The greatest guitarist that ever lived. Famous from 1966-1970, when he died. Pioneered guitar playing forever, mastered such effects as the wah wah, and the fuzz. Part of: The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Gypsys, Suns, and Rainbows, and the Band of Gypsys. Only produced 4 official albums (Are You Experienced?, Axis: Bold as Love, Electric Ladyland, and Band of Gypsys), but has MANY unofficial bootlegs of his music.
Jimi Hendrix is best known for various songs, Purple Haze, Red House, Little Wing, Voodoo Child (Slight Return), and many more.
by Majin GeoDooD June 14, 2003
The GREATEST guitar player ever to walk God's green earth. He mastered every possible effect and pioneered new forms of playing.
by Kenzie March 31, 2004
ok lets clear this thing up right fucking now. Slash has nothing on Jimi Hendrix. If you think Slash is better than Jimi you are a <Fucking Moron?>.
Jimi was the best guitarist ever. no-one has ever and no-one can and no-one will master the guitar like Hendrix did.
Jimi was the best guitarist ever. no-one has ever and no-one can and no-one will master the guitar like Hendrix did.
And now bringing to you the best guitarist of all time...SLASH! eeer..no
Where as Slash will be an overweight burn-out in a few years, Hendrix rocks on from the grave
Where as Slash will be an overweight burn-out in a few years, Hendrix rocks on from the grave
by BadLieutenant August 5, 2004
'fly on little wing'
by Isabella18 August 4, 2005
THE guitarist of all guitarists! The Ultimate-phsycadelic GUITAR GOD!!!
by alianna November 30, 2003
by bobby robertson January 26, 2005
The most iconic, profound, inventive, masterful and downright best guitar player in the history of music. No one came close to playing guitar like he did. It was never about how fast or how well he played (even though he played exceedingly well). It was about the special connection he made through his guitar and his listeners/audience. In effect, the guitar was to Jimi what Excalibur would have been to King Arthur - A profound expression of the power within one individual. Hendrix did many things that made his music so meaningful. Amongst these he helped to popularize guitar feedback... a technique which was previously undesirable at the time, not to mention playing it with his teeth, executing mind- bending solo's, and even evoking a personality within the instrument itself: for example during his rendition of the Star Spangled Banner, where his guitar echoed the harsh nature of the Vietnam War through sound alone. He created a style of music which even to this day has remained unparalleled, and gave us one of the most awe- inspiring forms of music ever. Some of his most famous songs include Purple Haze, Voodoo Child, and his rendition of All Along the Watchtower. There will never be anyone like him again... and even if you did reach his playing standard, you still wouldn't obtain the expressionism, mind or soul he channelled into every performance. Long live Hendrix... we really could do with another time like yours in this day and age :/
Go watch Jimi Hendrix's version of the Star Spangled Banner on Youtube... and if those last few notes don't send shivers down your spine, then you might as well have no soul...
by Firelovesugar April 25, 2009