opinions who is a better guitarist Jimmie Hendrix or Eddie Van Halen?

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#1 simsman1993
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i personally thin Jimmie but their is still the debate with my peers.

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#2 clembo1990
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Jimi. It's not even up for debate.
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#3 sammyjenkis898
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Are you kidding? This guy is superior to any guitarist there is.

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#4 gobo212
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Jimi Hendrix, of course.
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#5 swiftkillz0
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jimmy of course
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#6 Lto_thaG
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Are you kidding? This guy is superior to any guitarist there is.

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Wow :lol:
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#7 sinlesswolf
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Jimi. It's not even up for debate.clembo1990
I totally 100% agree with this. :o

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#8 gobo212
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Are you kidding? This guy is superior to any guitarist there is.

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Wow that is hilarious!
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#9 clembo1990
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Are you kidding? This guy is superior to any guitarist there is.

sammyjenkis898
Fred Durst? Stan DARSH!
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#11 simsman1993
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Jimmie is still to me at # 1 but i cant change my peers decisions

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#12 sinlesswolf
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Are you kidding? This guy is superior to any guitarist there is.

sammyjenkis898

Wth was he even playing??! It makes my ears bleed.

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#13 sammyjenkis898
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[QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"]

Are you kidding? This guy is superior to any guitarist there is.

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Wow :lol:

I laughed so hard when I first saw it. :lol:
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#14 SpaceMoose
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LOL. Hendrix practically wrote the book on electric guitar techniques and Van Halen's music pretty much sucks in my opinion. I'm not going to say that makes Eddie a poor guitarist, but still, there is no contest.
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#15 Neon-Tiger
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Hendrix. And that Durst solo err... Can you even call it a solo?
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#16 simsman1993
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UH???? how again did fred durst get in this?? LOL it was a good video though.

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#17 TenP
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Jimi is a better guitarist, but Eddie is atleast 1,000 times cooler than Jimi.

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#18 Darth-Caedus
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Hendrix was a pretty good guitarist, Van Halen is pretty meh.
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#19 z4twenny
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van halen is technically better than jimi, but i do prefer jimi's music over van halens. paul gilbert demolishes both of them though.

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#20 ishoturface
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oh please... van halen by far
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#21 MOCHIRON_MAN
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I've heard Jimmie Hendrix, then when I heard Van Halen, I was like "Jimmie is garbage. Period".

This is not even a question if you have heard both of them. It's obviously Van Halen.

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#22 chessmaster1989
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Eric Clapton > all
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#23 Pittfan666
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Van Halen due to the fact that he's still alive and therefore play his music.
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#24 jimmyjammer69
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Jimi's guitar playing is much more tasteful than Eddie's, and whether or not he can play faster, that still makes him the greater innovator in my books.
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#25 jasonharris48
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Jimi Hendrix

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#26 kozzy1234
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Jimi. It's not even up for debate.clembo1990

Co-sign... Jimi >>>

Its not even close. I own albums from both dudes, and Jimi destroys Eddie by a long shot. Jimi = 10/10 and Eddie = 7.5/10

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#27 Neon-Tiger
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Van Halen due to the fact that he's still alive and therefore play his music.Pittfan666
By that logic, Fred Durst is a better guitarist than Jimi Hendrix.
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#28 thepwninator
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Van Halen took what Jimmy did and built upon it significantly. Van Halen is standing on the shoulders of a giant, but he is a giant himself.
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#29 thepwninator
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[QUOTE="Pittfan666"]Van Halen due to the fact that he's still alive and therefore play his music.Neon-Tiger
By that logic, Fred Durst is a better guitarist than Jimi Hendrix.

At the moment, he is. In a solo contest at this time, Hendrix would lose, unless Durst's is so bad that it's better to not play.
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#30 ishoturface
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this ^^^
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#31 Neon-Tiger
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[QUOTE="Neon-Tiger"][QUOTE="Pittfan666"]Van Halen due to the fact that he's still alive and therefore play his music.thepwninator
By that logic, Fred Durst is a better guitarist than Jimi Hendrix.

At the moment, he is. In a solo contest at this time, Hendrix would lose, unless Durst's is so bad that it's better to not play.

"Durst's is" that bad, don't worry.
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[QUOTE="Neon-Tiger"][QUOTE="thepwninator"][QUOTE="Neon-Tiger"] By that logic, Fred Durst is a better guitarist than Jimi Hendrix.

At the moment, he is. In a solo contest at this time, Hendrix would lose, unless Durst's is so bad that it's better to not play.

"Durst's is" that bad, don't worry.

Ah. I've never heard any of his work, so I wouldn't know ;)
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#33 MOCHIRON_MAN
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bullet for my valentine is better than both of them in my personal opinion...van halen will rule da world!!

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#34 Neon-Tiger
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[QUOTE="thepwninator"] Ah. I've never heard any of his work, so I wouldn't know ;)

Go check the youtube link, NAO! :o
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#35 OT_Rage
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i think van halens style is better
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#36 Buck_Hotep
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Hendrix. While Eddie seems more technically sound and can play really fast I don't see him being a very good improvisational. Hendrix can make an electric guitar sound like no other. Make a sudden bad chord turn into something really good.

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#37 thepwninator
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[QUOTE="Neon-Tiger"][QUOTE="thepwninator"] Ah. I've never heard any of his work, so I wouldn't know ;)

Go check the youtube link, NAO! :o

Why on earth would I want to look at Durst's stuff if it's that bad? :P
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#38 needled24-7
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Are you kidding? This guy is superior to any guitarist there is.

sammyjenkis898

Search "Shred Durst" in YouTube and watch his video.

I think Van Halen is better though.

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#39 shoeman12
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Jimmie Hendrix is better.
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#40 gobo212
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The man's name was Jimi for god's sake.
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#41 nitsud_19
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Jimi, without him EVH wouldnt have become who he is.

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#42 JML897
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[QUOTE="Pittfan666"]Van Halen due to the fact that he's still alive and therefore play his music.Neon-Tiger
By that logic, Fred Durst is a better guitarist than Jimi Hendrix.

Judging by the link posted earlier, zombie Jimi Hendrix is still 100 times better than Fred Durst alive.

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#43 rom11
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Jimmyyy!!