Also, Hendrix always made sure to film his practice routine for his tiktok account

Part of it was surf music too. He use to hang out at Dick Dale's store. Dale was an early Stratocaster pioneer. When Jimi wrote that line, "you'll never heard surf music again", it was a reference to Dale being diagnosed with cancer. Jimi was into the R&B scene up in the NW.

Let's not forget amazing natural ability and creativity. He wasn't just "good". He changed the way the guitar sounded, the way it was played, and opened up new doors. He even changed the way people THOUGHT about the guitar. It's been over 50 years since his death and guitarists are still building on his work.

Jamming, then learning a song on the Radio seems like the most minimalist, casual practise schedule. And it still brought big results

I wanted to play like Hendrix. I did exactly this. I looked into his influences. Same with Clapton. I went back and learned early blues stuff by ear. Then one day I was able to guess Little Wing by ear in one shot because everything about it just made sense from all the old blues stuff I learned. Early blues is incredibly good to learn for anyone looking to learn modern music because it is the foundation everything else is built on. Very little is difficult after learning that stuff.

At 10 y.o. I started my lifelong (66 yrs) guitar journey, and Jimi was at the center of it all. You listen and listen and LISTEN, just because you LOVE it and it makes you high, makes you feel things that are amazing. Eventually it is so ingrained in your heart and musical sensibilities that you naturally emulate and “channel” (sorry but it’s a pretty good word lol) the essence. You play a lick so many times that you know that it sounds and *feels* just like how Jimi played it. Kudos to this young man - Sharing HIS journey with Jimi Hendrix with us. This is how his generation does it. Yes, he’s blasting it to the internet. So what? Bottom line is - this kid is spending hour upon hour, day after day, absorbing the heart and soul and *back story* to Jimi’s playing. *Good for you brother! Keep carrying the torch and bringing our hero into the next generation!* 🫡✌🏼

Tbh I don’t think you stated how heavily hendrix was connected to his guitar. He carried it to the bathroom with him, he brought it EVERYWHERE he went. It was his life and everything he did and it’s really hard to get that part across

Nice little clip! I've been obsessed with studying and learning all of Hendrix work, techniques, equipment and so on for 20+ years now. I'm very familiar with the quotes from Hendrix in this video and have applied them to myself. I find both aspects (playing to records and "jamming") are extremely useful. Sitting with a record will grow and develop your ear Imensely compared to tabs or instructional videos etc... Using your ears is so beneficial I can't stress it enough. Then take all the licks, progression, chords and ideas you've learned from the records and just spend hours jamming on them by yourself, learn them inside and out. A major trait in Jimi's riffing is he would play a lot of licks forward then repeat it backwards, this is essential in his lead work. It's not always present but it's one of those little details that are signature to his sound. One aspects that is nearly impossible to duplicate in Jimi's playing is the effortless creativity he had. Music would pour out of him like a faucet and it was always sounding fresh and unique. The craziest aspect of Jimi is how rooted he was in the pentatonic. He rarely steps outside of it yet could make it sound fresh and original constantly. Learn Jimi's songs and lead work, most of it is the same chords and the same scales for EVERY song. The amount of diversity he could pull out of his pentatonic runs is mind blowing. I still get blown away today when I step back and just analyze the notes and it's literally just the same top half of the pentatonic. It's hard to describe but I'm sure anyone that has studied Jimi's technique even at a glance will see this. Jimi has inspired me for 21 years since I first picked up the guitar and still inspires me every day. I still learn something new every day from Jimi and I've spent so much time studying him that it feels as if he was/is my teacher. I love seeing Jimi continue to inspire, I see myself in nearly all guitarist that become infatuated with him, seeing them go thru and learn like I did in my Jimi obsession. I'm hoping to start a channel to share the wealth of information I've learned and to share my perspective and my 'Experience' studying Jimi's work obsessively for so long. Peace love and happiness ✌

I love how SRV is playing in the background lol

Jimi was left handed and instead of getting a left handed guitar, man played a right handed guitar upside down, he was insane.

It's not about effort. It's about finding something that truly brings you joy to the point where eventually people notice. People who don't practice or find it difficult, simply don't enjoy it enough to get good. Hendrix was born to play. He was lucky enough to get noticed and make it big.

