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'''Guitar type''' (First mention) | '''Guitar type''' (First mention) | ||
The links lead to categorized quotes on various guitars, with the name usually stated in bold. They are sorted in the order that they first appear in interviews, which is not the same as the year that he would actually start using it. Details on this are added following, but this is a first draft. Allan's quotes must be taken with a grain of salt, as he is not entirely consistent when referring to his guitars throughout. | The links lead to categorized quotes on various guitars, with the name usually stated in bold. They are sorted in the order that they first appear in interviews, which is not the same as the year that he would actually start using it. Details on this are added following, but this is a first draft. Allan's quotes must be taken with a grain of salt, as he is not entirely consistent when referring to his guitars throughout. NB! This list is not comprehensive, Allan would use guitars made by others, such as for example Canton and Strandberg, but these were not covered in the sources available. | ||
[[Acoustic guitars]] (1974) - [[Allan's first guitar]] was a no-brand acoustic, but later Allan only played acoustic occasionally. His Ibanez L5 copy was by his own admission his favorite. | [[Acoustic guitars]] (1974) - [[Allan's first guitar]] was a no-brand acoustic, but later Allan only played acoustic occasionally. His Ibanez L5 copy was by his own admission his favorite. | ||
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[[Ibanez]] (1985) - Ibanez introduced a Holdsworth model around 1985, but as the production models did not match the prototypes made for Allan, he soon disendorsed it. | [[Ibanez]] (1985) - Ibanez introduced a Holdsworth model around 1985, but as the production models did not match the prototypes made for Allan, he soon disendorsed it. | ||
[[Hexaphonics]] (1985) - Allan makes a brief reference to hexaphonic guitars. | |||
[[Pedal steel]] (1985) - Allan makes a brief reference to pedal steel guitars. | |||
[[Guitar synths]] (1985) - Allan mostly talks about guitar synths in conjunction with the SynthAxe, but he experimented briefly with them. | |||
[[Steinberger]] (1987) - The first references to Steinbergers appeared in 1987, and Allan would always hold these guitars in high regard. The main reason he did not carry on using them, was Gibson's buyout of the company, which affected Allan's relationship with Ned Steinberger. | [[Steinberger]] (1987) - The first references to Steinbergers appeared in 1987, and Allan would always hold these guitars in high regard. The main reason he did not carry on using them, was Gibson's buyout of the company, which affected Allan's relationship with Ned Steinberger. | ||
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[[Carvin]] (1996) - Allan first mentions that he's working on a Holdsworth model with Carvin guitars in 1996. Allan would stick to Carvin for the rest of his career, and continue working on new designs for his namesake models. Allan stated that the reason he stuck with Carvin was that the production guitars were held to the same exacting standard of his prototypes. In fact, he claimed he could try any one of the production models, and be able to use it himself. | [[Carvin]] (1996) - Allan first mentions that he's working on a Holdsworth model with Carvin guitars in 1996. Allan would stick to Carvin for the rest of his career, and continue working on new designs for his namesake models. Allan stated that the reason he stuck with Carvin was that the production guitars were held to the same exacting standard of his prototypes. In fact, he claimed he could try any one of the production models, and be able to use it himself. | ||
[[8-string]] 2004) - Allan did never play an 8-string. Read to find out why! :-) | [[8-string]] (2004) - Allan did never play an 8-string. Read to find out why! :-) | ||
[[Guitar necks]] | [[Guitar necks]] | ||
