Jimi Hendrix chased sound & his "sloppiness" was a result of him trying to reach new heights. Clapton played it safe. Hendrix did more to revolutionize the way guitar was to be played as well as the gadgets were to be made & used. Hendrix is one of the few who could play lead & rhythm guitar at the same time.
@@JoseHenrique-xg1lp Eddie no doubt changed the game but where's his Machine Gun, Rock Bottom, Dazed And Confused, Child In Time? His guitar solos were a patchwork of Eruption & intros from songs like Mean Street, Cathedral, etc. No long jams/solos to stretch out and take chances live. It's one thing to do that in a studio or practice it's another to do it live in the moment in front of an audience.
Ps I will say though one of my favorite guitar solos was “I’ll Wait” 1984 album 💿 which proved he didn’t have to just rely on his tapping skills every single time. Why he didn’t do more of this is still a mystery to me 😮……
@@EviMlcak he was never the same after 1973 when he made a comeback on a live album (january 1973) his first show since august 1971 when he almost died of a overdose
Absolutely, in Cream he was blazing. See the live Spoonful on Wheels Of Fire, my personal fave and maybe the best example of what Cream was. When people judge Clapton by only newer stuff they're missing the point badly, because his rep was made in the '60s (and 1970 Layla).
He said when playing live. Which I agree with. Which is actually kind of why I really like hendrix, cuz each live show is like listening to the song all over again. Always something new, a different type of arrangement, tone was different show to show. To me I love the improvisation and "sloppiness" of live shows cuz they feel real
@@hadtosaythis I don’t like Clapton because I don’t hear any feel, and my favorite has to be Stevie Ray Vaughan because he’s got the most feel and best technique also Rory ghallagher. But guys like Eddie and clapton are more perfectionist especially Eddie, every solo of his is like a 15 second symphony with everything that’s going and it’s good and has feel too, but it makes sense that someone like him really needs every note to be in place
Jimi’s guitar playing was super creative. I always find it strange when the words sloppy is applied to describe his approach. His rhythm playing was phenomenal and he played with such freedom but it wasn’t just random or lazy playing. He really allowed a wide range of emotions to come through his guitar and he was technicallly proficient but wanted to add textures and sounds that he wasn’t fully in control of into the music.
@@andrepires7687 True there were plenty of players that were great, but he took the instrument into uncharted territory. Definitely a lot of innovation round this time period in general. I find he has became less appreciated as the emphasis on guitar playing becomes technique rather than creating interesting and organic sounds.
Yeah, he's so good. His own stuff, Not to mention his playing on Dylan records. The sound he gets with his fingers is recognizable within 2 notes. In addition he's been great for like 50 years now.
Only one person changed the Rock music scene in a single night . That was Hendrix in a small London Pub. After Jimi's performance with Clapton's own Bandmates from "Cream" He was shaking. Pete Townsand walked over to Clapton and said, "This guy is going to put us all out of business." Jimi Hendrix, the best Rock/Blues guitarist to ever play. Rory Galagher is a close second, then Eric Clapton.
Eddie was maybe the most technically gifted guitarist, and Clapton was the epitome of the possibilities that a guitarist could have, but Jimi was on a much more spiritual level. Eddie could perfectly recreate what crying sounds like, Eric could perfectly recreate what crying looks like but Jimi could show you what that tear feels like when it wells up in your eyes and rolls down your face. Gimme some Jimi!
I was an SRV fan and my friend, hands down, Clapton. We were driving to his home in "The dirty South" small town Mississippi when we got the news Clapton died in a helicopter crash. Both our hearts sank. Not sure how long after that, an hour or so of driving and reminiscing (I love 461), the correction was made and we learned SRV took Clapton's place. Very emotional day. 😢
@newagain9964 SRV was a better innovator than Clapton, who was much better at capturing the American blues than Jimi, who influenced both with his innovative take on said blues. All 3 are great in their own way. No one in that S tier would ever put themselves over another.
He played blues standards and covers. Big deal. EVH actually changed the way the instrument could be played. Hendrix has always been hugely overrated. He and the Grateful Dead.
Jimmy page , Santana, Santorini , and of course Prince, Frank Zappa and Stevie Ray vaughn. Were players who didn't have to look at their hands to play.
Duane Allman said it in an interview with radio host Ed Shane. Talking about Clapton and his work on the Layla album, Allman said, " The fact that he would say ANYTHING about me. The sheer brilliance and talent of the guy. He practically wrote the book, British blues and rock guitar,volumes 1,2 and three!
While I personally don't care for Clapton's playing, he was very precise which was an outright rarity for the time outside of jazz. The only reason Hendrix sounded as sloppy as he did was because he used the wammy bar a lot on his playing. This was before locking nuts were invented (something Eddie helped invent) so every time you used the wammy bar back then your guitar was seriously out of tune very quickly. Jimi learned how to retune by ear as a result and he was so good at it that he was able to retune in the middle of a song. There's a story about Jimi playing a show and a bunch of famous guitarists were in attendance and he asked them if they would like to tune his guitar. None did and Jimi tuned them himself and went on to play the show. I think the only other famous guitarist of that era who could tune their own guitar quickly (but still nowhere near as good or fast as Jimi) was Ritchie Blackmore and for the same reasons as I mentioned for Jimi.
Hendrix has also only owned a guitar, for less than 10 years, before he wrote the songs on Are You Experienced. If one listens to his first couple years of live performing, the only thing one like EVH could call sloppy, was the long improv jams, Jimi was doing. The equipment, from guitars, to amps, pedals and especially PA’s, just weren’t very good, and needed constant repair. He had to constantly tune, as you point out, about the vibrato bar. Hendrix didn’t get actual sloppy, until he was on his 3rd year of touring, with only weeks off, and he still jammed at clubs or studios every night. He was tired of playing certain songs, snd began experimenting with them, as well as testing new songs, live. After the New Years shows, in 1970, which was also a lot of new material, that they’d only rehearsed for a couple weeks, off snd on, before the gigs, Jimi was looking rough, had pneumonia and was just worn out from the road. He only went on the last European tour, because he was in debt, finishing Electric Ladyland studios, and it was nearly finished, while also fulfilling the end of his contract with Jeffries. Sadly, Jimi was also using a lot of alcohol, and a myriad of drugs, to both stay awake, sleep, have fun and to generally keep going. He had begun using heroin and cocaine, more often than dabbling rarely, the years prior, when he was more about weed and hallucinogenics, which he did a lot of. He played many shows on LSD, and most of them were excellent. Listen to Winterland, and then listen to how different he got, by skipping ahead to the Maui and Isle of Wight shows. Maui, he was killer, even on new songs, and much of the Isle of Wight’s new songs, were very good, considering he hadn’t finished all the lyrics, first some. His Hey Baby intro, and Villanova Junction/Midnight Lightning improv, captures an artist, who was about to release his first album, without anything he thought might be considered a pop song. EVH had a guitar, and many other instruments, from childhood, then he benefitted from better gear, even starting out. He knew one of the best amp mod guys in LA, if not the world. EVH wrote very different type of songs, though the Hendrix blueprint is all over it. I’ve loved them both, since I was a kid, playing Jump, with my own improved piano solo, for the guitar and synth leads, after I’d only been playing for about 5 months. I was bored Student’s Choice, with 95% of the votes of just over 60 kids and teenagers. The only other vote getter, played the entire Rhapsody in Blue, arranged for piano, and was the show closer. My older brother said that people were crying out for me to do an encore, when we went backstage to lineup, for the awards, and achievement ceremony. There were quite a few much better pianists, than I was, who were much less sloppy, but I had what all of the were saying was something special, and they couldn’t believe I could play the piece, let alone write my own part, for the solo. I mean, I wrote how I was going to handle the guitar solo, and then I improved the synth part, based on something I’d shown my teacher, wrote the recital. Sometimes, being g precise, isn’t everything, but ai like that about Clapton too. So, they’re all among the best electric guitarists, ever.
