I have 2 of the Lab Series L7 100w Combo amps like the ones Allan was playing through at this time. BB King also uses the same amp. They have a great clean tone. Mine also gets a nice overdriven tone also. When I saw him in 1983 he was using two of the Lab amps on top of two Marshall cabinets with a Marshall head on top of the two Lab amps. The amp head on the left is a Lab Series L11 (same amp as L7 but 200 watts). Maybe he is playing lead through it? They are great amps but hard to find.
i'm not a guitarrist, so i dont listen to allan to steal any licks, and that makes me free to listen to the music... i love, literally love, allan, he is my favourite musician, very inspiring and very intense..one of the most expressive musicians, one of the most misunderstood genious
holy fuckin scales.....and scales....... and scales.and scales....... and scales.and scales....... and scales.and scales....... and scales.and scales....... and scales.and scales....... and scales
@tmayne220 damn ya got me.... i feel so bad now.... those ribs were frickin awesome by the way... holdsworth is still awesome... but i still cant listen to his compositions. I do not like them.. if im trollin sobeit. Get over yourself. Otherwise merry christmas.
I would love to see him doing some melodic playing for more than 4 bars or so. Im not saying he is not melodic in any way and I fully appreciate the 'outside' playing, but he occasionaly plays some in notes that sound incredible and you want it to go on for a touch longer, but I guess thats just tension and resolution, what fusion is about!!
What you mean by melodic? You mean doing bends that average players do. Allan said he doesn't usually bend the string like that. But he does use a whammy bar for bends.
@shadowknight132 no nothing to do with bends that "average" players do, I suppose I mean his inside playing, because he spends so much time outside, when he does give you snippets of his diatonic stuff it sounds amazing, not detracting anything from his outside playing of course because it is truly amazing,
I've tried some of his chords on the guitar and it's just too much for me. You have to be able to stretch your fingers beyond what average guitar player are capable of. The chords at :38, 3:44 and 5:17 are good examples. And then try to duplicate this solo. It's like all those great classical music players, you have to dedicate your life to it instead of spending time at the computer watching videos on youtube.
Its like J.S. Bach gave us everything and we spent 250 years proving ourselves unworthy. Now Allan Holdsworth is reminding us of where music should be. This is the highest form of artistic expression. Totally in the moment, then gone. From 4:30 its amazing harmony all the way. There will never be another Holdsworth. He is everything in music at the moment. He is music!
@stargate669 Aside from the fact that Holdsworth has been playing longer than Britney has been alive, the only resembelance i can draw between the two is that Allan has perfected his art and that Britney is perfected through Autotune.
great guitar player noooooooooooo digital delay in his lead playing extra clean sweep & a bag of chips kid thats a killer guitar not like alot of digital fakes out there.
Shawn Lane is a fine player, but he's no Holdsworth IMO. The originality and tone of Holdsworth's playing... Two cuts above the rest. As far as that lick goes Holdsworth's been doing that sort of thing pretty much since before Shawn was born.
I have 2 of the Lab Series L7 100w Combo amps like the ones Allan was playing through at this time. BB King also uses the same amp. They have a great clean tone. Mine also gets a nice overdriven tone also. When I saw him in 1983 he was using two of the Lab amps on top of two Marshall cabinets with a Marshall head on top of the two Lab amps. The amp head on the left is a Lab Series L11 (same amp as L7 but 200 watts). Maybe he is playing lead through it? They are great amps but hard to find.
johnnyrocksable 4 weeks ago
this is the most beautiful music
Mattius946 2 months ago
I was told to listen to this by my guitar instructor. I do not understand this at all.
CreativeMast3rmind 4 months ago
@CreativeMast3rmind
Your guitar instructor is awesome then. Stick with him
gunther101 4 months ago
There's nowt "funnel" about this. He needs to get back to Coronation Street where he truly belongs.
rcottam 4 months ago
i'm not a guitarrist, so i dont listen to allan to steal any licks, and that makes me free to listen to the music... i love, literally love, allan, he is my favourite musician, very inspiring and very intense..one of the most expressive musicians, one of the most misunderstood genious
carcassgrindcorpsesc 6 months ago
Just two bars... and tears start flowing... thank you allan for stopping by on earth. Live long and prosper...
