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Originally Posted by chiliD
Hmmm..."shred" & "Hendrix" doesn't really compute. I would never use the "shred" adjective regarding the way Hendrix played. It seems to me the originator of the "shred" mentality...the blame should be firmly cast upon Eddie Van Halen (and to some extent Randy Rhodes, too)...I think that's where that particular guitar playing abomination started.
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Hendrix' highly distorted quick solos, where for the time very innotive and theres no denying it. However I think he is THE most overrated guitar player of all time. The most influencial at the same time but he really wasn't what he's cut out to be. It's been years since hendrix yet I still hear his style in all these generic bands today, frankly it's boring.
PS no disrespect to Hendrix it wasn't his fault people copied him and he even said himself soemthing like "People are getting so good at copying me they copy my mistakes." Hendrix would be the first to admit that he was a slopppy player.