@@Fiddling_while_Rome_burns Well, they didn’t have electric tuners, and any type of tuning device was useless at such a show. Tuning fork and pitch pipes, just weren’t feasible at those shows. Jimi tuned to the bass, and some songs he tried to go to Eb, while others he is in standard. He really removed on a tech, as he often used several guitars, but then fine tuned, and had to retune, after using the vibrato bar so much.
@@Fiddling_while_Rome_burns Hendrix also named at least a dozen other players, in different interviews, depending who he was touring with, and what he had been listening to. He loved Mike Bloomfield, as they’d jam many a late night to early morning, in New York, and in England too.
I am glad to see so many people defending Jimi. Who cares what EVH thought about him. It doesn't change what a genius he was. I saw a video of Eddie covering Jimi, I think it was Little Wing and it was not good. I love Ed, I just ignore those comments about Jimi.
Jimi was sloppy as fuck live. EVH was much better overall. Jimi couldn't touch him. Get over it. Your guitar hero is overrated and only gained legend status because he died young.
According to this, he answered a question about his own favorite and why. Then when asked why not this other guy, he gave his reasons. Didn't hear anything inflammatory.
@@Robert-nu4vc Absolute bullshit. Hendrix was a legend from the world's first listening and absorption of "Are You Experienced?" - the first album with the Jimi Hendrix Experience. What a SLOPPY comment to assert that his legend came out of his tragic early death. Quite ignorant really.
@jamesscura7122 I've just tried searching for the account of it. It would've been late 80s, just after Jeff's Guitar Shop album was released. There were a few big names at this particular concert, and it was said that EVH was in the front row and his jaw dropped. A lot is written about Eddie being a huge fan of Clapton, Page and Townshend, but not so much Beck, possibly because his music wasn't as accessible and he kept flitting between genres, but dig deep and there are quite a few accounts of them having mutual respect and an appreciation of one another's playing.
@@KekeElBecko Not doubt. Eddie had no idea how advanced Jeff was and was rightfully blown away. And Jeff's a master of innovation. So, when Eddie came out finger tapping, Jeff was anxious to meet him. They did as and jammed. Jeff said it was a shame that he was pigeon holed to one genre because he was so good and could have done SO much more than rock every song.
@jamesscura7122 Oh definitely! Don't get me wrong, I love Eddie's rock playing and the whole band with Dave's showmanship. It was an explosion in the right place (or an eruption). But Eddie was keen to write and record more on keyboards, which Dave and Ted Templeman were dead against it. He deserved to have more artist freedom in some ways. I didn't know that Jeff and Eddie actually got together and jammed! I'd have loved to have been a fly on the wall
all of Eric Clapton's guitar playing comes out perfectly formed, he invented his own guitar language based on blues and combines it all kinds of ways. even when he's improvising a solo it sounds like it was perfectly thought out ahead of time, and perfectly in tune. nothing is wasted, no extra notes. he says exactly what he wants to say.
@@pinkled4429 I don't much like where Clapton went after Blind Faith, but he was a pioneer before that. Gilmour didn't really do much of anything until after 1971 or so, about the same time Clapton was falling off. Meddle or Obscured by clouds was where Gilmour finally found his style.
My husband played guitar 🎸 he tried to show me how and I thought it was so hard to place your finger’s on different cords. I never caught on to it. I played the piano and took lessons when I was younger for 2 yrs. I wish now I would’ve kept it up. 💖💕
@@donttrendonmeHe did play some blues, but his background was more r&b before the Experience, which went far beyond r&b or blues. Would you really call “1983” or “Castles Made Of Sand” “blues?”
In my mind, I appreciate the uniqueness of all of the "great" players. You can say this one is better than that one at this thing or that one is better than this one at that thing.
@@andrepires7687 You're confusing him with Clapton and that Irish bloke with the check shirt. You've either had a bump on the head or you're very dumb. Must be the latter actually, as I don't think it's possible to confuse Hendrix with the other two unless you're a total retard.
@@obiem9319The invention of a humbucker in the bridge position of a Strat,the brown sound,Floyd Rose trem&usage of it puts EVH at #1!!🏆🎖🥇All the others only played great.(And I love them too!)Mix in Gilbert,Satch,Nuno&G.Moore.
One of Jimi's roadies, a certain Lemmy Kilminster reckoned no one came close to Hendrix as a guitarist. "God bless EVH, he's nowhere near. Hendrix did it all, and when he died, it stopped." Speaks volumes really. Worth remembering also Eric and Jimi were mates and respected each other's playing. 🎸
Always loved Clapton's Unplugged performance. It shows his refined skill and versatility. Such a great voice, too. Clapton and David Gilmour combine great guitar skill and voice.
The guitar player in the Original Chicago Transit Authority is also one of Hendrix favorites. I can't recall his name but he died in the late 70s from a self inflicted gunshot wound.
The player I thought of on hearing Eddie was RITCHIE BLACKMORE. I don’t believe for a minute that Eric Clapton was his main influence. Ritchie was the fastest most precise and dynamic player of his generation (incredible stage presence/ performer) and Eddie played Deep Purple covers in his band for years. GIVE ME A BREAK. He’s not the only one reluctant to acknowledge how great Ritchie is and was . Brian May - “ No one talks about Ritchie and I don’t know why” … now you do. He was the best hard rock guitarist of his generation .. but unhip in America.
deep purple was the top act in America when Blackmore decided to break up the band. purple is second tier because their records are inconsistent. some really ground breaking top notch stuff and also some filler. it kind of seems like they were never really a tight band because nobody liked Blackmore as a person.
