastering and trying to make a coherent song out of it. They should have just recorded as much stuff as they could. If he lived a full 80+ years, it still wouldn't be enough material.

[@asuka_the_void_witch]

That explains why there are 943943 bootlegs with 2379 versions of his songs :D

[@paulchamberlain8355]

He never wrote anything down n terms of notes on paper. Improvisation is hard to remember.

[@markhilbert6573]

He was not just a guitarist he was a musical genius.

[@harperwelch5147]

As always, when you review a musician we get to hear the techniques, not just hear people talking about the techniques used. You’re the best at this business of teaching us about what we are listening to and more fully appreciating it. Thank you.

[@nutsbutdum]

Jimi really knew his way around a chord! To this day I almost tear up when I hear Little Wing or Bold as Love. The chords are so simple and so clean, it's just mind-blowing.

[@justmesavage]

Not Even Wrong ok, so I'm not the only one that tears up.

[@jackhales6179]

Little Wing tears me up, yeah

[@TheAnderson41011]

The wind cries Mary

[@hebrhebrbdh1545]

Not Even Wrong thanks

[@Poseidon6363]

All Along The Watchtower.

[@CRoo-zu5ij]

When Jimi covered your song it was and is no longer yours

[@robbielawsonguitar6446]

Even Bob Dylan admits that

[@Xzawdyk]

C. Roo basically you had no choice but to accept it

[@Rangoslap8]

That would suck....hard.

[@ZachAttackO0]

R2 It wouldn’t suck shit I’d be blessed take it right away 🙏🏻

[@CatmanBill]

@@robbielawsonguitar6446 yep that’s what he said. Imagine.

[@jessemahsel1641]

Great production. Many thanks. So much great vision of the man too.

[@AfrikanLifestyle]

Wow...this was an incredible lesson for any fan who's not a musician and has no idea what you're speaking, but, then you could HEAR what you were talking about when you played it back. Incredible...Clearly, this gives some insight to just how great Jimi was...

[@sadiqmohamed681]

When I first saw Woodstock and heard his "Star Spangled Banner" it sounded total chaos and out of control, but when I listened to it again a bit later I realised he was completely in control at all times. He always knew "how to get there from here". His control of the instrument was such that whatever was in his head came out fully formed as music. A true musical god.

[@amycrunch3812]

Oh of course - his instrument was more than the Strat, it was also the amp behind him, etc.

[@lightsone2]

The "Banner" version I like best is the 16 track Rainbow Bridge version. It blew me away when I first heard it and every time I listen to it, I hear something new.

[@gleaveinjapan]

I felt exactly the same, first listening was confusion but later I can hear the bombs dropping

[@lukecohen9833]

my grandpa's brother went to the OG Woodstock and saw Jimi performed

[@persephone1062]

@@lukecohen9833 Lucky him!!!

[@erik9830]

Holy shit when you said it was nerly 50 years ago it really sunk in... Half a century. At age 27 he already left a mark on this world that would put in amongst the best ever to live. What a legend.

[@amycrunch3812]

Not amongst. There's guitarists and then there's Hendrix.

[@u2runkujukumaru593]

and we landed on the MooN and Jimi was here

[@PanicOutFun]

For each section, I re-discover how amazing the songs are. Awesome video!

[@ericdavidwallace]

This was extremely educational and helpful thank you thank you thank you for making this video about Jimmy. One of the all time greats!!

[@ToddtheExploder]

