[prohornblower]

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I put both Page and Clapton above Hendrix.

Page was better at: Composing, performing, showmanship, soloing, changing gears, and better with the acoustic, and bow-playing.

Hendrix was great at what he did, I'll admit, but he had many less dimensions than did Page. Most great guitarists just say Hendrix was the bomb and better than them because he a) is dead b) was American and c) was black. That's right I said it.

If the grim reaper showed up and said I have to pick a guitarist to compose and perform a good enough rock song to keep me alive, I'd pick Page everytime over Hendrix. Unless the reaper was wearing a Mariners hat or something.

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Jesus Christ you're retarded. Both for putting Clapton above Hendrix and for bringing race into this.

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I don't see how you could say Page was better at performing or showmanship than Hendrix. Not that they should even matter as far as who's a better player is concerned, but
Hendrix was such a great showman that near the end he started to just stand still at the mic and play, self-consciously thinking people were coming to see his stage antics, setting the guitar on fire, playing behind his back and with his teeth etc. instead of coming for the music. The Monterey performance already mentioned instantly put him on the map and he just plain blew everbody away. The Who, who weren't too shabby in the showmanship category refused to follow Hendrix at Monterey (and he was all but unknown but they knew him from England) because they knew he would steal the show. I think The Dead had the misfortune of playing between them and by most accounts they played a hot set but they went largely forgotten for the Monterey gig. Hendrix stole the show

As far as soloing goes I'd submit the solo for Machine Gun recorded at The Fillmore on New Years eve '69 as one of the best ever by anyone.

When I think of Page I think of a great guitarist in an even greater band. With Hendrix all that goes out the window and he stands alone as the best there ever was.

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You're failing to even acknowledge that Page is 100x the composer that Hendrix was. I'm sorry, but musically speaking, Page was a "better guitarist".

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Maybe in your opinion. The rest of the world and a heck of a lot of great guitar players seem to differ with you. I guess we'll have to just leave it at that and agree to disagree.

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If you are saying that the rest of the world thinks Hendrix was a better composer with the guitar than was Page, we'd probably have a lot of other things to disagree about. Like what 2+2 equals, what color the sky is...etc.

Seriously though, it really doesn't matter. Somebody starts a thread saying nobody is close to Hendrix..I'm going to throw a vote in for my boy. I suppose I was out of line.

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I was talking about better guitarist. I'm a huge Zeppelin fan btw. Easily in my top 5. But you've got to be able to admit that on most lists Jimi will always be listed #1. We all have our personal favorites and mine are always changing and growing as I'm turned on to new stuff, but in this discussion it will always be Hendrix vs. the rest.

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OK, OK, you win..Hendrix is the best.