Agreed. I think Hendrix is cited so often as he is the only non Caucasian player in the upper echelon. Did you see how contorted rolling Stone magazine made itself to present its latest top 100 artists? This is not a far-fetched theory
@@unabonger777 You just have to listen to 30 seconds of Dream Theatre’s full double live album copy of “Made in Japan” by Deep Purple .. to realise just how fantastic, and unacknowledged Deep Purple are. Lars of Metallica - “Deep Purple were just better than everyone else” … at last, someone said it. 😀 Rock producer Martin Birch - “Deep Purple were the best at what they did” I’m a Zeppelin fan have all their albums but have played Purple’s albums from their common era much much more. When Zepp were making the mostly filler “In through the out door” Blackmore recorded “Rising” an album streets ahead of much that followed and preceded it. He found Ronnie Dio .. the same way he found Ian Gillan. “Rising” is very influential to this day. I love Jimmy Page but he’s pretty much polished his back catalogue for the past 50 years. Made a fairly derivative album with another singer that Blackmore gave a break to David Coverdale. Purple’s mk ii reunion album in 1984 was as good as anything from their classic era .. no filler. Blackmore had made a commercial success of Rainbow during the punk era in Britain going on to Americanise their sound (because he know how to surf the business to keep his band current and talked about) and scoring 4 top ten albums and as many singles to match. Then there is Purple without Blackmore from 1992 (Steve Morse - self disqualified from being voted best guitarist, guitarist magazine .. after 5 wins) Purpendicular with 4 original members can stand alongside the best of Purple’s output as can many of the Morse albums. Purple’s last 4 albums all went straight to number one in the German charts. The last two have had multiple 5 star reviews 10/10 reviews. BBC album of the week for Whoosh!. The new album .. = 1 .. many 5 star reviews. Recognition that they have some of the fire of the in rock era back via the playing of Simin McBride. No1 in every rock chart globally and in many general charts .. Austria. No1 for weeks on Amazon. Selling out arenas in their current world tour .. playing Rio as we speak. No .. Deep Purple have never been 2nd rate.
@@seabud6408 interesting but I still say there are no Deep Purple albums without filler, and Blackmore recorded a fair number of duff solos, he was inconsistent, although great when at his best. No doubt he was a top level talent but the band never totally clicked. They are not on the level of Zep or Sabbath. Rainbow is not Deep Purple, but the albums with Dio were great and set the bar for the next decade. They also sound more like Dio's solo work than Deep Purple.
I hate comparing guitarists, but I will NEVER UNDERSTAND how people rate Page so highly. He’s obviously great, but he seemed more like a producer and musician, but not a guitar god. Don’t know if that makes sense.
Page - his band changed the rock scene more profoundly than what people credit Hendrix for. His library of (good and great) songs is immense He certainly was not the greatest live player I don't think you'd find many people that listen to Hendrix songs more than led zeppelin
What he may have lacked in technical proficiency, he more than made up for in inventiveness and innovation. It's easy nowadays to write off his playing as another example of typical heavy 70's rock, but he and Led Zeppelin (of which he is well known to be the mastermind of) developed and innovated that now ubiquitous, guitar driven hard rock sound. I understand your point about his talents as a producer more than a guitarist - there's merit to that, but the basis of the sound he produced is his guitar playing, that every aspiring guitarist in the final third of the 20th century mimicked or felt the impact of in some way.
Page has more accessible music than Jimi, not everyone has the headspace to sit down and dive into the psychedelic work of Jimi and appreciate it in the same way as people can do with Page. Electric Ladyland with songs such as 1983 (A merman I should turn to be) is not such an easy listen for someone who isn't stoned and/or focused on the experience of the music, whereas LZ you can put on just about any of their stuff and continue about your day and float in and out of paying full attention to it. I love them both btw
@@KendrickMegaFanBecause it demonstrates low I.Q. It's not a "mild mispronunciation" . It is a glaring display of laziness. If it's too much effort for someone to correctly pronounce a very very easy to pronounce word, it shows that you don't care about people taking you seriously.
@KendrickMegaFan Everyone who complains about this stuff mispronounces things all the time, they just don't notice their own habits. People particularly hate the phrase "axed" because they associate it with black people, disregarding the fact that a lot of "white", particularly scotch-irish accents, do the exact same thing.
I'm not really a Clapton fan but when I was a young player back in the 80s I studied him for a bit and.. yeah.. that's the truth. His leads were clean, intentional and passionate. Nothing too complicated but always interesting if only for the vibrato ect...
So now guitar players have to explain why they have a different favorite player than Hendrix? As if Hendrix was the only one or the best player. Ridiculous. Van Halen was great and he can pick whomever he wants
Eddie was also an excellent rhythm guitar player and songwriter. He rarely if ever played over the lead vocals and often left holes in the music. For a guy who made tricks the norm, he was a very disciplined guitar player.
SRV is the GOAT. A right handed player, Self taught on a lefty guitar he played upside down, because its all he could afford when he started. Played live, never looked at his hands, and could play his guitar behind his back. Redid Hendrix's songs like Voodoo Child, with more flare, and experimentation without the sloppyness. RIP to the greatest whos alwys overlooked.
Technique and speed is one thing but music is about evoking an emotion. Choice of note and chords, the timing and the technique in making that note sound whether it's through bends, sliding, palming, using harmonics etc makes the difference for me. Every guitarist has moments when they were in the zone. The great ones do this more frequently.
I’m not entirely sure who Eddie’s favorite was, but he WAS quoted as saying during an interview (in reference to Allan Holdsworth), “He’s the best in my book”. It could be that EVH thought that Allan Holdsworth was “the best guitarist” around, but his early and personal connection to Clapton made him Eddie’s favorite. Also important to note that Eddie started talking more about Allan in the early to mid 80’s, so it could be that Allan’s first favorite was Clapton, but as time passed his favorite became Holdsworth. I don’t think there will ever be a definitive answer to that question, but those are my guesses
He said Allan Holdsworth was the best in his book. Probably every guitar player would put Holdsworth at the top. Its criminal how underrated he is since he wrote mostly instrumental music and focused on complex compositions.
Jimi only used two pedals: a fuzz face and a wha wha... I doubt Eddie said this. Eddie used a Variac and a Phase 90 before he was famous (more expensive).
"I don't like a guy because I can't afford his gear" Dumbest shit I've ever heard EDIT: Some people seem to be implying that I'M CLAIMING that Eddie said it. Not true at all, the narrator clearly said that Eddie didn't didn't care for Jimi because Eddie couldn't afford the pedals Jimi used, and he went on to say that Eddie said Jimi and Jimmy were sloppy players live. I can only add two thing from my own opinion. I never had a problem buying anybody's gear, and I have a real hard time listening to Zeppelin live at Knebworth because Jimmy's playing sounds like he literally had a stroke on stage. He's still in my top 5 guitar players tho.
If it’s true, I wouldn’t be surprised. EVH openly dogged and talked down about Randy Rhoads in an interview not long after the plane crash. Dude was always an egotistical knob
It's hard to say who precisely is the greatest guitar player; it's a personal thing. For me, it's probably the guitar teacher I had 34 years ago. The guy was ancient, and he could play anything, anything old and anything new. I never saw him again after I was about 18. A real shame. What a legend.
My pops was pretty old so he was around when all this music came out and he met roy buchanan one time and asked him who his goat was. And he said jimmy page lol. Clapton was always the best to my dad though hes definitely the classiest guitarist as far as play style.
What many seem to forget about Hendrix too was he would more often than not sacrifice quality for performance. Playing behind his back,head… with his teeth. Singing while playing lead. But when he stood in the pocket without much acrobatics ? Forget about it 🙅🏻♂️!!!!… Second to none!!! Even Clapton would agree with me on that one…..
