The AllMusic review by Alex Henderson awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "Some die-hard Hendrix lovers might nitpick about the absence of their personal favorites -- perhaps "Purple Haze," perhaps "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" or "Castles Made of Sand"; regardless, Experience is an excellent CD that finds the WSQ still going strong 26 years after its formation.

"[1] The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings wrote: "We wondered how long it would be before the WSQ tackled the Jimi Hendrix songbook.

"[2] In a review for Jazz Times, Mike Shanley stated: "the WSQ approaches the material with their usual reverence and sense of adventure...

"[5] AAJ's Jim Santella stated that the group's "music lets you escape from a humdrum routine and from all the usual sources for worry.

"[6] In an article for SF Weekly, Sam Prestianni described the album as "a collection of spot-on yet wildly personal takes on the guitarist's tunes," and commented: "The members of the World Saxophone Quartet clearly understand the still-beating heart of this music.