From his contemporaries Eric Clapton and Neil Young to virtuosos down the line—Eddie Van Halen, Prince, even My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields—it's hard to name a guitarist who wasn't influenced by Jimi Hendrix. In four visionary albums, he reinvented the blues and turned noise into a musical language, paving the way for everything from heavy metal to free jazz. Trace his legacy in this playlist of guitar gods.