The only reason some people say anything bad is that there a a few recordings where he was high or drunk and having a bad night . For the most part he was ahead of his time .
You know I gotta agree with Shawn on this one, I'm not the world's biggest Hendrix fan but you know what even when Jimi was playing way out of tune you really CAN hear that it's still him in his own lil way - great insight from a great man!
@kimmedavid Oh come on how can you say that? Why do you have to think Hendrix is great if you play electric guitar? Just because it's accepted that you should? Look I give the guy all the credit in the world for pioneering the style he did, but that doesn't mean I like his music or find his playing interesting.
@foottothenuts The technique became more complex with the years, Hendrix in his period was an alien and his way to play, his improvvisation, his feeling with the intsrument, his innovator spirit and his absolute ability to compose songs are quality that are impossible to find all togheder in one artist... he was and remain the best for these reason...
@TheWoodstock2003 Sure Hendrix was unusual and highly inventive for his time, but that doesn't mean that his technique was better than anyone else at the time.
@Whackooyzero Hendrix technique was uniqe no one can play like him ...Its not like shredding that you can learn , you cant learn hendrix style because he had an special spirit ,like shawn said ,and thats true , if you dont feel a thing if you listen to hendrix soulful guitar playing , i feel sorry for you ;)
@kimmedavid No matter how much people tell me this kind of thing about Hendrix, my opinion doesn't change. I give Hendrix credit for creating the style he did, but I hear no "special spirit" in his playing. He just sounds like any other hard rock guitarist of the early 70's and late 60's. Yeah I know he was one of the first to play that style, but that doesn't mean he was the best at it, nor does it make him the best at guitar.
@Whackooyzero Polyrhythms!!! And NO not many rock guitarists are capable of it. Listen to Killing Floor - not Monterey find Winterland live version. As a drummer for 35+ years, this is one of my favorite 10 minute jams to play to. Why? Because at times you swear there are THREE guitarists playing, (and Mitch is having blast!).
If you think he's playing like "any other hard rock guitarist", then you simply don't understand what he is actually doing that others CANNOT, EVER! He's a GOD!!!
@MrTooz3 Saying no one else ever has played polyrhythms as you do in the last sentence is simply not true. You can see the majority of progressive rock bands a little bit after Hendrix doing them, and you can see Frank Zappa doing it at the same time so I don't see what you're getting at.
Hendrix was perfectly capable of doing some cool stuff sure but he's not MILES above other players.
@Whackooyzero I said "others cannot" not "no one can". And you've made my point - Prog Rock AFTER Hendrix by his influence, or only the most capable and greatest guitarists like Zappa doing it. Jimi's style and ROCK sound (I don't want to hear Jazz BS), is the most influential EVER!
My example was Killing Floor - LIVE only a trio and Jimi's guitar. Why don't you give a specific example then?
@Whackooyzero What's funnier yet - Shawn here, Eric, Jeff, Pete, Buddy, etc. etc... and all Jimi's peers. They all "get it" and realize that Jimi was "IT". But somehow, YOU seem to know better, and have some amazing insight that he's not as good as we all think. So maybe YOU need to rethink a bit, and not a VAST majority of musicians - legends and unknowns - that bow to his greatness.
@MrTooz3 The fact this matters to you as much as it does is rather sad. There is a such thing as different taste. You see, all the people you mention were either inspired/influenced by him, or they were peers of his so they are kind of biased. They may like his style and think he's amazing but just because people who are successful say it doesn't mean the less successful people who disagree are wrong. And besides, look at Marty Friedman for example, he hates hendrix and hes awesome.
@Whackooyzero What is sad is you are too stupid to make a valid argument or stick to the argument at hand. Personal taste has NOTHING to do with debating whether someone was inspiring or influential. The fact that EXPERTS (not everday idiots like you) recognize Jimi as "the one", carries great weight. Unfortunately your personal taste is blocking you from seeing the obvious, For example, Jimi was actually influenced by Buddy FIRST, and only then vice versa. Ya see peers "who know" get it.
@Whackooyzero It also doesn't matter that Marty or any other "great" guitarist likes or hates Hendrix, or whether he influenced them personally. Hendrix brought many new things to rock guitar, and MANY guitarists are heavily influenced by him and appreciate him. In terms of technique, understand Jimi STUDIED all his peers - there is a LOT of Buddy Guy influence in his works. So no doubt, if Jimi met Marty, he would be asking about his picking techniques, and he would KNOW them COLD quickly!
@Whackooyzero ... because Jimi was as gifted a guitarist/musician as you will ever see. His sound continued to evolve to his death (from JHE to Gypsies, he was working in horns for next album), as he continued to evolve as a guitarist. And there was NOTHING he could not learn and be expert at if he desired to. I listened to some Marty - Jimi could about play it on SITE! Funny Marty "hates Hendrix", I did like his Little Wing cover version. :-) If you want greats/influence there - Tony Iommi!
@MrTooz3 I highly doubt Hendrix could play Marty's stuff. Yeah sure maybe if he spent a BUNCH of time on it but that's the case with any musician so I don't see where your going with this.
Look I'm not saying Hendrix sucked, or that he wasn't important but I simply don't see him as this godsend you do.
Also, the reason Friedman did the little wing cover if it's the one I'm thinking of it was for a friend of his, can't remember which exactly though.
@Whackooyzero You'll just never get it. Jimi watched all his peers, learned and listened their BEST, adopted what he liked, and then took it to a higher place within HIS techniques. So actually No Hendrix would not play Marty's stuff, he would turn it around lefty and strung backwards, and then play it better than Marty ever could. I've been listening to Marty throughout this debate, and there is NO DOUBT Hendrix could have met him, and outplayed Marty's own style IMMEDIATELY! NO CONTEST YAWN!
@MrTooz3 How is there no doubt huh? Do you seriously think that Jimi's technical skill matches that of Marty's? Friedman utilizes unusual eastern scales and phrasing that I haven't heard Jimi do. Now it's also true that Friedman can't play Hendrix's music the same way he could but nevertheless you see my point.
@Whackooyzero *** I *** and the majority of the world thinks Jimi's technical skill is WAY ABOVE Marty! Once again you can't listen... Jimi was a STUDENT who listened and took in all he saw around him, and then implemented it without much work. He had NO BARRIERS!
Why don't you do us all a big favor with your big brain, and actually LIST your Top 5 guitarists of all time? I think we would all like to see just how far out in the weeds you really are!
@MrTooz3 In fact his technical skill is NOT better no matter how much you wish it was. Jimi was quite sloppy sometimes, though not as much other times.
I'm done with this argument. Trying to reason with a Hendrix fan is about as effective as hiding under a tree during a tornado. Look, you can think Hendrix is god incarnate, but that doesn't mean I have to. End of story.
@Whackooyzero Sadly as most metal heads do you confuse speed with musical talent. To your last post - somehow you think that a particular scale type cannot be learned by ANY accomplished guitarist. Sadly you think that there is something special about Marty's phrasing - it is STANDARD metal pounding beat. It has no heart, soul, or spirit to it compared to the VAST variety of sound and phrasing Jimi created that STILL virtually no one can replicate.
@Whackooyzero You confuse Jimi's way of playing as "sloppy", when in fact you are missing on his STYLE that makes his sound unique. Jimmy Page could be classified as "sloppy" also, and in NO WAY can we ever compare Marty to Jimmy as anywhere close. I am not just a Jimi fan, I am a fan of GREAT GUITARISTS that make drumming to them interesting. Megadeth is REPETATIVE POUNDING BEATS and boring. Hendrix, LedZep, EC/Cream, BBA, Zappa, Roy Buchanan, Black Sabbath, Rush, etc. - ALL blow Marty away.
@Whackooyzero And you haven't "reasoned" crap. I asked NAME YOUR TOP 5 GUITARISTS??? Stop blowing smoke and complaining that it is because I'm a Jimi fan that I can't understand your argument. I spent an hour playing Megadeth/Marty the last few days!, I got bored soon enough of the repetative NOISE vs. actual muscial artistry and true legendary bands, guitarists (and drummers). But at least I did my research.
