Allan Holdsworth - The Un-Merry-Go-Round Part2 (Cover)

[@tpoeatvon]

I get this video recommended once a year or something, still love it. Probably my favorite Holdsworth song, the solo is just from another world.

[@Guilhermeabcd]

i feel fortunate to have clicked on this cover today. That's amazing work and i'm blissfull. This tune gives me peace of mind.

[@Kenman540]

This is so great it brought tears to my eyes. Rest in peace Allan.

[@lex.cordis]

One of Allan's most beautiful tunes. Just brings tears to my eyes. It's the music of heaven. May his soul be eternally free. Thank you for sharing this.

[@JohnWilliams-zu8wg]

That whole section from the beginning swells to that last held chord, is my favorite piece of music of all time. I know he wrote the whole song about the death of his father, but that section just pours emotion and solemnity. Its beautifully sad.

[@robjknight6501]

Wow

[@Sabatyr]

Holdsworth had incredible dexterity...You aren't to shabby yourself...Great job :)

[@ericwedin4154]

This solo has a very special place on my heart. The best when sad, right up there with some of Bach’s pieces

[@dannyv429]

Would really, really love to see you play some of the dream style sequences of Un-merry Go Round with effects on... 😃

[@simonkoelmeyer1955]

My favourite solo of all time. Nailed. Beautiful tone, weight, timing. Every nuance captured. Tip of the hat to you.

[@Alnicoily]

Thank you for the comment. Today, I became very sad day;( He was the best for my hero... RIP, Dear Allan.

[@simonkoelmeyer1955]

indeed. Such a sad day.

[@kengagnon6192]

Nice the power of tension and release with them chords 🔥👊

[@robhebert2632]

That is my favorite guitar solo of all time, as has been pretty much since the first time i heard it. It's amazing to see the finger work close up. Beautiful job and Thanks for sharing!

[@Guitfiddlejase]

I couldn't agree more..this is truly a joy to see and hear..

[@snail415]

Damn- I really needed this. Probably the most Allan-like cover I’ve ever heard.

[@Alnicoily]

Thanks !!

[@bradking1536]

Great job 🎉🎉🎉😮 hope you are well God loves you deeply shalom 🤗🐼♥️✝️💐 Philippians 4:8

[@TLMuse]

Bravo! Nice treatment of one of the deepest and most emotional electric solos I've heard.

[@fabiocollina]

Allan just created this music...his magic fingers follow his musical landscapes

[@ntesslafan]

Terrific job on one of Mr. Holdsworth's most beautiful melodies. I felt chills as I listened. Thank you for sharing!

[@PaulRoseGuitar]

Bravo, my favourite Holdsworth piece. Brilliantly done, thank you.

[@manitheman0806]

A trillion Bravos....great job

[@LyonsTechConsulting]

Phil Keaggy said the beauty of this song made him cry. Exemplary work. :)

[@Alnicoily]

Phil Keaggy is my favorite guitarist !! I'm happy to share the same feelings with him.

[@wowoisworo2156]

Woww❤ so beautiful

[@maurorincon6391]

No entiendo por qué esta sección de toda la pieza me hace llorar tanto. Es de lo más hermoso que he oído, por mucho. Gracias Allan. Y gracias a vos por tu interpretación.

[@jacobtapianieto9655]

La secuencia armónica más el solo que suena literalmente como un saxofón hacen de esta sección algo increíble.

[@mikenollett181]

Thank you for posting this. A most illustrative version of this piece of music.

[@nogbadthebad2609]

Absolutely nailed it

[@AvocaSingleTrack]

Beautiful ! And thanks for filming the solo close up. That solo is probably the closest i've ever heard him come to a horn. On the album he sounds like a soprano sax, He makes those EL84's cry and scream !

[@erictripton]

Also, have incorporated the Magicstomp volume pedal route during Church worship. So fitting for prayer. And of course the Duncan '59 is key to getting Allan's clean sound. peace brother

[@erictripton]

UPDATE: Recently put away the Magicstomp. Using Roland Digital Delays, all SDE type... boy what a huge difference! I am not one to shear off the top end of any delay, analog delays just dont do it for me. Sound muffled. Anyhoo, I use 1 Roland for Short delay 35ms with heavy modulation for chorusing type sound, then I use 4 Rolands all basically set like a patch off the UD Stomp. These 4 are set for the Longer delays in Allan's patches. I then do the Steve Morse trick of fading in each Short or Long delays via 2 volume pedals. Its a Wet Dry setup with two cabinets. So basically fading in delays to accompany the Dry cab sound which has NO delays through it. Huge, crystal clear fills the room. I A/B'd it with the Magicstomp and it was just no contest. The old heavy analog Digital Delays sound way better! See my channel if you havent already Alnicoily to see the various demos.. Bad news is the rack case is a boat anchor... heavy as hell!!! But worth it since it sounds so good. Here is a Short vid I did kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHencqCCqpmjf80 You can hear the Allan Long delay flavor with the 4 delays.... glad I invested in old school rig 🤣😂😂😂

[@Fontsman]

Excellent. But the incredible high soprano-like note Allan plays on the original is impossible to replicate.

