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Jimi and Eddie are the two singularities of guitar, though. Before them it was unimaginable for anyone to sound like that. After them it was the normal.

(Although they're also tones that a lot of players still try to chase for their entire lives and never really reach. There's some magic to them beyond the more obvious steps.)

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Cranked tube amps melting down was also part of that magic. A feat not appreciated anymore in this day and age on most stages.