C'mon then, name your top 5 guitarists, to prove you know WTF you are talking about?
@MrTooz3 Don't know how I missed this one. Anyways, I don't have a top 5 favorite guitarist list because unlike you I don't dictate things in finality. There are SO many players and SO many guitarists that I like there is no way I could choose only five. Given the way you are reacting to Marty it is evident you simply don't like metal and therefore it is not fair for you to judge it. Legendary moments may dictate who people will remember, but it does not dictate who I will like you jackass!
@Whackooyzero And just like most drummer "technical dorks", you get hung up on techniques and patterns (scales for you!) to how somone plays, and not the FEEL or SPIRIT they bring to their music. Which is far more important. Carlos Santana can do with ONE NOTE more than Marty can do with all his virtuouso techniques.
Try this out: 100,000 guitarists are asked "Door left you see Hendrix live, door right you see Marty Feldman live" - 99,000 of them are going to see Hendrix. NO DOUBTS!
Which Metal don't I like? I started listening and playing to Metal Black Sabbath / Led Zep days, love Dio, Priest, Ozzy, Metallica, Incubus, Maiden, Motorhead, Pantera, and YES even some Megadeth (more Dave M bias though). But I can pick my fav 5 at least... #1 Hendrix, #2 SRV, #3 Jimmy Page, #4 Jeff Beck, and #5 Alex Lifeson. ALL of those 5, plus EC, Warren Haynes, Roy B, many more... ALL of them put more SOUL and SPIRIT in their works than Marty ever could. THAT IS MUSIC, not techniques!
@Whackooyzero Also - Hendrix / Monterey Pops (entire set), Woodstock gave us his Star Spangled Banner (UNREAL, and I still hear guitarist copy it like Nugent opening NFL game) PLUS Sly / Family Stone as the real legendary set at Woodstock. Add in Carlos / Soul Sacrifice also there. The Who Live at Leeds - Magic Bus alone blows Marty away and Pete isn't a great guitarist.
So now, provide SOME legendary rock'n'roll moment that FIFTY years from now we'll remember as Marty's most amazing "gift"?
@MrTooz3 "Legendary" rock 'n' roll moments don't concern me at all. Woodstock is known not only for the music but also largely for the political and social issues surrounding the time period and event.
Besides, in my opinion amazing quality music doesn't necessarily have to be well known. But if you want me to name a fantastic Marty Friedman piece, just listen to "Escapism".
And by the way, why highlight Hendrix's star spangled banner? It's one of the least listenable things I've heard.
@Whackooyzero WOW, at least you finally proved my point that you are an IDIOT! It IS iconic and legendary rock moments - whether live or recorded - that determine who are legends and push things forward and through barriers in music. And Hendrix was part of the rock movement focused on political and social changes, as well as moving music forwards to a new and exciting place. NO, amazing quality music doesn't have to be well known, but what is quality either IS or becomes known over time.
@Whackooyzero So after I got out of my coma listening to Escapism, you DO realize this is a lame Pink Floyd type sound that PF would have done much better years ago!? There was NOTHING!... that 1000 guitarists could not recreate. It adds or changes NOTHING to rock music future! However, something like Machine Gun DOES and still does today! As for the SSB - you have said all along that Hendrix brought no new exciting/special techniques to guitar. Well if you don't "get" SSB, your an dumbass!
@MrTooz3 How can you defend actual noise like his rendition of SSB (it's just sound effects and whammy bar nonsense) and then diss on an actual composition like Escapism that has an ACTUAL melody going on and unique phrasing. Again do you even play guitar?
@Whackooyzero Sound effects PRE- effects days that Jimi created, and whammy bar mastery (like he also does with the wha wha) that are part of Jimi's SOUND/TECHNIQUES. Escapism sounds like a poor man's Pink Floyd song. SSB is ICONIC, LEGENDARY. Good or bad, it showed the world what the guitar could really do, and that was expanded upon since then. For example, EVH's ERUPTION!
One more analogy. Hendrix = Babe Ruth, legend will NEVER die. Marty is more like Bucky F-ing Dent!
So my issue with you since response #1 is that you state a stupid argument (Jimi overrated, Marty better), and that you fail to show the proper respect to a LEGENDARY musicion, that changed the face of music, with his sound and techniques that he created. Drummer or guitarist is doesn't matter, I'm a musician and FAN of all great guitarists, drummers, bass players, singers, etc... when you show the proper respect to Hendrix, then I'll STFU!!!
@Whackooyzero Or simply STFU and go away with your stupendously idiotic view and opinion. But, so long as your reply, I will make sure to respond back every F**ing time!
So before you reply "oh you're just a drummer" blah blah... Drummers like to play against GREAT guitarists, lead on lead almost. Hendrix/Mitchell, Clapton/Baker, Beck/Apice, Lifeson/Peart, etc.. and Marty does NOT inspire that - I listened and played to his discography to see if he was worthy!
@Whackooyzero you're not going to be able to logic your way into a coherent argument against jimi. there is no question that he was a limited musician. couldn't read music, and probably had only an extremely limited knowledge of theory, ie modes, etc. the point is, that like all other timeless musicians, he transcended his limitations and made incredible music. also, lets not forget that even though you can't measure groove, jimi surely had more pocket than marty fucking friedman. christ.
@flipadiddle Well it's nice you feel that way. Look, I didn't want to get into some ridiculously long argument about Hendrix, I just occasionally get tired of the endless praise. But you know what, it doesn't matter because I'm not interested in going over this for all eternity. I don't like Hendrix that much, because his music doesn't do anything for me emotionally but if it does for everyone else I suppose I can't do anything about it. Just listen to whatever you want and I'll do the same.
@Whackooyzero SSB is not my favorite Hendrix, but the point is he delivered SOMETHING iconic and different that NO OTHER guitarist did before. Marty to date (I have now listened to his entire discography!) has not!
But, I'm done trying to teach an idiot though. I close on this...
Marty Freidman is to Marty Feldman, as Jimi Hendrix is to Albert Einstein. You figure it out!
@MrTooz3 Why would you listen to someone's ENTIRE discography just to prove a measly point on youtube? Just because Friedman didn't experiment with odd effects and and distortion first doesn't make his work any less original. You see I don't go around looking for someone doing something that no one else has done before, I go around looking for someone doing something good. I have never called Hendrix bad, just perhaps a tad overrated. And there's NOTHING you can EVER say that will change my mind
@Whackooyzero You are full of SH** and you know it. I played to Marty's discography TO RESEARCH MY OPINION, and to possibly find something amazing in it - I did not! His work is not that original, as I can find similar styles and examples from his metal peers. Scales are just scales, any guitarist can train themselves.
And you didn't say Hendrix was a tad overrated. You said JH had no "special spirit", and Marty was better than him technically, which is wishful thinking and utter BS!
@MrTooz3 I can't believe this is still going on. Look I said I HEARD no special spirit in Hendrix's playing and that's the truth. That's how I feel, are you SERIOUSLY thinking you have a chance of changing my opinion on that? And yes Marty's TECNIQUE is superior! Jimi could NOT whip through the arpeggios and riffing on say "Hangar 18" like Marty could, which technically far harder to play than the majority of Hendrix's catalogue. You can't deny that. Do you even play guitar!?
@Whackooyzero Not trying to change your opinion, just proving that your opinion on "no spirit" is dead wrong. Considering almost EVERY great guitarist out there understands this, it only proves you are an idiot spouting your idiotic views. Pretty sure I told you I've been a DRUMMER for over 35 years, and have played with COUNTLESS guitarists, anywhere from Jazz to Classic Rock (my favorite ya think) to Metal. And I've listend to enough Metal to know Marty isn't even #1 THERE!
