Legendary Guitarist

First edition	Second edition

Allan Holdsworth - Legendary Guitarist

Young Guitar Special Issue
Shinko Music Mook

"Legendary Guitarist" is a special issue of the Japanese guitar magazine "Young Guitar", released by Shinko Music in 2017 as a "Music Mook", a combination of a magazine and a book. It consists of 164 pages with the following contents: a biography, a small collection of condolences by Japanese guitarists, a reprint in Japanese of Anil Prasad's two interviews with Allan, a fairly detailed discography, eleven interviews from 1983 to 2014 that appear to have been published in previous magazine editions, plus a conversation between Allan and Akira Wada, an extended section on Allan's gear with rare photos from Allan's home studio and notes on his setup and sound, an extended section of musical analysis of chords, scales, technique and transcription extracts. Finally, there are complete guitar transcriptions of "In The Dead Of Night" , "Where Is One", "Road Games" and "How Deep Is The Ocean". The headlines are written in English, but everything else is written in Japanese.

The interviews appear to have been previously published in the following magazine issues:

1st Interview (1983) - Young Guitar 2, Feb 1984
2nd Interview (1984) - Young Guitar 7, July 1984
3rd Interview (1990) - Young Guitar 7, July 1990
4th Interview (1992) - Young Guitar 2, Feb 1993
5th Interview (1993) - Young Guitar 8, Aug 1993
6th Interview (1995) - Young Guitar 7, July 1995
7th Interview (1996) - Young Guitar 5, May 1996
8th Interview (1999) - Young Guitar 1, Jan 1999
9th Interview (2007) - Jazz Guitar Book (Itself a special issue by Shinko)
10th Interview (2008) - Young Guitar 3, March 2008
11th Interview (2014) - Young Guitar special issue

Allan Holdsworth x Akira Wada - - Young Guitar 7, July 1991

The mook appears to have been published in two editions. The first edition has a picture of Allan with a DeLap guitar on the cover and was apparently published in 2017, while the second edition has a UK-era picture of Allan playing a Strat, and was apparently released in 2022.

First edition contents

Page	Section / Feature	Title / Topic	Details / Sub-items
003	SPECIAL GRAVURE	Portraits of Master of Originality	Tracing the Path of a Guitar Pioneer in Photographs
010	LATEST INTERVIEW	Be One of a Kind!!	Latest Interview Reflecting on a Career Spanning Over 40 Years
017	LIVE & STUDIO GEAR	The Imaginative Machinery	The Evolution of Equipment Used Throughout His Ever-Changing Career
032	SIGNATURE MODEL	Allan Holdsworth Signature by CARVIN	The Latest Signature Model Condensing Years of Ideas
034	DISCOGRAPHY	Sound Material Real	Manifestation of Matchless Individuality Stamped with "Madness"
047	BIOGRAPHY	Travels with My Faith	The Life of a Genius Who Walked Without Compromise
052	COLUMN #1	Memories of "Allan the Person"	Shared by Those Close to Him
053	ARCHIVE INTERVIEWS	The Things He talked...	Collection of Roots-Exploring Interviews Published in Young Guitar （incl. Talk Session: Allan Holdsworth × Akira Wada, P.072）
074	TALK ABOUT ALLAN	Testimony feat. Shudo Marumoto Interview	Close Associate of 17 Years Speaks About Allan's True Self
079	SUCCESSIVE MODELS	Thorough Trial of Holdsworth Models	From Guitars to Attenuators, Check Them All Out! （feat. IBANEZ “AH-10” / Pickups Comparison / YAMAHA “UD-Stomp” / J. ROCKETT AUDIO DESIGNS “Allan Holdsworth / signature OD” / ALLAN HOLDSWORTH “The Harness”）
088	SOUND SIMULATION	Advanced Tone Theory	Reproducing Supreme Clean & Lead Sounds!
092	COLUMN #2	Guitarists Influenced by Allan	Influential Impact on Other Musicians
093	PLAYING ANALYSIS	Secrets of Super-Thoughts	Analyzing Supreme, Fluid Playing Techniques to Unravel the Origins of Innovative Ideas （PART-1 Essence of Chords / PART-2 Essence of Scales / PART-3 Essence of Technique / PART-4 Passages from Works）
118	SPECIAL APPENDIX	Selected Guitar Score	Selecting Highly Popular Early Solo Masterpieces! （feat. “Where Is One” [P.118], “Tokyo Dream” [P.127]）
134	—	Basic Technique Explanation & Performance Notation	Check Unfamiliar Score Symbols Here!

