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Ask Allan

BACKGROUND

1. Could you tell me about your background? Early Days

2. When did you start to play the guitar? Allan's first guitar

3. What was your first guitar? Allan's first guitar

GEAR

GUITARS

4. What guitars have you used in your career? Allan's guitars

5. What kind of guitar body have you used? [[]]

6. What kind of necks have you used? Guitar necks

7. What kind of pickups have you used? Pickups

8. What kinds of strings have you used? Strings

9. What kind of picks have you used? Picks

AMPS

10. What kind of amps have you used? Allan's amps

11. What kind of speakers and cabinets have you used? Allan's speakers

SYNTHAXE

-How did you discover the SynthAxe? SynthAxe

-Why did you start playing the SynthAxe? SynthAxe

-Why did you stop playing the SynthAxe? SynthAxe

-What kind of synth modules did you use? Synthesizer SynthAxe

SIGNAL PROCESSING

13. What kind of signal processing have you used? Signal processing

RECORDING

15. How have you recorded your guitar? Recording

TECHNIQUE

16. Can you explain your technique for playing solos? Technique

17. Can you explain your technique for playing chords? [[]]

18. How is your practice regimen? Practicing

MUSIC THEORY AND COMPOSING

17. How do you approach improvising over chord changes? Soloing

18. How do you approach playing chords? Chords_and_harmony

19. How do you approach composing? Composing

20. What kind of music inspired you? Allan's influences

21. Do you read (and write) music? Reading

LIFE

21. How did you become a professional musician? [[]]

VARIOUS

Allan Holdsworth Compositions

A brief chronology

Transcriptions

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