@foottothenuts He does not ,he has more feeling and spirit then those 3 persons together , music is about feeling ,not about playing 30notes in 10seconds , maybe you will understand this someday , like shawn lee did ;)
@kimmedavid You're obviously a total noob, and not a Shawn Lane fan. So why are you here?
"Feeling" and "spirit" are completely subjective and intangible things. "playing 30notes in 10seconds" is something measurable and tangible. Being able to do advanced techniques and play lots of different styles means that you PLAY guitar better than someone else.
Jimi's "soul" came from him bending notes a lot. And all it means is that you enjoy his music more than the other mentioned guitarists.
that has the greatest Technically gifted and Proficient guitar player in history Mr. Shawn Lane, giving you the exact answer. Listen again very closely to what Lane says. and as to why Jimi Hendrix is the best. The two play the most oposite style possible and yet Shawn Lane is swayed by his style.
P.S. On an off note if you are by the way really a Theory Teacher for a living, you might want to condsider to broaden your musical horizon and appreciation. If not maybe just a career change.
and talent is practically spat at dare I say. First of all let me start by assuring you that Jimi Hendrix used by far alot more than just your Minor Pentatonic & Blues Scale. The argument that Jimi Hendrix is the greatest guitar player of all time is without a doubt a fair one. What's amazing is that hear you are stating and asking for anyone to give you an example of someone else that would acnowledge Hendrix as the greatest either than Satriani. And you dare to post this question on a video...
I would just like to address an issue to that you stepped on concerning Jimi Hendrix. If what I read in your posts, and if I'm correct I gather that you teach music for a living? Now I wouldn't usually bother to address posts on YouTube at all but I saw the comment you made about Jimi Hendrix and I was quite thrown back. First of all for a person of any typre, musician or not to not be of great appreciating of the late Hendrix is just a shme to me. Especially when his skills..
@foottothenuts finally dude!!! goddamn nobody actually analyzes his music, and nobody realizes that hendrix just played sloopy ass barre chords and blues, and put on a stage show, thats it.
I love to see videos like these.A legend talking about another Legend. It's just sad that another Guitar video is filled with pointless arguments about "who has better technique" "hendrix was sloppy" "this guitarist did this/that" "I knw theory so that gives me the right to critique other guitar players, and say whose better than them" (sarcastic voice) Bottom line though, shut up, dont pay attention to dumb debates and enjoy A Legend show respect to another R.I.P. Shawn Lane R.I.P. Jimi Hendrix
Ever notice how all the great guitarists say that Jimi was amazing and was most definitley the most influential guitarist of all time? It's only guitar noobs that think otherwise. I hear that Jimi is overrated or that he lacked proper technique and it just makes me laugh. Like any great musician Jimi was BEYOND technique.
@kylekylelewis "all the great guitarists" its a matter of taste douchebag i've known plenty of great guitarists that hate hendrix, and plenty of great ones that love him, your comment is the equivalent of saying something like "ever notice how all the body builders drink chocolate protein shakes!?! that must mean chocolate is the secret ingredient to get huge muscles! omg haxorz!!!!"
@MarcusFenixtheMan You are either 12 or you are just plain retarded. It's like a violinist not accepting how great Paganini was haha lol. Don't get mad at me because you're intimidated by Jimi. You know deep down inside that he's the greatest. When you reach that level of understanding the instrument you will realize what a jackass you really are. You are nothing but a little cunt who needs to mind his own buisiness. GO SUCK A DICK YOU LITTLE BITCH!!!!!!!!
@indian5 it's nothing like a violinist not accepting paganini, your comparison is a fallacy of hasty generalization, you can't say "all the great guitarists like hendrix" because you haven't met or talked to all the great guitarists, as i said there are many a great guitarist that could care less for him, and your failure to address that point i made reveals your immaturity and lack of credibility on the subject
Amen! This is the importance of Hendrix! I see people talking shit about hendrix saying he's overrated and sucks..All i gotta say is try learning some of the songs on axis bold as love..You will find it is a guitar bible for what you can do with chords and adding little colorful rhythm and blues type of riffs that trip people out! I would not know this guy if it wasn't for buckethead mentioning his name in guitar player 2005.'I listened to all the shrapnel guys, jason beckar vinnie moore, in 80s
Any of y'all ever listened to Allan Holdsworth or John McLaughlin? Much less, Larry Coryell, Al DiMeola, Tal Farlow or Joe Pass? There's more to life than metal. Try Being a fan of music instead of just METAL...which, by the way, can be insanely musical when done properly.
Has anyone else noticed that all the "super-human" guitarists who are way above everyone else all seem to be dead or unable to play for whatever reason? :S
Dimebag and Randy were incredible players and God bless them but I think many people would agree that Hendrix, Shawn Lane and Jason Becker are something else. Just my opinion.
true,those where more then metal and randy and dime where more metal gods then anything else,i hear randy play hes really that good same for dime,but if you put dime next to a paul gilbert the you'lle gilbert burnin him in to ash same for randy,they're great and stuff but they've become even more legendary since theyre dead and thats a strange way to go from a above average/pretty damn good to epci legend jimi hendrix bla bla bla etc.they just died with a legacy but not like becker or hendrix.
@lolmaomfgtfok Of course and the main reason why, is because they were all shut down before there time and there will always be the "what might have been" aspect. however if shawn lane lived to be 200 he would still be incredible. beckers not bad either, or jimi
@lolmaomfgtfok Good comment dude! A lot of kids that like Jason becker think Hendrix is overrated and don't understand what jimi's genius 40+ years ago was all about (axis bold as love) is the shit for learning on guitar!..I'm so glad that Shawn says it like it is..
@lolmaomfgtfok shawn and jason yes but hendrix lol cmon he was pentatonic here pentatonic there .. hendrix is what people made of him nothng exceptional just innovative although he was not responsible for the use of distortion in guitar
@elvisPTpor Dude hendrix was one of the first to mix genres in his music. rock, jazz, funk, r&b, blues, psychodelic, eastern, he even started one of the first hip hop songs if not the first one. Who doesnt copy hendrix style. He was not all pentatonic actually, he used phrygian n dorian sometimes. He also was a master of microtones. He wasnt responsible but he indeed had lot of gain from his cranked marshalls n used them in lot of songs. imo one of the best tones of guitar.
@elvisPTpor what an incredibly stupid statement, hendrix was a blues guitarist of course he used the pentatonic scale. Grow up and mabe your opinion will be worth something.
@Residentevilgal You have to think of it this way. he was poor and couldnt even get a guitar on his hands until from age 13 to 15, but im not sure because every book and every person says somethin different. But with the inconvenience he had, like being poor and his musical influences being limited to the dawn of rock and roll and the blues, ofcourse he's only going to be familiar with mainly pentatonic's.
@elvisPTpor Try learning a song from Hendrix all the way through, ''Not purple haze or foxy lady, But a song like (castles made of sand) or (little wing) Not just the beginnings,''but all the way through.. You will find yourself a hole new way of playing guitar,' And it is a good thing to have playing your acoustic or electric
@elvisPTpor You act like pentatonics are some kind of crime. If he's making that great of music with just the pentatonic minor then good for him. Use your ears and not your eyes. Most modes we use have their foundation in the petatonic minor scale. A full step bend from the root note, while just playing pentatonic minor, is bringing in a note that isn't in the pentatonic minor which gives you what? DORIAN! A half step bend from the root is what? Phrygian! This is what jimi was doing.
@indian5 this comment also contradict's itself i could just as easily replace the word pentatonic with technique and present it to you, "you act like technique some kind of crime. if they (the shredders) are making that great of music with just technique then good for them"
also you have no clue what your talking about, a full step bend from the root note gives you the major 2nd, which is just natural minor, not dorian
@MarcusFenixtheMan Technique isn't a crime at all. I never said that it's a crime. I just wanted to say that just because something isn't overly technical to play doesn't mean that it's not as impressive. Like I said in my origin al comment, noobs like to talk shit about how sloppy Jimi was. I never said that shredders don't like Hendrix. I only meant to say that little bitches like just don't get IT. Go back to your hole. You don't have many friends do you?