[@pobinr]

Creative geniuses are all too often only fully appreciated by a wider number of people after they're gone. I saw allan play in 1980 with IOU in London pub that was barely full. My friends & i were completely baffled as to how such phenomenal ground breaking musician, guitarist & composer, couldn't find anyone to release the IOU album & they practically had to pay to play, as per the band name of course. Thank you Allan for 42 yrs of pleasure, delight & inspiration. Well done for uploading this excellent. And well done for not adding in a drum solo 😀 Something with which i had a polite disagreement with gary husband when i made mentioned on his FB page i didn't think there's a place for drum solos in strong compositions

[@visog]

I'm so admiring of you and your peer Holdsworth fans who can work his stuff out and play it so beautifully... this is a great one. The chords and solos are so beautiful on it...

[@Alnicoily]

Thank you very much !! I am very encouraging.

[@mrbighead5222]

Possibly my favorite Holdsworth solo. Beautifully played.

[@WilliamJames48]

Great guitar! Very nice

[@julos71]

marvelous

[@ericwedin4154]

One of the best pieces of music from the master. Well done and thanks for posting👍

[@Wehrmacht777]

The stuff legends are made of...

[@robertritchiesse]

Lovely ....

[@InnerTranquility]

Amazing! That part is so beautiful! Allan Holdsworth was a musical genius. R.I.P :(

[@Alnicoily]

Thank you for the comment. I was very sad... I really liked his music... RIP Dear Allan.

[@sergios9664]

Nice!

[@Gitaristterjestorvig]

Great cover

[@GaryBrunoTV]

Very Nice

[@rauxh]

This is pure.

[@Istari_01]

Wonderful tune, wonderfully played. ;)

[@pedromartinezvecchiola7777]

Beautiful my Friend. Beautiful I agree Rob. Thanks a lot for share with Us this wonderful piece of music

[@Alnicoily]

Thank you for watching my video.┏○

[@dannyv429]

absolutely fantastic

[@gregcat]

Beautiful man . Thanks for sharing 🙏🏼

[@ntesslafan]

Marvelously done! I felt every single note. The solo is amazingly done. Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful music.

[@Alnicoily]

Thanks !!

[@erictripton]

Hey m8, wanted to check in with you. Got round to obtaining the Holdsworth J Rockett. On it's own through a clean isn't optimal, as you said... sounds superior when driving a distorted channel. However, when using it through a clean amp, it does have a nice sustaining sound, which has it's place to be honest; more subtle type lead sound. I'm glad I got it. Thanks for the help. Eric

[@erictripton]

@@Alnicoily I will run it and the JHS AT @ (Angry Charlie) for more Marshall type gain, though I still use the gain channels of my amps. The boost of the J Rockett is not like any other pedal out there.... clear as a bell.

[@erictripton]

A year later, I have acquired a Germino; old Marshall JMP clone, and discovered this pedal is the BEST on my board, very clear and perfect. I almost sold it, but now guard it like a hawk. Using the JMP circuit gets me the 70's era lead sound of Allans, right on the money! The solo on this is just the amp, cranked using load box, Duncan 59 bridge. A little hard rock sound, but my goodness the 'vowels' are there. Enjoy, brother kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIW3ppVnm7Rpfas

[@phenbuz]

Amazing. One of the best AH covers ever.

[@MassimoPrimiero]

BRAVO Really Really Congrats

[@brettgarsed]

Beautifully done!!

[@Alnicoily]

omg!!!! Thank you! Mr.Brett!!

[@naiyalexic]

Great job... :) Thank you for posting. I love this tune.

[@myruke]

彼って結構るけぶしなんだよ、全く！

[@kbbl102.5]

Side note, you have very clean hands.

[@plauer4]

Amazing! That took allot of practice, great job! So fluid, just beautiful!

