Comments on: Imagine the freedom

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:52:07 +0000

You can say that again Robert! The man is not from this world now is he. The only way I think that we can approach his playing ability is to just take things apart very meticulously and PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!!

Keep on Jammin’

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:48:50 +0000

VintageP just a question here, do you mean Jimi uses his “left hand thumb”? If so, have you ever looked at “Neon” from John Mayer? He uses his right thumb on this one to do a “bass slapping” technique. Since hearing and figuring out this tune approach, I have used it in a song from Bruce Cockburn called “Peggy’s Kitchen wall” with GREAT results!

Jimi did have huge hands to work with and I envy him for doing so.

Keep on Jammin’

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:39:34 +0000

Hey Mick, I love to see what you could do with a extra digit as well! Just imagine!

Keep on (dreamin’) Jammin’

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:22:03 +0000

Yeah, that would come in handy when playing jazz! I think Allan Holdsworth has about 11 fingers though.

By: VintageP

VintageP — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:07:32 +0000

I’m always amazed looking at transcriptions of Jimi Hendrix music and the reach he had. His rhythm technique employed lots of use of the thumb freeing up his fingers, which yielded classics like Little Wing and Bold as Love. Maybe I could go to a nuclear waste facility and see if some kind of X-men type mutation would occur and give me another finger!

By: Mick

Mick — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 07:13:27 +0000

Wow! I think my head’s going to explode at the concept of playing with 6 fingers… one for every string on a standard guitar! I play bass, and that extra finger could come in handy on the four-string too! LOL