British guitarist analyses Jimi Hendrix taking on Chuck Berry live in 1970!

Tonight we're taking a look at Jimi Hendrix with his own take on 'Johnny Be Goode'!
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TIME STAMPS - 0:50 Performance 2:40 Analysis Start 7:23 Guitar 9:51 Playing with Aggression 11:48 Thumb Position 13:15 Lead to Rhythm Changes 15:04 Performance Part 2 17:13 Analysis Resumption 18:11 Transition into Open Wah 20:37 Ending Lead

[@mydailybread7]

show off !! 😊 👏❤️🌟

[@TURTLES_FOR_LIFEEE]

Machine Gun off BOG Album you should please do sir.

[@lrwiersum]

Thanks for this.

[@nolslifegren]

16.45 Knocks the wah wah back on with his hand - cos he can - cos hes a fuckin genius

[@Pimp-Master]

The last time stamp is worth the whole video.

[@katsujinkin60]

I was in the front row, directly in front of Jimi at Hunter College in March 1968, and I am still recovering at the age of 70! He was my hero then and now!

[@Williamottelucas]

One of the few times this 65-year-old wishes he was a little older. I was too young, and in the wrong hemisphere, to hear the man live.

[@katsujinkin60]

It truly was the experience of a lifetime! I saw Jimi play live 3 times, and I met him one night at a club in Greenwich Village. I was only 16 and he was my hero!

[@jimjim7819]

Wow I wish I could have been there

[@katsujinkin60]

@@jimjim7819 Speaking of recovering, tomorrow is my anniversary. I have been Clean and Sober for 18 years, and I haven't had a cigarette in over 30! It has taken that long to recover from the 1960s. It was an amazing decade, but it left a lot of devastation in it's wake.

[@safiramusica]

@@katsujinkin60 wow I envy you! Amazing!

[@lynndow3185]

He COULD play a guitar just like ringing a bell!

[@chipurBillWhite]

But did he carry it in a gunny sack?

[@lynndow3185]

@@chipurBillWhite Hah! Any gig bag in a storm, I guess!

[@chipurBillWhite]

@@lynndow3185 Right you are 😉

[@drewpall2598]

@@lynndow3185 are You referring to Jimi or Fil? (Hee, hee)

[@lynndow3185]

@@drewpall2598 Haaa!!! ALL of 'em! Jimi, Fil, Chuck and Johnny B.!

[@bobturnley2787]

Jimi's greatest Live performance ever recorded. I like how when Chuck Berry was asked about it, he said that Jimi "played the hell out of it."

[@jamesmcclain5005]

Chuck Berry was not familiar with Jimi Hendrix when he did Johnny B. Goode, he said that he would never play that song again!

[@bobturnley2787]

@@jamesmcclain5005 It would be unlikely that Berry never heard of Hendrix by 1970 when Hendrix played the song. Berry played it in 1986 when he went into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

[@jamesmcclain5005]

@@bobturnley2787 😂😂😂 That's because everyone told Chuck that Hendrix does this to everyone. This is Chuck Berry's most famous song, no one expected that he wouldn't play it again, but to say that is shocking. Most guitarists thought their careers were over at the advent of Jimi Hendrix.

[@bobturnley2787]

@@jamesmcclain5005 Yes. Beck and Clapton were very impressed with Hendrix. But of course all they meant was that Hendrix would always be considered the most famous or greatest, however one chooses to interpret that. Hendrix reinterpreted Johnny B. Goode, but there was always going to be room for the original version. And room for Johnny Winter's great take on the song as well.

[@jamesmcclain5005]

@@bobturnley2787 I agree, those who decide to challenge that song, that's great, now it gives a measuring stick. Hendrix was the consummate performer, as well as an astounding musician; but Chuck Berry's version is the master version and is still considered great dating all the way back to the 50's!