@indian5 you dont just play a half step above the root note and all of a sudden you've changed keys to phrygian, one accidental doesn't change the key, 100 accidentals doesn't change the key, and although you want to attribute this "modal" playing to jimi's genius, the truth is he actually had no idea what he was doing and simply stumbled upon these things
@MarcusFenixtheMan Phrygian is not a key it is a mode. You don't know what you are talking about. Every note that is used in the Phrygian mode is in the pentatonic minor scale. Therefore including the note that is a half step higher than the root of the scale gives you the Phrygian mode. I should have mentioned including the note after every fourth note of the pentatonic minor aswell but whatever I'm high and arguing with some little douche on youtube.
@indian5 thank you for proving my point for me if you play a pentatonic minor in the key of a minor and then play a Bb you haven't changed to phrygian, to do that you would need to change to d minor, it's just an accidental hitting one out of place note doesn't mean you're modulating
@indian5 ah i confused you with kylekylelewis, so never mind the part about "great guitarists"
my point still stands though, i laugh at you saying "When you reach that level of understanding the instrument you will realize what a jackass you really are" because i'm a professional musician, and can tell you from first hand experience hendrix is no where near as good as people make him out to be
@indian5 every time someone tries to say hendrix was the best i ask them why and to this day i have yet to hear a decent explanation, comments range from "he had the most soul" which is one of the weakest arguments i've ever heard because it relies on an undefinable quality, to your nonsensical attempts at explaining theory to someone who teaches theory for a living (you still have yet to explain how exactly bending a whole step up from the root gives you dorian [it doesnt])
@lolmaomfgtfok Yes after watching how to play album from (Axis bold as love) Hendrix...Was the thing that confirmed hendrix to me as a Monster player..Its not Bach scales or harmonic minor stuff,'' But it is a Guitar Bible full of rnb riffs and colorful riff prasings within the chords that nobody even thinks about using these days if im out somewhere playing with other guitarist or even blues guys trip on some of the shit i ripped of from Hendrix..And your right about Jason beckar..Air
@dannyhood66 chords that nobody even thinks about using these days? seriously what are you talking about, go ahead and name one chord hendrix uses that hasn't been used since, i'll wait
so many of the great ones die too young....Jimi, Shawn, Jaco...Can you imagine if Jaco and shawn had both lived long lives and maybe even played together? All the great music they would have given us?
I agree,And I was also realy bumed to hear Jeff Healy passed early this summer as well.But we were lucky that these awsom musicians were around long enough to give us some great music to aspire to..peace bro..
@theganjaking56 think more in terms of chuck berry or buddy guy. the fact that jimi died actually made him stay more popular, all the drugs he was doing would've most likely burnt him out by this point or he'd be as popular as chuck berry or buddy guy meaning mostly known to real guitar players and a few non-musicians
@spooner1957 To be honest I cant see that happening to Hendrix. His love for creating epic and beautiful music that painted pictures would have kept fueling his creative genius. Unlike Buddy Guy and Chuck who are pretty much straightforward blues players, Hendrix spread a much wider musical horizon. Despite the drugs I think he would have followed more along the lines of eric clapton. Still doing tours, making new material, doing lots of combo projects and things like that.
@spooner1957 I just think that Hendrix was much bigger than buddy guy and chuck berry ever were so i think if he was still alive his popularity would have only spread
@spooner1957 Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, Chuck Berry, SRV, Albert King etc... are all just straight up blues players who are masters of improve over blues standards. Jimi, on the other hand, was an ARTIST! He CREATED music. Understand now?
@indian5 lastly i challenge you to show me all these "great guitarists" who say jimi was the best, in all my life i have only ever heard one accomplished guitarist say jimi was better than them, not that they liked him, but actually admit that jimi was better than them, and that's satriani
Thanks for posting all these videos. You know, it really does my heart good. Shawn was a rare human, indeed. His humility, humor, genuineness and just plain niceness are an upward call for all of us, much less those of us who call ourselves musicians. RIP
C'mon you guys, quit pickin' on each other. It's like Dickey Betts says here..."we don't keep score"...
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MensaJeff 5 months ago
Damn no one gives respect to the classical guitar, the most technically demanding art. But Jimi is my favorite rock guitarist no doubt...
MikeyIV 5 months ago
i don't understand how anyone who picks up an instrument called a guitar could EVER slag on a man called Jimi Hendrix
joeylodes 6 months ago
The only reason some people say anything bad is that there a a few recordings where he was high or drunk and having a bad night . For the most part he was ahead of his time .
HotRodSixString 6 months ago
HEDRIX = BEST EVER
LANE= MOST FAVE
TangerineGroovin 7 months ago
You know I gotta agree with Shawn on this one, I'm not the world's biggest Hendrix fan but you know what even when Jimi was playing way out of tune you really CAN hear that it's still him in his own lil way - great insight from a great man!
BernietheShredder 7 months ago
hendrix was awesome in his way! BUT! we all! know shawn could play circles around jimi!
sjdss 8 months ago
@kimmedavid Oh come on how can you say that? Why do you have to think Hendrix is great if you play electric guitar? Just because it's accepted that you should? Look I give the guy all the credit in the world for pioneering the style he did, but that doesn't mean I like his music or find his playing interesting.
Whackooyzero 8 months ago
@urheadonastick Yeah whatever. These "spirit" and "soul" arguements are not legitimate reasons why a guitarist is better than others.
foottothenuts 8 months ago
@foottothenuts let's see your oh mighty great song oh great one
voodooblueskid 8 months ago
@voodooblueskid You'll hear my songs once I get famous. Don't worry.
foottothenuts 8 months ago
@foottothenuts humble too
voodooblueskid 8 months ago
@foottothenuts The technique became more complex with the years, Hendrix in his period was an alien and his way to play, his improvvisation, his feeling with the intsrument, his innovator spirit and his absolute ability to compose songs are quality that are impossible to find all togheder in one artist... he was and remain the best for these reason...
TheWoodstock2003 8 months ago
@TheWoodstock2003 Sure Hendrix was unusual and highly inventive for his time, but that doesn't mean that his technique was better than anyone else at the time.
Whackooyzero 8 months ago
@Whackooyzero Hendrix technique was uniqe no one can play like him ...Its not like shredding that you can learn , you cant learn hendrix style because he had an special spirit ,like shawn said ,and thats true , if you dont feel a thing if you listen to hendrix soulful guitar playing , i feel sorry for you ;)
kimmedavid 8 months ago 4
@kimmedavid No matter how much people tell me this kind of thing about Hendrix, my opinion doesn't change. I give Hendrix credit for creating the style he did, but I hear no "special spirit" in his playing. He just sounds like any other hard rock guitarist of the early 70's and late 60's. Yeah I know he was one of the first to play that style, but that doesn't mean he was the best at it, nor does it make him the best at guitar.
Whackooyzero 8 months ago
@Whackooyzero Polyrhythms!!! And NO not many rock guitarists are capable of it. Listen to Killing Floor - not Monterey find Winterland live version. As a drummer for 35+ years, this is one of my favorite 10 minute jams to play to. Why? Because at times you swear there are THREE guitarists playing, (and Mitch is having blast!).
If you think he's playing like "any other hard rock guitarist", then you simply don't understand what he is actually doing that others CANNOT, EVER! He's a GOD!!!
MrTooz3 7 months ago
@MrTooz3 Saying no one else ever has played polyrhythms as you do in the last sentence is simply not true. You can see the majority of progressive rock bands a little bit after Hendrix doing them, and you can see Frank Zappa doing it at the same time so I don't see what you're getting at.
Hendrix was perfectly capable of doing some cool stuff sure but he's not MILES above other players.
Whackooyzero 7 months ago
@Whackooyzero I said "others cannot" not "no one can". And you've made my point - Prog Rock AFTER Hendrix by his influence, or only the most capable and greatest guitarists like Zappa doing it. Jimi's style and ROCK sound (I don't want to hear Jazz BS), is the most influential EVER!
