I was literally watching jimi play this last night. And really puts into perspective how gorgeous it truly is. The control he had over every sound coming from that guitar was unreal. An electric alchemist, if you would.
A story that's been told repeated by several ppl- as well as confirmed by some of the ppl there is that one of the great blues guitarists of the day said when he met Jimmi he was playing in this little back room at a studio and he was so intimidated by the sounds Hendrix was getting out of his simple Strat/tube amp setup that he not only refused to even get his guitar out, he stopped playing for almost a year. I can't remember the guitarist, but I remember he was really good- and he did play again and go on to do great things but- apparently meeting Jimmi really shook him up. One reason I believe it is because I can relate to that feeling so well, I've run into ppl that just blew me away and it made me feel the same way- like a complete failure and a fool. It gets easier as you get older though and start letting go of the ego- still sucks though. It will never be easy to run into someone half your age, been playing maybe a 3rd as long as you- and they can just light you up. But that's the way it works- some ppl just have a natural inclination towards it- and others, like me- have to work ourselves to death to even get close to them.
As a teen I watched the Woodstock documentary about 100 times. So when you did hit that fuzz, the Hendrix sound immediately resulted in goosebumps. My favourite.
My favorite rendition is Jose Feliciano did it in the world series of 68. Definitely worth a listen. What's sad is he was blackballed for a long time because it wasn't the traditional way of playing/singing it. Definitely worth the 3 minutes to listen to it!
Things change! Hendrix caught some flak for the mad unorthodoxy of his version back in the day, now people treat the Jimi version as an important work of American Art the Troops can all be proud of.
I am predominantly a banjo picker but I really like the Metallica version. In fact I like it so much that I am going to buy myself an electric guitar so I can play it with my nephew who just graduated from High School. He has joined the Navy so I have a little time to get ready. Maybe in a few years we can open some High School sporting events.
When I was 12 years old, about two or three years after Hendrix passed, I snuck into a theater to see Woodstock. I was an enormous fan, but it being the early 70s, I'd never seen a video of Hendrix before. I waited through the three hour movie for Hendrix. Then,,, I'd never imagined such music could exist. It was more powerful than I dreamed possible. There had simply never been anything like it before. Half a century later, I still get chills when I hear it. Allow me to share a thought. The Woodstock festival was the final expression of a tumultuous and revolutionary decade in US history (and occurred within a month of the Apollo 11 moon landing - ironic how rock music and the infancy of space exploration coincided). And at the climax of this celebration of peace and love, Hendrix improvises the most violent interpretation of the national anthem possible. He reminded the hippie generation of the kind of world that waited for them when they returned to their lives. At the same time, he stood on the world stage, looked the most powerful nation on earth in the eye and said "You broke your covenant with God and your people." Now, every electric guitarist should learn it - or more specifically, learn from it. It's a necessary part of our education. I thank you for your demonstration. And in my youth, I spend a long time learning how to recreate it. But now I won't play it anymore. I still love and respect it as much as I always did, but I realized that it doesn't belong to me. It only belongs to Hendrix. Nobody else could carry that cultural symbolism.
Love the call out to Bach with Hetfield and Hammet. Took me back to my studies! Also, love the channel. I need to get back to playing and when I do, I'm coming here for tips!
Hey Tyler I loved the Hendrix version! Watching you play it I felt like you really had fun and it reminded me of being a kid just being so happy to crank up the amp and dive the whammy bar! The only difference is you actually sounded good! Lol
I have to agree. I actually used that version in my retirement ceremony from the Marines. It just lasts so long and I thoroughly enjoyed making the officers stand at attention for so long. ;-)
I like this. I’d use a slightly microphonic pickup, and put not too much grease over the sound. And the weird timing pauses and lags Jimi Hendrix added are what makes this… allow some dramatic accentuations.