I was in sixth grade, in Sacramento, when I heard “Purple Haze” for the first time. Mom was taking my brother and me to A&W to get burgers and root beer floats, and this song came on the radio and my life changed forever at that moment. When we got home, I told my father that I needed to earn four bucks (“Are You Experienced?” was on sale for $3.99 at Tower Records.) I raked leaves for about three hours, and then Dad came out and handed me a fiver. His mother, who was visiting, drove me to the store to buy my very first album. I got home, removed The Beach Boys album that my buddy Dave had put on (we had a pool, and so there were always lots of kids at our house) and put on “ Are You Experienced? The funniest thing, though, was when the final song and title track began to play with that reverse tape opening, my Dad came tearing into the music room thinking that I was doing it with the record! It was his stereo, an old Magnavox console that Mom had painted bright blue and replaced the grill cloth with “psychedelic” fabric. Yeah. And Electric Ladyland, and his performance at Woodstock, and Band of Gypsies, man, it was over for me. By the time I was in junior high, we’d moved to Marin County, just north of San Francisco, and I finally had my own component stereo, and every morning, the last thing I’d do before I left was to play “Voodoo Chile (Slight Return). Get the right song stuck in your head in the morning and you’ll have a better day. To this day, Jimi is still, in my estimation, the greatest guitar virtuoso that has ever lived. Period. Thanks, Jimi. Rest In Peace, man.

[@kieranoconnor0]

ToddtheExploder great story, do you still have Tower Records in the States? They all closed here in the late ‘90s in England

[@hendrsb33]

@@kieranoconnor0 Tower went out of business long ago...

[@miamiheatbaby87]

Awesome story mate. I really enjoyed reading that. Love bro.

[@gordonquigg9389]

I was ten in '67, my sister 6 years older and she was buying all those records as they came out, in Newport Beach, California. But I didn't think there were any tower records until the mid 80's. But we were in Hawaii by the end of '68. S maybe they just weren't in Hawaii yet.

[@gwendolynamey9233]

ToddtheExploder good day to you sir

[@gimp7298]

Jimi's the reason I can't hear for crap now.............worth it, yep

[@sadasfasfsaf2742]

I (a young boy along with my family) met Jimi and the band when they were staying at the Travel Lodge Motel in Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco in June of 1967 - just before their debut at Monterey Pop Festival. Jimi's room was on our floor and he did indeed walk around with his Strat out of the case. The Coke machine in the hall was broken and we found that if you reached up in it you could jiggle the bottle and it would come out free. My sister stopped Jimi in the hall and asked him to reach up and grab us a bottle. He smiled and said, "Sure." He reached up and pulled out a dripping small bottle of Coke. Free! We all laughed. We made small talk for a bit. You could tell he was a very sweet guy who loved kids and life. My sister asked him if he was in a group and he said, "Yes," and then off he walked to his room and that weekend to change the world.

[@jeanserrano2395]

@@sadasfasfsaf2742 you copied a 2 year old comment...

[@BudderB0y2222]

@@sadasfasfsaf2742 Shut the fuck up

[@drmether9150]

@@BudderB0y2222 salty bitch

[@sherwintavarez8539]

There are some amazing artists today, if you listen to Khurangban or Steve Lacy or Tame Impala those artists will 100% give you Jimi Hendrix vibes

[@robertgarza7322]

I am a musician (with some small past acclaim) and I grew up with Hendrix. There is something young people today don't realize or maybe don't appreciate. It must be understood that the electric guitar and amps were still fairly new when Hendrix started playing. He was a very talented writer and player and showman but he had a wide open field all to himself as nobody had ventured where he went. He had for all practical reasons unlimited horizons, the sky was the limit. In order for young people today to come up with a musician that can compare with Hendrix there will probably have to be an invention of a new musical instrument and I sincerely wish this generation all the luck in the world.

[@johndillian1018]

Well, the way this world is going, someone will start using other peoples intestines for a musical instrument soon, so, not all hope is lost!

[@OfficialAbass]

it happened with skrillex in 2011 when he took it to the next level.

[@OfficialAbass]

but I wonder where is happening now, or when it'll happen. Remember, keep your mind open

[@johndillian1018]

@@OfficialAbass - Mmmmmm, no, not really, because its not a mainstay, it was a flash. No one is wondering how Skrillix did it, and, how it is a part of the building blocks of music. Skrillix was a fad, Jimmys music, while it is all noise, has fundamentals and building blocks to it, toooooooooootally diff meaning!!

[@geordiejohn3703]

That was really interesting thanks, what an incredible artist, he’ll never be forgotten.

