For the rest of this exclusive lesson, check out guitarworld.com In this exclusive video lesson, Satch talks about his love of Jimi Hendrix, and shows you how to play in the style of the late great master.
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This is one of the best descriptions of Jimi ever explained. For all of those commenting on Jimi's ability, please be aware that this is Joe Satriani explaining why Jimi is so amazing. For Joe to say, "Outer space delivered this to man to your doorstep" speaks volumes, and should be taken as proof that without Jimi, rock would be very different today. People like Joe understand this.
I was at Monterey and asked my Mom what the cool noise was, she told me about Hendrix and I was there 1967. Amazing, will be a downhill path the rest of my life till now and it is climbing back up. Satriani saved me since Dire Straights.... and Jeff Beck is still relevant.
Thank-you JS for explaining JH exactly this way...a brilliant analysis and explanation of how Jimi bypasses all guitar lessons and just plays the instrument because it exists in time and space... I saw JH in downtown Wash.,DC with my friends at the Apollo Theater on 14th St.,NW in 1967...We were the only "white boys" there but the crowd was only staring at the stage...WHAT IS THAT GUY DOING TO THAT STRATOCASTER???? I have been listening since that night and I just turned 70 years old...wish he could have lived..he was just starting his career when he was taken........
I've found that when an artist covers Hendrix or plays in his style, it tells a lot about the player themselves and their approach to his music and playing music in general. I've seen Jeff Beck cover him, and there tends to be emphasis on the grace of Jimi's playing, along with the wild sounds he could get, because that's where Jeff comes from, demented trills and quirky squawks accompanied by beautiful melodies and dynamics. SRV's approach emphasized the intensity and fire in his playing, along with his emotional virtuosity, and you can hear that scorching element in Pride and Joy. Clapton generally focuses on the songwriting (see his cover of Stone Free)when he covers Hendrix, and in this video, you can hear Satriani's focus on Hendrix's technical virtuosity, and has a disciplined focus, similar to Beck, who also influenced Satriani. In a musical situation, you can bet your ass that either Jeff or Joe would listen intently to what's just been played, be it on drums, keyboard or another guitar, figure four ways to perfectly react to what's just been said, select one, and then play it wonderfully, and it all has to be done in an instant so it seems perfectly natural, which is the standard set by Hendrix's incredible improvisational skills. I consider Beck to be the closest to a current Hendrix as we can get outside of Buddy Guy, and I guess what this rambling comment comes down to is there are two approaches when it comes to the masters: improvised feel and calculated reaction (not to say the two can't coexist, but this is on what the player primarily focuses on and what works for them). Beck is a master of calculated reaction, Hendrix of improvised feel. Satriani favors Beck's approach, and it is most clear when he is playing Hendrix-inspired licks&riffs like he does in this video, as it's the kind of playing that comes from the gut rather than rapid thought.
+Zach Molina Great comment and insight Zach. Hendrix is definitely a benchmark for a majority of Blues based players. And that benchmark seems to gain academic momentum as we get better. When we can first play Hendrix songs as beginners we become aware that "we can do this" and a confidence ensues. As we become more proficient and we reflect back we examine the bigger picture and find profundity. Hendrix's wonderful gift to us all I imagine, just keeps on giving! Play with your Heart!
3:18 "When you're young and you don't know to much about an artist roots...you just think they were delivered to your door step from outerspace"....I remeber when I felt that way about Satch
Why is everyone knocking Satriani? He's just expressing his appreciation for Hendrix and never claims to be as good as he is. I felt the same way when I first heard Jimi and his music will live on forever..
Satch is every bit as good as Hendrix, in fact, it could be argued that he is a technically better player. But comparisons are just foolish. Their styles are very different. By the way, I’m a huge Hendrix fan, Satch, meh, but I appreciate his talent.
The funny thing in this video for me is how Joe expresses his first Jimi Hendrix experience. My response to Joe's playing was exactly the same when I saw the Sony commercial featuring "Summer Song" for the first time. I was forever changed.Thanks Joe for making great music, keep it up.
While Satriani doesn't "play like Hendrix" any more than any other guitarist can, he at least understands where Jimi was coming from. Hendrix is unique in that all his rock contemporaries- Clapton, Townsend, Harrison, Beck, Richards, McLaughlin- virtually every major guitarist on the scene who saw him live- agreed that Hendrix sat untouchable on his own pedestal beyond the rest of mortal guitarists. The reason for this has nothing to do with logic, musical training, or even raw technique. Hendrix was sublime and intuitive and had skills the way Mozart had skill. He was creative, amazingly artistic and natural talent, and he was unbound by ideas of scales and conservative form. He had the natural ability to listen to various forms of wildly varied music, and borrow what he needed into his own vision. He combined chords and licks to form richer, fuller sound than other guitarists, and on top of this, simply pulled raw, unbridled sound into this in ways no one ever has done before on a guitar. This makes him impossible to really copy- no one can "really" sound like Hendrix the way other guitarists can be copied.
