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Hotler

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12. I think with most great guitarist it comes up out of the soul.

Reply to ProudLib72 (Original post)

Sun Jul 28, 2019, 12:15 PM

Jul 2019

their ability to feel and express that through the notes of the guitar. I think there is a difference from playing music with just mental thoughts, to pulling it up from the depths of your soul. Like meditation, not everyone can reach that deep state. Jim Hendrix, Stevie Ray, Joe Bonamassa, Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton, and many others here and passed are able to pull it up from from the toes.

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What Makes Jimi Hendrix Such a Good Guitarist [View all] ProudLib72 Jul 2019 OP

You are right. No one. Ever. N/t peacebuzzard Jul 2019 #1

I used to like Ulrich Roth a lot. Still do but not as obsessed with him. Michael Schenker, though, LuvLoogie Jul 2019 #2

Remember in Crossroads Vai was the Devil's guitarist ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #13

Well, maybe one... Zambero Jul 2019 #3

speaking of telecasters retread Jul 2019 #22

so sad for those he never met greyl Jul 2019 #4

If 6 was 9, I don't mind. Fall mountains just don't fall on me. MasonDreams Jul 2019 #5

A fellow bricklayer? MasonDreams---I used to dream I was at work panader0 Jul 2019 #15

Sorry to say ,but no I should have mastered one thing MasonDreams Jul 2019 #21

the upside down left hand stratocaster is alien to most guitar players rampartc Jul 2019 #6

Hendrix's upside down Stratocaster, unlike Dick Dale's, was conventionally strung for a southpaw Brother Buzz Jul 2019 #10

He used to be good but hasn't been for many years now. Kaleva Jul 2019 #7

So glad I got to see him live, back in '67. (nt) Paladin Jul 2019 #8

1968 for me DFW Jul 2019 #11

Is anyone else Alpeduez21 Jul 2019 #9

I think with most great guitarist it comes up out of the soul. Hotler Jul 2019 #12

Here's my favorite ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #14

I got to see him 9/9/69 in Portland, Oregon. panader0 Jul 2019 #16

An employer of mine in Boulder loved Hendrix Harker Jul 2019 #17

I can tell the difference ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #18

Gunsmoke! Harker Jul 2019 #20

Eddie Van Halen is a great also. Archae Jul 2019 #19

Lot's of hard work honing his craft. Paid his dues on the "chitlin' circuit". retread Jul 2019 #23