I hear so many people say he was the best guitar player "EVER". I personally think there has been better, Dont get me wrong, he was very very talented.Im curious to see what others think?
2006-12-18 06:25:40 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
he was very good. but if people say he is the best ever, then he's overrated. Stevie Ray Vaughan could do anything Jimi could, jeff beck has ten times more tone quality, and probably just as much skill, and there are many formally trained jazz and classical guitarists with more knowledge and skill than Jimi ever had. it also depends on what style you want to talk about, or what aspect of playing guitar. for example, electric vs. accoustic? rock vs. blues, classical, jazz or fingerstyle? speed vs. tone? there are many things to consider. i think once people listen to many other guitarists, keeping in mind style and skill, then they'll realize exactly where hendrix stands among other guitarists. i don't put him in my top five.
2006-12-18 06:36:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
"Hendrix still ranks among the Top 10 guitar players of all time (if not #1) because he was a revolutionary."
That doesn't make any sense. I agree that Hendrix was very revolutionary, and I admit the influence his works had over the development of future genres of rock, but just because someone is on the cutting edge of something does not mean that they have a great amount of skill. I do not think that Hendrix is or ever was the greatest guitarist of all time, but I would consider him in the top 10. He truly is overrated, but that does NOT mean that he was not an awesome guitarist with immense skill that had a great impact on the entire category of rock music.
2006-12-18 06:38:35 · answer #2 · answered by ConradoThePirate 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How about not only no but HELL NO?!?!!! Hendrix still ranks among the Top 10 guitar players of all time (if not #1) because he was a revolutionary. In a day where distortion and feedback were the absolute LAST things you wanted out of your guitar, he was doing everything he could to get them in. Not only that, he experimented with distortion and feedback loops to create entirely new sounds that no one would have thought possible before he came along. Let's face it, James Marshall Hendrix is the father of modern rock 'n roll -- hard rock, acid rock, heavy metal, speed metal, grunge -- none of those types of music would exist today if not for Jimi Hendrix.
2006-12-18 06:31:47 · answer #3 · answered by sarge927 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
He was the best innovator, but technically speaking his knowledge of music theory was limited. It isn't WHAT Jimi did, it's HOW he did it that makes him great. Jimi wasn't a virtuoso by today's standards, but he was a pioneer for multiple reasons...his use of distortion, feedback, other studio effects, and last but not least, his electric version of the Blues, which became the industry standard, or one of the main influences for any great guitarist today. If it wasn't for Jimi, we might still be listening to nothing except Elvis, Chuck Berry, The Beatles, and The Beach Boys...That's just my opinion....For that time he was the best in his genre, which he was the founding father of...but guys like John McLaughlin, Steve Howe, Paco DeLucia, to name a few, were more technical players.
2006-12-18 06:53:23 · answer #4 · answered by Wee W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you listen to Stevie Ray Vaughan play Hendrix tunes, you must admit Stevie was better. Every bit as wild and fast, but under better control.
Obviously, Stevie was influenced by Jimi, but Jimi would also have improved had he lived longer. I think saying "the best, ever" goes too far. But I can agree to "in the Top Ten".
2006-12-18 06:31:08 · answer #5 · answered by Paul K 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Charlie Christain influenced guitar playing for decades. Chuck Berry did also. Hendrix was that kind of player and not just in rock. He influenced jazz guitarists too.
2006-12-18 14:08:38 · answer #6 · answered by Chaine de lumière 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay...As a person who has been playing guitar for 6 years...you have to look at it this way: When he hit the scene, nobody had heard guitar (playing) like that before, so it grew to be known that Hendrix was one of the best; not to mention he gave one heck of a performance.
I have tried to master a few of his songs, and it seems almost impossible to duplicate what his sound was like. So In my honest opinion I can tell you he was not overrated. He was the best
2006-12-18 06:35:32 · answer #7 · answered by Niki 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Of course not! He was a lefty that was playing a guitar for right handed people. He taught himself how to play the way he wanted to play. In monterey he played the guitar one handed behind his back! I could go on and on. You know what as a matter of fact i will, he set his guitar on fire and he was still playing it. I think Prince is underrated as a guitarist only because he plays so many other instruments. Bob Dylan...
2006-12-18 06:33:53 · answer #8 · answered by Esoteric 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only thing that made Hendrix good is he wasn't afraid to try anything.. much like Eddie VH, it doesn't neccisarly make these 2 players good, they just know what they are going for and how to get it
2006-12-18 06:57:02 · answer #9 · answered by Jesus Built My Hotrod 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jimi influenced so many guitarists it's hard to over estimate his influence. From Clapton to Trower. From Vai to Frank Zappa all of them cite Hendrix as their main influence. So while we can quibble over the "BEST" guitarist ever, there is no doubt he is the most influential.
2006-12-18 06:32:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