Clapton's reaction to his first intro to Jimi is typical to how guitarists of his era felt about him. Jimi was a nobody, a indigent rythym and blues player who scrabbled for years fighting for spots supporting singers in America. Chandler brought him to England after promising Jimi to introduce him to Clapton, who rock fans considered God of the guitar. Clapton at heart was a blues guitarist, who loved Robert Johnson, and more than anything in the world, wanted to reach that heartfelt playing found in Johnson's recordings. Jimi had the nerve to ask to sit in with Cream, Ginger Baker insisted Eric stay on stage for when the newcomer fell apart, and Eric went to light a cigarette as they started to play. Jimi knew exactly what to play, and simply burned Eric to a crisp with Howlin' Wolf's Killing Floor. Clapton staggered backstage, and never got the cigarette lit. Backstage with trembling hands Clapton could only ask Chas Chandler, "Is he that good?" God was killed, but the two guitarists became very close. When Jimi died, at 27, the exact same age as Robert Johnson, it's said that Clapton grieved for days, and asked others "How could he leave me like that?" Eric had bought a white, left handed strat for his comrades birthday, and Jimi died the day Eric planned to present him with it. As Clapton put it, "I was stuck in the room with that white strat sitting there." Hendrix stands alone for creative, innovative rock guitar- and has influenced/changed music more than any other guitarist of his era.
dukstuf Great post! I would add a little tidbit to the Eric-meets-Jimi story (taken from another youtube video) : Jack Bruce is quoted as saying: "Eric is a guitar player; Jimi was a force of nature." Truer words are rarely spoken!
You can`t compare John McLaughlin to the other rock contemporaries mentioned here. John is the master extraordinair guitar god. He outshines his own contemporaries in jazz and fusion with his taste and technique. Players like Al Demeola, Larry Corryell, Pat Martino, George Benson and even Pat Metheny (my personal favourite) don`t come close to the virtuosity of McLaughlin. Did you know John gave lessons to Jimmy Page?
fuck everything else that was one of the most unreal licks ive ever heard and i don't understand why he doesn't play like that more often because that was unbelievable.
Absolutely agree with you!!! Practice and practice and practice, and learn from anyone and everyone you can, and the more difficult a riff is to play, play it more often than the easy stuff.
This is a really cool dialogue by Satriani. Really like the guy. Nicest guy ever. Not the biggest fan of his music but I think the guy is really cool. Great player don't get me wrong. The title is a bit off though.
Hey Joe nice to hear from u,I'm a big Hendrix fan,same hear,I'm a vocalist,and he was always getting a lot of air play,thankfully,in north Jersey where I'm from,but the first time,I think I heard all along the watch tower(a Dylan song)it was Hendix owning it his sound was so unique,and hearing that he was building his own effect equipment made me appreciate his genius and his singing to...any guitar player will tell u singing and playing is tricky because some times singing part goes a little bit in a different direction,and its hard to play because of the split....Hendrix had a great voice as well,but his guitar sound...I'm a big Deep Purple fan and I just listen to my hero Ritchie talk about how he loved Hendrix witch was respectful and not surprising even Duane Allman was a fan...hey I think we all are,just the fact that he played that right handed guitar upside down blows me away....THANKS
when I was 13 I watched the first G3 thing for a year or so. I liked Satch's performance much more than Vai's. I couldnt get around with Steve's egomania and show off-ness. I saw no substance in steve1s playing. Even to this day some people refer to him as a kind of mystical, mysterious, spiritualized guitar player, like a guru or something. To me he is no more mystical than a bodybuilder or something like that. All I could see was "See how good I am, see what I can do with a guitar, love me, I'm the best". Whereas Satch had a much more appealing approach to me in those days, more down to earth. Years later I got to understand Eric Johnson, now he is my favorite of the three. Still respect Satriani a lot. But Steve Vai to me deserves a piece of my shit, stupid egomaniac, I cant stand his fans. I wish steve vai didnt exist. Hendrix had it all done in 1967. I cant stand teenagers who think steve vai created the guitar.
I think you're on to something there but honestly Eric Johnson's tone is less than adequate for how good he really is. It almost sounds like he dunks his amp in a fish tank before he starts playing and just kind of throws the mic in there too to pick up whatever sound might come out of it. For what it's worth, I don't think there is a better guitar player out there than joe. The feeling that gets transferred into the music by itself is just outrageous.
