Allan Holdsworth

Allan Holdsworth

Allan Holdsworth

Allan Holdsworth

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Charvel Holdsworth Original

Solid Body Electric Guitars

Also played in the 80s by Allan Holdsworth his signature Charvel model

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yamaha DG-80

Combo Guitar Amplifiers

Yamaha DG80 112 Digital Modeling Amp

Allan Holdsworth has 2 of these 80-Watt digital modeling amps with Celestion Vintage 30s.

One he uses for his clean sound. He takes a crunch preset with very little gain and a lot of master volume.

The other amp he uses for his lead ton...

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Hughes and Kettner Switchblade 100 Combo

Combo Guitar Amplifiers

Allan is seen using this amp often in live performances for his overdriven/distorted tones.

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Gibson Les Paul SG Custom

Solid Body Electric Guitars

Allan used the Gibson SG Custom (Les Paul) quite extensively in the group Soft Machine back in the early 70s.

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Bill DeLap custom headless

Solid Body Electric Guitars

"These days, I typically use a Bill DeLap wood-bodied, headless guitar. I’m totally hooked on headless guitars. It’s hard for me to go back to a headstock and big body guitar. They don’t feel comfortable at all anymore. The DeLap is totally custom, but still all-Steinberger based. It has the Stei...

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Yamaha UD-Stomp

Delay Effects Pedals

In those photos, which show Holdsworth's rig, Yamaha UD-Stomp is visible.

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Yamaha Magicstomp

Multi Effects Pedals

According to this article Allan uses 5 or 6 Magicstomp pedals live.

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Ibanez AH-10

Solid Body Electric Guitars

The guitar Allan used in the 80's his own signature model from Ibanez

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Rockett Pedals - Allan Holdsworth Signature OD/Boost

Overdrive Effects Pedals

Here Allan demostrates his Signature OD/Boost!

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Radial Engineering Tonebone JX-2 Pro Switchbone

Switch Effects Pedals

"The Radial Switchbone sounds great! It is the best ABY box that I have used and the transformer isolation makes it easy to combine any two amps without noise." - Holdsworth about Radial Switchbone.

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Roland VG-8EX V-Guitar System

Multi Effects Pedals

What about the VG-8? You're not using that anymore?

"No. I sold it out of desperation. But I would have liked to have kept it 'cause it was a useful tool. I actually liked it a lot. I thought it was a really great thing."

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Dunlop DVP1 Volume Pedal

Volume Effects Pedals

“As someone who has been using volume pedals for many, many years and always searching for something better, here it is! The Dunlop Volume pedals are exquisite. They are extremely linear, sonically transparent, and tough as nuts. I love and use both versions! The expression version is great in th...

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Hughes and Kettner Zentera Combo

Combo Guitar Amplifiers

Here Allan is seen using two Hughes and Kettner Zentera combo amps for live performance.

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Atari 1040 STE

Computers & Peripherals

I have an ancient old Atari 1040 Ste.

And it still works?

No, mine broke. It took me forever to find another one. My friend Eddie searched the internet forever and ever and he found two. I have two now. One is an old STe and the other ones an S...there's one that has an extra le...

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Gibson SG Standard - Black

Solid Body Electric Guitars

"That would've been the guitar that I played in the Tony Williams days. The weird thing about that...I used to have two SGs, a white one and a black one, which was really rare. One of those SGs I had painted and it didn't come out right, it came out pink. And I was like, 'Oh, I can't play a pink ...

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A/DA Pitchtraq

Effects Processors

Allan Holdsworth used ADA Pitchtraq prominently on the title track of "Metal Fatigue".

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Carvin Guitars - Allan Holdsworth Signature Series HH1 Head...

Solid Body Electric Guitars

Here Allan talks with his relationship with Carvin and his featuring to create this new guitar.

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Hughes & Kettner TM212 Cabinet

Guitar Amplifier Cabinets

According to the product website Allan Holdsworth uses this H&K equipment.

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Yamaha TX816

Modular Synthesizers

(Regarding the creation of the album Flat Tire)..

Holdsworth went back to his trusty SynthAxe, an expensive synthesizer controller he and many other guitarists swear by. He didn’t have his Oberheim analog synthesizers for those “fantastic string sounds,” just “a bunch of Yamaha TX...

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Carvin Guitars - Allan Holdsworth Signature Series HH2 Head...

Solid Body Electric Guitars

In the video, made by the YouTube Channel of Carvin Guitars, Allan talks about this model he made in collaboration with Carvin!

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Kiesel HF2

Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars

According to the product website Allan Holdsworth uses these guitars too.

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Submitted almost 8 years ago

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Bill Delap Allen Holdsworth Custom Double-Neck Headless Guitar

Extended Range Guitars

Not really used too often, built custon for Allan in the etiehr later 80s or eearler 90s used a few times can be found playing it live on stage

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SynthAxe

Digital Modeling Guitars

«It was just like: "I've been waiting for it all my life"»

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1958 Hofner President Acoustic Archtop

Acoustic-Electric Guitars

Allan's first guitar was a Hofner President as stated in this article.

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Gibson ES-335

Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars

"In 1972, I recorded with a trio called Tempest using an ES-335."

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Steinberger ZT3

Solid Body Electric Guitars

These videos feature Allan Holdsworth with his ZT-3.

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Kiesel HH2

Solid Body Electric Guitars

According to the product website Allan Holdsworth uses these guitars too.

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Fender Twin Reverb Silverface

Combo Guitar Amplifiers

Used in Sam Ash Guitar Clinic video

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Pearce G1

Guitar Amplifier Heads

Old advertisement from late 80's or early 90's

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Rocktron Intellifex

Effects Processors

According to this article Allan uses a Rocktron Intellifex.

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