Semi-OK career? Jimi was no doubt a huge influence to SRV, but you can't honestly think that SRV was just some small fluke! His career was amazing, and his covers of Jimi's work made it so much cleaner.
Little Wing and Voodoo Chile are prime examples of Stevie's ability to polish what Jimi made. Stevie had some of the smoothest and most amazingly clear playing for his speed. And when he wrote it was straight from the heart...
Jimi did revolutionize how the guitar was played, but Stevie set the bar for how to play it.
Semi-OK career? Jimi was no doubt a huge influence to SRV, but you can't honestly think that SRV was just some small fluke! His career was amazing, and his covers of Jimi's work made it so much cleaner.
Little Wing and Voodoo Chile are prime examples of Stevie's ability to polish what Jimi made. Stevie had some of the smoothest and most amazingly clear playing for his speed. And when he wrote it was straight from the heart...
Jimi did revolutionize how the guitar was played, but Stevie set the bar for how to play it.