666PaulKersey666 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

There is nothing similar to Allan Holdsworth.His ONE of a kind! Nothing comes close.Start with the album "Road Games" then move on to "Metal fatigue" then maybe Sand and why not an old Bruford album "One of a kind"

leegenix (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

To: P3313 regarding Circle picking. Just hold the pick as you normal do.Instead of going back and forth accross the string, the UP stroke is coming from the 7:00 O'clock area toward the 1:00 O'clock area. Then reversing direction for the Down stroke.It's more of an oval or elipse than circle.Holdsworth's sound and style reminds me of Jeff Beck. I saw him with the Yardbirds in 1966. After that, I was hooked. I hope this helps.

P3313 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

what's circle technique?

KeithWhalen11 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I would kill for Holdsworth tone too, it's so smooth. Same goes for his amazing phrasing.

leegenix (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Good style. His picking technique is both alternating and circle as well as some other things he does that is too hard to see.

flydef (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Or Carvin hire Delap to design a Delap style Carvin guitar? Been waiting years for something like that.

LordHines420 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

basically. and then the way he ended it with "...uhh...derrr... you know?" LOL. that was the best part.

glueforall (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Yeah, so...are you mesmorized by his thought process...perhaps the shifting of his eyes describing the manufacturer to retailer process...oooh aw...oh baby

glueforall (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Wow...Alan is awesome...its interesting to hear how Alan has lost some (or a lot) of his brogue, compared to his REH video circa late '80s...no offense Al, but I don't have to stretch my ears to understand ya so much now

alembicbassguy (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The man is a genius - really nice Carvin guitar too, I am impressed!