DrMaddVibe wrote:Looks like a lot of people vote for Jimi Hendrix as the best guitarist...I did too.
I was just reminded of one candidate that hasn't been brought to the table yet.
This is the man that Jimi would go to for "lessons" and technique.
Anyone know who he is?
Many people have been associated to being Jimi's "favorite" guitarist through the years. Billy Gibbons, Albert King, Rory Gallagher and one that has not been mentioned here but damn well should be.....Terry Kath.
Kath got screwed. He was the heart and soul of Chicago and those albums before he died are astonishingly good. The live albums are even better. Kath's mastery of his instrument was total and you could feel the heart he played with. Peter Cetera ruined that band and ruined Kath. This is one of my favorite videos on the intertubes.....The aggressive style and impatience that Kath displays waiting on the drummer is intense. PLUS...Kath had the balls to tell the British press what he (rightly) REALLY thought of Clapton..."HE SUCKS". So while I may think Jimi was the best, Jimi thought Kath was.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uAUoz7jimg