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Originally posted by AlienQ
Well if you are trained in Guitar then you should know Jimi was better with sound than technique. Its true he is one of the few that played by actually hearing tonal changes AT THE MOMENT and finding a place at the right moment to parallel with the primary tone.
If he spent more time understanding his instrument than I would side with you. But basically Jimi was a sloppy guitarist. Thats not a bad thing but he only explored 1/2 his potential.
I've played Guitar since I was 16 and a slave to Jackson's and I have read most of Jimi Hendrix stuff. The reality of it is that he explored no further than Cobaine with the 6 string.
MOntery festival is that the one where he used lighter fluid?
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Jimi could play very clean. Listen to his material with the Isley Brothers and his lesser known session tracks. Jimi took huge risks as a player and a composer. His contribution to music is much, much greater than Hammett. All Hammett does is run through the tonal cycle changes: Satriani 101. Jimi explored multiple tonality, used distortion as an instrument exploring 2nd and 3rd generation harmonic overtones, and extended harmony with free jazz Coltrane-like dissonance. Jimi took risks, Hammett plays arpeggios. Jimi played "sloppy" on purpose. He had chops, major chops.
Secondly, a Jackson isn't a guitar. It is a toy.