Jimi Hendrix talk-sung his way through most of his songs; he held out notes longer on the chorus. Hendrix didn’t do things like that. Hendrix was an extraordinary soloist, which can be seen in "Purple Haze." Although not well known to the public, he is among the 100 best guitarists of all time in the Rolling Stone ranking. Forum Posts. Status: False. Hendrix is god,Clapton is his deciple,nobody could play the stratacastar better than Hendrix.when Jimmy arrived in Britain in 1966, Chas Chandler booked him into the major circuit music venues in London and invited other famous British muso"s to come and see this genuis at play (Beck,Page,Townsend). Claim: During a “Tonight Show” appearance, Jimi Hendrix proclaimed Phil Keaggy to be the greatest guitarist of all time. The Clapton version we find is with Derek and the Dominos at the Filmore East in New York, recorded about two years later, on Oct. 23, 1970—less than a month after Hendrix’s sudden death. Van Halen vs. Hendrix: Who Does It Better? I had I dump on Clapton a lot for his latter-day work, but if you compare their output at their peak - the Jimi Hendrix Experience albums and Band of Gypsys and Woodstock, plus whatever posthumously-released stuff you are into vs. the Cream albums, Layla, etc. Reviews: 0. He was an amazing player, but if you ever heard any live bootlegs of him, even some of the Woodstock stuff, it’s hard for him to keep that thing even tuned.” Growing up in Southern California, Van Halen got turned on to the six-string by surf music. Example: [Collected on the Internet, 1999] User Lists: 1 #1 Edited By crazy spidey. In the case of these two prodigies, what wins out? The question of Jimi Hendrix vs. Eddie Van Halen is one that’s been tossed around for decades by guitar geeks all over the world, including myself. Also was an influence for Eric Clapton. Click to expand... pretty much this although one can make a case for showmanship over technique if the one doing the circus act is the guy who becomes the trend setter Followers. This worked well on blues-like songs such as Hey Joe and fast songs like Fire but is an obvious loss compared to Clapton. Clapton and Hendrix, however, regularly rank at the top of the list. Eric Clapton Eric Clapton is a clear win on this topic. The specious Clapton quote wasn’t the first myth of its sort to follow a celebrity death in 2016. Blues guitarist Otis Rush was a musical influence on Hendrix’s career. 0. Clapton vs. Hendrix Guitar Off!!!! Follow 3474. Hendrix was clearly the better showman and could produce tones that no one could believe were produced by a guitar, while Clapton has the edge in formal technique. Jimi Hendrix was not a good singer. crazy spidey. What intrinsically makes one guitarist better than the other and furthermore, why? 0. Jimmy Page was better in terms of being an all round musician in terms of writing/composing and certainly as a producer. - that’s a tough one. Wiki Points. Cameron's Comment Comments by Anthony Lacqua Hendrix and Clapton are both artists that I have heard before and enjoy listening to on occasion because of the impressive guitar play, as you mentioned.