To be honest you did a helluva job making that strat talk...it's yours and the closest to the Great Jimmy Hendrix from what I've seen...Jimmy made it sound like gunfire and bombs dropping during fills, throughout the song and you did a heck of job with your tradition of the Star Spangled Banner...My son is a Marine and hearing this would make him fill back at home cause Ive played since I picked my pops guitar up and that was in the 90s...Salute!!!!, Rock on
@@billmozart7288 I know but it still gives me headaches. I know how incredibly talented he was and he spoke with his guitar doesn’t change what happens to my constant headaches.
it's super innovative, but, the context of it is also what makes it so great, early morning on the last day of Woodstock, the sun is coming up! A Rude awakening to let the semi-conscious masses know the trip is almost over, the weekend Utopia was great while it lasted, but the wheels of the Global Military-Industrial-Defense Complex can't be bothered with flowered headbands, free love, and inner happiness. The gears continue to turn and the Wheels spin on, trampling everything in their path, destroying allies and enemies alike.
My favorite version will probably always be the Boston version. Just a mix of everything I love in a song. It really feels like it's own thing, but it's also pretty faithful to the actual melody.
In F1 on the 2021 Austrian Grand Prix, a whole band played their national anthem. With a backing drummer squad it was so epic. If only all countries had the balls to do thay
That was great! I'm Canadian and still enjoyed these. Jimis was great, and you recreated it very nicely. Jack's would be next for me, then Satriani, the Metallica 0.5
Bernie Williams, former NY Yankee plays it at alot of sporting events. MLB and NBA games. He plays classical guitar, but also uses electric guitars with some overdrive.
Wow, amazing Hendrix version! Jimi was in the military. And he was tight-lipped about the social commentary that is obvious in his rendition. But it is very clearly an anti-war message. And you nailed it! Well done!
I have absolutely zero idea is to what that last song you were playing was. It most definitely was not the "SSB", but it did sound pretty damn cool, whatever it was lol. I like it.
Watching this video in some odd way...made me proud to be American...in a time when the American way is no longer respected and given up piece by piece thru fear and lies...it was very refreshing to watch this...maybe I'm just being sentimental....Or maybe I'm just being grateful!
That Metallica performance is my favorite version, dare I say even more than Jimi’s. Jimi’s version definitely played a bigger part on my deciding to play guitar though.
Dang, I was hoping you were going to do a split screen on the James and Kirk segment. And you didn’t try to match their tone now that I think about it. But you know what? I enjoyed the video regardless. Keep it up🤘🏽
This is the perfect video for me to watch a few days before I spontaneously serenade my neighborhood on the 4th. Just need to decide on what time to do it… 🤔
@@redfurydubstep sounds good. I'm in.....I get the reference. Nicely done. I think eastern time is a good start. Others can adjust through the time zones. Wow...we could make a traditional thing of it. Imagine that. Guitarist changed the world. We brought the people together. Didnt bill and Ted do something like that in their movie?
Fall of '94, my junior year of HS. I played it for a pep rally. Used overdrive, chorus and reverb out of my Crate amp. I think that's the best tone, although I am biased.🤷♂️
Jack White plays his famous Key Archtop which you can hear about in It Might Get Loud. I'm sure you have seen that, but there is a nice story about this guitar. He would be playing probably his Plasma Coil Octa-Fuzz and maybe had his triplegraph. He sometimes uses a whammy indeed.
Missed opportunity to showcase Eric Johnson’s tone from Rock ‘n Jock. Hendrix did it first, Metallica showed what you can accomplish with two guitars in harmony, but in my opinion, EJ is the pinnacle of tasteful tone and tasteful improvisations, or “liberties” (if you will) to the core melody.
I'm new to the channel so I just watched the video where you played the guitar like a violin. So here's my point I think the star spangled banner using a violin bow would sound bad ass! Just a thought by the way, your channels pretty cool. Keep on rockin
My friends just got me my first Les Paul I wanted as a birthday present after 18 years not having a guitar and they fully expect me to rip this on New Years I’m using this video as a milestone for them to fulfill that obligation Most of us including me are veterans
Not historical, but I always enjoyed Bruce Kulick's version at the end of the show during the KISS Revenge Tour. Great tone, the bass line adds some harmony, and the ending is different/cool.
