Holdsworth in DC

[wfhawk007]

Im taking my girlfriend to see Allan Holdsworth at the Birchmere this monday night in Alexandria VA, outside of DC. Is anyone else here going? Tickets were under $25, which is good these days.

[pro-fusion]

Re: Holdsworth in DC

Sorry I wasn't able to respond before the show. I was there. Good show, eh?

Allan admitted he was "sick as a dog," but he still played about a million times better than I ever could. Frankly, if he hadn't said he was sick, I wouldn't have known it from his playing. What an amazing musician.

[thetroy]

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I really want to see him one of these days. That guy is just incredible.

[ChickenScratch]

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Saw him last week here in NY, great show man! He's not the exciting stage persona but the playing makes up for it.

[pro-fusion]

Re: Holdsworth in DC

I'm amazed when watching him play--his hand movements are so precise and disciplined--not an ounce of wasted motion by either hand.

He was playing his custom-made headless Klein guitar with the Steinberger bridge. He has a Carvin signature model, but I've never actually seen him play one, and I've seen him in concert several times. Interestingly, he no longer uses a trem, like he used to back in his Charvel days.