[@SH-th4wy]

Jimi's bend at 2:35 gives me a lump in my throat, a chill down my spine and a tear in my eye. It is the sound of my entire youth. I can't explain it better. Fil, thank you for highlighting that moment and his mastery of feedback! Jimi doing what he did with the equipment available at that time is like Aristotle harnessing nuclear fusion with an oil lamp.

[@joelteague8032]

Phil is as good at explaining it as Jimmy was doing it

[@52split]

I think that could be the greatest guitar note in history. If it fell into my hands I wouldn't know what to do with it, but for Jimi, it was just another step on the path.

[@timd7782]

An excellent analogy. Truly one of the greatest, most creative single notes in all of rock guitar. The first time I heard it, I had to sit down and take a deep breath.

[@joefelice5062]

@@52split100% agree, and I have always been grateful that we have a video of it, so we can see how perfectly that note came out into the world, with the arm flying over his head and his mouth open, like the note was created with his whole being and not just the pluck of a guitar string.

[@jeffreybedrosian4935]

Gotcha there too

[@bobbynoe1]

"The perfect blend of chaos and organization" - you nailed it!

[@lrwiersum]

Total, complete and utter mastery !! All that man wanted to do was play that guitar, it was his all.

[@privateer0561]

A friend of mine played this to me in the summer of 1972 when I was 11 years old. It absolutely blew my mind. I was listening to the Monkees, The Partridge Family, Jesus Christ Superstar...and then this. Good Lord! I was off to the races and never looked back...

[@raphaelbernard7954]

I was 11 in 72 also and listening to the Monkeys, and the Patridge Family but unfortunately never listened to Jimi until the late 80's.

[@privateer0561]

@@raphaelbernard7954 That wailing, haunting guitar note in the solo that Fil talks about is probably the greatest single guitar note in history.

[@GreenDistantStar]

To add another level of awesome, Jimi looks at the neck just once during the entire song.

[@jimz68]

This was taken from the first show May 30, 1970. I was fifteen years old and sitting in the 10th row with a high school friend. What a way to be introduced to live music, as this was my first "big boy" concert. (Hey...What's that smell" ?) While waiting for my parents to pick us up, we listened to part of the second show from the recording truck behind the theater. There was also a minor riot by people trying to get into that sold out second show. Such a great analysis, Fil (as usual !) Such a great memory. Thanks!

[@DeltaFoxtrot5190]

Great story! Thanks a lot for sharing it.

[@sharonunger4444]

My Dad (still with us) was one of the fans able to get on stage with Jimi at Woodstock.. Spoke to him & shook his hand too. Memories for him..✌🎸🎵❤🔥

[@d2d2d28]

Wow great stories!!!

[@gkr2424]

James Williams thumbs up

[@Ullarsjaldberi]

My dad brought me to see Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Little Richard and Fats Domino 6 years before this.

[@marksc1929]

Saw Chuck Berry from like 15 ft away ...his tone was magical...we forget how many musicians he inspired ....rest well Chuck and Jimi 🌹

[@jvs333]

Guitar Slim (Eddie Jones), Chuck Berry, Jimi Hendrix. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpimkIGkopx_kKs

[@monkmchorning]

I see Chuck Berry doing with a guitar what Louis Jordan did with a saxophone and Moon Mullican did with a piano. But of course, Guitar Slim and Sister Rosetta Tharp were in there, too.

[@827dusty]

This one man shocked the world, and changed the direction of Rock and Roll. Jimi was simply amazing.

[@chipsterb4946]

“Something that hasn’t happened before.” Encapsulates Jimi’s guitar playing in one phrase.

[@jeffreybedrosian4935]

With good listening WeAll Can Play what we’ve never played or heard before

[@nrich5127]

The man who broke the mold of what guitar playing could be ... the greatest innovator of sound ... he opened the door for every other guitarist who followed.

[@lrwiersum]

He changed the paradigm.

[@keithtaylor1864]

Well said!

