Back in mid-1967, neither Jimi Hendrix nor Buddy Guy had yet cemented themselves as Mount Rushmore-level guitar pioneers who delighted in breaking rules, bending convention, and blowing minds.
Hendrix was on the cusp of a blinding ascendancy that would see him become, arguably, the most influential electric guitar player who ever lived by the time of his tragic death just three years later. Guy, however, was – and would remain for decades – not nearly as famous as some of the A-list blues-rock guitarists who took cues from his stinging phrases, piercing volume, and embrace of feedback.
