I apologize for my caustic comment.
I was reacting to your Hendrix comment earlier. I found it difficult to take, not to put too fine a point on it.
There is a LOT of stuff available on the market that most folks are not aware of. I do not know what you have heard/not heard, but I suspect if you took in a few of these releases, you might change your tune.
No apology necessary.
I think if you compare the playing of Gatton to Hendrix, you can see there's no comparison. Hendrix is a sloppy player. Maybe the drugs. But it's a lot easier to play fast and sloppy than it is to play fast and clean. Gatton is crisp, clean. He's just miles above Hendrix.