was jimi hendrix a good musician?

Question

to me he was ,some say not

Answer 1

Is the Pope Catholic?

He was born and raised in Seattle where he learned to play guitar for high school dances. Although he was self-taught and could not read music, he is now recognized as a musical genius. He is noted for his speed and precision in playing, his control of feedback as a melodic element, and his ability to dance, sing, and play, all at the same time. His "pioneering use of effects like phasing, wah wah and fuzz tone have become part of the rock guitarists' vocabulary" (Rolling Stone, Hopkins). "His poetry, lyrics and serious writings are now becoming available as a body of work itself" (Henderson).

Being left-handed, he was forced to borrow right-hand guitars, but did not, as often repeated, play upside down. According to music historian Pete Blecha:

"Jimi ... didn't do this. He did flip a right-handed guitar over, but then had to remove all the strings, replace the "nut" (string guide) at the neck's end, and then restring the guitar, but in the standard fashion, i.e. big string high, little string low. The fact is, Jimi didn't just borrow right-handed guitars and miraculously play them -- as a left-handed player he had to do considerable adjustments before he was able to do his thing musically ... The guitars looked upside down but they weren't played upside down.

Basically, without Jimi, none of the musicians today would even sound the same.

Answer 2

Hendrix taught the world how to play electric guitar. He is the original.

Answer 3

Yes he was one of the best guitar players that ever lived. He was absolutely fantastic at Woodstock. Check it out sometime. He played the Star Spangled Banner on his guitar...it was awesome.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

He was the greatest at that time. there are some as good now but none of them are better

Answer 6

Asshole. You should be banned from the human race simply for asking such an insulting and ridiculous question. Hendrix is by far the best musician of the rock/blues genre. There is no single musician really who comes close. He did it all. He wrote, produced, sang.... and interpreted others songs (All Along the Watchtower) and he did it all seemingly effortlessly and whacked out on acid. Nobody... NOBODY even comes close or will likely ever come close to the astounding genius of Jimi Hendrix. Well except maybe Stevie Wonder but still ....You should really just not even show your face in pubic for the next 3 years.

Answer 7

i've never heard abyone say not, i don't think he was classically trained and he played with his thumb sometimes which is wrong but he rocked and he put it together with the band and lyrics.

Answer 8

Of course he was. My dad was lucky enough to see him and my dad said that was the best concert he has ever seen.

Answer 9

Yeah he paved the way

Answer 10

HE IS!!!!!!! He's one of the greatest guitarists to ever live!!