I don't think Jimmy would have argued about this. He might not have used the word sloppy but Jimmy said he didn't 'practice,' he just 'jammed.' He was basically saying he was less structured and that he didn't know musical theory. He would jam for hours and record it all, then go over the tapes and pick out riffs he loved then, put them together to create a song.
I think we can all agree they were both amazing musicians. Let it go at that.
thank the lord for i have found seemingly the one other person alive who doesn’t think guitar playing has to be a competition
@MVG101 and thank God it's not a competition, because Jimi would mop the floor with Clapton... and he did.
Clapton couldn't even keep playing.
@@MVG101comparison is the thief of joy - From the Bible or something
Thank you. That’s it. The video talk about EVH point of view and we can all agree or not. All the 3 changed guitar in your own way.
I know this is a month ago, however, I felt the need to reaffirm, EXACTLY what ya said! GOD bless
"When axed" 😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂
He’s probably from Queens
I was so sad when I heard Eddie was axed.
Racism at its finest
You took the words right out of my mouth…axed🤣
Jimi Hendrix chased sound & his "sloppiness" was a result of him trying to reach new heights. Clapton played it safe. Hendrix did more to revolutionize the way guitar was to be played as well as the gadgets were to be made & used. Hendrix is one of the few who could play lead & rhythm guitar at the same time.
i dont quite agree. As if you couldn't be technical and bold at the same time. Van Halen himself raised the bar in that sense
@@JoseHenrique-xg1lp Eddie no doubt changed the game but where's his Machine Gun, Rock Bottom, Dazed And Confused, Child In Time? His guitar solos were a patchwork of Eruption & intros from songs like Mean Street, Cathedral, etc. No long jams/solos to stretch out and take chances live. It's one thing to do that in a studio or practice it's another to do it live in the moment in front of an audience.
This is your opinion. Obviously you're insulted, but you're entitled to your opinion, but it is just your opinion.
@@stevemcnary7963great comment that will get no attention unfortunately 😮…..
Ps I will say though one of my favorite guitar solos was “I’ll Wait” 1984 album 💿 which proved he didn’t have to just rely on his tapping skills every single time. Why he didn’t do more of this is still a mystery to me 😮……
Clapton's best work really was in Cream.
@@EviMlcak he was never the same after 1973 when he made a comeback on a live album (january 1973) his first show since august 1971 when he almost died of a overdose
That was the only time he had creative beasts leading the band and Clapton could focus on being a virtuoso young gun.
This video is misleading. In interviews Eddie did say he liked Clapton but only when he was with Cream. He said not post Cream.
Absolutely, in Cream he was blazing. See the live Spoonful on Wheels Of Fire, my personal fave and maybe the best example of what Cream was. When people judge Clapton by only newer stuff they're missing the point badly, because his rep was made in the '60s (and 1970 Layla).
@@eivindgjengstjohansen9625The ARMS show, I believe, a benefit for Ronnie Lane, bass player in Small Faces and Faces. He had MS.
I can see where Eddie is coming from but Jimmy’s solo in “the wind cries Mary” is astounding.
He said when playing live. Which I agree with. Which is actually kind of why I really like hendrix, cuz each live show is like listening to the song all over again. Always something new, a different type of arrangement, tone was different show to show. To me I love the improvisation and "sloppiness" of live shows cuz they feel real
clapton literally thought of quitting guitar when he heard jimi play for the first time
@@hadtosaythis I don’t like Clapton because I don’t hear any feel, and my favorite has to be Stevie Ray Vaughan because he’s got the most feel and best technique also Rory ghallagher. But guys like Eddie and clapton are more perfectionist especially Eddie, every solo of his is like a 15 second symphony with everything that’s going and it’s good and has feel too, but it makes sense that someone like him really needs every note to be in place
@@kitdewd329 Scotti Hill playing for Skid Row on song Little Wing to me ranks as one of the 10 best guitar solo covers . Jimmy would be impressed.
@@hadtosaythis people can have different opinions. EVH is no slouch
I can't name one great riff E.V.H composed on his own. He's second tier.
So you never heard ain’t talking about love? Unchained? Even the song with MJ beat it?
Jimi’s guitar playing was super creative. I always find it strange when the words sloppy is applied to describe his approach. His rhythm playing was phenomenal and he played with such freedom but it wasn’t just random or lazy playing. He really allowed a wide range of emotions to come through his guitar and he was technicallly proficient but wanted to add textures and sounds that he wasn’t fully in control of into the music.
Generally pioneers don't get a lot of credit...they cut a path for others to travel and hone..
But where would we be without them....
@@acWeishan the same place. Hendrix wasn't the only guitar player back then. Only average rock people think this way
@@andrepires7687 🤷♂️
Rock on ponyboy 👍
@@acWeishan facts, Gugu.
@@andrepires7687 True there were plenty of players that were great, but he took the instrument into uncharted territory. Definitely a lot of innovation round this time period in general. I find he has became less appreciated as the emphasis on guitar playing becomes technique rather than creating interesting and organic sounds.
Eddie was always smiling. Suppose if I could play like him I would be too.
Crazy considering how assholes were racist towards him and his bro since they have an Indonesian mom.
He was always drunk 🙄
It was mostly due to his drug habits
Shame he was an absolute a** 90% of the time. Clapton and Hendrix were both better guitarists
Mark Knopfler also, brothers in arms is an ungodly banger
Yeah, he's so good. His own stuff, Not to mention his playing on Dylan records. The sound he gets with his fingers is recognizable within 2 notes. In addition he's been great for like 50 years now.
I don’t blaspheme God out here so I can’t like your comment. But Knopfler is a g 💪🏼💪🏼
I wouldn't feel right saying Mark was underrated but he surely is FORGOTTEN often times in conversations about great guitar players and riff writers.
@@tian4538 Sultans of Swing for me
ungodly=beta=not the best
Only one person changed the Rock music scene in a single night . That was Hendrix in a small London Pub. After Jimi's performance with Clapton's own Bandmates from "Cream" He was shaking. Pete Townsand walked over to Clapton and said, "This guy is going to put us all out of business." Jimi Hendrix, the best Rock/Blues guitarist to ever play. Rory Galagher is a close second, then Eric Clapton.
All fact
Eddie was maybe the most technically gifted guitarist, and Clapton was the epitome of the possibilities that a guitarist could have, but Jimi was on a much more spiritual level. Eddie could perfectly recreate what crying sounds like, Eric could perfectly recreate what crying looks like but Jimi could show you what that tear feels like when it wells up in your eyes and rolls down your face. Gimme some Jimi!
They’re both good but for my money, it’s Joe Satriani fastest tastiest most technical most versatile guitar player to have ever lived
wait until you hear david gilmour
I was an SRV fan and my friend, hands down, Clapton. We were driving to his home in "The dirty South" small town Mississippi when we got the news Clapton died in a helicopter crash. Both our hearts sank.
Not sure how long after that, an hour or so of driving and reminiscing (I love 461), the correction was made and we learned SRV took Clapton's place.