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Re: Jack White, it's a 1950s Kay Archtop in open A. it's the guitar he uses for Seven Nation Army
the tone from his solo in the live video of "the level" is so sick.
Its also one of the most beautiful pieces of shit I have ever seen. I love that guitar
I was literally watching jimi play this last night. And really puts into perspective how gorgeous it truly is. The control he had over every sound coming from that guitar was unreal.
An electric alchemist, if you would.
Funny, I was also watching it last night, but I got there from watching Fleas epic star spangled bass solo.
A story that's been told repeated by several ppl- as well as confirmed by some of the ppl there is that one of the great blues guitarists of the day said when he met Jimmi he was playing in this little back room at a studio and he was so intimidated by the sounds Hendrix was getting out of his simple Strat/tube amp setup that he not only refused to even get his guitar out, he stopped playing for almost a year. I can't remember the guitarist, but I remember he was really good- and he did play again and go on to do great things but- apparently meeting Jimmi really shook him up. One reason I believe it is because I can relate to that feeling so well, I've run into ppl that just blew me away and it made me feel the same way- like a complete failure and a fool. It gets easier as you get older though and start letting go of the ego- still sucks though. It will never be easy to run into someone half your age, been playing maybe a 3rd as long as you- and they can just light you up. But that's the way it works- some ppl just have a natural inclination towards it- and others, like me- have to work ourselves to death to even get close to them.
I really like what James and Kirk did there. Very classical and yet with a Metallica influence.
the harmony is a nice touch too
What about cliffs version on bass?
it needed more Yeah!'s
We did get another Kirk whamett moment
Jack White be playing the spongebob version of the star spangled banner. 😂😂
I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who thought that🤣🤣🤣
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That cover of Hendrix's version was by far the closest to the original I have ever heard. You nailed it bro!!!
Totally agree, Kendall. I appreciate that he did it with appropriate modesty too
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I finally own a piece of gear on this channel! I have those exact Vans!
I was about to say the same thing
Enjoyed that! Thanks. Happy 4th everyone 🇺🇸🎸
As a teen I watched the Woodstock documentary about 100 times. So when you did hit that fuzz, the Hendrix sound immediately resulted in goosebumps. My favourite.
Steve Vai at Rock n Jock will always be my favorite. That 7 stringed star spangled banner
My favorite rendition is Jose Feliciano did it in the world series of 68. Definitely worth a listen. What's sad is he was blackballed for a long time because it wasn't the traditional way of playing/singing it. Definitely worth the 3 minutes to listen to it!
Things change! Hendrix caught some flak for the mad unorthodoxy of his version back in the day, now people treat the Jimi version as an important work of American Art the Troops can all be proud of.
That was definitely worth it. What an interesting take. So peaceful.
I live in Canada but I still wake my neighbour’s up at 5 am every July 4th by blasting jimmy Hendrix’s star spangled banner.
As cool as Jimi's and Joe's are... man, I'm not even that much of a fan of Metallica fan but that version is the ultimate in my opinion
I am predominantly a banjo picker but I really like the Metallica version. In fact I like it so much that I am going to buy myself an electric guitar so I can play it with my nephew who just graduated from High School. He has joined the Navy so I have a little time to get ready. Maybe in a few years we can open some High School sporting events.
@@davegray1246 Go for it! Electric guitar is just too much fun, and opens up so many possibilities
Your first performance sounded amazing Tyler. My favorite out of the whole video. The tone and everything.
My favourite is Steve Vai. He did a version around 1990 I think at a baseball game on his swirl seven string .
Eric Johnson's version from the early 90s may be my favorite.
Steve Vai's version gives me chills everytime
That is my favorite version as well!
