Jimi Hendrix: The Greatest Guitarplayer Ever

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I think Jimi Hendrix is the greatest guitar player ever because apart from the fact that he had a raw,unique sound,he made playing the guitar look like the coolest thing in the world!Plus he did things his own way,most of the chords he used where unique to him.

Jimi Hendrix - Greatest Guitar Player Ever! 

Jimi Hendrix from november 27,1942 - September 18,1970 was the greatest and most influential guitarists in the history of rock music,he got his initial success in England and then went on to dominate the rest of the world!

You could call his style blues,jazz and funk all rolled up into a really cool psychedelic sound!

Jimi Hendrix pioneered his technique of guitar feedback and an overdriven amplifier which he incorperated into his music to achieve what was once an undesirable sound,the sound which would become the Jimi Hendrix Sound!

Jimi Hendrix Memorial Gravesite 

Greenwood Memorial Park is a cemetery in Renton, Washington. It is notable for being the resting place of Jimi Hendrix.

Over 14,000 fans visit Jimi Hendrix's memorial every year.

Jimi Hendrix Memorial Renton, Wa,a walkthrough on youtube Part 1 

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Jimi Hendrix Memorial - Renton, Wa. (part 1)

This video was taken as I drove up to (and around) the Jimi Hendrix Memorial at Greenwood Memorial Park in Renton, Washington. (June 27, 2007) His parents and other relatives are also buried there. Rest in Peace, Jimi!

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Part 2 of the walthrough of jimi hendrix memorial site in renton 

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Jimi Hendrix Memorial - Renton, Wa. (part 2)

This video was taken as I walked around the Jimi Hendrix Memorial at Greenwood Memorial Park in Renton, Washington. (June 27, 2007) His parents and other relatives are also buried there. Rest in Peace, Jimi!

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Is Jimi Hendrix the Best? 

Is he the Greatest Guitarist?

So is Jimi Hendrix the best guitarist in the world Ever?
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Is Jimi Hendrix THE Best Guitarist in the World?

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Yes Damn Right He Is!

Daren says:

No one can compare Jimi is a god!!

kat says:

absolutely....bar none!!

Ups says:

Whoa..Vaughan...c'mon. Jimi played guitar with more energy and style than anybody. Maybe he's not the best but he is definitely the most unique one. The others are far more conservative and templated. I envy the people who saw him playing....envy, envy, envy.....

CKmetz says:

Yes

rocklegend21 says:

what the heck!? im for both sides here. jimi hendrix is the person who influenced me start guitar anyway. his music is amazing, his guitar playing phenomenal.the guy we're talking about here is one of the legendary rockstars of all history and we have to fight about this? and im not saying he is the best because there is no such thing as the best guitar player in the world because there are so many people who are legendary in guitar because slash is also good and people ssy he is not the best. it is all in personal opinion and there will be arguments on who played the best or who had the best solos, but it all comes down to personal opinion

God says:

SRV is in no way shape or form better than Jimi. all he does is do what Jimi did, minus the creativity/originality. he simply doesn't devolop on the techniques.

like people get too caught up in how fast this, how fast that, and don't realize its all about TONES AND CREATIVITY. simply SOUND. Jimi SOUNDS the best.

and if thats not good enough, lets see his skill leve:
only guitarist to play rhythm/lead at the same time, while fretting bass notes, WHILE singing.
only guitarist to make feedback sound good and melodic
invented funk
chordal solos
longest improvs

you are simply wrong, SRV can't touch Jimi and he said it

NetFilmMusic.com says:

Greatest Human and Guitar Player!

JStreets says:

To ask this question is to incite debate among the informed and uninformed alike. Most people will argue for their favorite, whomever that may be. However, if you were to ask contemporary guitarists like Satriani, Vai, Gilbert, Petrucci, Morse and the like, they have all said Jimi is the best. Most influential, innovative, creative ever to plug in. Period.

judd says:

I seen Jimi in Haight Ashbury before anyone knew who he was. Cant remember what year that was? I do remember it was a very windy day, and he was having trouble keeping his guitar in tune. In my opinion Jimi was a bues man, blues were his "roots". Very interesting lens! Really enjoyed it, thanks for sharing all this!

