Jimi Hendrix meant the world to generations. Joe Bonamassa (Image credit: Future / Joby Sessions) JOE BONAMASSA I’m sure that was a chunk of inspiration that pushed my desire along to continue down the guitar rabbit hole. My parents wouldn’t let me go see him live at my age, when my sisters went and saw a double bill with Jimi and Joplin. It was total immersion when I was a young teen.
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My favourite Hendrix moment was going to a double or triple bill movie of all Hendrix films. He brought a renewed creativity as to what was possible with guitar effects, harmonic composition, tremolo bar use, and manhandling the instrument for a totally new level of entertaining engagement. With his presence the guitar’s potential became adventurous, dangerous, exciting, and wild.
He represented a movement in electric guitar of breaking the boundaries of what had gone before, and challenging expectations in the role of the guitarist in a band. Jennifer Batten (Image credit: Olly Curtis/Future) JENNIFER BATTEN All in all he was one of the greatest artists in any scene. I still like Hey Joe, Spanish Castle Magic, etc, but I heard some experimental stuff which was pretty out as well. What’s your favorite Hendrix moment, and why? Jimi didn’t have that problem because he played upside-down so the volume pot was on the other side of the guitar. One of the reasons I couldn’t play a Fender is because the controls are always in the way. I like the sound of single-coils like Fender or my Gretsch White Falcon. It is difficult to describe his technique because he didn’t care for that.
His style was very expressive to say the least. What do you think Hendrix brought to the guitar? He emphasised the freedom of Jimi’s playing, which I loved, also especially the albums Electric Ladyland and Axis: Bold As Love.
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I did like Hey Joe and The Wind Cries Mary as compositions, but didn’t think much of it until I hooked up with Joachim Kuhn, a monster keyboard player and friend and totally into free jazz and a big fan of Hendrix. So in the beginning I didn’t pay too much attention. I think he was a great musician and showman, but I had very different influences like Django Reinhardt, Wes Montgomery or the first rock pioneers, and all different styles because I used to play the accordion when I was six years old. What did Jimi Hendrix mean to you as a player? Jan Akkerman (Image credit: Frans Schellekens/Redferns) JAN AKKERMAN