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Holdsworth: Well, it’s a curiosity. I’m curious about it all. I’ve always been interested in electronics, and I wanted to know why the guitar sounded like it did when using a certain amplifier. I had to analyze and find out why each amp sounded different, so I spent a lot of years modifying and messing with tube amplifiers.
Holdsworth: Well, it’s a curiosity. I’m curious about it all. I’ve always been interested in electronics, and I wanted to know why the guitar sounded like it did when using a certain amplifier. I had to analyze and find out why each amp sounded different, so I spent a lot of years modifying and messing with tube amplifiers.


==[[Humble Guitar Master Allan Holdsworth Always Struggles To Pay The Rent (The Georgia Straight, 1986)]]==
==[[HUMBLE_GUITAR_MASTER_ALLAN_HOLDSWORTH_ALWAYS_STRUGGLES_TO_PAY_THE_RENT]]==


  “My '''father''' bought an old guitar from my uncle and just left it lyin’ around. I never thought I’d be a musician, but I had always loved music, just listening and stuff. So I started messing around with the guitar and it just kinda grew on me.”
  “My '''father''' bought an old guitar from my uncle and just left it lyin’ around. I never thought I’d be a musician, but I had always loved music, just listening and stuff. So I started messing around with the guitar and it just kinda grew on me.”