[@Shrek_Smith]

jimi Hendrix was ahead of his time he was something else. the greatest guitarist of all time

[@mandrelltwitty8196]

FaCtS

[@richarddonohue4381]

Your profile pic is awesome

[@xlReGaRdLeSslx]

The only thing he was ahead of was making music sound like shit. Everything else he gets credit for was done before him.

[@peponation]

@SRV1 srv would smack you. He called himself a hendrix knockoff and he worshippedjimi. He literally said its nothing I can play better than jimi

[@drickett67]

Nah he s not even the closest to being the greatest not even top 10

[@JLxavyo]

Hendrix was an immortal being that came to show us how it’s done.

[@dashobie]

You have given me a whole new outlook on music,i have learned so much.

[@briancherry8088]

I first heard him watching Woodstock. I was blown away, and really fell down the rabbit hole with the music from that era. 30 years later I'm still sittin down here.

[@shawnreap]

Another excellent examination of a legend. But I'm gonna start doing a shot every time you say "iconic" from now on and if I die of alcohol poisoning it's YOUR fault! 😝

[@Polyphonic]

That'll be a truly iconic drinking game.

[@MrAgnesday]

Shawn Reap I second that emotion

[@whenthemusicsover6028]

+Polyphonic I'll drink to that. :)

[@Kiquecapo]

And "dive in"

[@hebrhebrbdh1545]

Shawn Reap that’s how I died

[@manifestgtr]

The older I’ve gotten, the more I’ve understood Jimi’s place in history. As a kid, I used to think “I’ve heard a million guitar players who are cleaner and more precise than him!” What you have to understand is that while others were killing it on guitar in the mid 60s, Jimi was the first international guitar god. His use of wah, heavy distortion, octave pedals, double stops, etc was the first that much of the world heard of this. It still rings to this day, too. Whenever you hear someone playing hammered double stops in the place of chords or playing a climbing series of unison bends....that traces its roots back to Hendrix. Even things like power chords use and major pentatonic...I dunno man.::there’s just SO MUCH that Hendrix brought to the table.

[@geoffwales8646]

Hendrix had uncanny phrasing. 'Clean' and 'precise' sounds like something you'd expect from a robot.

[@manifestgtr]

Geoff Wales Not exactly. The late 70s and 80s brought guitar playing to a whole new level...and I’m not just talking about the “shredders” who made the scene. Guys like SRV, Eric Johnson, EVH and Steve Lukather were super melodic and soulful but also had these superhuman levels of command over their instrument. Being really, really technically proficient doesn’t necessarily equal soulless roboticism. They all owed their careers to Hendrix and Page but they were sort of the next step in the “evolution” of electric guitar

[@geoffwales8646]

@@manifestgtr SVR was a giant. No-one could play a Hendrix tune like SVH could. I find the others you mentioned boring. I like simple, expressive phrasing over blazing fretwork. Neil Young for instance. Each to their own...

[@manifestgtr]

Geoff Wales Yeah, I hear ya. I’m mostly just talkin generalizations, etc. The stuff that was happening in the world of guitar in popular music

[@amycrunch3812]

Feedback? No one could do a soundcheck for Jimi but Jimi. Turn a bit this way or that and the sound changed. Or screeched.

[@johnowens4334]

I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this, but I smile all the way thru it. Thank you

[@terencelew5735]

Great information and analysis. I enjoyed the summary and will read all the comments from the viewers. I now appreciate and have a better understanding of what made Hendrix stand out.

[@lukoshey79]

As a drum teacher, I frequently suggest to my students to listen to Hendrix not just for Mitch Mitchells mastery on drums, but for Jimis rhythmic playing. Those bends you speak of for example can be sweeped and sliced upon the high hats. His phrasing in solos can be embellished on the Toms and kick drums, makes playing any song much more colourful. Great vid buddy, keep it up

[@dogtulosba]

I've purposely not watched this video for weeks. Maybe I was worried about misrepresentation or being underwhelmed. Shame for not playing the 🎸? The fact that I brought up some of these points in a MS thesis? Who knows. But as a paratrooper from Seattle, even I pulled my purple drumsticks during this video to jam along. Then laughed. What is the distortion of 🥁? Machines? Buzzes? Mickey Hart?!

