Quick off topic question

[Statler Waldorf]

Hey Guys,


I need your guys' to resolve a quick argument for me. I am debating with a friend, who do you guys think is an all around better electric guitar player.

Steve Vai or Jimi Hendrix.


I know that these threads get old, but I would appreciate some input here because I definitly think it is Vai by far.

Thanks

 

[Matt]

well, I'd go with hendrix.

 

[Kenneth R.]

The correct answer is:


An Apple.

 

[Matt]

but what about oranges?

 

[Pharaoh]

If it's a matter of who actually plays the guitar better, then Vai would win without a doubt. Jimi was a blues guitarist. He became "famous" quickly because he did things that weren't done before. He was black, left-handed, and had an insane stage presence. These things contributed to the world's perspective that he is one of the greatest guitarists of all time. But, you couldn't compare his playing to what someone like Vai among others have done. Although Jimi did play with much emotion and a distinct "sound" was from his left-handed style using a right-handed strat. This is what I've come to realize through the years.

 

[OfSinsAndShred]

Nnnnnooooooo!!!!

 

[Statler Waldorf]

Thanks guys, that's all I needed

 

[Thraxz]

Vai.

 

[DoomsdayZach]

this is a thinly veild VS thread. and we all know what happens to vs threads....

 

[Horus]

They get set aflame and cast to hell.... wait, that's sinners. But I'm ure even n00bs here have some kindof idea what happens to these threads.

But really, I do think that Vai is better than Hendrix.

 

[Tubbs]

This is not off-topic, if you would have read the announcement at the top of the forum.

 

[RobbM]

Just pick up Live at the Astoria and check out the 2 Hendrix covers Vai does for yourself. Not only does he do them with absolute perfection, but he adds so much more to it than what Hendrix could have ever conceived.

Like a lot of people said, it wasnt Hendrix's guitar playing that made him who he was, it was his unique and incredible stage presence and antics, and his unique way of playing the guitar. Now with vai on the other hand, He set out to do nothing but perfect his playing, and to learn everything about the guitar that he could, and now he plays as perfect and easy like you and I breathe.

but bottom line, there is no best, each and every guitarist that has lived has brought us there unique take on how the guitar should be played and sound.

 

[Statler Waldorf]

Thanks for the input guys. To clear things up, I am not a Noob, I have been on this forum for quite some time, I just don't post much. I know the Vs. threads get old, but my friend was insisting that I could not find anyone else that thought the same I do. Most of the poeple on here actually think the way I do, so I made the thread to prove him wrong. I think he realizes now that he is just a drummer and doesn't know much when it comes to playing guitar, so thanks guys.


Statler

 

[Yngvai X]

Thanks for the input guys. To clear things up, I am not a Noob, I have been on this forum for quite some time, I just don't post much. I know the Vs. threads get old, but my friend was insisting that I could not find anyone else that thought the same I do. Most of the poeple on here actually think the way I do, so I made the thread to prove him wrong. I think he realizes now that he is just a drummer and doesn't know much when it comes to playing guitar, so thanks guys.


Statler

Its not so much that they get old...they get (in the words of Strong Bad)..

a digga...

a digga...

A DELEEETEEEEEEED!!!!!!!

 

[NegativeVolume]

<3 Strongbad

Different eras, tough to compare in my book. I wasn't alive to see Hendrix play live :'(

 

[Horus]

Its not so much that they get old...they get (in the words of Strong Bad)..

a digga...

a digga...

A DELEEETEEEEEEED!!!!!!!

Strongbad. The Voice of Reason.

 

[Tubbs]

Strong Bad

His brother Strong Sad is not cool, but his other one Strong Mad pwns too.

 

[rockyracoon]

Am I hallucinating? I thought we voted to eliminate these garbage threads. And yet, they seem to be flourishing now more than ever...

 

[Androz]

SO guys.... Romeo or Petrucci?

 

[Tubbs]

I pick Satriani.