[@Alnicoily]

Thank you for the comment. I am very glad. ┏○

[@idmarc]

holy baby jesus that was beautiful... thanks!!

[@Alnicoily]

Thank you!!

[@Wehrmacht777]

sublime

[@rlabarbe]

wow!

[@triplemccheeseburger688]

that was truly awesome to watch and listen to

[@Alnicoily]

Thanks!!

[@bostoncelt6494]

Nice

[@michalbudzisz]

Beautiful! Great playing man. Cheers!

[@KingTabor]

Awesome!

[@finarollerz]

Well done!

[@Holdsworiano]

Goooooood work, sound and playing perfect.

[@Journeymanlive]

congrats pal, brilliant

[@Alnicoily]

Thank You!!

[@yurifachini]

Man, this is simply beautiful!

[@Alnicoily]

Thanks!┏○

[@dannyv429]

God I love this video. AH is the best but this is such a great interpretation

[@Alnicoily]

Thank you! You give me a lot of encouragement.

[@willpuzey]

Brilliantly played man..

[@Alnicoily]

Thanks!!

[@TheGodlessGuitarist]

nailed the tone! Played really well, but awkward looking technique. Ah well if it works it works. BTW, nice looking bike on the window ledge :D

[@erictripton]

Hey pal, was wondering if you ever figured out the intro section of Material Real? Still love listening to this, its great! Its helped me learn the chords. Been in love with this progression since summer of '85. Was a huge contrast to the hair metal I was playing then LOL

[@kbbl102.5]

That's why the album was called Metal Fatigue I suppose! Allan could play faster than any of 'em, but with purpose, with a beautiful song in his ear. So many songs of the day got lost in all the notes... each of Allan's notes have purpose. I am high on LSD but this is my take, RIP Allan, cheers

[@administratorfestivals7455]

Greetings, virtuoso! Musician, tell yourself where you can listen to live?)))))

[@Alnicoily]

Thank you for watching the video! I'm sorry, I haven't played live recently.

[@calzguitar]

Fantastic work! Beautiful guitar too.

[@Alnicoily]

calzguitar Thanks!!

[@dannyv429]

really love this, I play this video all of the time - just wondering if you have this tabbed out at all that you could so kindly share? :)

[@Alnicoily]

Thank you for watching my video. sorry, I don't have a tabbed.

[@dannyv429]

@@Alnicoily no probs, thanks for coming back

[@Sim0nSezZ]

Great playing!!! Subscribed to your channel!!!

[@Alnicoily]

Simon van Dalen Thank you for watching video:) I'll do our very best in the future too!

[@jazzerson7087]

This is amazing stuff IMO. Where can I get a good tab?

[@Alnicoily]

James Anderson Thank you for the comment. I'm sorry, I don't have the tab

[@erictripton]

This is heartfelt version, well done m8. Allan's passing feels like a dear uncle dying. I really love your tone. Can you tell me what bridge pickup model you are using? It sounds Duncan 59 ish, not sure. Please help. Thanks, Eric

[@Alnicoily]

Hello,Thank you for watching the video. ┏○ The bridge pickup uses Seymour Duncan 59.

[@erictripton]

I love your sound, can you share what amps and effects work for you? I don't use PC software, just amp with clean channel and a few delay pedals. Thanks0

[@Alnicoily]

Thank you for the question.┏○ I used Gt→J Rockett AH sig OD→DG Stomp→Magic Stomp→UR22（Audio interface） Cheers.

[@rblossey]

Very nice! What FX unit did you use for the chorus sounds at the beginning?

[@Alnicoily]

Thank you for watching my video.┏○ I used Magic Stomp.

[@rblossey]

Alnicoily that explains why it sounds so good, along with your very faithful technique, of course :)

[@erictripton]

Alnicoily, hi m8. Getting close to acquiring the Holdsworth Rockett pedal. In your opinion, could I pop this pedal on in front of a clean sound and have the solo tone? I hope, the gain channels in my amps are hot... EVH, Soldano. I use the EVH EL34 clean channel the most, so if I run it in front, do you reckon I would get good results? Thanks for your help, Eric

[@Alnicoily]

Hi Eric, It would be difficult to create a solo tone with this pedal alone. This pedal is recommended for use on the lead (or crunch) channel. When I used this pedal for a clean amp, I felt it was was rough and low density.