HairHawk72 6 months ago 2
sooo relaxing to listen to. great summer music.
rtfan13 7 months ago
holy fuckin scales.....and scales....... and scales.and scales....... and scales.and scales....... and scales.and scales....... and scales.and scales....... and scales.and scales....... and scales
MrRmjjmr 8 months ago
@MrRmjjmr
Oh yeah?
And which scales, exactly?
Honestly - if you think this is "just scales" you're utterly bloody clueless.
keithreeder 4 months ago
@keithreeder yes..... scales buddy.... lots of em..
I give credit where credit is due..... but i cannot stand this genre.
Objectively, hes amazing, subjectively ill have to pass. And i did that four months ago.....
In summary:
Somewhat ignorant.... Yes
Hungry....Yes
In the bag.... Almost, hlfway
Can i play half as well as of holdsworths bottom half, NO.
"Utterly bloody clueless".... fraid not pal :)
I'ma go eat some ribs now.... and watch some NCIS on my PVR. Y'all take it easy.
MrRmjjmr 4 months ago
@MrRmjjmr trollz gonna troll
tmayne220 2 months ago
@tmayne220 damn ya got me.... i feel so bad now.... those ribs were frickin awesome by the way... holdsworth is still awesome... but i still cant listen to his compositions. I do not like them.. if im trollin sobeit. Get over yourself. Otherwise merry christmas.
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MrRmjjmr 2 months ago
@MrRmjjmr oh you were being serious. Well each to their own I guess... merry Christmas to you too :) (and ribs?!?!? haha)
tmayne220 2 months ago
My favourite MUSICIAN of all time
stephen0793 9 months ago
alan holdsworth is better than me
h3adbanger95 9 months ago
@h3adbanger95 '
well no shit
TangerineGroovin 8 months ago
LOL Expect 4 totally UNEXPECTED chords at the end. Why not?¿?¿ gotta love Holdsworth.
insaneguitarfreak 9 months ago
Love it. Funnels is my license plate...in tribute to Allan and that song. :-)
Fusionera 10 months ago
Chuck Norris tried to punch Holdsworth once but couldn't get through his arpeggiated force field.
archiecollins 10 months ago 22
@archiecollins
That's a good Allanism.
Observingthechaos 6 months ago
Truly the king of left hand legato!
ElixirPolyweb 11 months ago
Ah, the transcendental, intergalactic Holdsworth...
Listendudeok 11 months ago 4
Beautiful, artful and technical. Truly amazing.
zeropointpower 11 months ago
2:36-2:49 is the some of the most insane licks ever.
kxflory 1 year ago
FEROCIOUS!
SimulacronX 1 year ago
I wonder what pick up hes using in the dunlap if anyone know tell me plz
lvanhalen 1 year ago
Wow his music both grooves and melodically inspires in every way. Fucking amazing!
voncoolio 1 year ago
what an artist.
xTjPx 1 year ago
Fusion overkill, run for your life!
I0o 1 year ago
Holdsworth is the future... like jazz and fusion in, let's say the year 3789.
Listendudeok 1 year ago
@Listendudeok ha ha Allan is the future since the 70's :P
Fjord76 1 year ago 4
@Fjord76 Yeah, you are exactly right.
Listendudeok 1 year ago
compared to holdsworth the keyboardist sounds like a child.
drewhet 1 year ago
classic Holdsworth, long my he play guitar
Al44ish 1 year ago
classic holdsworth, long my he play guitar
Al44ish 1 year ago
wackerman is no slouch either...amazing players.
talpajam 1 year ago
I would love to see him doing some melodic playing for more than 4 bars or so. Im not saying he is not melodic in any way and I fully appreciate the 'outside' playing, but he occasionaly plays some in notes that sound incredible and you want it to go on for a touch longer, but I guess thats just tension and resolution, what fusion is about!!
