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[File:Ah1d.jpg|right|450px] | '''''Summary''': In this promotional story, Allan discussed his unique playing style and equipment setup in an interview. He emphasized his desire for innovation in music and his use of signal processing and mixing equipment. Holdsworth described his preference for creating harmonic structures and his frustration with limited budgets for recording. He mentioned his early influences, including his father's piano playing and a variety of musicians from different genres. Holdsworth also explained his approach to using delay effects to create a stereo, natural sound, and discussed his equipment setup in detail, highlighting the flexibility of his signal processing approach.'' ''[This summary was written by ChatGPT in 2023 based on the article text below.]'' | ||
==ALLAN HOLDSWORTH: A DIFFERENT KIND OF GUITARIST== | |||
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“Sample And Hold” - Yamaha promotional magazine, 1982. | “Sample And Hold” - Yamaha promotional magazine, 1982. | ||
''[Ed. note: This article is a rare example of Allan explicitly promoting gear for pay. Allan does mention some Yamaha gear in other interviews at the time, but wether he used for actual recordings or gigs is hard to verify. After 1982, there is no mention of Yamaha gear until the late 80s, when he would talk about using Yamaha synth modules and some pieces of outboard gear. Allan never used the Yamaha guitar he is pictured with on any recording or gig, according to my available sources.]'' | |||
Allan Holdsworth warmly ushered us into his Tustin apartment. Allan, who was pictured on the cover of the December, 1982, issue of "Guitar Player," was smiling warmly as he offered us tea. We conversed a while, and eventually asked him how he felt about his unique playing style. "There's always people who try to sound like other people." Allan said, "I want to move on. To change. There are so many endless thousands of things that haven't been done before. That's actually part of why I started getting into this...." The "this" was a rack cabinet full of signal processing and mixing equipment. | Allan Holdsworth warmly ushered us into his Tustin apartment. Allan, who was pictured on the cover of the December, 1982, issue of "Guitar Player," was smiling warmly as he offered us tea. We conversed a while, and eventually asked him how he felt about his unique playing style. "There's always people who try to sound like other people." Allan said, "I want to move on. To change. There are so many endless thousands of things that haven't been done before. That's actually part of why I started getting into this...." The "this" was a rack cabinet full of signal processing and mixing equipment. | ||
