Allan Holdsworth - Devil Take The Hindmost 2009

Allan Holdsworth Trio performing at the IMAC Theater in New York on Friday May, 1st. 2009.

Allan Holdsworth - Guitar
Chad Wackerman - Drums
Ernest Tibbs - Bass

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Music

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• Allan Holdsworth
• Guitar
• Music
• Fusion
• Jazz

[dwilmer7]

does allan use a pick?

[SpiritNirvana]

Yes...Jim Dunlop 1MM. Black Nylon picks, Allan uses this picks exclusively, because the pick does not generate any extraneous noise whatsoever.

[dwilmer7]

@SpiritNirvana thats what i thought..yet if you watch instructional videos he is playing with all fingers, but i think he keeps the pick cradled between thumb and index, sort of hidden from view when he's not soloing. do u agree with this?

[SpiritNirvana]

100 % correct...It blows my mind how he does it, but while executing a flurry of 64th notes or faster, Allan can seamlessly tuck the pick between his thumb and pointer finger without missing a single note. Check out the Live At The Galaxy DVD. There's a few good close up shots of Allan doing just that.

Peace.

[metamorphosis67]

@FrozenDoberman "I don't like Jazz music in any shape or form." That's your loss being that narrow-minded & afraid of acquiring new tastes.One of the most beautiful musical art forms ever created & some dude would rather listen to Eddie Van Halen party-till-you-puke music. 'Like' doesn't really mean much, it's just a conditioned response.If you let a kid choose only what he 'likes' to eat he'll eat McDonalds, Pizza & Junk food for life. When you feel sick you condition yourself to eat healthy.

[Samsgarden]

@funkybeatsify

Yeah, time for some new material already.

[dallettbowers]

God bless him

[thomashood252003]

in this vein of music he is one of the very best... although I do give Al DiMeola a slight edge

[mindmolester7]

this man is insane, i love him

[funkybeatsify]

Allan is one of the most amazing musicians ever and the best guitar player I've ever heard. He's redefining jazz and taking it to the next level in all aspects: musicality, melodies, chords, legatos, solos, and technique, but in contrast to so many other guitar players around who's playing to impress he's playing to express and his technique never gets in the way of the music, but is just a means to create some of the most beautiful music on earth. His music touches my heart like nothing else.

[undertakerstu]

see folks,its all music in the end so lets not get hyper over whos playing what..just sit back and enjoy and try to learn as much as we can from these great musicians.....Al Holdsworth came to India and he wanted to learn more about Baul music and Indian classical...its all about learning as much as you can about different styles...this is what makes great musicians..not you complaining fartgrips....

[Chromatype]

Why are people discussing Van Halen on a Holdsworth video blog? Go drop those comments on one of the EVH videos where they belong.

[mindlesspup]

Wow. What a lot of notes. 

[JEr1cks0n]

@SpiritNirvana I used to use the same picks until I discovered stone picks. I am still working on getting as fluid as Allan, but every little discovery helps.