Not counting sicktight311, were either of these two the best of all time, and if so, which one was better?

jimi

Hendrix...not even close. A better argument is SRV vs. Hendrix (For you noobs...SRV=Stevie Ray Vaughn)

are you really going to even try to compare the guitarist from gun n roses to Jimi hendrix?

hendrix is like top 2 best guitarist in rock history...Guns n Roses isnt even in the top 25 of greatest BANDS ever.

a good comparison would be like you know...

Hendrix v Paige

guitar hero is a toss up really i mean hendrix never played video games ever probably, slash has...

but hendrix being high wouldnt make a difference, some of his most legendary performances were when he was tripping face on acid

i dont think you are understanding like the amount of influence for hard rock (lots of solos) guitar playing that Jimi Hendrix has...

isnt slash known for playing cool solos?

???????? GO DOWNLOAD THE MONTEREY POP FESTIVAL VIDEO RIGHT NOW

AM I BEING LEVELD?!??

Slash is an incredible guitarist and can play such a wide-ranging type of music from shredding to a more controlled style.

BUT

jimi is jimi. he revolutionized guitar unlike anyone before him or after. stevie ray vaughan may have been more skilled technique-wise, but hendrix's creativity blasts SRV out of the water.

listen to one of the greatest displays of guitar skill (i can show you guys a few other lesser-known AMAZING hendrix songs if you want):

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yeah cuz you know led zeppelin sucks...

how do you know jimi hendrix wouldnt have done the same?

Know who always reminds me of Hendrix? Kurt Cobain. Seriously, look at the similarities

Both were from Seattle

both played left handed

both died at 27

both were very raw and aggressive

The huge impact they had on music in their time

They both had that true spirit of rock and roll you know. Like.... just that deep down feeling you know. anyone else get that? Seriously, Hendrix and Cobain. Cobain - Hendrix reincarnated?

there is a poster called "forever 27" (I think) that I have been meaning to go out and buy. w/ all 4 of them on it.

on topic. Hendrix by a mile

saying that jimi is a better guitarist than slash is an obvious non-guitarist answer.
who was more innovative? jimi
who had a better effect on guitar players through his music? jimi
who completely revolutionized the instrument at the time? jimi
who's overall, technically, etc a better guitarist? slash.

lots of people are gonna cry about this im sure, but that's kinda just how it is. Slash is a better guitar player, but as far as being a better musician, jimi blows him away. jimi was innovative, crazy, etc. He took simple blues based guitar to a whole different level.

My favorite story about jimi involves eric clapton and jeff beck attending one of his concerts when he was just in the very beginning stages of getting known. At one point during Jimi's first song, Clapton turns to Beck and says something to the effect of "oh shit, we're in trouble."

edit: i basically reiterated what goldenad said. my bad, well said goldenad.

if youre gonna talk about technique and all that shit, neither of them are top 5..maybe not even top 10. There's a lot more to guitar playing than just technique.

SRV blows both of them away technically, the guy was unbelievably fluid, but id almost always rather listen to a slash solo, and id rather listen to a jimi song over an SRV song every single time.

that's just opinion, slugger.
in my opinion, clapton is very very overrated, but not as overrated as the most overrated guitarist of all time: drumroll.....santana.

How the fk do u even compare slash to jimi? seriously.

edit: Clapton is NOT over rated and Stevie Ray Vaughan is absolutely godly. Calling eric clapton overrated is fking blasphemous.