[@TS-qq7vr]

I truly think Mitch Mitchell is one of THE great drummers. His drumming truly is a lead instrument; he was just fortunate / unfortunate enough to be teamed with Jimi Hendrix whose reputation puts him 10 feet from superstardom. It's too bad he did very little afterwards.

[@peterlloyd7543]

Mitch and Jimi were a great duo. It's a good guitarist who fits his playing in with the high hat. It's something of a lost art; as is bass playing which syncs with the bass drum. By adopting these approaches, an average band with a good drummer will always impress (the birds). You can also invert this way of playing. Zeppelin get a lot of their power by syncing the bass drum(s)with JPs guitar riffs. Somebody could probably write a thesis on how this role inversion is linked to dark powers.

[@Palatard]

Fire is a great example of a super rythmic hendrix song.

[@theaterdreamer]

Lukos Hey Hendrix was very percussive in his attack as a guitarist. The machine gun riff referenced in the video is a prime example. He found the spaces between the rhythm section to create some really interesting movements.

[@laman8914]

What made him exceptional, was not the notes, but being one with his music, guitar, mind and emotions. It was one integrated field.

[@aname5938]

Self taught, too.

[@Agos226]

This is why it bugs me when people call his playing “sloppy”, I would much rather have a solo with real human soul and emotion than something sterile and perfect

[@suprchickn7745]

No one sounded anything like him, he never played a song the same way twice and he was a true artist! This is beside the fact that no one of his era had ever heard guitar like this before.

[@johnhariis250]

@Stellvia Hoenheim nobody's perfect 🤞

[@user-td6qz7qb3g]

exactly! just like bb king

[@frank.reilly5510]

That was well done. Thank you for sharing your work. 😎👍🤘

[@damiyen1]

The guitar work on Axis Bold As Love (the song) is so unique, and the effects produce a haunting and ethereal sound that evokes so much emotion in me. Listening to that album transports me back to the early 90s instantaneously. Definitely have to listen to Axis Bold As Love on the headphones at least once. The song was made for that specifically.

[@Karunaaa]

The thing about his music is that nobody can play it like him. There are many other guitar players who arguably are better technically, but they still couldn't play any of his songs like he could. Still, his technical ability was immense. But I feel like his creative vision and his passion is what makes his music great. He managed to translate his vision and his ideas through the guitar so well. He has changed music forever in a career that basically only lasted 4 years, and that's what makes him one of the greatest artists ever

[@VladBobia]

The only technical ability he had was to play a couple of licks in pentatonic boxes.

[@safwannizam2932]

Vlad That’s like saying Jesus was just a guy with a drinking problem

[@benjaminanderson6016]

Karuna Just imagine what he could’ve done if he had a full life...

[@keegan1948]

SRV could

[@mrdfk9410]

Vlad LOL come on man. I think you're mistaking Jimi for John Frusiante. Tbf, for Jimis first album you could say that but by the third lmao no way, the he had improved A LOT by 1968 and then even more so by 1970. Such a shame he passed but in a strange way, we haven't had to see him grow old and slow, like say Santana now. If you get what I mean.

[@WHANAUPEACE]

I heard Jimi for the first time in the late 60's when I was listening to the Beatles at the same time. Later on I was listening to Eric Clapton, Stevie Vai, Ritchie Blackmore and Sambora, Gary Moore, Pete Townsend, Eddie Van Halen, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck. In my judgement and opinion Nobody then, even today, comes even close to Jimi's genius. Out of this world is Jimi Hendrix, literally. Now its 2020 and Jimi is still bigger than Clapton or Beck or any other guitarist dead or alive. R.I.P Rosetta Tharpe. Pioneer of Jimi Hendrix style in my opinion.

