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O ho.
Those subleties separate the truly great players from the majority. As @Gassage's recent live Gilmour thread shows, 'less' is undeniably 'more'.
In terms of playing an electric guitar/effects and amp as 'one instrument' I believe Hendrix lead the way at the time.
I don't think his significance can be overstated.
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
And yes I know that is stretching the definition of guitarist well beyond breaking point .
But sadly for Steve Jones and Glen Matlock, if you ask any non-musician who was in the Sex Pistols, the answer will be Johnny Rotten and Sid.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Musically yes, fashion no!
I can't think of any guitarist who has had more influence musically, with the possible exception of Charlie Christian - and that's only because he was the first to play it as a lead instrument, his sound and technique has not had such a lasting impact.
Fashion - no, Hendrix did not have a great influence. He didn't really start any new fashions, he just exaggerated existing ones, and nothing he did wear has lasted until the present day.
Unlike Sid Vicious .
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Ask any non-musician to draw a rock guitarist. Thirty years ago they'd have drawn Jimi... now they would draw Slash.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Neither of them influenced guitar playing as much as Hendrix though.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
To me you can't really equate the two - they're different. Country may have produced guitar technique innovation, but rock produced by far the most sonic innovation and it's that which has had the greatest long-term impact. I'd say Les Paul was more influential sonically too - and he was really a jazz-pop guitarist.
Don't get me wrong, I understand that country had a great influence on the early rock'n'rollers too, but only as much - and possibly less - as blues and jazz did. If you listen to mainstream music today you hear more jazz and blues influences than you do country, although I don't deny there is *some* country there.
From a guitar point of view, to me it's quite simple - Hendrix did not play the guitar, he used the guitar as a tool to play a highly amplified sound... quite a different thing. He might not have been the first to try it, but he took it to an entirely new level and influenced almost every guitarist since either directly or indirectly - it's not just a guitar technique, it's a completely different approach to using the instrument.
To me that's why he is the greatest.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein