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Old 04-22-2017, 12:51 PM   #2593 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Janszoon View Post
So… who is this guy? I've never heard of him until this thread.
Thanks Occult for the nod.

This guy is simply one of, if not THE, most influencial electric guitarists since Hendrix. And that's just touching on rock. He's a legend in pretty much all other electric genres too. Eddie Van Halen idolized him so much that he demanded that Warner Brothers give him a record deal.

The number of tributes from his peers pouring out in the last few days says it all.

Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Others Pay Tribute to Allan Holdsworth | Guitar World

I really don't want to sound condescending, but this is going to fly over a lot heads here.

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