My example was Killing Floor - LIVE only a trio and Jimi's guitar. Why don't you give a specific example then?
MrTooz3 7 months ago
@Whackooyzero What's funnier yet - Shawn here, Eric, Jeff, Pete, Buddy, etc. etc... and all Jimi's peers. They all "get it" and realize that Jimi was "IT". But somehow, YOU seem to know better, and have some amazing insight that he's not as good as we all think. So maybe YOU need to rethink a bit, and not a VAST majority of musicians - legends and unknowns - that bow to his greatness.
Very sorry you don't "get" Hendrix, your loss!
MrTooz3 7 months ago
@MrTooz3 The fact this matters to you as much as it does is rather sad. There is a such thing as different taste. You see, all the people you mention were either inspired/influenced by him, or they were peers of his so they are kind of biased. They may like his style and think he's amazing but just because people who are successful say it doesn't mean the less successful people who disagree are wrong. And besides, look at Marty Friedman for example, he hates hendrix and hes awesome.
Whackooyzero 7 months ago
@Whackooyzero What is sad is you are too stupid to make a valid argument or stick to the argument at hand. Personal taste has NOTHING to do with debating whether someone was inspiring or influential. The fact that EXPERTS (not everday idiots like you) recognize Jimi as "the one", carries great weight. Unfortunately your personal taste is blocking you from seeing the obvious, For example, Jimi was actually influenced by Buddy FIRST, and only then vice versa. Ya see peers "who know" get it.
MrTooz3 7 months ago
@Whackooyzero It also doesn't matter that Marty or any other "great" guitarist likes or hates Hendrix, or whether he influenced them personally. Hendrix brought many new things to rock guitar, and MANY guitarists are heavily influenced by him and appreciate him. In terms of technique, understand Jimi STUDIED all his peers - there is a LOT of Buddy Guy influence in his works. So no doubt, if Jimi met Marty, he would be asking about his picking techniques, and he would KNOW them COLD quickly!
MrTooz3 7 months ago
@Whackooyzero ... because Jimi was as gifted a guitarist/musician as you will ever see. His sound continued to evolve to his death (from JHE to Gypsies, he was working in horns for next album), as he continued to evolve as a guitarist. And there was NOTHING he could not learn and be expert at if he desired to. I listened to some Marty - Jimi could about play it on SITE! Funny Marty "hates Hendrix", I did like his Little Wing cover version. :-) If you want greats/influence there - Tony Iommi!
MrTooz3 7 months ago
@MrTooz3 I highly doubt Hendrix could play Marty's stuff. Yeah sure maybe if he spent a BUNCH of time on it but that's the case with any musician so I don't see where your going with this.
Look I'm not saying Hendrix sucked, or that he wasn't important but I simply don't see him as this godsend you do.
Also, the reason Friedman did the little wing cover if it's the one I'm thinking of it was for a friend of his, can't remember which exactly though.
Whackooyzero 7 months ago
@Whackooyzero You'll just never get it. Jimi watched all his peers, learned and listened their BEST, adopted what he liked, and then took it to a higher place within HIS techniques. So actually No Hendrix would not play Marty's stuff, he would turn it around lefty and strung backwards, and then play it better than Marty ever could. I've been listening to Marty throughout this debate, and there is NO DOUBT Hendrix could have met him, and outplayed Marty's own style IMMEDIATELY! NO CONTEST YAWN!
MrTooz3 7 months ago
@MrTooz3 How is there no doubt huh? Do you seriously think that Jimi's technical skill matches that of Marty's? Friedman utilizes unusual eastern scales and phrasing that I haven't heard Jimi do. Now it's also true that Friedman can't play Hendrix's music the same way he could but nevertheless you see my point.
Whackooyzero 7 months ago
@Whackooyzero *** I *** and the majority of the world thinks Jimi's technical skill is WAY ABOVE Marty! Once again you can't listen... Jimi was a STUDENT who listened and took in all he saw around him, and then implemented it without much work. He had NO BARRIERS!
Why don't you do us all a big favor with your big brain, and actually LIST your Top 5 guitarists of all time? I think we would all like to see just how far out in the weeds you really are!
MrTooz3 7 months ago
@MrTooz3 In fact his technical skill is NOT better no matter how much you wish it was. Jimi was quite sloppy sometimes, though not as much other times.
I'm done with this argument. Trying to reason with a Hendrix fan is about as effective as hiding under a tree during a tornado. Look, you can think Hendrix is god incarnate, but that doesn't mean I have to. End of story.
Whackooyzero 7 months ago
@Whackooyzero Sadly as most metal heads do you confuse speed with musical talent. To your last post - somehow you think that a particular scale type cannot be learned by ANY accomplished guitarist. Sadly you think that there is something special about Marty's phrasing - it is STANDARD metal pounding beat. It has no heart, soul, or spirit to it compared to the VAST variety of sound and phrasing Jimi created that STILL virtually no one can replicate.
MrTooz3 7 months ago
@Whackooyzero You confuse Jimi's way of playing as "sloppy", when in fact you are missing on his STYLE that makes his sound unique. Jimmy Page could be classified as "sloppy" also, and in NO WAY can we ever compare Marty to Jimmy as anywhere close. I am not just a Jimi fan, I am a fan of GREAT GUITARISTS that make drumming to them interesting. Megadeth is REPETATIVE POUNDING BEATS and boring. Hendrix, LedZep, EC/Cream, BBA, Zappa, Roy Buchanan, Black Sabbath, Rush, etc. - ALL blow Marty away.
MrTooz3 7 months ago
@Whackooyzero And you haven't "reasoned" crap. I asked NAME YOUR TOP 5 GUITARISTS??? Stop blowing smoke and complaining that it is because I'm a Jimi fan that I can't understand your argument. I spent an hour playing Megadeth/Marty the last few days!, I got bored soon enough of the repetative NOISE vs. actual muscial artistry and true legendary bands, guitarists (and drummers). But at least I did my research.
C'mon then, name your top 5 guitarists, to prove you know WTF you are talking about?
MrTooz3 7 months ago
@MrTooz3 Don't know how I missed this one. Anyways, I don't have a top 5 favorite guitarist list because unlike you I don't dictate things in finality. There are SO many players and SO many guitarists that I like there is no way I could choose only five. Given the way you are reacting to Marty it is evident you simply don't like metal and therefore it is not fair for you to judge it. Legendary moments may dictate who people will remember, but it does not dictate who I will like you jackass!
Whackooyzero 7 months ago
@Whackooyzero And just like most drummer "technical dorks", you get hung up on techniques and patterns (scales for you!) to how somone plays, and not the FEEL or SPIRIT they bring to their music. Which is far more important. Carlos Santana can do with ONE NOTE more than Marty can do with all his virtuouso techniques.
Try this out: 100,000 guitarists are asked "Door left you see Hendrix live, door right you see Marty Feldman live" - 99,000 of them are going to see Hendrix. NO DOUBTS!
MrTooz3 7 months ago
Which Metal don't I like? I started listening and playing to Metal Black Sabbath / Led Zep days, love Dio, Priest, Ozzy, Metallica, Incubus, Maiden, Motorhead, Pantera, and YES even some Megadeth (more Dave M bias though). But I can pick my fav 5 at least... #1 Hendrix, #2 SRV, #3 Jimmy Page, #4 Jeff Beck, and #5 Alex Lifeson. ALL of those 5, plus EC, Warren Haynes, Roy B, many more... ALL of them put more SOUL and SPIRIT in their works than Marty ever could. THAT IS MUSIC, not techniques!
MrTooz3 7 months ago
@Whackooyzero Also - Hendrix / Monterey Pops (entire set), Woodstock gave us his Star Spangled Banner (UNREAL, and I still hear guitarist copy it like Nugent opening NFL game) PLUS Sly / Family Stone as the real legendary set at Woodstock. Add in Carlos / Soul Sacrifice also there. The Who Live at Leeds - Magic Bus alone blows Marty away and Pete isn't a great guitarist.