[@markrymanowski719]

Correct. A true trail blazer.

[@smoothoperator7023]

52+ years later, we're still mesmerized by what this man was doing with & to a guitar.🤯 L E G E N D .

[@fredhinckley8630]

When I was in college, one of my friends brought in the album with Purple Haze on it. Everything changed after that.

[@johnny2timesthe3rd]

@Led Zeppelin dawg you probably live a sad, unfulfilling, life

[@joefelice5062]

I love that everyone talks about that note around 2:33 - that bend where he throws is left arm over his head in unison with the bending of the note. I first saw this video as a teenager and this one note touched me in a profound way, and it has stayed with me since then. And I love seeing here that so many people feel the same way.

[@nordsturm9376]

Jimi shoved Johnny B Goode in a 1960s muscle car and floored it.

[@joelteague8032]

Exactly that's way he was the Goat!!

[@gaddyify]

He does that to every song he covers.

[@deed.3230]

Great analogy.

[@johnb5519]

He sure could crank it out. He was in the zone alright, still gives me goose bumps to listen to his solos.

[@Knards]

His opening playing of the song was just incredible

[@banjammy4116]

I don't care what anyone says ,if he isn't the best, there isn't a long line ahead of him

[@ramsesstafford4640]

Agreed 💯% . Jimi had been playing the guitar for only 12 years by the time of his death so to me he is the greatest guitar player ever he's like the Michael Jordan of the guitar.

[@kevinpaul180]

One of the greatest songs ever written, and the best guitar intro EVER, played by possibly the greatest guitarist....❤️❤️

[@loripond1839]

Fil...your skill is amazing and Jimi's influence has everything to do with that!!...✌♥️🤘😊

[@wingsofpegasus]

Thanks Lori!

[@kevincarey2467]

Dancing on the edge of feedback.....great description.....

[@patriciavance5167]

It's not fair that I can only give "1" thumbs up!!

[@Harp_and_Guitar_Moving_Forward]

👍

[@debishaw9355]

What an awesome version of Johny Be Good. “Perfect blend of chaos”. Sums it up, Fil...thank you for this.

[@reddottx]

Nice playing Fil. Guitar sounds great!

[@Carpetlay1]

This is the best rendition of this song by anyone ever. Different gravy

[@christopherp.9616]

Wow...have you ever heard Chuck Berry?

[@bobsaturday4273]

no , its ok but Chuck was the best

[@TheDavidfallon]

Everyone did this song. (They still do it!) It was like a rite of passage. Jimi, Johnny Winter, SRV, et al... They all recognised Chuck as the man to master... Jimi's version is pure adrenaline... His comping of the bompa-bompa chords and the classic double stop riff (that Chuck borrowed from T-Bone Walker, and jump blues after all!) is rock solid, befitting of a back-line player, well schooled in all those chitlin circuit bands where you could be fined if you missed a beat or lagged a note, over which he paints astral dreams of sheer sonic bliss...

[@jamesbond8608]

Don’t you wonder had jimi lived

[@lumberlikwidator8863]

Special note to guitarists: Regarding that bend at 2:35: wide bends like that are particularly difficult on a Strat, because when you bend, the springs in the guitar stretch and all your strings go flat, so the tremolo is fighting you and you have to push the string even farther to get your note. In addition, the old Fenders have a fingerboard radius of 7.25 inches, so the action has to be a lot higher than on a Gibson with its flatter neck or your bends will fret out and die. As if that's not enough, Jimi's low tuning requires that you push the string farther to achieve the same change in pitch. (Luthier here, as well as guitarist, speaking.). That bend alone, under those conditions, is nothing short of phenomenal. Thanks again, Fil, and nice work on your white Strat!

[@skycircle9893]

It's so exciting ..what a trip. He'd always take you to places you never knew existed!!!

[@bokehintheussr5033]

Hendrix's control of feedback was almost spooky at times: the way he could create that sound that almost sounds like ufos flying past or making his amp sound like it was possessed.