Man I am the biggest Hendrix fan and dude what an amazing guitar player no one was soo complex and showed so much emotion through a guitar than him always will be the greatest guitarist that steeped on earth

I think the best/fastest way to become a top notch guitarist is to play with as many other guitarists as possible. Preferably guys that are better than yourself. That’s what Jimi meant about jamming.

Hendrix was a genius that still cannot be copied.

I think jamming along to music is essential for improv, plus it’s a fun way to practice. But I also think it’s useful to have some fundamentals in your practice routine, like chop building. If I want to play faster, the easiest way to build speed is with a metronome and some chop building exercises, usually variations of scales.

You literally opened a new pathway of learning for me 😀

he slept with his guitar

That shirt tho 👀👀

Him knowing about muddy waters makes my heart happy

I have the little Monterey strat to! I live 5 min from were the pop festival was held.

What makes him the greatest is the way he played guitar he had his own unique style of playing notes and progressions As people say “If Jimmy Hendrix is not your favorite guitarist then he’s probably your favorite guitarist’s favorite guitarist”

extract.When he was around 11 years old, his father bought him his first guitar, a second-hand acoustic that he found in a pawn shop. Jimi was immediately drawn to the instrument and began teaching himself how to play.

Love the mic

Lmaooo SRV’s ode to Jimi playing throughout

you're already as good a player as JH most likely. Thing with Hendrix is he was the og. Wrote it all , amazing performer, and it was groundbreaking.

It's the good air up here in Seattle and the view of mount Tacoma=Rainier

Talks about Hendrix as little wing by SRV plays in the background lol.

This kid is taking the JIMI HENDRIX master class

Just think if Hendrix had a miniature Strat hand mic, he might have been super-successful! But his playing 10hrs/day every day certainly didn't hurt... 🎸

Always great advice 👍

Love how you got the video starting explaining the basis, and then Stevie Ray Vaughn in the background. Always felt like he was the followup, the American Jimi Hendrix. Both great artists, both with similarities and differences. Love em both and loved this short. Good sh!t man

Talks about Hendrix, meanwhile playing Steve Ray Vaughan cover of little Wing, nice

WOOAHH. Hendrix played a Danelectro seal??? My dad’s buddy has one, (I’m 13) and it’s a 1964. He got it for $120 in 2021. He was gigging one night with it and some dude came up after and offered him 12,000. It’s cool to know Hendrix played a danelectro.

One of the worlds most renowned guitar players, I think you mean the most renowned

He was a kind of force of natural a very pure and raw talent , practise only was a way to remember his guitar spirit

You saved me from self destruction. Your videos saved me from killing myself one day. I was practicing right after work and I couldn't seem to create anything. I was already on the edge of losing it all. I picked up my knife and held it to my throat. A notification came on and your video. How to play like Hendrix came up. That video changed my whole perspective on life and even made me popular with my own style of videos. How to sound like Kurt Cobain. Blew up. And it's all because of you. Thank you for saving my life and many others

I never practiced in so much as sitting down doing scales and chord shapes; I just jammed. Learn songs and jam out. Less structure can be good for some people. Been playing for 27 years now and it never gets boring.

Talks about Hendrix, PLAYS Vaughan's version of little wing

Glad this was a recommend short. Looking forward to checking out more of your posts

When I practice, I like to practice the thing I'm learning then improvise with it. So cool to hear that one of the best did this too. Makes me feel good!

Don’t forget about Curtis Mayfield Jimi said of Mayfield.......... "The best gig was working with Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions. He was a Really good guitarist!...... I learned quite a lot in that short time. He probably influenced me more than anyone I'd ever played with up to that time, that sweet sound of his, you know".

i love that u put the srv's take on little wing in a jh video

Thanks man this was super helpful and cool

Fantastic insight, and great video. Thanks for sharing!

Good job !!! Thank you for this !!!

This is such a dope video!! Keep up the cool content!

That mic is cool

i did the same as him but i just knew it today 💀

Another Hendrix fan! Love how you know the history, I’m a huge Mitch Mitchell fan, as a drummer.

That mini Hendrix signature strat mic is pretty cool

As the story goes, Hendrix was always on the guitar, Day and night, almost obsessed with it. I bought an album once of jams he did that were never released, pretty good stuff. Rumor has it he was always working always creating and in the end it showed. He Blue people of way in the 60s, Rock Guitar would never be the same, it made everybody think out of the box, He changed the world

The chitlin circuit, imagination,long fingers and arms made jimi good!!!

