DUDE!! REECE!! All Kirk does is shred man! Try hearing a solo without him shreading. He just plays like 3 or 4 notes and has an extemely light pick. On the other hand . . . Jimi and the gang do all this mess with their guitar that blows people away!! Kirk is ok but all the does is play regular scales with with loads of distortion. He is a nice guitarist but he needs to play somtin else. Plus . . . please note that Jimi played with a right handed guitar when he was left handed. That mean most everything he played he made up by himself and was self taught. O well . . . you should not compare guitarists. They all play with their own style.