[@tonyfreeman1339]

In one of his books he describes seeing a UFO while traveling to another gig

[@BrianMarcus-nz7cs]

He just got lucky every time👍🫥😶‍🌫️🐦🕊️

[@nickrider5220]

Still wading through your back catalogue Fil......nice playing and explaining of Jimi's techniques....what a damn genius he was ! I'm going to play some his tracks now and soak in his guitar 😎

[@Craig_Fussell]

Great performance!! I know we’re all captivated by his showmanship and soloing, but man, Jimi was such a great rhythm player!!! ✌🏻🎸🎶

[@richardfairlamb9728]

Exactly. The way he weaves between rhythm and lead so effortlessly is stunning. People also don’t mention enough how brilliant Mitch is here.

[@richardcabrejo532]

You made me smile, when you smiled! The very end solo. I knew we all seen the impossible!

[@johndrx165]

Amazing example of Hendrix' ability. My first Hendrix album was In The West, which had this and many other incredible live performances. Lover Man is my favorite. I played in a band and of course we played this version of Johnny B Goode.

[@lgx0073]

Your analogy of Jimi's control of feedback is spot on!

[@jiminut]

Sorry to flood the chat but this is an amazing channeling of Jimi's spirit! I'm blown away by your technical demo but also your appreciation for his balls to the wall approach to performing! It's like nothing was planned. Jimi was forced to play the hits but by 1969 he was improvising everything from the songs to the setlists and of course the instrumentals! Finally, let's hear it for Billy Cox on bass guitar!

[@kra6750]

Saw Jimi in 1968 in Nottingham on his first uK tour topping the bill with other artists including Pink Floyd, The Nice, Amen Corner and the Move. Was only 17 and didn’t appreciate/understand what I was seeing! Now I know I was seeing the GOAT!!

[@fredkrissman6527]

My first concert, age 14... After 2 opening acts, The Experience came out at midnight and finished just before dawn! No other live performance came close... RIP Jimi.

[@sharonmuzik]

Hard to believe this was 50 years ago! Loved your analysis and your playing too!

[@coldavo]

Great video! Thanks !

[@MrBazda]

Mitch shaking his fist at the end, in appreciation 😬

[@andrehof7876]

I didn't see that before....He is reaching for the cymbals...but yeah...he is early there and seems to address to Jimi.....nice one....this very concert was one a the more magical moments between Mitch and Jimi...they went all over the place but sort of telepathy kept them together....very special if other people can feel that,understand it...it is very rare I find people "getting it"....tnx Bazda

[@LostMyMojo100]

WOW! I never noticed that before... Thanks!

[@the90schildmashups92]

@@andrehof7876 How do you feel about Mitch playing drum parts during the Star Spangled Banner at Woodstock? I think Billy Cox tapped out after about 6 seconds in

[@andrehof7876]

@@the90schildmashups92 ooh, can't remember much drumming there, I think Mitch stopped a bit later than Billy though.. I know Mitch claimed that Woodstock was icy cold, they came on in early morning hours of Monday or so, after endless delays.. Mitch said he played to keep his hands warm most of that gig, being very busy...

[@the90schildmashups92]

@@andrehof7876 Mitch would stop, then came back in during the war sounds part Hendrix was playing, then stopped. Billy decided to not play bass for almost all of it if I heard him right. Interesting details though you shared

[@privateer0561]

That distorted note on the solo is the greatest note ever played. Haunting and otherworldly.

[@Mr22Johnthegreat]

Spot on Fil! And your refrencing Jimi's sound was excellent!😊

[@hjackson718]

Another great example of Jimi's mastery of feedback is the Rainbow Bridge version of Hear My Train A Comin. He on que he summons feedback to imitate a train whistle. It is amazing. The control he exhibits over his ax is insane. He was quite simply "Th GOAT." I challenge you to find anyone who could do that let alone with such ease.