Very emotional day. 😢
Damn what an emotional rollercoaster that must've been. First thinking it was Clapton then finding out it was Stevie, talk about a one-two punch.
Jimi > SRV > Clapton.
@newagain9964 SRV was a better innovator than Clapton, who was much better at capturing the American blues than Jimi, who influenced both with his innovative take on said blues. All 3 are great in their own way. No one in that S tier would ever put themselves over another.
@@frankmorris7751 Clapton was a copy cat. Just stop.
Jimi Hendrix accomplished more in a few years than any other rock guitarist has or will. 🔥🔥🔥
You are so right
He played blues standards and covers. Big deal. EVH actually changed the way the instrument could be played. Hendrix has always been hugely overrated. He and the Grateful Dead.
@@mikemccann978 jimi didnt need a front man to make his mark..
@@godzillaguy321 Jimi did not like having a front man like Little Richard getting all the attention.
@@mikemccann978Well that statement shows you know nothing about Hendrix music.
I think little sloppiness brings a human touch to the playing and makes it more better for me. Just adds more dynamics to the solo
Unless your a perfectionist.
@@CharlesHarrison-b6r You're.
Jimmy page , Santana, Santorini , and of course Prince, Frank Zappa and Stevie Ray vaughn. Were players who didn't have to look at their hands to play.
Thank you
some people say, that Jimmy Page had his eyes closed every time he played solos
Exactly
Nah, Prince 🤣
They all did.
Duane Allman said it in an interview with radio host Ed Shane. Talking about Clapton and his work on the Layla album, Allman said, " The fact that he would say ANYTHING about me. The sheer brilliance and talent of the guy. He practically wrote the book, British blues and rock guitar,volumes 1,2 and three!
Allman wrote and played the high lead intro in Layla. Clapton's acoustic version is a snore. And the drummer actually wrote the piano part.
Now they say Rita Coolidge wrote it.@@baronvonlichtenstein
Wasn't Layla his H times? After Cream he got addicted and lost a lot of his powers to the drugs.
@@aliced.1973 Sounds about right.
But but everything he did was "sToLeN" because hes white
While I personally don't care for Clapton's playing, he was very precise which was an outright rarity for the time outside of jazz. The only reason Hendrix sounded as sloppy as he did was because he used the wammy bar a lot on his playing. This was before locking nuts were invented (something Eddie helped invent) so every time you used the wammy bar back then your guitar was seriously out of tune very quickly. Jimi learned how to retune by ear as a result and he was so good at it that he was able to retune in the middle of a song. There's a story about Jimi playing a show and a bunch of famous guitarists were in attendance and he asked them if they would like to tune his guitar. None did and Jimi tuned them himself and went on to play the show.
I think the only other famous guitarist of that era who could tune their own guitar quickly (but still nowhere near as good or fast as Jimi) was Ritchie Blackmore and for the same reasons as I mentioned for Jimi.
@@1TakoyakiStore Well said 👍
Hendrix when ask who inspired him by Jeff Beck, said Ritchie Blackmore, so perhaps that's why he leant to tune by ear.
Hendrix has also only owned a guitar, for less than 10 years, before he wrote the songs on Are You Experienced.
If one listens to his first couple years of live performing, the only thing one like EVH could call sloppy, was the long improv jams, Jimi was doing.
The equipment, from guitars, to amps, pedals and especially PA’s, just weren’t very good, and needed constant repair.
He had to constantly tune, as you point out, about the vibrato bar.
Hendrix didn’t get actual sloppy, until he was on his 3rd year of touring, with only weeks off, and he still jammed at clubs or studios every night.
He was tired of playing certain songs, snd began experimenting with them, as well as testing new songs, live.
After the New Years shows, in 1970, which was also a lot of new material, that they’d only rehearsed for a couple weeks, off snd on, before the gigs, Jimi was looking rough, had pneumonia and was just worn out from the road.
He only went on the last European tour, because he was in debt, finishing Electric Ladyland studios, and it was nearly finished, while also fulfilling the end of his contract with Jeffries.
Sadly, Jimi was also using a lot of alcohol, and a myriad of drugs, to both stay awake, sleep, have fun and to generally keep going.
He had begun using heroin and cocaine, more often than dabbling rarely, the years prior, when he was more about weed and hallucinogenics, which he did a lot of.
He played many shows on LSD, and most of them were excellent.
Listen to Winterland, and then listen to how different he got, by skipping ahead to the Maui and Isle of Wight shows.
Maui, he was killer, even on new songs, and much of the Isle of Wight’s new songs, were very good, considering he hadn’t finished all the lyrics, first some.
His Hey Baby intro, and Villanova Junction/Midnight Lightning improv, captures an artist, who was about to release his first album, without anything he thought might be considered a pop song.
EVH had a guitar, and many other instruments, from childhood, then he benefitted from better gear, even starting out.
He knew one of the best amp mod guys in LA, if not the world.
EVH wrote very different type of songs, though the Hendrix blueprint is all over it.
I’ve loved them both, since I was a kid, playing Jump, with my own improved piano solo, for the guitar and synth leads, after I’d only been playing for about 5 months.
I was bored Student’s Choice, with 95% of the votes of just over 60 kids and teenagers.
The only other vote getter, played the entire Rhapsody in Blue, arranged for piano, and was the show closer.
My older brother said that people were crying out for me to do an encore, when we went backstage to lineup, for the awards, and achievement ceremony.
There were quite a few much better pianists, than I was, who were much less sloppy, but I had what all of the were saying was something special, and they couldn’t believe I could play the piece, let alone write my own part, for the solo.
I mean, I wrote how I was going to handle the guitar solo, and then I improved the synth part, based on something I’d shown my teacher, wrote the recital.
Sometimes, being g precise, isn’t everything, but ai like that about Clapton too. So, they’re all among the best electric guitarists, ever.
@@Fiddling_while_Rome_burns
Well, they didn’t have electric tuners, and any type of tuning device was useless at such a show.
Tuning fork and pitch pipes, just weren’t feasible at those shows.
Jimi tuned to the bass, and some songs he tried to go to Eb, while others he is in standard.
He really removed on a tech, as he often used several guitars, but then fine tuned, and had to retune, after using the vibrato bar so much.
@@Fiddling_while_Rome_burns
Hendrix also named at least a dozen other players, in different interviews, depending who he was touring with, and what he had been listening to.
He loved Mike Bloomfield, as they’d jam many a late night to early morning, in New York, and in England too.
I thought it was Alan Holdsworth😊😊😊😊
Nah, Eddie has been pretty clear that Clapton in Cream was his favorite player.
I’ve heard both, but I’ve heard on a couple locations. Allan Holsworth was his favorite.
Depends which drunken interview
Allan came after when they discovered him in the early 80s
@@TheTwilson12345 correct
Lol careful with that axe, Eugene.
*Insert high pitched inhale screaming*
I am glad to see so many people defending Jimi. Who cares what EVH thought about him. It doesn't change what a genius he was. I saw a video of Eddie covering Jimi, I think it was Little Wing and it was not good. I love Ed, I just ignore those comments about Jimi.
