Allan Holdsworth owns your soul...

[distressed_romeo]

^^^^Tokyo Dream

The opening chords of this piece are a blast to play...

 

[Allen Garrow]

Holdsworth is a fuk'n alien! I'm listening to his Secrets album. What a freak. Check out Jimmy Bruno sometime,,,he's a freak 7 string jazz player from hell!

~A

 

[Trespass]

His hands are so big... The guitar looks like a toy in his hands.

 

[Maniacal]

If I was bent I'd probably spend my days stalking Holdsworth and trying to convince him that he should marry me.

 

[Durero]

Holdsworth

 

[God Hand Apostle]

He makes me feel like such an ass! Look what that bastard does with one pickup and 22 frets! (at least for this era Holdsworth)

I've got ERG's a-plenty. I refuse to buy a guitar without 24 frets anymore. My KxK is supposed to have 27 frets....I'm such an asshole. I cant come up with shit 0.00001% as cool / complex as what this guy pulls out his brain on the fly with those chord changes and time signatures.

 

[Leec]

Holdsworth....what a player. My favourite album is 16 Men of Tain. Everything about that album is perfect.

 

[Andrew]

godlyyy
how does he get that tone!

 

[halsinden]

<cheap cider fuelled metal n00b kid>"this guy's completely ripped of meshuggah, man"</ignorant brat>

i deserve a medal for having actually heard that said, first hand, and not lapsing into "prepare thyself for cement" mode.

H

 

[distressed_romeo]

<cheap cider fuelled metal n00b kid>"this guy's completely ripped of meshuggah, man"</ignorant brat>

i deserve a medal for having actually heard that said, first hand, and not lapsing into "prepare thyself for cement" mode.

H

This gives me an idea for another thread...

Direct thine eyes to 'General Music'...

 

[Apophis]

I love his playing and his music. Period.

 

[Tymon]

He's my god.

 

[Luan]

oh my god

 

[ShawnFjellstad]

 

[TaronKeim]

Why is it that everyone who holds their pick like Benson can play so damn smooth and fast!

Holdsworth is a genius. Anyone heard his Gong material? Cracked, but brilliant.

_TJK*

 

[biggness]

His hands are so big... The guitar looks like a toy in his hands.

I was thinking the same thing. Especially at 0:45.

 

[Durero]

^ one of the other teachers where I work had a chance to meet him and shake hands with him - he says Allan's hands are absolutely huge.

 

[chaz1527]

the master

 

[Jongpil Yun]

Wait, that's a 25.5" scale?

I thought Paul Gilbert and Buckethead had big hands.

<cheap cider fuelled metal n00b kid>"this guy's completely ripped of meshuggah, man"</ignorant brat>

Well, I'm kind of hitting myself for saying this, but that isn't TOO bad. At least he's hearing the Holdsworth influence in Freddy T's playing. He's way off on the chronology though.

 

[Luan]

ok, so now playing outside or whatever is an invention of allan.