[@ianking8574]

What a pleasure your videos are. I've seen and heard Jimi's version of Johnny B Goode so many times but -- after this -- I appreciate it even more. I've been playing guitar for 50 years now, and I'm still learning from Jimi, and you!

[@CloudKrazed]

Why would anyone dislike this video? It's an excellent breakdown of this underestimated masterpiece of live guitar

[@MarttiSuomivuori]

'cos I am jealous

[@guy1900763]

Thats insane playing.No wonder Clapton had second thoughts.No one has revolutionised the electric guitar as Hendrix did.The most influential guitarist of our time.

[@claytonpaul4259]

Who TF thumbs down this? Ffs. Excellent job Fil, absolutely love your jimi videos. Thanks for doing him justice :) rock on brotha

[@RutlandRick]

This guy has taught me a lot about music.

[@robertburke784]

Thank you Mr. Hendrix for pioneering the greatest era of electric guitar EVER! He was so exciting to watch live, sorry I never got to see him in person. Nice analysis as always Fil!

[@kittywhitaker9075]

"Dancing on the edge of feedback" Fil. once again, you nailed it! I love what you do!

[@wingsofpegasus]

Thanks!

[@larrymor]

I saw him live that year. My eyes and ears were opened that night and my view of music has never been the same.

[@yepyepp13]

Take a close look: at 16:44 he was just pushing the WAH pedal with her left hand, while he's making that pull-off licks with his right hand. hahah what a showman he was. Jimi just covered this song, "Johnny Be Goode" in concert TWO TIMES in his life, just two fkin times. And he is really IMPROVIZING, as always. He mades things easy hahah On this video, and on his last concerts (take some 70 stuff shows like Baltimore 70, or European tour 70,...) he was a fkin BEAST, really: focuzed, groundbreaking and tasty licks, he literally rewrites the same song musically between one concert to another (for example Hear my Train a Comin', or Red House), understanding that he's always singuin' while playin'!!! I don't ever imagine what he have reached if he'd spend 10 or more years with us. What a loss.

[@melissakhalar1842]

This makes me smile it's so good.

[@elmorevandodewaard544]

Great analysis. Jimi was awesome. A fearless musician.

[@catsofsherman1316]

Excellent analysis. Ive seen that Berkeley performance so many times. Such a classic. Been grooving on the recently released Live in Maui cd/dvd set. Another great performance. One of his best captured on film despite the technical challenges of being on a volcano with intense wind.

[@glamgal7106]

Fil, I truly have to thank you for this incredible music analysis videos that you provided of Jimi Hendrix-you opened my ears and mind further regarding his overall musicianship. I had to listen to the video separately as you suggested and the listening experience was amazing! Jimi was indeed an incredible musician who demonstrated that blend of-I believe you put it(albeit partially I think)as this-chaos and control and overall technique. After listening to Jimi, now I’m a bit ashamed to say that for years I wasn’t exactly “fannish” about Jimi because of his smashing guitars on stage-I believe that musical instruments are meant for playing, not destroying. So as of now, I’ve put that part aside. Since listening to your music analyses, I’m more open minded and if this is a word, more “open-eared” to all music genres. Yes I know I’ve said this before: From one musician to another musician, I sincerely thank you for all you do, Fil! 🎸

[@Rangercfo]

Always a treat to see a critique on one of my favorite guitarists, Jimi Hendrix, from my favorite KZbin critic. Great job Fil on all your critiques, but this one in particular. I believe for me it was the addition of your very detailed highly skilled hands on guitar explanation that made the difference. Your respect for the original artists in all your videos is obvious and is only amplified by your courteous and humble delivery. So many others on KZbin start out ok with a critique but quickly shift the focus and dialogue toward their own skill set often limited in comparison to the subject of their critique. Hope you'll do more reviews/critiques like this in the future. Well done sir!