So now, provide SOME legendary rock'n'roll moment that FIFTY years from now we'll remember as Marty's most amazing "gift"?
MrTooz3 7 months ago
@MrTooz3 "Legendary" rock 'n' roll moments don't concern me at all. Woodstock is known not only for the music but also largely for the political and social issues surrounding the time period and event.
Besides, in my opinion amazing quality music doesn't necessarily have to be well known. But if you want me to name a fantastic Marty Friedman piece, just listen to "Escapism".
And by the way, why highlight Hendrix's star spangled banner? It's one of the least listenable things I've heard.
Whackooyzero 7 months ago
@Whackooyzero WOW, at least you finally proved my point that you are an IDIOT! It IS iconic and legendary rock moments - whether live or recorded - that determine who are legends and push things forward and through barriers in music. And Hendrix was part of the rock movement focused on political and social changes, as well as moving music forwards to a new and exciting place. NO, amazing quality music doesn't have to be well known, but what is quality either IS or becomes known over time.
MrTooz3 7 months ago
@Whackooyzero So after I got out of my coma listening to Escapism, you DO realize this is a lame Pink Floyd type sound that PF would have done much better years ago!? There was NOTHING!... that 1000 guitarists could not recreate. It adds or changes NOTHING to rock music future! However, something like Machine Gun DOES and still does today! As for the SSB - you have said all along that Hendrix brought no new exciting/special techniques to guitar. Well if you don't "get" SSB, your an dumbass!
MrTooz3 7 months ago
@MrTooz3 How can you defend actual noise like his rendition of SSB (it's just sound effects and whammy bar nonsense) and then diss on an actual composition like Escapism that has an ACTUAL melody going on and unique phrasing. Again do you even play guitar?
Whackooyzero 7 months ago
@Whackooyzero Sound effects PRE- effects days that Jimi created, and whammy bar mastery (like he also does with the wha wha) that are part of Jimi's SOUND/TECHNIQUES. Escapism sounds like a poor man's Pink Floyd song. SSB is ICONIC, LEGENDARY. Good or bad, it showed the world what the guitar could really do, and that was expanded upon since then. For example, EVH's ERUPTION!
One more analogy. Hendrix = Babe Ruth, legend will NEVER die. Marty is more like Bucky F-ing Dent!
MrTooz3 7 months ago
So my issue with you since response #1 is that you state a stupid argument (Jimi overrated, Marty better), and that you fail to show the proper respect to a LEGENDARY musicion, that changed the face of music, with his sound and techniques that he created. Drummer or guitarist is doesn't matter, I'm a musician and FAN of all great guitarists, drummers, bass players, singers, etc... when you show the proper respect to Hendrix, then I'll STFU!!!
MrTooz3 7 months ago
@Whackooyzero Or simply STFU and go away with your stupendously idiotic view and opinion. But, so long as your reply, I will make sure to respond back every F**ing time!
So before you reply "oh you're just a drummer" blah blah... Drummers like to play against GREAT guitarists, lead on lead almost. Hendrix/Mitchell, Clapton/Baker, Beck/Apice, Lifeson/Peart, etc.. and Marty does NOT inspire that - I listened and played to his discography to see if he was worthy!
EPIC = La Villa Strangiato!!!
MrTooz3 7 months ago
@Whackooyzero you're not going to be able to logic your way into a coherent argument against jimi. there is no question that he was a limited musician. couldn't read music, and probably had only an extremely limited knowledge of theory, ie modes, etc. the point is, that like all other timeless musicians, he transcended his limitations and made incredible music. also, lets not forget that even though you can't measure groove, jimi surely had more pocket than marty fucking friedman. christ.
flipadiddle 5 months ago
@flipadiddle Well it's nice you feel that way. Look, I didn't want to get into some ridiculously long argument about Hendrix, I just occasionally get tired of the endless praise. But you know what, it doesn't matter because I'm not interested in going over this for all eternity. I don't like Hendrix that much, because his music doesn't do anything for me emotionally but if it does for everyone else I suppose I can't do anything about it. Just listen to whatever you want and I'll do the same.
Whackooyzero 5 months ago
@Whackooyzero SSB is not my favorite Hendrix, but the point is he delivered SOMETHING iconic and different that NO OTHER guitarist did before. Marty to date (I have now listened to his entire discography!) has not!
But, I'm done trying to teach an idiot though. I close on this...
Marty Freidman is to Marty Feldman, as Jimi Hendrix is to Albert Einstein. You figure it out!
MrTooz3 7 months ago
@MrTooz3 Why would you listen to someone's ENTIRE discography just to prove a measly point on youtube? Just because Friedman didn't experiment with odd effects and and distortion first doesn't make his work any less original. You see I don't go around looking for someone doing something that no one else has done before, I go around looking for someone doing something good. I have never called Hendrix bad, just perhaps a tad overrated. And there's NOTHING you can EVER say that will change my mind
Whackooyzero 7 months ago
@Whackooyzero You are full of SH** and you know it. I played to Marty's discography TO RESEARCH MY OPINION, and to possibly find something amazing in it - I did not! His work is not that original, as I can find similar styles and examples from his metal peers. Scales are just scales, any guitarist can train themselves.
And you didn't say Hendrix was a tad overrated. You said JH had no "special spirit", and Marty was better than him technically, which is wishful thinking and utter BS!
MrTooz3 7 months ago
@MrTooz3 I can't believe this is still going on. Look I said I HEARD no special spirit in Hendrix's playing and that's the truth. That's how I feel, are you SERIOUSLY thinking you have a chance of changing my opinion on that? And yes Marty's TECNIQUE is superior! Jimi could NOT whip through the arpeggios and riffing on say "Hangar 18" like Marty could, which technically far harder to play than the majority of Hendrix's catalogue. You can't deny that. Do you even play guitar!?
Whackooyzero 7 months ago
@Whackooyzero Not trying to change your opinion, just proving that your opinion on "no spirit" is dead wrong. Considering almost EVERY great guitarist out there understands this, it only proves you are an idiot spouting your idiotic views. Pretty sure I told you I've been a DRUMMER for over 35 years, and have played with COUNTLESS guitarists, anywhere from Jazz to Classic Rock (my favorite ya think) to Metal. And I've listend to enough Metal to know Marty isn't even #1 THERE!
MrTooz3 7 months ago
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@Whackooyzero Sorry I meant...
Marty Freidman is to Jimi Hendrix, as Marty Feldman is to Albert Einstein. Again, you figure it out!
MrTooz3 7 months ago
@Whackooyzero man ,why do you think you have more clue about guitar then shawn lane ?
kimmedavid 7 months ago
@foottothenuts He does not ,he has more feeling and spirit then those 3 persons together , music is about feeling ,not about playing 30notes in 10seconds , maybe you will understand this someday , like shawn lee did ;)
kimmedavid 9 months ago
@kimmedavid You're obviously a total noob, and not a Shawn Lane fan. So why are you here?
"Feeling" and "spirit" are completely subjective and intangible things. "playing 30notes in 10seconds" is something measurable and tangible. Being able to do advanced techniques and play lots of different styles means that you PLAY guitar better than someone else.
Jimi's "soul" came from him bending notes a lot. And all it means is that you enjoy his music more than the other mentioned guitarists.
foottothenuts 9 months ago 2
@foottothenuts oh and i forgott SRV
kimmedavid 9 months ago
that has the greatest Technically gifted and Proficient guitar player in history Mr. Shawn Lane, giving you the exact answer. Listen again very closely to what Lane says. and as to why Jimi Hendrix is the best. The two play the most oposite style possible and yet Shawn Lane is swayed by his style.