TomK193 says:

He is not my favourite, I don't have a favourite one.. but he is probably the best guitarist i've ever heard.

MickB says:

I saw him at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. It in the 60's...truly awsome! The best whoever lived.

Joe says:

This guy taught himself, thus creating his own, and still original style. Mad props to the man.

Michael Kocis says:

The one thing that makes Hendrix stand out as "The Greatest Guitar Player Of All Time" is not only what he did but WHEN he did it.
Having lived at the time when Jimi emerged on to the music scene I can tell you, before Mr. Hendrix, everyone sounded the same.
It was as if he invented a whole new instrument. Eric Claptons first words after hearing Jimi for the first time was, "Well, I'll never play guitar again." luckily he didn't keep that promise but you get the picture.
Another amazing thing was Jimi's insecurity as a guitarist. When he wasn't playing, he wasn't sure if people would like his style and when he was playing...well, he was somewhere other than here.

Matt says:

he was the most amazing, innovative,creative,and influential guitarist, or just artsist in general there ever was. easily the best ever!

jzorro says:

Jimi Hendrix rocks!

Amanda_Blue says:

He was EXTREMELY good...but so was Segovia!

lisa says:

he was waaaay ahead of his time, therefore that sound to me is timeless...
I think if he were here today he would be awesome....

Danny Hoskinson says:

Yes, As long as he was the best of his time thin he is still the best guitarist in the world

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I have so many best guitarists in the world and Jimi is definitely in that group!!!! Fabulous Tribute to Jimi. He's playing endless rifts for you and all of us who love him. Thanks!!!!

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molly says:

i dissagree he is an awesome guitarest but i think david gilmour is greatest guitar player ever . in songs like time comfortably numb . normal / pluse he gives so much pasion also in other gilmour and pink floyds songs . and also hes one of the very thew rockstars who can sing live and dosnt use fancy equiment.

Stephen says:

He's the best rock guitarist ever. The greatest guitarist ever was Stevie Ray Vaughan. Stevie was more versatile and cleaner than Hendrix. Hendrix had a muddy style. Vaughan had a flawless style.

johnstodder says:

He was definitely the flashiest and the most fun. He was great. But his career was cut short, so we didn't get to see him evolve artistically much past blues and psychedelia, and there are so many more dimensions to the guitar.

IROn_5L1nKY says:

Although I wouldn't say THE ablsolute best, he does have some dang groovy songs out there, and then some. He's gone down in history with quite a record! If only he had lived longer...

mexmax-internet says:

Although he is definetly up there with the best he was not the best in my opinion. Stevie Ray Vaughn absolutely whoops his butt.

 

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Fender Stratocaster as Favoured by Jimi Hendrix! 

The Fender Stratocaster is an amazing guitar!
Apart from being very versatile guitar for beginners and advanced guitarists alike,the fact that Jimi Hendrix Favoured them is reason enough in my book to buy one:)

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Learn to play the guitar like jimi hendrix 

The Top Five Reasons Jimi Hendrix is the Greatest Guitarplayer 

  • He looked cool with the guitar
  • He had a unique way of playing
  • His music was awsome
  • Everyone wants to play like him
  • Even if his guitar was out of tune he would still sound great

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Jimi Hendrix Wanabee's 

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Jimi Hendrix Pics! 

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jubalee111 wrote...

I think ole Jimi was a cool dude. I liked how he could make his guitar speak, & sing! I veraciously wish he could have lived longer, to possibly have met my son. - My son's in Nashville now, justa tappin' his little heart out - 'tryin' to hit the big time - in the U.S.A.'

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IROn_5L1nKY wrote...

YEs, he's amazing and you made a downright sharp lens on him! Congrats!

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Handsquid wrote...

LOVE the Music is LOVE the Life .
Wonderful lens .
Bravo Jimmy !

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marcus wrote

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Almost got to see him at the Fillmore East New Years Eve ushering in 1970 as a Band of Gypsies with Buddy Miles and Billy Cox which was, as you probably know, recorded live originally as "A Band of Gypsies" (LP). Wish I had been there (sigh......)

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DriveChannel wrote...

Great lens. The greatest guitarist ever...no question.

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elico wrote

You forgot his memorial in Renton. Wanna picture of it?

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