Well perhaps they can (and some try or happen to do it) but for most rock and metal guitarists: why would they?
^^^What, you mean why would they want to? I'm saying it's impossible to not be effected by his influence. On stage he showed a shamanistic control over what to a lesser guitarist (at that time) would have been nothing but an uncontrollable feedback monster... Thanks to Henrix we have guys like Adrian Belew and Allen Holdsworth to name a few
In theory it is possible. But yes, why would they want to play rock or metal without any of the influences he had on the genres anyway? Ah well, one reason is that it could sound very interesting :biggrin: