this is on an acoustic guitar, ten times harder than electric. Great rendition.
You're an idiot. ...( 4 months ago by GreatGreen)
You're an idiot. Take off your "screaming pre-teen fan" goggles and re-listen to jimi again. He's famous because he was innovative and he did stuff nobody was doing at the time, but that's about it. And too bad he was cooked out of his mind for pretty much every recording he ever made... not to mention his tone was mushy crap.
There are some guitar players around these days who Jimi couldn't even touch. Monte is one of those players. Jimi was over-rated. Monte isn't.
I know Jimi and ...( 4 months ago by worthound)
I know Jimi and Stevie would both be proud to hear this.....and on an acoustic!!!! You are awesome!
hey im going to see ...( 3 months ago by marshallhppr)
hey im going to see this guy live in a few days, and i wanted to know if his live performances are good and from this video i can tell they are
I heard him live in ...( 3 months ago by smoleaj)
I heard him live in Austin in Nov. of 07. Great performance, very interactive with the audience. Was out in the crowd during the break talking with any and everyone. Incredible talent, great voice as well.
you can hear a ...( 3 months ago by TeiscoDel)
you can hear a little clapton in some of these licks.
Finally, Someone ...( 3 months ago by TeiscoDel)
Finally, Someone that agrees that Jimi was way over-rated.
Can't wait 'till ...( 3 months ago by sebastiaan86)
Can't wait 'till sunday. Only great artist they've booked this year on Parkpop...
let me play my ...( 3 months ago by sunshineonsnow)
let me play my wankstick and show off like a cunt whilst I completely rip the soul out of the song whilst ponsing around.. talent you got, soul you aint
dont u get it? ...( 2 months ago by l0r3nz00000)
dont u get it? before jimi nobody else played like him..
how can he be overrated if everybody copied him
People who can ...( 2 months ago by opticage)
People who can really play not only cover Jimi's songs, but place him stage center in the pantheon of guitarists - SRV, Junior Brown, Slash, Stanley Jordon, and yes Miles Davis (There is a whole song dedicated to Hendrix on Bitches Brew) Hendrix was groundbreaking the same way that Django Reinhardt was totally original. Some of these other guys are technically brilliant, but 100 years from now people will be talking about Machine Gun in the same breath as John Coltrane solos.
I guess Monte ...( 2 months ago by opticage)
I guess Monte Montgomery, Stanley Jordan, SRV, John Frusciante, Junior Brown, Slash and many many others should all take off their "screaming pre-teen fan" goggles. If Jimi was crap why do these cats cover his songs. Why was SRV obsessed with Hendrix.
Man this is awesome ...( 2 months ago by RocknRollRodriguez)
Man this is awesome, thank god for true music, I may have gone crazy otherwise.
WOW!!!( 2 months ago by frebits)
WOW!!!
ehi monte,
video is ...( 1 month ago by andrezonca)
ehi monte,
video is great!!
It's so hard to ...( 1 month ago by 121jigawatts)
It's so hard to play an acoustic like that, Oh man was that fun to watch! Great improv from the original, just brilliant all the way around.
What in god's name ...( 1 month ago by guitarwiz1034)
What in god's name makes you guys even stand on equal level to what Jimi Hendrix has accomplished to even say anything bad about him? If your as famous and as influential as him I'd like to know because I guess I missed something.
all of you guys ...( 1 month ago by randocalriz)
all of you guys below obviously are retarted!! montey not only plays as good as anyone mentioned, he takes it to another level SRV and hendrix would both be honerd and proud of his accomplisments. fuck anyone who cant dig that!! ok!!
i see the technical ...( 1 month ago by Fernicus01)
i see the technical difficulty..
and the great performance..
somehow it just doesn't make me feel much
i guess he doesn't let the guitar breath a little.. i just ask for that
Say what you want ...( 1 month ago by muspublisher)
Say what you want about Monte, as a long-time musician and engineer, I can say he is one of the best guitar players going today. I do agree with Fernicus that he could let his guitar breathe a little. But still, with his talent I don't care how he goes about it. You know, let an artist be an artist.
As far as Hendrix goes, the reason these guys cover his songs is because he is still, by far, the greatest musician - not just guitar player - since before the 20th century.
A week ago I never ...( 4 weeks ago by tophluv)
A week ago I never heard of this guy. Wow! I was definitely missing out.
now this is a ...( 3 weeks ago by reverend07)
now this is a talent... jaw dropping
this guy is ...( 1 week ago by nivekia)
this guy is probably second best acoustic guitarist, after paco. im sure most people can agree that paco is the worlds greatest acoustic guitarist. but dont get me wrong, this guy is good.
how can he be overrated if everybody copied him