When I was 12 years old, about two or three years after Hendrix passed, I snuck into a theater to see Woodstock. I was an enormous fan, but it being the early 70s, I'd never seen a video of Hendrix before. I waited through the three hour movie for Hendrix. Then,,, I'd never imagined such music could exist. It was more powerful than I dreamed possible. There had simply never been anything like it before. Half a century later, I still get chills when I hear it.
Allow me to share a thought.
The Woodstock festival was the final expression of a tumultuous and revolutionary decade in US history (and occurred within a month of the Apollo 11 moon landing - ironic how rock music and the infancy of space exploration coincided). And at the climax of this celebration of peace and love, Hendrix improvises the most violent interpretation of the national anthem possible. He reminded the hippie generation of the kind of world that waited for them when they returned to their lives. At the same time, he stood on the world stage, looked the most powerful nation on earth in the eye and said "You broke your covenant with God and your people."
Now, every electric guitarist should learn it - or more specifically, learn from it. It's a necessary part of our education. I thank you for your demonstration. And in my youth, I spend a long time learning how to recreate it.
But now I won't play it anymore. I still love and respect it as much as I always did, but I realized that it doesn't belong to me. It only belongs to Hendrix. Nobody else could carry that cultural symbolism.
Love the call out to Bach with Hetfield and Hammet. Took me back to my studies! Also, love the channel. I need to get back to playing and when I do, I'm coming here for tips!
Hey Tyler I loved the Hendrix version! Watching you play it I felt like you really had fun and it reminded me of being a kid just being so happy to crank up the amp and dive the whammy bar! The only difference is you actually sounded good! Lol
Boston (Tom Schulz) version is my all time favorite, I think he at least deserved an honorable mention
Yes, please
I have to agree. I actually used that version in my retirement ceremony from the Marines. It just lasts so long and I thoroughly enjoyed making the officers stand at attention for so long. ;-)
so surprised how underrated bostons version is. glad to see some people mentioning it
Hah, you know what im taking my amp outside to play this monday.
Definitely thought he would at least mention it. It's my favorite rendition also.
My opinion: NOTHING is better than Hendrix's version. It just hits definitely ya know?
Meh. I like Metallica's more. Maybe its because I'm not from the US idk. It just sounds like he didn't know what he was doing and said "fuck it."
I like this. I’d use a slightly microphonic pickup, and put not too much grease over the sound.
And the weird timing pauses and lags Jimi Hendrix added are what makes this… allow some dramatic accentuations.
Hey Tyler, I’d love a video of you reviewing your top ten guitars that you own, or something along those lines.
I can’t be the only one who thinks the second one sounds like SpongeBob
Robby Krieger did it better ☺️🔥
It literally does😭🙏
To be honest you did a helluva job making that strat talk...it's yours and the closest to the Great Jimmy Hendrix from what I've seen...Jimmy made it sound like gunfire and bombs dropping during fills, throughout the song and you did a heck of job with your tradition of the Star Spangled Banner...My son is a Marine and hearing this would make him fill back at home cause Ive played since I picked my pops guitar up and that was in the 90s...Salute!!!!, Rock on
Great video Tyler. I loved your use of the uni-vibe. Well done friend.
Gary Clark Jr. at 2014 NBA All-Star game. Folksy and somber. Underrated. Check it out.
Nice ad, but you are right and we all need the knowledge if we are going to create these epic sounds and music.
The Metallica one impressed me the most. The Jimmy Hendrix version has always given me heAdaches. The man was so talented but just grates on my head.
That was kind of the point. The crazy segment was put in there as a metaphor for the horrors of war.
@@billmozart7288 I know but it still gives me headaches. I know how incredibly talented he was and he spoke with his guitar doesn’t change what happens to my constant headaches.
it's super innovative, but, the context of it is also what makes it so great, early morning on the last day of Woodstock, the sun is coming up! A Rude awakening to let the semi-conscious masses know the trip is almost over, the weekend Utopia was great while it lasted, but the wheels of the Global Military-Industrial-Defense Complex can't be bothered with flowered headbands, free love, and inner happiness. The gears continue to turn and the Wheels spin on, trampling everything in their path, destroying allies and enemies alike.