[@peponation]

Rosetta n Curtis Mayfield and you are dead right. The older i get , the more i shutter n shake at his brilliance. He was too much for the Planet. 5 years man, that's all

[@StaffanPersson]

@Tupak Tupakari: I totally agree with you about Hendrix being a true guitar genius and a fantastic player! Just wondered, since you were around all this great music in the 60s (and I guess the 70s) - did you ever get to see Frank Zappa live and hear his guitar playing live? Unfortunately, I was born to late to see both Jimi and Frank live, but I´ve listened to many, many Zappa-albums (both stuido and live) and he is the only guitarist that I would rank on the same scale as Hendrix. They were very different players in terms of style and technique, but I have heard so many totally mind blowing guitar solos of Frank Zappa's, that just doesn´t sound like anything else from any othter guitarist I´ve ever heard. Different styles for different tastes, but Zappa is the top dog guitarist in my book (with Hendrix as a good runner-up :-). I shouldn't even compare them, but I just did... I love them both, just to be clear! What I would have liked was to have Frank write music with Hendrix in the band - man, that would have been truly amazing I think, with Zappas ability to get the best out of every musician he employed - and with Hendrix; whoa, there was a lot to get!

[@siciliangypsy4758]

Unbelievable! Great depth in this video.

[@lightsone2]

When I was 14, I began to play drums and was always looking for the "next" drummer with anything different. A guitarist buddy of mine came over one day and asked if I'd heard Hendrix's "Experienced" Lp. We stuck it on the turntable and proceeded to blow my mind. And I was a straight 15 year old kid. I still think back to that day and put Hendrix on the player and let it rip. Video dissertations like this help me to appreciate Jimi all over again. The man was an artist with no compare. I will always be grateful to have been born in the time when the music changed and I got to experience it and really haven't heard everything from those days. Jimi reigns supreme from those times of experimentation.

[@raoulduke344]

Mitch Mitchell was an amazing drummer. His work pn Hey Joe especially.

[@Elwrt455]

Hendrix DID NOT consider himself the greatest. Hendrix was a COMPOSER who constantly played a song differently. His Woodstock performance was amazing particularly the sound effects of "bombs falling", "Taps", etc. during the "Star Spangled Banner"! My God the SOUL that he put into "Little Wing" a song dedicated to his late Mother.

[@DrLove911]

You're lucky if u got to see Hendrix bro. I hope u did

[@TheB0sss]

He might no have considered himself to be the greatest but he still is

[@vincentwhitley8197]

Public persona aside, he was one of the most humble humans to have ever lived.

[@antoniojanifer4588]

Someone once said that the reason that Jimi is so relevant today is because he was so ahead of his time, and we still haven't caught up to him yet!

[@Johnnysmithy24]

That’s not really true. Maybe ahead of his time by like 5 years, but he has been massively surpassed by now

[@jeffmason2691]

@@Johnnysmithy24 by who? no one is as creative as Jimi Hendrix, not even close.

[@Johnnysmithy24]

@@jeffmason2691 In terms of technique and musicality by plenty. Best example I can give you is Guthrie Govan

[@vogendo7377]

Such an interesting and well done Video, which comes directly and synthetically to the essential of why he was such a good musician. Congrats

[@kelvinhopkins3000]

Outstanding report. Thanks.

[@axeanimation2417]

I had to write a paper for English about who we think changed the world.... look who I chose 🤟🏻

[@Trigger_000]

*Justin Beiber?*

[@axeanimation2417]

Rick ?

[@Trigger_000]

*Grace?*

[@peopleunderthestars]

That’s so cool, I hope you got a good grade ⭐️

[@axeanimation2417]

jacaylin I got an A+!

[@soldtobediers]

"Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music." - Jimi Hendrix Turnin' the World's music as upside down as his guitar... didn't hurt a bit either. 71918

[@pippipster6767]

Sold to be Diers That’s what I keep telling my bank manager when he calls me about my overdraft 🤪

[@vhollund]

Bends weren't new when Hendrix came through Cream and before that Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry etc

[@vhollund]

Listen to Band of Gipsies to hear rythme playing never since equalled

[@filipvis4655]

vhollund hendrix implemented it on his own unique way though, as every guitarist does it differently to bend up to a note/tone, or a slight nuance.

