Allan Holdsworth in concert, Houston TX Nov 15 2011

[sonnyblom]

Sounds like new material to me! Cant wait for the new album!

[Samsgarden]

WHEN'S THE ALBUM COMING OUT?!!!!

(Caplock rage)

[earlgrey626]

So nice to see/hear forward thinking music played on a forward thinking guitar written and played by the guy for whom it was designed.

[Listendudeok]

GODDAMN

[dominicdentist]

The more I watch this - the more I feel he has taken it to yet another level of absolute brilliance. The one, the only, maestro Allan Holdsworth...

[florafox]

@dominicdentist yeah ! i have never heard someone play stuff like this, it is unique. MASTER Holdsworth.

[limkf2009]

very good I'm a fan of Alan Holdsworth destroy the guy wrote to me on your channel even more

[PapaDudeness]

Great upload... Thanks man!

[Mattius946]

i love this song!!!! hell yeah new compositions!!!!!

[frisell1968]

3:37 start of weird /eclectic lines...just wow!!!

[TheLyricalGal]

The first bit is a pay as you go suck it and see debussian like indulgence.Probably field testing the Carvin dynamics, sustain, range, tone, distortion etc.. Here, Carvin has a lot of ground to cover I am affraid, so Allan, if you want the ultimate headless? you should check out the Gambworth, it is made with you and Gambale in mind, for the moment its a well kept secret available only to the few. The rest of you, save your money and get a straight what you see is what you get Fatboy twin beam.

[Samsgarden]

@TheLyricalGal

Not a Carvin, look closely

[wsplatinum]

@Samsgarden The Guitar? Of course it is...

[Samsgarden]

@wsplatinum

It's a Canton

[Samsgarden]

@wsplatinum

Wait, I take that back -you win.

[squider98]

@Samsgarden Its a Carvin

Look at the carvin website!

[BMIGuitarist]

Infuckinsane

[ntesslafan]

Thank you so much for posting this performance. A master of the guitar at work.

[dominicdentist]

It is not Zone. Chip Flynn has confirmed it is a new song. Listen again, and again and again with good speakers.

[playguitarlars]

I think this is a Zone. That's an improv. Any time you see the title Zone on any of Allan's Live stuff, it's an improv,, often times it will end with Gas Lamp Blues (AKA "Gattox")

[joshuapickenpaugh]

Wow great vids, I'm a big Jimmy Johnson fan thanks for sharing!

[dominicdentist]

Allan still also collaborating with Rick Canton and has used a couple of his guitars on recent recordings - not yet released!

[temmyphp]

@FMAPS1 this guitar doesn't use a twin beam construction it's a chambered solid alder body with birch top.

[clovis2012]

I bet he goes back to using the Delaps live. I really like this new Carvin though. Yeah, feedback issues aside (which can be correct with updated models), it does sound good and finally Carvin made a guitar that Allan might actually end up using live and in the studio.

[FMAPS1]

OK, I just looked it up, this is the new Carvin Allan Holdsworth headless semi. I guess being tested by Allan.My guess? he wont keep it for long if it continues to feedback the tonic range is also limited, bit like playing in a Tin can.

[FMAPS1]

The feedback is caused by the twin beam and the top left base chamber, DeLap took that off and thus reduced the total bass area and with it the vibration caused by the top and bottom 1/2" covers , DeLap is far superior but Mr DeLap is an asshole. Allan insists on the 3"3/4 and a top base chamber with T-Trem, you cannot do it man no matter how much you use the effect box to rectify the issue on stage.

[FMAPS1]

Crap sound.

[indigorob]

How about Ronald Bruner Jr.?

[DownSouthable]

Stunning! Love the new Carvin!

[ExtremeBogom]

Thanks kuro

[kurotora1]

@ExtremeBogom My pleasure. Welcome to the lead guitarist Vick Montreal's channel.

[atavachron27]

Wow....just when I though allans best work was behind him... I hear this! Christ this is amazing!!!

[jhep1]

breathtaking...

[Laburnus]

Hmm finally a headless fatboy. Mr Holdsworth achieved what He wanted .

[Samsgarden]

Could it be new?

Almost Radiohead-like. Needs Thom Yorke vocals over the top

[epienron]

The man just gets better with age - thanks for the upload!