Play on Mr. Piscopo! You'll get better AND stay out of trouble, rock on 😉👍!!!

Really got that srv little wing in the background🔥💪

I learned guitar licks from Record LPS. I placed two nickles (as weights) on the stylus, to slow the song down. . .esp tricky solos for Schizoid Man as such. .songbooks were from Led Zepp, Rainbow and Deep Purple.

Dude, thanks!

playing guitar for 4 years straight ( not kidding) after you're already good ... thats how Hendrix became Hendrix.

I almost just commented that you have a SRV song in the background of a Hendrix video…then realized Hendrix made it first 🫣

It’s so true and it helps me tho most to just put some music on and play along with it

I jammed along to a lot of Muddy Waters back in the day. Perfect for learning blues. Not too hard and lots of space for you to ad lib.

Yer right, young'n. In my day all of our inspirations came from Audio only.

This is the exact same way that I learned to play drums. 💥🤘🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁

Yes, through trials...

this dude is the #1 jimi hendrix meatrider

Lots of amazing guitarists these days. The music industry is just focused on solo singers they can pimp into pop stars

R.I.P jimi Hendrix

I wanna play guitar as good as you both but I have tiny hands and hopefully a smaller guitar can help. Also I just don't have the time to practice nonstop. My strat didn't come with a case either so it stays home

Hendrix is an enigma,no way, so many geniuses guitar players with perfect techniques and talent like him, but it is something that the level of the notes are unique sonality for me he is classic musician new stile little Mozart ect

A great veteran

Jimi was actually terrified of cameras

start play 15. Died 27. 12 years only...so guys. you can reach the top but seling soul is really so worth it. play and be careful what do you wish for.

Gigging with lil Richard does not hurt :-)

I read the Jimi Hendrix biography, it's so good

He took his guitar with him everywhere....he played it night and day: practice will do it....

Good stuff

It’s well known Jimi acquired his other worldly guitar skills at the crossroads 😎

Can't replicate inherent talent though

nice touch to play SRV as your back ground music while making a peace on Hendrix :(

i need that books🙀

This is like me with piano. backing tracks. Now I can play jazz with a style unique to me.

that strumming looks like you're shaking hands with the devil

Jimmy learned like a Sim does

I honestly never practice, I mainly just jam for hours on end. I also can never get the darn thing off my mind.

He jammed like everyday/night. I think that was his key. Constantly creating stuff on the fly.

Yes sir I must say and I thank you for sharing this I was going to do a video but thank you

Hey Mikey.... nice channel, you rock!

I am a self taught guitarist, and I've been playing for 5 years now and i can say with a 100% confidence that this will help your skills shine, Thora away those tabs and trust your ear

i’ve never had a lesson, or practice really a whole lot. obviously i okay but i don’t sit down and play scales. i just kinda okay and by no means am i great at guitar. but people don’t understand all you have to do is put time in and you will get better and better. if i saw how i can play now a year ago i would be shocked. playing actually decent solos just off the top of my head, nothing feels better than playing random notes and making something that actually sounds really cool

Now imagine do that kind of practice every single day

I didn't realize I practiced just like him on piano and guitar

I wish I could practice the entire day too like I did if my hands didn’t hurt 😔 and I didn’t have any house chores 😊

In fact, Jimi didn't know any country blues until he started playing with John Hammond in New York in 1965. Before, he played NW rock and Chuck Berry, R&B stuff, he used to hang at the Spanish Castle in S. Seattle and i assure you there was no Muddy Waters played there, because I was there, too.

learning by ear will progress a musician more than any theory class at any school

Playing along with music using my Fender Micro helps me a lot. Cool to know that he learned the same way. I read that he was often found with his guitar on his chest asleep late at night or morning. He literally lived breathed ate slept Guitar. Ps I have the same Jimi Hendrix guitar !! The Fender Olympic white Jimi Hendrix one

Jimi used to sleep with his guitar. I heard a guy who said he saw Willie Nelson play for 13 hours straight.

I envy you and all your free time my friend

Finally, a good excuse for me not doing much and just noodling around with stuff, I can say I'm just practising like jimi Hendrix 👍

You forgot to take your daily tabs of LSD✌️

Learning from the records eh? No visual reference eh? Can you imagine!? All us old-timers had a good chuckle at that one 😂

Nicee!