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Originally posted by Praguer
Is a good gutarrist judged by the number and coolness of the tricks he can perform on a guitar? If yes, then absolutely Hendrix or Halen are no doubt the best.
If a good gutarrist means being able to express emotions and touch people in a way no words can do. Then my vote goes for:
Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Joe Satriani.
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I think you have it the other way around. Jimi didn't do tricks with the guitar. Guitar tricks was a thing of the 80's. I think you're mistaking Jimi's whacked out performances where he lights his guitar on fire with the actual guitar playing.
People have been harsh on Halen in this thread. He may not have been Hendrix but he is a phenonemol player and offers more than just tricks too. Even if the only peice of Halen guitar playing one ever hears is his solo on Michael Jackson's "Beat It" you can hear that the guy was onto something special, that he has a deeper understanding the guitar than most. By birth Halen could not be Hendrix because he came around 20 years after Hendrix. It's like trying to re-invent the wheel, it can't be done, but amazing modifications can be made on the wheel.
Clapton and Hendrix are on the same plain coming from the same era and inspired by blues there playing is stuff that can never be duplicated. I didn't quite understand all this until I picked up a guitar on my own. After I did that, I realized the true genius of these guys.