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Want to sound like Jimi Hendrix? Or at least learn some of his guitar techniques and guitar tricks? In this video, Dinesh breaks down Jimi Hendrix’s guitar techniques and shows you the top five essentials to play like Jimi Hendrix. Whether you’re looking to master his signature style or want to capture his unique sound with the gear you’ve got at home, this is the ultimate Jimi Hendrix guitar lesson for you.
Dinesh will teach you how Jimi Hendrix used octaves to create melodies and progressions in solos and chords, bending and pre-bending strings to add phrasing to his solos, and using add9 chords to spice up his rhythm playing with signature licks. Dinesh also covers Hendrix’s use of major pentatonic licks and double stops to fill out his sound and how his thumb technique gave him freedom and fluidity in his playing. That Hendrix vibe is instantly recognizable when you hear it.
Dinesh also shows you how to get close to Jimi Hendrix's gear and tone with two setups: a small rig with a Gibson Falcon amp and Epiphone Love Drops Flying V and a big rig with a MESA/Boogie® Badlander™ 100 Head, 4x12 cab, and Gibson SG™ Custom—perfect for getting Hendrix’s live sound.
By the end of this video, you’ll have everything you need to play like Hendrix. From clean tones to fuzzed-out solos, Dinesh will show you how to make Hendrix’s style yours.
Chapters:
0:00 Play like Hendrix
1:17 The gear Hendrix used
2:09 The Hendrix octave technique
3:48 Pre-bending notes
4:44 Add9 chords
5:48 Chord embellishments
6:52 The ONE Hendrix trick you need to know
7:55 Riffs within chords
8:46 Build a Jimi Hendrix rig
9:24 The floating hand technique
10:35 Build a small Jimi Hendrix rig
11:42 The Hendrix big rig
13:23 Using all the techniques to sound like Hendrix
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