Jimi was sloppy as fuck live. EVH was much better overall. Jimi couldn't touch him. Get over it. Your guitar hero is overrated and only gained legend status because he died young.
@@Robert-nu4vc thats so hateful and for no reason.
Theyre both legends who deserve their status
@@Robert-nu4vc would way rather listen to Hendrix than Van Halen's cheesy hair metal shit
According to this, he answered a question about his own favorite and why.
Then when asked why not this other guy, he gave his reasons.
Didn't hear anything inflammatory.
@@Robert-nu4vc Absolute bullshit. Hendrix was a legend from the world's first listening and absorption of "Are You Experienced?" - the first album with the Jimi Hendrix Experience. What a SLOPPY comment to assert that his legend came out of his tragic early death. Quite ignorant really.
Nice to hear Clapton get some love.
Everyboby is bashing him nowadays😢
Cause he sucks! Just kidding!
coz he sucks, not kidding
Man got jealous of hendrix so I'm not gonna respect a musician who is jealous of another musician and called him a hard r
@@thepugking319 jealous of what? He's better than him and he's still alive.
@@andrepires7687 he called him better himself and said he was jealous himself do research
The guy that made EVH put his hands in his face and shake his head throughout the concert was none other than "the guitarist's guitarist" : Jeff Beck.
During Jeff's performance of Where Were You, I believe
@@KekeElBecko Tell me more. I only know what I read. It said he spent most of the night that way.
@jamesscura7122 I've just tried searching for the account of it. It would've been late 80s, just after Jeff's Guitar Shop album was released. There were a few big names at this particular concert, and it was said that EVH was in the front row and his jaw dropped. A lot is written about Eddie being a huge fan of Clapton, Page and Townshend, but not so much Beck, possibly because his music wasn't as accessible and he kept flitting between genres, but dig deep and there are quite a few accounts of them having mutual respect and an appreciation of one another's playing.
@@KekeElBecko Not doubt. Eddie had no idea how advanced Jeff was and was rightfully blown away. And Jeff's a master of innovation. So, when Eddie came out finger tapping, Jeff was anxious to meet him. They did as and jammed. Jeff said it was a shame that he was pigeon holed to one genre because he was so good and could have done SO much more than rock every song.
@jamesscura7122 Oh definitely! Don't get me wrong, I love Eddie's rock playing and the whole band with Dave's showmanship. It was an explosion in the right place (or an eruption). But Eddie was keen to write and record more on keyboards, which Dave and Ted Templeman were dead against it. He deserved to have more artist freedom in some ways. I didn't know that Jeff and Eddie actually got together and jammed! I'd have loved to have been a fly on the wall
Pre VH. I would say Terry Kath, amd Rory Gallagher always deserved more love. 💙
Always love hearing stories about Eddie, was a guitar genius and such a down to Earth person 💯
all of Eric Clapton's guitar playing comes out perfectly formed, he invented his own guitar language based on blues and combines it all kinds of ways. even when he's improvising a solo it sounds like it was perfectly thought out ahead of time, and perfectly in tune. nothing is wasted, no extra notes. he says exactly what he wants to say.
His playing sounds like a middle schooler when put against Gilmour
@@pinkled4429 I don't much like where Clapton went after Blind Faith, but he was a pioneer before that. Gilmour didn't really do much of anything until after 1971 or so, about the same time Clapton was falling off. Meddle or Obscured by clouds was where Gilmour finally found his style.
Finally someone who has sense in here, Clapton 60s era were the best. Those guitar solos were immaculate.
@@pinkled4429 Gilmour is irrelevant.
@@pinkled4429def not 😂😂
My husband played guitar 🎸 he tried to show me how and I thought it was so hard to place your finger’s on different cords. I never caught on to it. I played the piano and took lessons when I was younger for 2 yrs. I wish now I would’ve kept it up. 💖💕
It's never too late..if it's still there inside your heart you should go for it, you'll feel so much better❤
Hendrix has his own Universe, not just pedals.
he always used a lot of pedals. Sorry...
He’s a blues player with some interesting licks. EVH influence every non bending genre
@@donttrendonme Hendrix is God!
@@morbidmanmusicHe used two (fuzz and wah) for most of his career. He added the Uni-Vibe in 1969, and used the Octavia in the studio, but rarely live.
@@donttrendonmeHe did play some blues, but his background was more r&b before the Experience, which went far beyond r&b or blues. Would you really call “1983” or “Castles Made Of Sand” “blues?”
In my mind, I appreciate the uniqueness of all of the "great" players. You can say this one is better than that one at this thing or that one is better than this one at that thing.
Eddie was so loved he's smiling good attitude was showmanship just outstanding goodnperson raw nerve jumping around just fantastic.
Loved by people that didn’t know him lol He was a right knob to most people!
@Yosser70 Exactly! Him and his brother were jerks to people that dealt with them, hence the lineup changes.
All the above guitarist were supreme in their own ways. Enough said.
Clapton is king of the pentatonic.
One of many kings of the pentatonic.
Hendrix was a visionary. There is no comparison.
Agreed. Clapton, while great, is boring outside of a couple solos imo.
Hendrix was all about pentatonic. Nothing else
@@andrepires7687
You're confusing him with Clapton and that Irish bloke with the check shirt.
You've either had a bump on the head or you're very dumb.
Must be the latter actually, as I don't think it's possible to confuse Hendrix with the other two unless you're a total retard.
@@andrepires7687
Got anything to say that you've actually come up with yourself?
Of course not.
Go back to sleep 🛌 😴 💤
Hendrix made a lot of noise.
They each have different styles individually.. But Eddie is the best of all because he combined all the styles.. He definitely got it all..
When axed…?
Yep
Got a problem?😊
Yes axed
Dumb comment...
3 legends. Each frikin gifted. Each different and with their own incredible style.
Only thing in common was they all played guitar.
Ive never heard of anyone chopping up eddie van halen with an axe
@@monke148 Shaw Lane, Allan Holdsworth and Yngwie Malmsteen are way better.
@@obiem9319The invention of a humbucker in the bridge position of a Strat,the brown sound,Floyd Rose trem&usage of it puts EVH at #1!!🏆🎖🥇All the others only played great.(And I love them too!)Mix in Gilbert,Satch,Nuno&G.Moore.
Eddie was flashy but lacked musical diversity. His playing is incredibly predictable
@@pinkled4429 Eddie didn't NEED"Musical diversity"(nobody does!),HE RULED THE ROCK ROOST!!
nobody got this joke lol
My favorite guitar player is me... But I never live up to my comparisons of myself....
I love your playing bro...the degree of your pick when it's in your pocket... omgsh....fuckin brutal
When axed? Yeah no
Guitar reference!👍
One of Jimi's roadies, a certain Lemmy Kilminster reckoned no one came close to Hendrix as a guitarist. "God bless EVH, he's nowhere near. Hendrix did it all, and when he died, it stopped." Speaks volumes really. Worth remembering also Eric and Jimi were mates and respected each other's playing. 🎸
@@hon8177 it is. He's Lemmy, you poser
I’m the opposite. Clapton bores me to tears.