P.S. On an off note if you are by the way really a Theory Teacher for a living, you might want to condsider to broaden your musical horizon and appreciation. If not maybe just a career change.
simeonholly 9 months ago
and talent is practically spat at dare I say. First of all let me start by assuring you that Jimi Hendrix used by far alot more than just your Minor Pentatonic & Blues Scale. The argument that Jimi Hendrix is the greatest guitar player of all time is without a doubt a fair one. What's amazing is that hear you are stating and asking for anyone to give you an example of someone else that would acnowledge Hendrix as the greatest either than Satriani. And you dare to post this question on a video...
simeonholly 9 months ago
Dear @indian5:
I would just like to address an issue to that you stepped on concerning Jimi Hendrix. If what I read in your posts, and if I'm correct I gather that you teach music for a living? Now I wouldn't usually bother to address posts on YouTube at all but I saw the comment you made about Jimi Hendrix and I was quite thrown back. First of all for a person of any typre, musician or not to not be of great appreciating of the late Hendrix is just a shme to me. Especially when his skills..
simeonholly 9 months ago
@foottothenuts finally dude!!! goddamn nobody actually analyzes his music, and nobody realizes that hendrix just played sloopy ass barre chords and blues, and put on a stage show, thats it.
razorguitar777 9 months ago
There are three musicians that sit atop Mt. Rushmore of the electric guitar....
1. Shawn Lane
2. Alan Holdsworth
3. Jimi Hendrix
Their combined musicianship, innovation, artistry, style and audible intelligence dwarfs the other mortals.
Easleytee 10 months ago
I love to see videos like these.A legend talking about another Legend. It's just sad that another Guitar video is filled with pointless arguments about "who has better technique" "hendrix was sloppy" "this guitarist did this/that" "I knw theory so that gives me the right to critique other guitar players, and say whose better than them" (sarcastic voice) Bottom line though, shut up, dont pay attention to dumb debates and enjoy A Legend show respect to another R.I.P. Shawn Lane R.I.P. Jimi Hendrix
remm55 11 months ago 2
Ever notice how all the great guitarists say that Jimi was amazing and was most definitley the most influential guitarist of all time? It's only guitar noobs that think otherwise. I hear that Jimi is overrated or that he lacked proper technique and it just makes me laugh. Like any great musician Jimi was BEYOND technique.
kylekylelewis 1 year ago 14
@kylekylelewis exactly.
turnbacktime 1 year ago
@kylekylelewis "all the great guitarists" its a matter of taste douchebag i've known plenty of great guitarists that hate hendrix, and plenty of great ones that love him, your comment is the equivalent of saying something like "ever notice how all the body builders drink chocolate protein shakes!?! that must mean chocolate is the secret ingredient to get huge muscles! omg haxorz!!!!"
MarcusFenixtheMan 11 months ago
@MarcusFenixtheMan You are either 12 or you are just plain retarded. It's like a violinist not accepting how great Paganini was haha lol. Don't get mad at me because you're intimidated by Jimi. You know deep down inside that he's the greatest. When you reach that level of understanding the instrument you will realize what a jackass you really are. You are nothing but a little cunt who needs to mind his own buisiness. GO SUCK A DICK YOU LITTLE BITCH!!!!!!!!
indian5 11 months ago
@indian5 it's nothing like a violinist not accepting paganini, your comparison is a fallacy of hasty generalization, you can't say "all the great guitarists like hendrix" because you haven't met or talked to all the great guitarists, as i said there are many a great guitarist that could care less for him, and your failure to address that point i made reveals your immaturity and lack of credibility on the subject
MarcusFenixtheMan 11 months ago
Amen! This is the importance of Hendrix! I see people talking shit about hendrix saying he's overrated and sucks..All i gotta say is try learning some of the songs on axis bold as love..You will find it is a guitar bible for what you can do with chords and adding little colorful rhythm and blues type of riffs that trip people out! I would not know this guy if it wasn't for buckethead mentioning his name in guitar player 2005.'I listened to all the shrapnel guys, jason beckar vinnie moore, in 80s
dannyhood66 1 year ago 6
I wish Shawn was chewing nicorette gum in this video. Give us at least 10 more years of his music and playing. I never got to see this guy live. :(
Despite this, I'm sure Shawn is a great addition to Heaven's symphony. I'm sure he can play a mean harp! ;)
joshmb24 1 year ago
I couldn't have described Jimi any better.
MegaYoshitsune 1 year ago
Dig this great guitarist don't hate on each. Only wannabe wankers do that.
DONDIVA1969 1 year ago
Any of y'all ever listened to Allan Holdsworth or John McLaughlin? Much less, Larry Coryell, Al DiMeola, Tal Farlow or Joe Pass? There's more to life than metal. Try Being a fan of music instead of just METAL...which, by the way, can be insanely musical when done properly.
misterstax 1 year ago
nothing's like elec ladyland
wblakesx 2 years ago 2
Has anyone else noticed that all the "super-human" guitarists who are way above everyone else all seem to be dead or unable to play for whatever reason? :S
Eatmyarseandballs 2 years ago 16
I've noticed that too and it freaks me out. Hendrix, Lane, Becker...
lolmaomfgtfok 2 years ago
also dimebag and randy
nearlnathanearlnearl 2 years ago
Dimebag and Randy were incredible players and God bless them but I think many people would agree that Hendrix, Shawn Lane and Jason Becker are something else. Just my opinion.
lolmaomfgtfok 2 years ago 64
true,those where more then metal and randy and dime where more metal gods then anything else,i hear randy play hes really that good same for dime,but if you put dime next to a paul gilbert the you'lle gilbert burnin him in to ash same for randy,they're great and stuff but they've become even more legendary since theyre dead and thats a strange way to go from a above average/pretty damn good to epci legend jimi hendrix bla bla bla etc.they just died with a legacy but not like becker or hendrix.
aryinc 2 years ago 2
@lolmaomfgtfok ya i think the same, jason is my favourite guitarist, it would be incredible to see a jam with shawn and jason!
jespin4 1 year ago
@lolmaomfgtfok
Totally agreed man, but I'd also have to add Stevie Ray Vaughan,but there again, thats just my opinion.haha
salman23 1 year ago
@lolmaomfgtfok Of course and the main reason why, is because they were all shut down before there time and there will always be the "what might have been" aspect. however if shawn lane lived to be 200 he would still be incredible. beckers not bad either, or jimi
silkstringz 1 year ago
@lolmaomfgtfok agree with you 100%
turnbacktime 1 year ago
@lolmaomfgtfok Good comment dude! A lot of kids that like Jason becker think Hendrix is overrated and don't understand what jimi's genius 40+ years ago was all about (axis bold as love) is the shit for learning on guitar!..I'm so glad that Shawn says it like it is..
dannyhood66 1 year ago
@lolmaomfgtfok shawn and jason yes but hendrix lol cmon he was pentatonic here pentatonic there .. hendrix is what people made of him nothng exceptional just innovative although he was not responsible for the use of distortion in guitar
elvisPTpor 1 year ago
@elvisPTpor Dude hendrix was one of the first to mix genres in his music. rock, jazz, funk, r&b, blues, psychodelic, eastern, he even started one of the first hip hop songs if not the first one. Who doesnt copy hendrix style. He was not all pentatonic actually, he used phrygian n dorian sometimes. He also was a master of microtones. He wasnt responsible but he indeed had lot of gain from his cranked marshalls n used them in lot of songs. imo one of the best tones of guitar.
francisco444 1 year ago 2
@elvisPTpor what an incredibly stupid statement, hendrix was a blues guitarist of course he used the pentatonic scale. Grow up and mabe your opinion will be worth something.
Residentevilgal 1 year ago
@Residentevilgal You have to think of it this way. he was poor and couldnt even get a guitar on his hands until from age 13 to 15, but im not sure because every book and every person says somethin different. But with the inconvenience he had, like being poor and his musical influences being limited to the dawn of rock and roll and the blues, ofcourse he's only going to be familiar with mainly pentatonic's.