[@patcola7335]

Sold to be Diers Nice sentiment but not truthful.

[@hhamk3656]

Jimi Hendrix was the first artist to amaze me. I used to think there were 3 guitars when he played

[@larryfilkoff124]

Well, to be honest, there was a little overdubbing going on in the studio. Nonetheless, Brother could lay it out there in a live performance. NOBODY better. Never will be. NEVER.

[@walterhayley7252]

You are nearly as amazing as Hendrix my friend--so much insight and information relayed so eloquently... thank you!

[@mountart2]

The fact that Jimi, sleep, ate and even went to the bathroom practicing his guitar kind of helps! The guitar, for Jimi, was just an extension of himself. he was the guitar!

[@jimihendrix3142]

Hello how are you doing? It’s nice meeting you here

[@johndillian1018]

"The" epitome of eat, sleep and shyt guitar!!

[@1Rolinha]

Every time I play Voodoo Child ( slight return) the hairs on the back of my neck, and arms stand. It feels like the gateway to a different dimension. The first time I listened to Purple Haze, I knew I was listening to someone very special. It changed my life forever.

[@craighoover1495]

Thanks! I listened to his music for years but never quite appreciated what he did. This putting of words to it helps with my understanding.

[@user-dj7gr1ed1j]

I just wanted to let you know, you have done an extraordinary job with your videos. I have watched your Jimi Hendrix video dozens of times and have shared it with friends and family. It's one of my favorites! I love your explanations and your voice! Keep up all the great work!

[@filip_g]

I still can't believe Jimmy's "Star Spangled Banner" is USA national anthem.

[@rickmcdonalled]

wat lol

[@MarkiusFox]

His specific version SHOULD be the national anthem, based on the sharp contrast it has with the lyrics of the song and the horrors of war that he weaved into it all. It's truely emblematic of the United States as it has been, as it stands today, and as it likely will continue for some time to come.

[@carolinatimemachine6338]

He played the national anthem not the other way around lol

[@PiperAtTheGatesOfYourMom]

Lee Holland r/wooosh

[@SOVESOVE3]

@@carolinatimemachine6338 whoosh

[@1pcfred]

When you drop enough acid Bob Dylan's All Along the Watchtower sounds like Jimi's version. So Jimi was just playing it how he heard it.

[@Anorak1795]

Paul Frederick how much acid would you suggest?

[@MovementGraffiti]

@@Anorak1795 exactly, i need to make some hits!

[@Anorak1795]

sifa rachid how much acid shall we drop? Yes

[@cavemanissy1143]

Brenden sutton enough to make a blank canvas seem like the best piece of art you’ve ever seen

[@Anorak1795]

UglyBoySloth that’s a lotta acid... I only smoke weed but you and all the fellow acid heads enjoy

[@runnrman6461]

I really love this channel and it’s style

[@MrMgh76]

Around for less than 5 years and still no others like him for the over 50 years he has been gone. Always imitated but never duplicated. The GOAT.

[@57stratkat]

Hendrix was a phenomenal rhythm guitarist. He's famous for lead playing but listen to the rhythm grooves. He had played the Chitlin circuit for years as a guitarist for Little Richard, Wilson Pickett, and a host of other famous R&B stars. He knew how to hold down a groove with constant forward motion peppered with endless embellishments. Producer Eddie Kramer deserves acknowledgement. He played a substantial role in the studio wizardry.

[@Fontsman]

When people say he's overrated they forget that 50 years have passed. You'd expect guitar technique and tech to have evolved and it has massively. It's what an artist does at the time and their legacy. And in four years he left a massive contribution. Way beyond the likes of Clapton or Beck etc. Just read what John McLaughlin or Miles Davis thought about him.