100%
And I never cared for Hendrix. Even in the day. Different strokes.
Same here! Never uplifted me. But I do acknowledge his contribution as a guitar player who left his mark on the music world.
Always loved Clapton's Unplugged performance. It shows his refined skill and versatility. Such a great voice, too. Clapton and David Gilmour combine great guitar skill and voice.
They all be great guitarist's..the best is who u think is the best 😊
There really is no best, there are too many talented artists to choose from
Dimebag and Hendrix are shredding with him in another dimension ❤
Some of Hendrix favorites were Billy Gibbons, Leslie West and Bernie Leadon.
And Rory Gallagher.
@@mikesimonian484Rory was the guitarist’s guitarist. Dude could do everything.
@@ashura9706 And he could rock like the best live. I've seen him live several times.
The guitar player in the Original Chicago Transit Authority is also one of Hendrix favorites. I can't recall his name but he died in the late 70s from a self inflicted gunshot wound.
@@jonncockrell3606 Yes, Hendrix called him the best.
No big deal, we love them all rock foward 🤘
The player I thought of on hearing Eddie was RITCHIE BLACKMORE. I don’t believe for a minute that Eric Clapton was his main influence. Ritchie was the fastest most precise and dynamic player of his generation (incredible stage presence/ performer) and Eddie played Deep Purple covers in his band for years. GIVE ME A BREAK. He’s not the only one reluctant to acknowledge how great Ritchie is and was . Brian May - “ No one talks about Ritchie and I don’t know why” … now you do. He was the best hard rock guitarist of his generation .. but unhip in America.
deep purple was the top act in America when Blackmore decided to break up the band. purple is second tier because their records are inconsistent. some really ground breaking top notch stuff and also some filler. it kind of seems like they were never really a tight band because nobody liked Blackmore as a person.
Agreed. I think Hendrix is cited so often as he is the only non Caucasian player in the upper echelon.
Did you see how contorted rolling Stone magazine made itself to present its latest top 100 artists? This is not a far-fetched theory
@@unabonger777 You just have to listen to 30 seconds of Dream Theatre’s full double live album copy of “Made in Japan” by Deep Purple .. to realise just how fantastic, and unacknowledged Deep Purple are.
Lars of Metallica - “Deep Purple were just better than everyone else” … at last, someone said it. 😀 Rock producer Martin Birch - “Deep Purple were the best at what they did”
I’m a Zeppelin fan have all their albums but have played Purple’s albums from their common era much much more.
When Zepp were making the mostly filler “In through the out door” Blackmore recorded “Rising” an album streets ahead of much that followed and preceded it. He found Ronnie Dio .. the same way he found Ian Gillan. “Rising” is very influential to this day.
I love Jimmy Page but he’s pretty much polished his back catalogue for the past 50 years. Made a fairly derivative album with another singer that Blackmore gave a break to David Coverdale.
Purple’s mk ii reunion album in 1984 was as good as anything from their classic era .. no filler. Blackmore had made a commercial success of Rainbow during the punk era in Britain going on to Americanise their sound (because he know how to surf the business to keep his band current and talked about) and scoring 4 top ten albums and as many singles to match.
Then there is Purple without Blackmore from 1992 (Steve Morse - self disqualified from being voted best guitarist, guitarist magazine .. after 5 wins) Purpendicular with 4 original members can stand alongside the best of Purple’s output as can many of the Morse albums.
Purple’s last 4 albums all went straight to number one in the German charts. The last two have had multiple 5 star reviews 10/10 reviews. BBC album of the week for Whoosh!. The new album .. = 1 .. many 5 star reviews. Recognition that they have some of the fire of the in rock era back via the playing of Simin McBride. No1 in every rock chart globally and in many general charts .. Austria. No1 for weeks on Amazon. Selling out arenas in their current world tour .. playing Rio as we speak.
No .. Deep Purple have never been 2nd rate.
@@seabud6408 interesting but I still say there are no Deep Purple albums without filler, and Blackmore recorded a fair number of duff solos, he was inconsistent, although great when at his best. No doubt he was a top level talent but the band never totally clicked. They are not on the level of Zep or Sabbath. Rainbow is not Deep Purple, but the albums with Dio were great and set the bar for the next decade. They also sound more like Dio's solo work than Deep Purple.
RIP EDDIE. You are so dearly missed 😢😮😢
I hate comparing guitarists, but I will NEVER UNDERSTAND how people rate Page so highly. He’s obviously great, but he seemed more like a producer and musician, but not a guitar god. Don’t know if that makes sense.
Page - his band changed the rock scene more profoundly than what people credit Hendrix for.
His library of (good and great) songs is immense
He certainly was not the greatest live player
I don't think you'd find many people that listen to Hendrix songs more than led zeppelin
@@m1chi13l Well said
What he may have lacked in technical proficiency, he more than made up for in inventiveness and innovation. It's easy nowadays to write off his playing as another example of typical heavy 70's rock, but he and Led Zeppelin (of which he is well known to be the mastermind of) developed and innovated that now ubiquitous, guitar driven hard rock sound. I understand your point about his talents as a producer more than a guitarist - there's merit to that, but the basis of the sound he produced is his guitar playing, that every aspiring guitarist in the final third of the 20th century mimicked or felt the impact of in some way.
@@m1chi13l LZ has a lot more studio output then JH, more to listen to
Page has more accessible music than Jimi, not everyone has the headspace to sit down and dive into the psychedelic work of Jimi and appreciate it in the same way as people can do with Page. Electric Ladyland with songs such as 1983 (A merman I should turn to be) is not such an easy listen for someone who isn't stoned and/or focused on the experience of the music, whereas LZ you can put on just about any of their stuff and continue about your day and float in and out of paying full attention to it. I love them both btw
Perfect assessment eddie had.
Clapton was fantastic for about 3 years (Cream, Blind Faith), and after that he wrote a few good pop songs and that was it.
@@allrequiredfields Go listen to the soundtrack to Rush.
Eddie got the rite..Clapton can play solo his guitar plug direct to the amp just unbelievable and the sound just amazing..😊
Axed? Seriously
What about this mild mispronunciation is so infuriating for you
It’s not a “mispronunciation” its the wrong word. ask. Axe. Two different words neither hard to say.
@@KendrickMegaFanIt's ghetto mumble jumbo, that's why.
@@KendrickMegaFanBecause it demonstrates low I.Q. It's not a "mild mispronunciation" . It is a glaring display of laziness. If it's too much effort for someone to correctly pronounce a very very easy to pronounce word, it shows that you don't care about people taking you seriously.
@KendrickMegaFan Everyone who complains about this stuff mispronounces things all the time, they just don't notice their own habits. People particularly hate the phrase "axed" because they associate it with black people, disregarding the fact that a lot of "white", particularly scotch-irish accents, do the exact same thing.
Clapton is also my favorite if that means anything. Crossroads Live… perfection.
Clapton has the technical precision of a maestro ❤
"Eric Clapton was definitely my man... he be my maaan."