[@paulzaiter6630]

The ending still gives me goosebumps!!

[@bensagal-morris8072]

It’s beautiful to see a true genius pay tribute to their inspiration.

[@ronnieorsak9132]

Thank you so much. Have listened to Jimi for over 50 years. I am so glad to hear you explain this all before I leave this place. Means so much. Fun and just really nice. Thanks again.

[@paulkiss1981]

His cover is a perfect definition of a rock-and-roll classic played by a ROCK musician. Hardly anything was already left from the 50s, it was all late 60s+ in all their richness that still amazes people of today

[@redlinepreservation2681]

My wife and I love your show. I find it to be so refreshing to find somebody with a true love for music, and the history - insight that goes along with the piece you're analyzing. Many years ago, I was at the new school in Manhattan studying songwriting and music history. I remember one day the instructor asked us to go home and come back the next week and tell him what we thought was the best guitar solo ever. There were so many different answers and our teacher listen as everybody babble on jockey for position to get their point across about the best guitar solo, we all thought we knew the answer. Johnny B Goode was the answer he was looking for and here's why it was the first guitar solo done without any instrumental accompaniment.

[@claytonpaul4259]

One year later and Jimi's music is back on KZbin! Can we try for a Pali gap or machine gun breakdown? I love these vids so much. Well done sir. Best tip for anyone starting from scratch learning to play?

[@alessiosoccolini6506]

Great video! The performance live at Monterey and Berkley it's a pure blast! with Mitch, Noel, Billy POWER. Jimi it's incredible...

[@TheDavidfallon]

Nothing Jimi does "correlates" to anything anyone ever does on the fretboard. His hands are so unique, as big as Chuck's, which were something else...

[@ronnie5129]

Fil, you did a great explaination of how Jimi Played, thanks, Cousin Figel

[@DPhasely]

Best version of Johnny B Goode ever! High-Octane energy! This specific performance is one of his greatest in playing and top notch showmanship. I wonder if Chuck Berry crapped his pants when he heard Jimi's version. 😂😂

[@paulablissett4447]

HEY HANDSOME! Yay! Another video of Jimi playing 'Johnny Be Good', i must say, listening to you bend those notes, very inspirational and mesmerizing! Next to Jimi, you ARE my favorite, guitarist/musician.... Jimi would be looking you up for a jam or two, or add you as a band mate, No Doubt....., if he were still with us, I'm glad you weren't blocked on this one either, i really enjoyed your break down of this video, Filip, you are the MAN!! MUAH!!

[@wingsofpegasus]

Haha thanks Paula!

[@paulablissett4447]

@@wingsofpegasus You are most WELCOME, Filip!!!!

[@rnljrt.c.b8100]

Since there is no longer any talent in music nowadays not many can appreciate this. Hendrix will always be the greatest.

[@tonycreek6912]

The talent is in Bluegrass.

[@rookmaster7502]

Oh, talent is definitely out there... it just takes more effort to find it because the major labels nowadays prefer to focus more on image and trendiness which they can market easily. Visit small live music venues and you will be surprised by the huge number of highly talented and unique musicians performing there.

[@ericcollette5577]

@@rookmaster7502 Anybody out there as good as Hendrix or EVH?

[@rookmaster7502]

@@ericcollette5577 Well, different. With their own unique and original style, just like Hendrix and EVH were. What I've seen, some are definitely as good as EVH, if not better. You really need to go out to these venues and judge for yourself.

[@ericcollette5577]

@@rookmaster7502 I listen to LA Loyde on the weekly top 40 and havent heard anything remotely as good as Hendrix and EVH guitar wise. Can you name some please?

[@jaybennett236]

I have watched most of your videos and you sound the most excited I've ever seen you! The pitch of your voice is higher and louder! Love your reviews!