[@LondonKumamoto]

@Mark Hummel absolutely

[@BKMDano17]

I have played for sometime now but nothing has come easy or just clicked. Jimi, Jimi Page, Slash these people are gifted like an artist is. No matter how many lessons or classes I take, I just won't be a fluent painter or player. I've actually had guitar teachers tell me that they could get to a point where I could play what I hear in my head. While there are many who can here it then play it. That is not me. To bad because I just love the work many of these people before me have created.

[@GeorgeSPAMTindle]

@@BKMDano17 Check out a channel by Rick Beato, some of it is mind blowingly technical but he does do some stuff for the not so experienced.

[@bigtyronemusic]

Who the hell is saying that HE is overrated? I am confused.

[@ericisprobablyfullofshit7797]

@@bigtyronemusic - Idiots who think it's cool and edgy to be contradictory, that's who.

[@amycrunch3812]

AATW solo #2 was like a presentation (dissertation) of contemporary techniques, a showcase, and there's so much going on under the uppermost layer, all his add-ons. Kramer's the one to watch and listen, and this is a great clip you've made.

[@Z1Hellrider]

His guitar playing was out of this world, from another realm that maybe only existed in his head, to us it was like an alien had landed and said give me damn string thing, do it like this, and his singing just complimented that filthy sound, he's NOT just the greatest guitar player of all time, he wrote such beautiful lyrics and sang like a KING !!

[@mvagusta6757]

Hendrix fan since 69. Your short review is the best Hendrix in a nut shell I've seen. I'm real glad you put in a fragment of the song Bold as Love. The crescendo at the end is so Cosmic you just want to take off and never come down. It's Epic, orchestral & symphonic. So Rich. There has not been anyone like him since his passing!!!

[@sinusinfection1159]

Yo.

[@mvagusta6757]

R.C. Hamilton if there was no Jimi, there would be no amazing SRV. He would be much less. He drew nearly all his motivation and inspiration from Jimi. Take that away, and you have something completely different. If you don't understand that it's because you just can't. Prince drew a lot from Jimi to, and Clapton said of Prince that he was the Greatest of the "living" guitarists. Prince when asked about Jimi in 2005 said, " he's still on top, no one comes close." You don't understand that because you're only looking at technique. There aren't many people that really understand where Jimi was comin from.

[@mvagusta6757]

Noartist - Hendrix wasn't a Guitar player!!! This is a life and death and beyond riddle. When great performers speak of Jimi in "Awe and Wonder", their not being nostalgic, it's the way He affects them through his music. Listen to SRV, Slash, Prince, speak about him. Paco De Lucia, one of the most famous flamenco guitarists was asked who was his favourite guitar player. Most people were shocked when he said Jimi Hendrix. John Mclaughlan of The Mahavishnu Orchestra said, " Jimi taught us all". Listen to John's Visions of the Emerald Beyond Album, and see what Jimi inspired John to do. John was a jazz player before he heard Hendrix.

[@hoopfool8]

I was driving my 1961 VW northbound on Ximeno in Long Beach when I first heard "Purple Haze". I was on the natch, and I had to pull over to the curb because what I was hearing on the radio was so mind-blowing I couldn't keep driving. Saw Hendrix with The Soft Machine and Electric Flag at the Shrine Auditorium on his first US tour. Then at the Forum and Newport '69 Friday nite and Sunday. Dude changed music forever.

[@marcfedak]

Hi Christopher, Hendrix with Soft Machine live.... wow, two innovators in one night. (Electric Flag was pretty good too from the little bit I've heard by them.)

[@davidguernsey5111]

How old are you now mr.Gee?how come you still remember that old memory.

[@DomyTheMad420]

4:20 and this is why even as a 14 year old straight laced "honor-roll" student i was in AWE of how that man was basically playing jazz with the guitar. He injected soul into the rock genre like nobody else and i'm STILL in awe

[@nyterpfan]

The Royal Albert Hall version of "Little Wing"--(on the 1972 "Hendrix in the West" album)--that last note--it's so free and beautiful--like a rebirth! Nobody but Hendrix could play an note like that!! And that cosmic quality is what sets him apart from everyone else to this day!