GioGuitarDude I respect every opinion, but I personally rate Steve Vai, Malmsteen and even Satch's tones in the lowest, most vulgar and shallow degree concerning guitar tone. I understand that it requires finesse, ability to understand nuances and a refined sonic comprehension to like EJs tones.
exactly how i feel,his stuff is just improvised shit and technique, that sound kinda shitty.But as a player his execution is good, sound wise not so much.
No one will ever play like Jimi. Best you can do is try to understand him as an artist, the times he lived in, how he heard things and what he was trying to do. 👍 Satch.
It's called an INTRO....funny how some people need to take any opportunity to criticize. Satriani whoops ass on guitar. He gets to do what he wants. You....however, get to kvetch.
to those who dislike this he is showing you how to play like hendrix but he is explaining there is no definite way besides his clean r&b approach on some things other than that jimis electric guitar playing is just blues and feedback with alot of latin jazz and space music i mean do people want him to show you how to play all his lick lmao just learn some blues damn its not hard believe me also he went in pretty good depth about his music theory
I remember an old interview maybe Johnny Carson where Jimmy stated he though Terry Kath (Chicago`s founding member) was a monster player who he admired and considered a better player. Jimmy was humble and didn't boast about his playing. Terry was a monster player and was taught by the jazz great Stu Pearce.
I have just the same story. In the beginning of 90's when i was something like 7 yo I heard Purple Haze in some tv commercial and then a spark has fired up the flame.
I feel I can totally sound like Jimi after watching this video. All I need is a guitar, lessons and talent. Well maybe some stacks of Marshalls. The details here about the secrets of Jimi are just amazing. You just have to play the video backwards to hear it. If you just click on the video it's just some guy talking.
Hendrix did a lot of ear training and worked with other great musicians, before he became famous. He did play scales -- pentatonic and mixolydian to name two off the top of my head. I think this is a popular misconception. Hendrix sounds very educated to me. Listen to the complexity of his chords and how he moves a melody through the chords like a pianist would. Maybe never read music, but definitely did a lot of sitting down with the guitar and practicing by himself for hours and hours.
sorry to hear your time is so precious that 4 minutes of opinions, from a hugely accomplished and famous guitarist, about The greatest guitarist ever, was something you consider a "waste".
Joe, Im 51..... I totally had the same experience........ it was like star wars and the confusion of an intelligent guy........... I was almost on my knees.
Satriani on an Ibanez doesn't sound like Hendrix :-) I want to like Satriani. He sounds like such a nice guy, and he is for sure skilled. But I really don't like his music and sounds! His technique is for sure sublime!
I feel the same way about Joe. I admire him as a guitarist, but I don't really get into the genre of music. Hendrix could have played any guitar and it would have sounded fine. I like his version of red house with his SG.
really, if always with me and always with u doesnt hit ur soul then damn man, then theres the summer song. Hes compositions as a solo artist is impressive and yes oddly enough he has a lot of odd sounds going on there in his new album.
The first time I heard Hendrix was via SRV playing Voodoo Chile on the original broadcast of his Austin City Limits show. It absolutely blew my fucking head all over the walls and ceiling. When the show was over I had my dad pull all his Hendrix LPs out of the cabinet and I've listened to him or played his music on my guitar almost every day since. The man was a gift from the universe.
***** wtf with you? I'm not encouraging anyone to do that shit. Read again my comment. You must be misunderstanding my comment. Gosh what a judgemental person you are. I feel sorry for your wife.
***** LOL! You accuse me I'm promoting drugs. Show me when I said that? I only said you could never go back. Gosh, human stupidity never ceaces to amaze me. Congratulation old troll. LOL!
Hey Joe, I had exactly the same experience with Paganini. Amazing. I couldn't believe it when hearing a piece from him. "Who is that?" What is that?" I was totally taken by it.
Hey i am so old i remenber Joe with long hair lol ! Respect! That what turn me on about his playing he as blues rock foundation i love Hendrix to he could make his guitar talk on great songs with plenty of feel and soul !
I was just back from the Vietnam war, and Hendrix was the most amazing person, he and Johnny Winter. Had heard a lot of Beatles, Doors, and Cream overseas but not much Hendrix until then. His music, he, was so profound, it was like every new album I said hey hold on Jimi, I just got used to your last album don't do this to me! His Band of Gypsies album was an 18-wheeled sledgehammer of an album with a space all its own and incredibly soulful.
A generation has come that has heard hundreds of guitarists who stand on Jimi's shoulders, and they wonder, what's all the fuss about? If they had the historical context of what was contemporaneous with Jimi, perhaps they'd understand. We didn't have anyone even near to him, and that was just the sound. But when you saw him too, the effect was awe-inspiring. (No MTV) Hendrix' effect on me was like what Satch describes, though he took it much further than I. Jimi founded modern electric guitar.