HereMyTrainAcomin 1 year ago
@elvisPTpor Try learning a song from Hendrix all the way through, ''Not purple haze or foxy lady, But a song like (castles made of sand) or (little wing) Not just the beginnings,''but all the way through.. You will find yourself a hole new way of playing guitar,' And it is a good thing to have playing your acoustic or electric
dannyhood66 1 year ago
@elvisPTpor You act like pentatonics are some kind of crime. If he's making that great of music with just the pentatonic minor then good for him. Use your ears and not your eyes. Most modes we use have their foundation in the petatonic minor scale. A full step bend from the root note, while just playing pentatonic minor, is bringing in a note that isn't in the pentatonic minor which gives you what? DORIAN! A half step bend from the root is what? Phrygian! This is what jimi was doing.
indian5 11 months ago
@indian5 this comment also contradict's itself i could just as easily replace the word pentatonic with technique and present it to you, "you act like technique some kind of crime. if they (the shredders) are making that great of music with just technique then good for them"
also you have no clue what your talking about, a full step bend from the root note gives you the major 2nd, which is just natural minor, not dorian
MarcusFenixtheMan 11 months ago
@MarcusFenixtheMan Technique isn't a crime at all. I never said that it's a crime. I just wanted to say that just because something isn't overly technical to play doesn't mean that it's not as impressive. Like I said in my origin al comment, noobs like to talk shit about how sloppy Jimi was. I never said that shredders don't like Hendrix. I only meant to say that little bitches like just don't get IT. Go back to your hole. You don't have many friends do you?
indian5 11 months ago
@indian5 Jesus man - if you love Hendrix then that's fantastic. There's no need for personal insults just because someone doesn't agree with you.
adisharr 9 months ago
@indian5 you dont just play a half step above the root note and all of a sudden you've changed keys to phrygian, one accidental doesn't change the key, 100 accidentals doesn't change the key, and although you want to attribute this "modal" playing to jimi's genius, the truth is he actually had no idea what he was doing and simply stumbled upon these things
MarcusFenixtheMan 11 months ago
@MarcusFenixtheMan Phrygian is not a key it is a mode. You don't know what you are talking about. Every note that is used in the Phrygian mode is in the pentatonic minor scale. Therefore including the note that is a half step higher than the root of the scale gives you the Phrygian mode. I should have mentioned including the note after every fourth note of the pentatonic minor aswell but whatever I'm high and arguing with some little douche on youtube.
indian5 11 months ago
@indian5 thank you for proving my point for me if you play a pentatonic minor in the key of a minor and then play a Bb you haven't changed to phrygian, to do that you would need to change to d minor, it's just an accidental hitting one out of place note doesn't mean you're modulating
MarcusFenixtheMan 11 months ago
@indian5 ah i confused you with kylekylelewis, so never mind the part about "great guitarists"
my point still stands though, i laugh at you saying "When you reach that level of understanding the instrument you will realize what a jackass you really are" because i'm a professional musician, and can tell you from first hand experience hendrix is no where near as good as people make him out to be
MarcusFenixtheMan 11 months ago
@indian5 every time someone tries to say hendrix was the best i ask them why and to this day i have yet to hear a decent explanation, comments range from "he had the most soul" which is one of the weakest arguments i've ever heard because it relies on an undefinable quality, to your nonsensical attempts at explaining theory to someone who teaches theory for a living (you still have yet to explain how exactly bending a whole step up from the root gives you dorian [it doesnt])
MarcusFenixtheMan 11 months ago
@lolmaomfgtfok Yes after watching how to play album from (Axis bold as love) Hendrix...Was the thing that confirmed hendrix to me as a Monster player..Its not Bach scales or harmonic minor stuff,'' But it is a Guitar Bible full of rnb riffs and colorful riff prasings within the chords that nobody even thinks about using these days if im out somewhere playing with other guitarist or even blues guys trip on some of the shit i ripped of from Hendrix..And your right about Jason beckar..Air
dannyhood66 1 year ago
@dannyhood66 chords that nobody even thinks about using these days? seriously what are you talking about, go ahead and name one chord hendrix uses that hasn't been used since, i'll wait
MarcusFenixtheMan 11 months ago
@lolmaomfgtfok No Guthrie?
dhanmeister 1 year ago
@lolmaomfgtfok How does Hendrix fit in with Shawn Lane and Jason Becker?
Whackooyzero 8 months ago
michael hedges
00Dakka 2 years ago
cuz their inovations and musi came direct from drugs or alcohol
sintygypsy 2 years ago
@sintygypsy thats impossible.
MorganRNReid 1 year ago
yeah its crazy
mongobongoman 2 years ago
Gilbert and Buckethead are still very much alive.
xTiLkx 2 years ago 9
and they don't put out 8 albums a year even! :P
davidjohnaaronson 2 years ago
shawn was and is amazing
jclp777 2 years ago
JIMI HENDRIX DOES LIVE!!!!
bakinek 2 years ago
hes been dead 20 years and he still puts like 8 albums out a year... haha
I love these guys.
Idiotcorrector 3 years ago 9
Right on Shawn! That's why I started. Jimi Hendrix was and is an enigma. Pure "soul power." Thanks Martin Luther 2
joeriffanucci 3 years ago 5
so many of the great ones die too young....Jimi, Shawn, Jaco...Can you imagine if Jaco and shawn had both lived long lives and maybe even played together? All the great music they would have given us?
peskypesky 3 years ago 3
I agree,And I was also realy bumed to hear Jeff Healy passed early this summer as well.But we were lucky that these awsom musicians were around long enough to give us some great music to aspire to..peace bro..
petiethepitt 3 years ago 2
shawn lanes dead? :(
invertedchords 3 years ago
uhhh, yeah. since 2003, i think. i haven't heard that he's been re-animated, but you never know...
peskypesky 3 years ago
Yah dude, think about if Hendrix was still alive, he would pretty much be THE god of guitar...(If he isnt already...)
theganjaking56 3 years ago
@theganjaking56 think more in terms of chuck berry or buddy guy. the fact that jimi died actually made him stay more popular, all the drugs he was doing would've most likely burnt him out by this point or he'd be as popular as chuck berry or buddy guy meaning mostly known to real guitar players and a few non-musicians
spooner1957 1 year ago
@spooner1957 To be honest I cant see that happening to Hendrix. His love for creating epic and beautiful music that painted pictures would have kept fueling his creative genius. Unlike Buddy Guy and Chuck who are pretty much straightforward blues players, Hendrix spread a much wider musical horizon. Despite the drugs I think he would have followed more along the lines of eric clapton. Still doing tours, making new material, doing lots of combo projects and things like that.
theganjaking56 1 year ago
@theganjaking56 I totally agree, though I think he would have done so much more for the world and humanity than Clapton ever has.
moopadoopolus 1 year ago
@spooner1957 I just think that Hendrix was much bigger than buddy guy and chuck berry ever were so i think if he was still alive his popularity would have only spread
theganjaking56 1 year ago 3
@theganjaking56
i agree, jimi would never have run out of ideas. R.I.P. Shawn Lane and Jimi Hendrix.
GoodMetalFTW 1 year ago 6
@spooner1957 Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, Chuck Berry, SRV, Albert King etc... are all just straight up blues players who are masters of improve over blues standards. Jimi, on the other hand, was an ARTIST! He CREATED music. Understand now?
indian5 11 months ago
@indian5 lastly i challenge you to show me all these "great guitarists" who say jimi was the best, in all my life i have only ever heard one accomplished guitarist say jimi was better than them, not that they liked him, but actually admit that jimi was better than them, and that's satriani
MarcusFenixtheMan 11 months ago
What a guy...
1234whatever 3 years ago 2
Thank you shawn, that was great.
hesmon 3 years ago
Thanks for posting all these videos. You know, it really does my heart good. Shawn was a rare human, indeed. His humility, humor, genuineness and just plain niceness are an upward call for all of us, much less those of us who call ourselves musicians. RIP
ToddGilmore 4 years ago 37
@ToddGilmore overall niceness. its great
bimwopbarn 1 year ago
Just plain awesome!
6stringslinger 4 years ago 3