--- In [email protected], cardemaister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well, I remember a guy claiming he could play Hendrix > after taking some Acid! :) > > Actually, I think a lot of Hendrix tunes are not technically > very complicated, but I've read quite a many guitarists > say, that Jimi is almost impossible to imitate accurately.
The issue is "touch." Speaking as a terrible guitarist myself but a fan of great guitarists since youth, and one who has been fortunate enough to see many of the greats live -- from Jimi to Segovia -- the way you tell how good a guitarist is is NOT when they play fast. Any- one with fairly good muscle coordination and a modicum of training can play fast. If you want to see how good a guitarist is, watch and listen when they play really *slow*. Each note takes on a life of its own. Jimi was really *good* when he played slow (think live performances of Little Wing), and that carried over to some of his faster riffs. Many could possibly emulate the speed, and even the notes, but few can match his superb sense of "touch" IMO.
