any good Alan Holdsworth lead rigs?

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    Quote from RickWillits

    I don't think I heard anything that great.

    Some people disagree. Van Halen had previously enthused about Holdsworth in a 1980 issue of Guitar Player magazine, saying "That guy is bad! He's fantastic; I love him", and that Holdsworth was "the best, in my book".[14] Furthermore, in a 1981 interview for Guitar World magazine, he said that "To me Allan Holdsworth is number one".[15] (wikipedia)

    Quote from jzucker

    nothing I found on rig exchange sounds anything like holdsworth.

    Allan used al lot of different gear over the years, but always sounded like Allan.

    Use a guitar with a humbucker, take any distorted rig, cut the highs and boost some mids to get into the right direction.

    Quote from christianbad

    Some people disagree. Van Halen had previously enthused about Holdsworth in a 1980 issue of Guitar Player magazine, saying "That guy is bad! He's fantastic; I love him", and that Holdsworth was "the best, in my book".[14] Furthermore, in a 1981 interview for Guitar World magazine, he said that "To me Allan Holdsworth is number one".[15] (wikipedia)

    Allan used al lot of different gear over the years, but always sounded like Allan.

    Use a guitar with a humbucker, take any distorted rig, cut the highs and boost some mids to get into the right direction.

    Not quite, the delays are super super important. When I had a fractal fm3, I had a couple really great Holdsworth patches, but I no longer have it so I don't know or remember how to set the delay up but I think it was something like an eight tap delay

    Quote from BayouTexan

    Just use a H&K Switchblade profile, a parametric EQ, a boost pedal, and a lush reverb so your guitar sounds close to a synth sound, and you've nailed it.

    not quite. He didn't even use reverb. In the fractal preset that sounded very close, the amp was a dual rectifier.

    I used that setup for this clip

    but the delay the most important


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    Some people disagree. Van Halen had previously enthused about Holdsworth in a 1980 issue of Guitar Player magazine, saying "That guy is bad! He's fantastic; I love him", and that Holdsworth was "the best, in my book".[14] Furthermore, in a 1981 interview for Guitar World magazine, he said that "To me Allan Holdsworth is number one".[15] (wikipedia)


    Wasn't contesting that he is great. Was hoping for suggestions of his playing that would demonstrate his greatness

    Quote from RickWillits

    Some people disagree. Van Halen had previously enthused about Holdsworth in a 1980 issue of Guitar Player magazine, saying "That guy is bad! He's fantastic; I love him", and that Holdsworth was "the best, in my book".[14] Furthermore, in a 1981 interview for Guitar World magazine, he said that "To me Allan Holdsworth is number one".[15] (wikipedia)


    Wasn't contesting that he is great. Was hoping for suggestions of his playing that would demonstrate his greatness

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    Okay listened quite a few times on repeat out shopping today. Undeniable vituosity.

    Thought I had the meter figured out at 6 something or 12 something turned out its 4/4.

    Outside of a dreary theme at the beginning and later, and having misplaced my doctorate in symmetrical and micro tonal scales I couldn't really identify anything approaching melody. Admitting my short stature and great heights not required to be way over my head. Is this Ornette Coleman on guitar?

    Quote from RickWillits

    I had never heard of him until recently and listened to a few tracks on spotify. I don't think I heard anything that great. What songs are the best example of why he is highly regarded?

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    Quote from RickWillits

    Outside of a dreary theme at the beginning and later, and having misplaced my doctorate in symmetrical and micro tonal scales I couldn't really identify anything approaching melody. Admitting my short stature and great heights not required to be way over my head. Is this Ornette Coleman on guitar?

    educating yourself about the relevance (or lack thereof) of an artist is your own responsibility and not the subject of this thread.