I wish you would have covered Eric Johnson's rendition which I believe he did at one of the MTV's celebrity tournaments in the 80"s.
Yes!
My personal favorite. So good!
Damn that cover you did with the wah sounded amazing! In some parts the vowel sounds matched and sounded like the guitar was talking.
Kirk and James sound awesome!
My favorite version will probably always be the Boston version. Just a mix of everything I love in a song. It really feels like it's own thing, but it's also pretty faithful to the actual melody.
In F1 on the 2021 Austrian Grand Prix, a whole band played their national anthem. With a backing drummer squad it was so epic. If only all countries had the balls to do thay
That was great! I'm Canadian and still enjoyed these. Jimis was great, and you recreated it very nicely. Jack's would be next for me, then Satriani, the Metallica 0.5
All are enjoyable. Slash did a nice job as well. I wonder if EDDIE ever did a version, ill have to look that up.
So glad you listed Jimi. And did a grand job, captured his "essence" really well (considering no-one truly can) 🤘
Bernie Williams, former NY Yankee plays it at alot of sporting events. MLB and NBA games.
He plays classical guitar, but also uses electric guitars with some overdrive.
Cliff Burton did it the best. I know it was bass but that makes it even better.
Played this at full blast right outside my house, while fireworks were going off, Merica!!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇲🇺🇲
Wow, amazing Hendrix version! Jimi was in the military. And he was tight-lipped about the social commentary that is obvious in his rendition. But it is very clearly an anti-war message. And you nailed it! Well done!
Your a phenomenal player and I have and will learn a ton from you you make everyone who watches you is better because of it
Not related to this video but just recieved my Spark Mini after saying why not after seeing your vid, i love it! This thing is awesome!
Happy 4th folks, all the way from Ireland. Shine on.
Awesome video Tyler, these tones and the playing were sick!!! Great picks in this video for sure, happy 4th!!!
For me I love the Steve Vai version....7 string madness! (and what an exit...)
Great video man. Thanks for putting this together!!!
I really like that verson slash did, you should check that one out.
I have absolutely zero idea is to what that last song you were playing was. It most definitely was not the "SSB", but it did sound pretty damn cool, whatever it was lol. I like it.
Nailed that Hendrix version! that was Awesome dude
Watching this video in some odd way...made me proud to be American...in a time when the American way is no longer respected and given up piece by piece thru fear and lies...it was very refreshing to watch this...maybe I'm just being sentimental....Or maybe I'm just being grateful!
My favorite rendition is on KISS Alive 3. It's amazing to see in how many ways it can be arranged.
That Metallica performance is my favorite version, dare I say even more than Jimi’s. Jimi’s version definitely played a bigger part on my deciding to play guitar though.
Sounds legit.
@@JacksonFarms it’s not don’t do it
I don't think I've ever heard the star spangled banner as many times in my life as in this video.
Your tone in this video is tops!!!!
They all rocked. Best for me HENDRIX
Just DAMN! Your first version.
I’m partial to Marty Cintron’s acoustic rendition at a Dolphin’s game. Simple, tasteful, nice.
yet again what a nice video tyler
Dang, I was hoping you were going to do a split screen on the James and Kirk segment. And you didn’t try to match their tone now that I think about it. But you know what? I enjoyed the video regardless. Keep it up🤘🏽
This is the perfect video for me to watch a few days before I spontaneously serenade my neighborhood on the 4th. Just need to decide on what time to do it… 🤔
Let me know how that goes
All guitarist that can play this should play it at the same time all across the country. Wow.
@@superbeast4287 agreed. 4:20 pm? 🥸
@@redfurydubstep Eastern time?
@@redfurydubstep sounds good. I'm in.....I get the reference. Nicely done. I think eastern time is a good start. Others can adjust through the time zones. Wow...we could make a traditional thing of it. Imagine that. Guitarist changed the world. We brought the people together. Didnt bill and Ted do something like that in their movie?
