Tag: hendrix
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What is the impact of Jimi Hendrix on modern day guitarists like John Mayer and Eric Johnson?
Huge. Hendrix influenced virtually every guitarist past and present. https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/why-stevie-ray-vaughan-loved-jimi-hendrix/https://www.thethings.com/john-mayer-shares-a-piece-he-wrote-for-50th-anniversary-of-jimi-hendrixs-death/ Both SRV and Mayer were massive fans of Hendrix. SRV covered both Hendrix’s Little Wing and Voodoo Child and Mayer has covered Wait until Tomorrow, Wind Cries Mary and Bold as Love. https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/eric-johnson-what-jimi-hendrix-means-to-me-277346 EJ was also very influenced by Hendrix. https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/steve-vai-what-jimi-hendrix-means-to-me-278147 So was Steve Vai. […]
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What exactly did Jimi Hendrix do, technically, that separated him from his rivals?
Well let me know which one of his rivals was doing these things: Opening up the Monterey Pop Festival with a rendition of Killing Floor that was twice as fast as the original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ARliZIZDhg ^ this is the not the actual performance but it can be seen in the Live at Monterey DVD Setting his […]
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My interest in guitar, Top 100 Greatest Electric Guitarists of All Time
Well, after all these ranking lists (like the 100 greatest NBA players ever), its time to talk about guitarists because well, I’m a guitarist and I’m self-taught so I’m influenced by a lot of different guitar players, and I want to make a list of the top 100 electric guitarists who I think are the […]