Part of why he was able to get the sounds out of his instrument was because of this fact. He was able to use his thumb while playing and hit chords/note combinations that other's couldn't. Much like Rachmaninov (famous pianist/composer) could do because of his freakishly big hands... both of these guys remain technically near impossible to play because of this reason alone... furthermore...

The MPC is not a guitar. The MPC's learning curve does not equate to the learning curve of a guitar... You can figure out how to use an MPC right out of the box... but you won't be able to play a damn thing on the guitar out of the box... first of all. You need to know what scales are and then have the hand/finger dexterity to pull it off. An MPC is a sequencer.... it's basically a basic midi sequencer/computer in a box... it's not even close to the same thing... you're comparing apples to oranges and saying that Dilla can make orange juice with apples.... furthermore... what Sally Sue does with an easy bake oven will not equate to what an experience chef can do with a pan.

You can't just take away the details because it suits your argument... you have to give Hendrix more props because he was a well versed musician/composer... fusing multiple genre's into his own crazy and unique style... which literally changed the scope of rock n'roll... Dilla is just not seeing that. I love the guy too but you guys should let the man lie in memory as one of the greatest hip hop producers ever but don't compare him to people form other genre's eras.. because you feel misty when you pop on Donuts. It's not fair.