Up until Hendrix I had listened Jazz and Blues thanks to my mother. We had the beatles and Rolling Stones the Animals etc. until THAT DAY! My buddy who was a bit of an album collector. He worked Downtown for the news paper as a type setter and was next door to a record store. He was always able to be the first one with an album. He called me almost breathless and said I HAD to come over IMMEDIATELYr and listen to an album. First of all the picture on the jacket blew me away. Are You Experienced changed my life. I had never heard anything like that and I knew I would be a guitar player some day.
Hendrix did things with a guitar I had never heard and I remeber hearing about his audition for the Isley brother. He played the whole set and won the job, and he only had 3 strings on his guitar an nobody noticed!
Later in life the Drugs took over and he became mediocre. Who knows what might have happened to him if he had done as Clapton did and kicked the drugs.
One thing though is that his first 4 albums are worth listening to again. I try to once a year. I always brings a lift to me and a smile to my face.
The Blues is alright!
Guitars: 1968 Gibson SG, 2005 Gibson SG Standard, 2006 Gibson LP Classic Gold top, 2004 Epiphone Elitist LP Custom, 1996 Gibson Les Paul Standard. 2001 Epiphone Sheraton II, 2007 Epiphone G400.
Fender Strats: 1996 Fender 68 Reissue CIJ, 2008 Squier CV 50s, 2009 Squier CV 50s Tele Butterescotch Blonde
Amps: Blues Junior Special edition Jensen in Brown Tolex with Wheat front, 65 Deluxe Reverb reissue,1970 Sonax reverb by Traynor, Avatar Custom 2/12 Cabinet with Eminence Legend V1216 speakers,
2008 DSL100 Marshall Amp , Fender Super Champ XD,Fender Vibro Champ XD
Effects and Pedals: Fulltone Fulldrive II, Fulltone OCD, Fulltone Mini Deja Vibe, Fulltone Fat Boost, Dunlop Crybaby Wah, Boss DS1, Boss DD20 Giga Delay, Boss TU2 tuner, Boss BD2, Ibanez TS9 Tube screamer, Zoom 505. Radial tonebone hot british.