I have those same shoes. But I use a Dunlop cry baby, I think that explains the difference in our playing. 😉
Fun vid! I'm a child of the '60s and '70s. It'll always be Hendrix.
3:45 i think you left that Portal in your back room Open.
Next shows is title 'which guitar is best to club portal invaders, Tele's or Strats.?
Probably a 1986 Gibson invader in natural… the weaponage of maple!! 🤘
The hammer ons with the whammy bar in the middle of the Hendrix one sounded like what I imagine the inside of your head sounds when you do bath salts
Sach and Hendrix for solo, but Metallica really hit it out of the park on theirs!
damn brother you were really feeling the Hendrix one. Rock on 🤟
Guitars! You did it!
Fall of '94, my junior year of HS. I played it for a pep rally. Used overdrive, chorus and reverb out of my Crate amp. I think that's the best tone, although I am biased.🤷♂️
It's called Independence Day for a reason! We have an amazing country because of what that day represents.
Great job taking it from JS to JH!
Jack White plays his famous Key Archtop which you can hear about in It Might Get Loud. I'm sure you have seen that, but there is a nice story about this guitar. He would be playing probably his Plasma Coil Octa-Fuzz and maybe had his triplegraph. He sometimes uses a whammy indeed.
Missed opportunity to showcase Eric Johnson’s tone from Rock ‘n Jock. Hendrix did it first, Metallica showed what you can accomplish with two guitars in harmony, but in my opinion, EJ is the pinnacle of tasteful tone and tasteful improvisations, or “liberties” (if you will) to the core melody.
Fuck Metallica
What happens if it rains? Does that not mess up the amps? Do they need amps? Surely the stadium PA does all the heavy lifting?
I'm new to the channel so I just watched the video where you played the guitar like a violin. So here's my point I think the star spangled banner using a violin bow would sound bad ass! Just a thought by the way, your channels pretty cool. Keep on rockin
Cool video! Great thing to review on Independence Day!
I was hoping to see the slash version
Bring on the grindmaster! 🤘🏼
The band Boston has one of the best versions ever of the star spangled banner!
Nice word-drop in the Metallica segment: "Counterpoint"! Very Bach-like indeed!
That Broadway is so freaking awesome
The Andy Timmons overdrive! Love it brother!
Heck of a rendition you did 🇺🇸’Merica baby
It not the player it the song that resonates on different levels .Jimi Hendrix being the most 🎥cinematic 💣💥💣 & counter culture relatable
The Guitar Rendition during Stranger Things S4 EP1 gives me chills everytime.
I’ve never seen stranger things. WHAT?!
Great job bro, love your content...
Kirk and James kick ass.100%
The version by BOSTON is incredible! You should’ve included it!
You actually played it the best
This was just a fun video. Thanks for all the info.
Kickin the Vans baby! 🤘🏼🤘🏼
Nice! I have the source audio collider as well and that pedal is incredible!
My friends just got me my first Les Paul I wanted as a birthday present after 18 years not having a guitar and they fully expect me to rip this on New Years I’m using this video as a milestone for them to fulfill that obligation Most of us including me are veterans
Not historical, but I always enjoyed Bruce Kulick's version at the end of the show during the KISS Revenge Tour. Great tone, the bass line adds some harmony, and the ending is different/cool.
Really want to see a Chris Stapleton breakdown. His rendition was very unique to the shreddy/soloist versions that are deservedly on this list.
For jack white’s guitar, the reason it’s in open a tuning is because it’s the “seven nation army” guitar.
I saw it in an interview that his guitar was out of tune because of the low temperature that day.
@@misbahnaqvi4834 eh, wasn’t too out of tune. but the guitar was set in open a
Boston did a great version on the third stage tour I believe
I freaking love that he uses his vintage strat like that. Guitars are meant to be played \M/
fleas performance at the lakers game was awesome, i wish it was covered here even though this is a guitar based channel