Second edition contents

Page	Section / Feature	Title / Topic	Details / Sub-items
002	HISTORY	Solitary Travels with Strong Faith	The Life of a Genius Who Walked Without Compromise （incl. Mourning Comments for Allan）
010	UNPUBLISHED INTERVIEWS	Two Pages from Master's Yesterdays	First Ever Published Interviews in Japan × 2
020	DISCOGRAPHY	Sound Material Real	Manifestation of Matchless Individuality Stamped with "Master"
035	ARCHIVE INTERVIEWS	The Things He talked...	Collection of Previously Published Interviews from YG-Related Magazines （incl. Talk Session: Allan Holdsworth × Akira Wada）
060	TALK ABOUT ALLAN	Testimony 1: Shudo Marumoto Interview	Close Associate During Japan Tours Speaks About Allan's True Self
065	LIVE & STUDIO GEAR	The Imaginative Machinery	The Evolution of Equipment Used Throughout His Ever-Changing Career （incl. CARVIN Allan Holdsworth Signature）
081	SUCCESSIVE MODELS	Thorough Trial of Holdsworth Models	Detailed Verification from Guitars to Attenuators! （feat. IBANEZ “AH-10” / Pickups Comparison / YAMAHA “UD-Stomp” / J. ROCKETT AUDIO DESIGNS “Allan Holdsworth / Signature OD” / ALLAN HOLDSWORTH “The Harness”）
090	TALK ABOUT ALLAN	Testimony 2: Ryuichiro Kuroki (Yamaha Corporation) Interview	Secret Story Behind the Development of Classic Gear Loved by Allan
094	SOUND SIMULATION	Advanced Tone Theory	Reproducing Supreme Clean & Lead Sounds!
098	SPECIAL COLUMN	Column	Guitarists Influenced by Allan
099	PLAYING ANALYSIS	Secrets of Super-Thoughts	Analyzing Supreme, Fluid Playing Techniques to Unravel the Origins of Innovative Ideas （PART-1 Essence of Chords [P.100] / PART-2 Essence of Scales [P.106] / PART-3 Essence of Technique [P.112] / PART-4 Passages from Works [P.115]）
125	SPECIAL APPENDIX	Selected Guitar Score	Selecting Master Performances from the '70s to the '90s! （feat. “In The Dead Of Night” [P.126], “Where Is One” [P.134], “Road Games” [P.142], “How Deep Is The Ocean” [P.149]）
158	—	Basic Technique Explanation & Performance Notation	Check Unfamiliar Score Symbols Here!

Differences between the two editions

This section was analyzed by AI, as I have no knowledge of Japanese to review this manually.

The revised and expanded edition of *Legendary Guitarist: Allan Holdsworth* introduces several major content additions following the pioneer's passing. Most notably, it incorporates two interviews by Anil Prasad that were previously unpublished in Japan (but previously published in English), a second testimonial interview with Ryuichiro Kuroki of Yamaha Corporation revealing the development secrets behind Allan's favorite gear, and mourning comments added to the expanded opening history section. The guitar score appendix was also doubled in size, retaining early solo tracks while adding transcribed scores for the iconic tracks "In The Dead Of Night" and "Road Games".

Beyond the new features, the layout and scope of existing sections were updated throughout. The archival interview collection was broadened to encompass interviews across all *Young Guitar*-related publications rather than just the main magazine, while the standalone feature on the Carvin signature guitar was integrated directly into the broader *Live & Studio Gear* section. Additionally, the *Playing Analysis* section was expanded with specific page breakdowns across its four sub-parts covering chords, scales, techniques, and passages.