Sxrule 1 year ago
@Sxrule
What you mean by melodic? You mean doing bends that average players do. Allan said he doesn't usually bend the string like that. But he does use a whammy bar for bends.
shadowknight132 1 year ago
@shadowknight132 no nothing to do with bends that "average" players do, I suppose I mean his inside playing, because he spends so much time outside, when he does give you snippets of his diatonic stuff it sounds amazing, not detracting anything from his outside playing of course because it is truly amazing,
Sxrule 1 year ago
allen holdsworth is the darth vader of fusion..........i fucking love this guy!
MrGoneHollywood 1 year ago
@MrGoneHollywood
Holdsworth is the reason Vader can't breathe.
freemetalguitar 1 year ago 31
@freemetalguitar LMAO BIG LAUGH over here you made my day ^^
insaneguitarfreak 1 year ago
I've tried some of his chords on the guitar and it's just too much for me. You have to be able to stretch your fingers beyond what average guitar player are capable of. The chords at :38, 3:44 and 5:17 are good examples. And then try to duplicate this solo. It's like all those great classical music players, you have to dedicate your life to it instead of spending time at the computer watching videos on youtube.
lucancherby 1 year ago
@lucancherby
Nah-ah! I can already play this on 'EASY' and I don't even use the Blue Button!
freemetalguitar 1 year ago
steve vai half holdsworth half zappa
rogerthehat 1 year ago
beautifull legato
mrcharliesolis 1 year ago
Its like J.S. Bach gave us everything and we spent 250 years proving ourselves unworthy. Now Allan Holdsworth is reminding us of where music should be. This is the highest form of artistic expression. Totally in the moment, then gone. From 4:30 its amazing harmony all the way. There will never be another Holdsworth. He is everything in music at the moment. He is music!
skinkusmetalicus 1 year ago 4
@skinkusmetalicus I can hear alot of britney spears influence in
holdworth's stuff.
stargate669 1 year ago 3
@stargate669 Aside from the fact that Holdsworth has been playing longer than Britney has been alive, the only resembelance i can draw between the two is that Allan has perfected his art and that Britney is perfected through Autotune.
pownjhell 1 year ago
great guitar player noooooooooooo digital delay in his lead playing extra clean sweep & a bag of chips kid thats a killer guitar not like alot of digital fakes out there.
Jd22323 1 year ago
I LOVE shawn lane but you can't compare ANYBODY to Holdsworth. Holdsworth is kind of a guitar buddha. He is a musician who has reached enlightenment.
MrGuitarguy1986 1 year ago 3
@MrGuitarguy1986 well said!!!!
WordofApollo 1 year ago
OWNAGE MAN! OWNAGE!!!!
lukex1337 2 years ago
My favourite guitarist of all time...
techdeath16 2 years ago 7
Does anyone know what scale he uses throughout this, Whole Tone maybe?
abbeymaeliam1 2 years ago
lol what scale the bible of scales boy!
lennybreaugod 2 years ago
haha best "how do you" related response.. ever
minorthreat141 2 years ago
Nice.
danohrly 2 years ago
Not sure, but i know he likes to use a 9 tone symmetric scale. the "missing" notes form a diminished 7th scale.
theillfrisch 2 years ago
a shit ton of them
bigwhitesugar 2 years ago
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techdeath16 2 years ago
Classic Holdsworth - brilliant track - lovely harmonies.
5tgb6yhn5tgb 2 years ago
Simply outstanding!!!
beckenbauers 2 years ago
at 2:44 he does the shawn lane "sick lick" hehe but i am shure holdsworth did it first , but daaam that stretch n sweep =X
SolBeing 3 years ago
Shawn Lane is a fine player, but he's no Holdsworth IMO. The originality and tone of Holdsworth's playing... Two cuts above the rest. As far as that lick goes Holdsworth's been doing that sort of thing pretty much since before Shawn was born.
mikez65 1 year ago 2
AMAZING!!!!!!
ThatBrownFella 3 years ago
Best Fucking Fusion song ever......
Ben
ben666wraith 3 years ago 4