Comments on: In From the Storm – Hendrix Riff

By: stevieod

stevieod — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:06:42 +0000

I have always wondered why rock and roll music always, always brings the cops to your house (“turn that shit down!!!”) while church hymns played at ’11’ are never called upon by the cops. I totally believe in the philosophy ‘if it’s too loud, you’re too old’. But Hendrix is pure tonal heaven, and without Jimi, we would not have guitar playing as it is today.

Not that the English blokes didn’t have an effect, but it was Jimi who came in and just blew everyone away. The young pups today don’t have a clue as to what it was like in the day, what with all of the electronic toys available to them today. A wow-wow pedal, a fuzz box, maybe a Fender reverb box and if you could afford it an Echoplex.

That was all that was available to us guitarists back then as far as effects were concerned. Until Marshall came along it was Fender Dual Showmans and Sunn amps unless you were bucks down then it was St. George or Teisco Checkmate amps.

A trip down memory lane might be a good thing to put things into perspective for the younger set, but since they don’t appreciate wisdom nor what they have, it may fall upon deaf ears. But us older guys will certainly appreciate such a trip.

By: Binny

Binny — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:06:16 +0000

In reply to john perrier. Funny that's exactly what happened so many times I had to hang up the electrics and go acoustic for many years.Twoard the end The cops would be here within 15 minutes of firing up the Amps,got threatened and the whole 9 yards finally had to hang it up 'till now.

By: FunLuvinTimaloy

FunLuvinTimaloy — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 02:07:10 +0000

Thanks for the tabs and Audio but a Highlited Pointer going along the Tab as its getting played would help a whole lot.
Awrabest Guys.

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By: Fred van Keulen

Fred van Keulen — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:07:35 +0000

I am in Apeldoorn, I used to be in Rotterdam, it’s all Western Europe, only England was more western.
I used to have the Hendrickx-album Hendrickx in the West in my attic and liked, a song that was on that album, Johnny be good, the way Jimi Hendrickx played it, it’s a nice song anyway. tododododododododododo.

By: admin

admin — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 19:50:28 +0000

Keep in mind, Hendrix was tuned down a half step so the actual notes would sound 1 fret lower… you can either tune down or play it down a fret to match the record if you want the exact pitches Jimi did. – Claude

By: artate

artate — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:00:11 +0000

Sorry about the bad weather&damadge there?.. GOD bless!

By: Alan Hansen

Alan Hansen — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 01:11:08 +0000

I know what you mean about a storm brewing I live in Port Deposit, MD. It flooded last year in Sept.
We lucked out so far this year. Hope your luck is the same. Stay dry and excellent lick for the situation.
Keep Rockin’ your friend Alan

By: Neil Browning

Neil Browning — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 23:13:21 +0000

The Eb notes in the music should be D# – less confusing! It's in F#, remember!! :)

By: Jim Lee

Jim Lee — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:59:47 +0000

didn’t really grab me.