If your living and breathing you've witnessed a inovated genius of Hendrix. No one can duplicate him at all, period. 100,000,000s play his style, but cant be duplicated.
Some people missed the point Joe was telling..not that he will show how to play licks of Jimi, But how Jimi played with complete freedom and away from strict use of techniques and lessons..Joe and Jimi aren't like your typical 8-string shredder with four necks with smoke and lights coming right out your guitar..As Joe said, when they're performing, They are FREE
A sugestion for all you guitar nuts like myself... Go watch some Jimy Herring vids. That man is amazing. To be able to work jazz-like phrasing into hard rock and blues is just unreal. JS is a show boat IMO and JH just lets his playing speak for him...
@LeeChavezMusic that's the new JS2400 model , that's a singlecoil size humbucker designed to emulate the DiMarzio PAF Joe. There's a video of Joe testing it out here on the U Tube
@danogzilla Yes I heard Miles say that too in an interview. Jimi didnt know anything about music theory but once you played it for him he'd be like "oh yeah i dig that" and play along right away. Would have loved to hear them play together so much.
So long tine ago: we all love Jimi, so why is that? I am also so addicted to his sound, dont know why that os. I just play his songs in my band Station Four here in South Germany. I play the guitar with my teeth and mouth and that, yeah ....
Joe u are one of my all time guitar guy I love your playing beside Jimi Hendrix...I saw video that was posted by Texas Blues Alley on line guitar lesson he made a comment about Jimi Hendrix he said Jimi's guitar playing is hard to play or even to sound like him and why u can't sound like him is because his playing is all CAYUSE I've been playing all my life from 12 years old till today i'am 63 years old now flowing you and Jimi most of my life and to here something like this about Jimi just did not sit well with me can I please have your a pinion on this.../ THANK U JOE....
@sxc5rhcp Part of it is the fact that he played a right handed guitar flipped over, with his left hand. It meant that when he strummed you'd often get the high notes first. Try it some time. It sounds different and it makes the fingerboard look different. Different things jump out at you. I'm not arguing with anything you said. Jimi was crazy creative. It's just a fun fact about his playing style. I'm always a little blown away and him and Albert Lee for doing that.
Joe hits a lot of how people our age took Jimi. My guess is we are about the same age. I also started noodling on guitar cause of the Jimi and (Jimmy Page).....was around 1971 or 72. But not only Jimi, but quite a few guitar players back then weren't so "Schooled" as todays guitarist.....At least Joe realized I need to learn scales modes etc. I went Jimi's route and am self taught. There was no youtube back then. No way to actually learn guitar unless you took lessons.
The reason Hendrix sounds different is because he was self taught and, quite honestly, didn't know what he was doing, but in a good way. He wasn't taught to play in the standard way. He had is guitar upside down, he learned on old crappy instruments his own way, he was introverted and worked within his own mind making his music. He honestly did things many ways that students would be taught not to do them. So that's why he was so different and original, and this same thing is true of many of the original black blues players, who also learned in similar ways - on their own, with crappy instruments, often without much guidance or with guidance from other guys who also "did it all wrong". He invented his own chords and scales, etc. because he was winging it on his own. So, guys like Satriani will never be able to play like him, nor will I nor most other people who learn guitar in any kind of structured or traditional way.
that is an interesting way of describing Jimi's playing..that he sounds like he never had to carry around the rules of formal lessons & had no constraints, yet Jimi sounds like he knows it all- but its not a burden that makes him think, he just does, he just plays that instrument in such a way that boggles our minds..
steps to play like hendrix: 1-STRATOCASTER!! 2-dont crank the dist 3get a realy dirty sound 4-grab your guitar 5-dont stop practicing until your fingers fall,and you get so crazy as him(jimi) KEEP ON ROCK!!
Jimmy Hendrix had more of an impact then alot of people realize I think you find Hendrix style playing in John mayer to RHCP ,To white zombie to Eric johnson , Eric Gales and SRV list goes on all styles of music.
You know who Hendrix played like? Himself. Nosce Ipsum - Know Thyself. To thine own self be true. The reason we all love certain musicians is because they are themselves.. Don't try to be them because you'll fail anyway. An artist speaks to the world because he must. Let out the thing that wants to create and rest will take care of itself.
For me it was 22 seconds at the end of Robin Trower's Day of the Eagle accidentally recorded from the radio onto an 8 track tape with the volume down so that I wouldn't realize my "mistake" untill weeks later when I rewound that tape 60 odd times to hear 22 secs of Hendrix interpreted by Trower. From then on it was guitar for me!
This is a big statement and I stand by it....how can one speak so candidly about giving up on drums and football...and just casually pick up the guitar because of Hendrix' passing...and (in my mind) surpass Hendrix and become the greatest guitar player of all time??!!!