- Eddie Van Halen (The Guitar Show interview with Kramer)
I'm not really a Clapton fan but when I was a young player back in the 80s I studied him for a bit and.. yeah.. that's the truth. His leads were clean, intentional and passionate. Nothing too complicated but always interesting if only for the vibrato ect...
Clapton has been my favorite as long as i can remember, i know not everybody likes him, but for me, Clapton is King.
So now guitar players have to explain why they have a different favorite player than Hendrix? As if Hendrix was the only one or the best player. Ridiculous. Van Halen was great and he can pick whomever he wants
Hendrix stays to number 1
He wasn’t the only one, and no one was forced to like him. But he was the best.
@@hon8177 yes
@@Heihachi8 only for narrow minded rock people
@@carl_anderson9315 only for you
Eddie was also an excellent rhythm guitar player and songwriter. He rarely if ever played over the lead vocals and often left holes in the music. For a guy who made tricks the norm, he was a very disciplined guitar player.
Jimmi was pure "RAW"...🫡
SRV is the GOAT.
A right handed player, Self taught on a lefty guitar he played upside down, because its all he could afford when he started. Played live, never looked at his hands, and could play his guitar behind his back. Redid Hendrix's songs like Voodoo Child, with more flare, and experimentation without the sloppyness.
RIP to the greatest whos alwys overlooked.
Holdsworth.
They are the two best ever…Eddie and Page also top 5
Eddie also owes a lot to Alvin Lee. proto-shredder and early two-handed tapping.
Technique and speed is one thing but music is about evoking an emotion. Choice of note and chords, the timing and the technique in making that note sound whether it's through bends, sliding, palming, using harmonics etc makes the difference for me. Every guitarist has moments when they were in the zone. The great ones do this more frequently.
I thought Holdsworth was his favorite guitar player
No, he said he would love to play like Holdsworth if he could figure out what the hell he was doing.
I’m not entirely sure who Eddie’s favorite was, but he WAS quoted as saying during an interview (in reference to Allan Holdsworth), “He’s the best in my book”.
It could be that EVH thought that Allan Holdsworth was “the best guitarist” around, but his early and personal connection to Clapton made him Eddie’s favorite.
Also important to note that Eddie started talking more about Allan in the early to mid 80’s, so it could be that Allan’s first favorite was Clapton, but as time passed his favorite became Holdsworth. I don’t think there will ever be a definitive answer to that question, but those are my guesses
he was. direct quotes on the matter.
He said Allan Holdsworth was the best in his book. Probably every guitar player would put Holdsworth at the top. Its criminal how underrated he is since he wrote mostly instrumental music and focused on complex compositions.
Clapton was a great flashlight in the dark.
Hendrix was the fucking Sun! 🌞
ginger baker in that picture looks like a guy you’d see yelling at the window of a store in the middle of the night in minneapolis
The Cream were aptly named. 3 players who sounded amazing and wrote legendary arrangements.
David Gilmore , Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page
Jimi Hendrix. ❤
The Sainted South Paw!! ❤😊
I agree 100% with his description of Clapton.
Why should Eddie be axed???
Jimi was often high on like 5 tabs acid live.
That hw could at all was amazing.
Asked, not “axed.” 🙄
Fuck your white ass
🤓☝️
When discussing guitar, I think we can let it pass this time 😅
Jimi only used two pedals: a fuzz face and a wha wha... I doubt Eddie said this. Eddie used a Variac and a Phase 90 before he was famous (more expensive).
"I don't like a guy because I can't afford his gear"
Dumbest shit I've ever heard
EDIT: Some people seem to be implying that I'M CLAIMING that Eddie said it. Not true at all, the narrator clearly said that Eddie didn't didn't care for Jimi because Eddie couldn't afford the pedals Jimi used, and he went on to say that Eddie said Jimi and Jimmy were sloppy players live.
I can only add two thing from my own opinion. I never had a problem buying anybody's gear, and I have a real hard time listening to Zeppelin live at Knebworth because Jimmy's playing sounds like he literally had a stroke on stage. He's still in my top 5 guitar players tho.
If it’s true, I wouldn’t be surprised. EVH openly dogged and talked down about Randy Rhoads in an interview not long after the plane crash. Dude was always an egotistical knob
Hell lotta booze and drugs involved 😂😂😂😂
Did you even watch the video ☠️ Eddie said he couldn’t relate to Hendrix because he couldn’t afford his pedals
He never said he didn't like Jimi, he simply stated that Clapton was his favorite
EVH was a narcissist ass. Period.
It's hard to say who precisely is the greatest guitar player; it's a personal thing.
For me, it's probably the guitar teacher I had 34 years ago.
The guy was ancient, and he could play anything, anything old and anything new.
I never saw him again after I was about 18. A real shame. What a legend.
Jimi's "sloppiness" was part of his playing style.
My pops was pretty old so he was around when all this music came out and he met roy buchanan one time and asked him who his goat was. And he said jimmy page lol. Clapton was always the best to my dad though hes definitely the classiest guitarist as far as play style.
With Clapton, he was able to compete, with Hendrix, he hadn't a chance.
Really????😂
Its cool to have your own unique preferences.
What many seem to forget about Hendrix too was he would more often than not sacrifice quality for performance. Playing behind his back,head… with his teeth. Singing while playing lead. But when he stood in the pocket without much acrobatics ? Forget about it 🙅🏻♂️!!!!… Second to none!!! Even Clapton would agree with me on that one…..
Now that's an amazing compliment... Eddie says that Eric is his favorite guitarist.
Did you say 'When axed' ???
Good break down brother 🤘🏼
Jimi is unique. Jimi is the best.
When "axed" about who is favorite guitar player was? NO. When "asked" about who is favorite guitar player was.
I'm surprised Eddie didn't claim that Jimi stole his style
I have to say, Eddie is spot on here.
Just his preference, not opinion. I love both guys.
Hendrix blew the doors off of Eric.
Truth
With EASE. I still think nobody can touch Jimi to this day. Eric Gales is pretty good.
And Clapton acknowledged that.
What a great rebuttal to all the reasons laid out.
@@softjones3128 which reasons? the fact he didn't have as many pedals? okay
❤,Eddie, ❤,Hendrix,But could Care Less bout,Clapton!There are moments in Clapton songs,that I Like!There's Something For Every 1,nah!Take care!
You cannot compare either of them to Jimi.
Perfectly expressed
Everybody like "nah, MY favorite player is better"
Butthurt fanboys say what??.
The same Eric Clapton that nearly gave up playing upon seeing Hendrix live🤣😂😅
Clapton is God!
We all stand on the shoulders of those who came before us. Frankly I'm ADHD about the subject. Swimming in sounds they left in my head.
I don't think Jimmy would have argued about this. He might not have used the word sloppy but Jimmy said he didn't 'practice,' he just 'jammed.'
He was basically saying he was less structured and that he didn't know musical theory.
He would jam for hours and record it all, then go over the tapes and pick out riffs he loved then, put them together to create a song.
YEP, CLAPTON IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITES TOO! (LOL LOL LOL)❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