[@erictripton]

@@Alnicoily UPDATE; using with my Plexi Germino, the amp breaks up a bit, then I use the OD and sometimes the boost on top...what a beautiful overdrive. Very different from ANYHTING else I use. Using it live with a Worship band, so I am still experimenting with delays and the lot. So glad I held onto this pedal. Truly unique soloing OD/Boost

[@westcoasttrap]

すごい！ ほぼ完ぺきに音が拾えていると思います。 最後まで指版を映してもらえていたら！

[@Alnicoily]

+westcoasttrap ありがとうございます。 2:28のあたりはちょっと運指が違うかもしれません。 また挑戦します。 後半のコードはビデオ撮ってませんでした。すみません┏○

[@westcoasttrap]

リクエストします。 Looking Glassのオープニングのコードプレイを見たいです！ ソロに入る前までだけでいいんです。 よろしくお願いします。

[@drinkdrink8737]

Have you got a trascription in pdf ?

[@Alnicoily]

I don't have one.

[@あさぴん-m6m]

正座は、正しい弾き方です！It is my favorite song 一番好きな曲です！

[@Alnicoily]

ありがとうございます┏○ 僕もとてもとても大好きな曲です!!

[@GermanLehmann98]

Beautiful man, this is one of my favourite songs and you did a great job, i love that chord progression, did you get it yourself by ear? I have been searching a tab for almost a year and nothing haha

[@Alnicoily]

Thank you for comment. I like this music, too. I heard this music with an ear and copied it Possibly there may be a point of the fingering unlike the original music...┏○

[@GermanLehmann98]

Well you did a great job, i'm gonna try to get it by ear but it's just impossible to tab out Allan Holdsworth, he is from another planet haha.

[@Alnicoily]

German Lehmann Exactly，He is an Alien！

[@DOKITT]

How much gain and chorus are you using here? Your tone is incredible.

[@Alnicoily]

Thank you for watching my video.┏○ I connected DG Stomp and Magic Stomp to Audio Interface. sorry... I forgot the detailed setting.

[@holdsworthian]

素晴らしい！クリーンサウンドもオーバードライブも音色が良いですね。技術も凄いですが、それ以上に音楽性が先行している感じがして、他の演奏も聴きたくなりました。ちなみにこのギターはどこのギターでしょうか？

[@Alnicoily]

コメントありがとうございます。 安いヘッドフォンで音づくりをした結果、少し針金のような音になってしまいました... リードソロの後半もノイズがあるのでまたいつか再チャレンジしたいですね。 他にも演奏したい音楽は沢山あるので今後もアップできればと思います。 ギターはPsychedelic guitarsのカスタム品です。宜しくお願いします┏○

[@СергейПанасенко-т6м]

Пальцы как крылья.......

[@massimo52185]

Acc...... I don't play forever.Troppo difficile

[@henkehakansson2004]

To differ from all other comments here, the solo part later on is great, however, as one can see/hear clearly you miss out on the chords. You drag the strings too much on the side, just to get a grip of the strings at certain frets which makes the notes go sharp, and thus, sounding out of tune...really badly at some places. Turn off the effects, especially chorus, or modulation, and take a good listen. Thou shalt not, bend strings in order to be able to grab all these difficult chords. The strings should be as straight as you wouldn't fret them. Check for yourself in a tuner, each note within a chord. This is a habit I see all to often with youngsters trying to play something that's above their present skill. Playing something too hard too soon in their development. You're not alone. You bend adjacent strings just so they won't "buzz" or touch the next finger fretting. Bad conduct. You bend the string out of tune.

[@Alnicoily]

henkehakansson2004 Thank you for advice┏○

[@henkehakansson2004]

Alnicoily You should concentrate on getting the guitar higher up angle, so you can press certain chords "straight on" from the above. Or watch and be vigilant in front of a mirror. Not to diss yo that much, because you're in good company. Many famous artists does this error too. They don't detect it, because they've done so from the start on. Due to a number of things a) too narrow space on the guitar neck b) too low frets, forcing you to "drag" the string sideways b) to low slung, if seated in a more classical guitar oriented way, you will automatically fret the strings from "above" and not drag them sideways. Especiall, Holdsworth chords are not the easiest ones around (understatement) so it's little wonder anybody has problems with them. Remember, the lighter the strings you've got, the easier is it to pull and bend them UNDELIBERATELY out of tune. Check with a Polytuner, so you can check a whole chord at once, for example. I've even seen bass players do this error, which dumbfounds me. Thick strings, and wide necks, lots of space between the strings, and rarely ever playing chords, nevertheless, they seem to press too hard and undeliberately bend the strings. And they don't hear it. FWIW: I used to do this error too! Changing a guitar to a wider neck one, solved MY problem.