Hendrix vs Stevie Ray Vaughan

[Vtwin]

I can't help myself.

 

[Faerluna]

That ain't right. I can't decide between these two.

 

[Meat-O-Rama]

You can't go wrong with either one. If I really had to choose, I would go SRV but only because his music is just straight blues, and some of Jimi's stuff is a little too psychedelic for me.

 

[CATCH17]

Who had the better version of Little Wing?

 

[YosemiteSam]

Who had the better version of Little Wing?

Ha!

 

[Yeagermeister]

SRV all the way

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[Doomsday101]

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Love them both but I go with Stevie, I was watching him in clubs here in Houston and Austin for years before he made it big

 

[big dog cowboy]

SRV but it's close.

 

[theogt]

As a guitarist? Stevie.

As a song writer? Hendrix.

Just pure enjoyment of listening? Stevie.

 

[JD_KaPow]

Hendrix, and it's not close. SRV was a fine blues guitarist, but nowhere near the innovator or creative force that Hendrix was.

 

[vta]

Stevie for cleanliness.
Much cleaner sound and playing.

 

[Hostile]

I have to take Jimi on this one.

 

[arglebargle]

Hendrix, and it's not close. SRV was a fine blues guitarist, but nowhere near the innovator or creative force that Hendrix was.

Ding Ding! Hendrix changed things. SRV was great (and I got to see him fairly frequently), but he was not the game changer Hendrix was.

 

[YosemiteSam]

I think Jimmy was more creative, but SRV was far more skilled guitarist.

The funny thing is, as a guitarist. I love really heavy crunching metal, but my actual guitar playing has been most influenced by both Jimmy and SRV.

Of the guitar playing clips I've posted, one was my own work. If you listen to it, you will hear both Jimmy and SRV in it.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

Jimi...heck even SRV looked up to Jimi.

And that is in no way a slight on SRV.

On a side note, since there was a thread about ZZ Top....Jimi Considered Billy Gibbons his favorite guitarist.

 

[zrinkill]

This is rough ...... but I have to go with Hendrix.

 

[Stautner]

Ding Ding! Hendrix changed things. SRV was great (and I got to see him fairly frequently), but he was not the game changer Hendrix was.

If being a "game changer" is a factore, it's Hendrix hands down simply because he was the one in the position to be the game changer. SRV just wasn't in the same position. But soely in the context of one versus th other, I tend to go with SRV. Pretty close though. Hendrix was a little edgier, but I think the overall body of SVR's work was better.

 

[MetalHead]

Love both,but Jimi changed the rules of the game....he crashed the party and made the party HIS party.

 

[arglebargle]

If being a "game changer" is a factore, it's Hendrix hands down simply because he was the one in the position to be the game changer. SRV just wasn't in the same position. But soely in the context of one versus th other, I tend to go with SRV. Pretty close though. Hendrix was a little edgier, but I think the overall body of SVR's work was better.

Yeah, I do tend to favor game changers over folks who are mostly solidly inside their genre. Hendrix could have been another '60's blues rock guitarist, but he pushed it pretty seriously. Of course, no telling where Stevie might have gone....

Also, the recording situations were real different. I've listened to Hendrix in a recording studio setup, and the things his team did at the time were incredible. Hendrix was mostly recorded as a mono guitar signal inside a stereo field. There were actually engineers moving knobs and faders in real time as they were recording to get some of the effects and stereo movement. He had a great engineering team on his classic recordings.

I actually got to see one of the main recording desks from that era of Electric Ladyland. It was on sale down here, and someone paid collector's prices to get it. Can't say I blame them much either....

 

[Stautner]

Yeah, I do tend to favor game changers over folks who are mostly solidly inside their genre. Hendrix could have been another '60's blues rock guitarist, but he pushed it pretty seriously. Of course, no telling where Stevie might have gone....

Also, the recording situations were real different. I've listened to Hendrix in a recording studio setup, and the things his team did at the time were incredible. Hendrix was mostly recorded as a mono guitar signal inside a stereo field. There were actually engineers moving knobs and faders in real time as they were recording to get some of the effects and stereo movement. He had a great engineering team on his classic recordings.

I actually got to see one of the main recording desks from that era of Electric Ladyland. It was on sale down here, and someone paid collector's prices to get it. Can't say I blame them much either....

I don't have a problem with this. I typically tend to favor game changers myself, which is why I had a hard time making a call - I think SRV's body of work is better, and he may have been the better guitarist, but you have to honor the guys that pushed the envelop to begin with.