[@shirleymuhleisen683]

This woke me up Fil: double trouble, Jimi playing Chuck. What a performance. Don’t mind slightly flat with aggressive overdrive, sounds raw and cool. 😎

[@garynicholson2931]

Thank you. I love Jimi Hendrix. Your knowledge of music and respect for the musician is much appreciated.

[@eg8419]

JIMI LIVES ! Thanks for the video Fil from Eve Green San Raphael Ca.

[@cordellsenior9935]

Sick. Typically another "sick", phenomenal performance from The Phenom. Jimi was a genuine human comet, blazing across our skies brightly and briefly and disappearing, and these videos and records are the bits of his cosmic dust trail; through which we can still see him and hear him. Thanks for these insights. There can never be too many.

[@Shepthebassman91]

He was an inventor, an innovator, a originator a legend and will always remain a timeless icon! What a great vid and wonderful footage of one of G.O.A.T’s!!

[@kelvendyson1508]

FIL!!! My man Cheers mate 🍺 Happy New Year!! Your analysis of Hendrix are always spot on and when that smile starts we enjoy it with you!! Couple things to note! This performance shows how strong Jimi's hands are as he's using all down strokes on his strumming hand while playing slightly faster than the original song!! When he's on the " my but how country boy could play" he switches from the major to a minor chord..listen to it again! Towards the end he kicks on the wah-wah using his hand!! Lastly would you believe this was a warm up song!!! That's crazy!!!

[@stephendavis5530]

Just so impressed with the way he jumped from the lead to the boogie and back again at lightning speed. That REALLY takes some doing! Amazing!!

[@thiosemicarbizidebenzoylal2921]

This is some seriously great teaching if you really pay attention to the demonstrations. I think this is one of the best how to videos on you tube. Great guitar teacher.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Thanks!

[@joelteague8032]

I love all of your reaction videos on Jimi you explain it so very well for us that admire Jimmy's guitar playing and enjoy guitar playing in general and don't know how to play you make it so much easier to understand

[@guitarguy382]

16:43 - Notice how Jimi reaches over and turns-on the wah-wah by smacking it with his left hand. From that point onward, the wah-wah is on. 02:35 - The way he ‘pulls’ that feedback/note out of the guitar. My head practically exploded when I saw that when I was a kid……so many years ago.

[@MilesColtrane.]

Great observation!

[@jetobey5656]

I missed this that evening. I think I was ill. I rarely miss you. You bring me good vibes !

[@keithmccaslyn2527]

Yes when you play thru your HEART and SPIRIT and really really let it happen,let it go...then thats when its a different world...it isnt just knowning the notes,and the tones,its the freedom of spirit within you and beyound you that can really make it happen. Its gets deep in these waters...nice review. ....Play on Jimi...they'll never be another like you.

[@suehollar2578]

Wow what a good demonstration of Jimi's crazy good playing! He's awesome to watch using all of his techniques and making it look easy 😀!

[@brandonterzic]

Never has the universal libido flowed so effortlessly as it did through Jimi. There is nothing to break down here. There is no other electric guitarist other than him. Everybody else is playing AT it ...and as flashy and as virtuosic as they may be----they can't touch him. His energy is incinerating...He was like prometheus stealing fire from the Gods and gifting it to the world.

[@Seaker24]

Fil I so enjoyed how much you appreciated watching this. When I was a teen I remember playing this on my Panasonic tape deck excessively! It was from an album ‘Hendrix in the West.’ Jimi Hendrix more than anyone I have heard used the guitar to paint sound. Each song stood on its own, had its own vibe. Pure genius.

[@obbor4]

That Berkeley show must have been something. Jimi was smoking here!

[@jimz68]

It was...

[@obbor4]

@@jimz68 You must have seen so many great ones back then, huh?

[@jimz68]

@@obbor4 Yes, I was very lucky to live where there were so many venues for music. Berkeley, Winterland, Fillmore West, etc. Some weekends we were going to one show on Friday and another on Saturday. And I am now, at 65 paying for it with hearing problems.

[@jamesmcclain5005]

Hear My Train A Comin' was also from that concert, it is UNCANNY!

[@oscarcardenas7078]

Wow!!!!!Jimi Hendrix!!!! The king.👌👌👌👌👌exellent analisys🎸🎸👏👏👏great video👍👍👍👍 no more words!!👊🤘

[@perkins1439]

Jimmy's insane lead always touches the primal in me

[@lrwiersum]

His god touches yours. We only exist in the mind of god. Music like this reminds us !!

[@youcanfoolmeonce]

I am not a musician but I enjoy watching your videos and your lectures on the technique, and playing and your genuine love of music. I believe a lot of guitar players are learning from you. Thank you and keep on doing it!

[@stevebetker829]

Great analysis fil. Your Great guitar playing is super too.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Thanks!

[@axiomist4488]

Damnnn , you're GOOD !!! Ha. ha . haaa !! This had to be the most entertaining of your videos I've seen . You also gave me more of an appreciation for Jimi's technical expertise. He was a genius ! Thanks, man !

[@CurtisBoyle]

The first time I saw controlled feedback as part of a song was when I saw Hendrix super-fan Joe Satriani on the Flying In a Blue Dream tour (late 1989 I think - maybe 1990). That opening C note, and he held it while staying at one spot on stage (“the sweet spot”), and he would just change the angle he was holding the guitar to switch the feedback to different notes. It was awesome, and technique Joe learned from studying Hendrix. Until then I knew how to make feedback, but had no idea you could actually control the pitch. Great analysis!

[@bobsaturday4273]

this one made my day , thanx Fil !

[@debravirden7130]

You are a GUITAR MASTER. No question. I cannot play, but I certainly know Master Class! I have heard so many in that Astral plane, including Jimi Hendrix and SRV.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Thanks!

[@lrwiersum]

Fender Bender !! Good one !!

[@ericwilsonfineart]

So nice to see the genius of the great Jimi Hendrix appreciated in this way by a modern guitarist. - Brilliant!

[@lrwiersum]

Was he just the coolest guy EVER ?? Yes, yes he was.

[@elizabethspedding1975]

This music is bursting with energy. Your videos are like a breath of fresh air.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Thanks!

[@bighock58]

jimi was an absolute beast playing this song

[@jasonr7140]

Thank you for your brilliantly put together analysis of Jimi's Johnny B. Good and his unique nuances applied here.. I especially loved watching the minute expressions on your face at each note, pick and chord that Jimi plays throughout the entire piece.. Bcz I know this rendition so intimately, in my sleep, backwards, upside down and inside out that every second of this 270 second performance provided me with delightful "feedback" from your facial and knowledgeable playing expressions.. I suppose I just love to see other people getting emotionally involved, inspired, amazed and freaked out by Jimi's magic as he's my certified God through and through.. I lost my left fretting hand and arm in an accident 30 years ago and subsequently I stopped playing.. But I just couldn't take not being able to play after all of those years and it was bcz of my love for this man that 2 years ago he was the deciding factor for me to get my dream Olympic White, lefthanded Pro Strat and hit it HARD, onehanded.. Where there's a will there's a way.. Jimi and my love for the blues gave me the will and I've haven't, and will now never, look back.. Thank you so much!.. This rendition can be played one-handed with imagination, highly adapted technique and a lot of hard work.. It will be different but it will be a close blend of yours and Jimi's version none the less.. This entire concert, "JIMI PLAYS BERKELEY" at the Berkeley Community Theatre, Saturday May 30th, 1970 is readily available on dvd now so we can all now "experience" it on a big screen with somewhat decent audio 🔉.. JIMI HENDRIX is alive and well in all of our hearts and playing and will continue to inspire and influence musicians long after all of those reading here are gone.. And surely that is a great comfort to those here who care, admire and understand how important Jimi's influence is in moulding the musical generations to come... 🎶🎸...