Chasing Holdsworth's tone

      The first time I heard Allan Holdsworth I was 16 years old. I remember reading online someplace that he was a completely unique player that resembled John Coltrane on guitar. Being a huge fan of Coltrane I thought I'd check him out. I bought 'Metal Fatigue' on LP for about $2 despite the fact that I didn't have a record player(nobody was listening to records anymore back then). Luckily my uncle had one and I remember thinking it sounded a bit dated, but interesting. Then it got to the solo and I was blown away. As I listened to more songs on the album I couldn't believe what I was hearing. The tone, the technique, the melodic-ism, the harmonies. It was all so impressive and it still is. It took me a long time to figure out how to get close to his tone. It's not exact, but hopefully I can help some people get close to his tone. Anyway here is the video explanation of how I go about getting his tone.

If you don't want to listen to the explanation just watch this, which is just the demo songs.

If you enjoyed these videos subscribe to the Chandlerguitar youtube page.

Joyo British Sound demo

Here is another video of a joyo product. This time it's the British Sound. This thing gets great Marshall tones.

Joyo California Sound demo

Here is a demo I did a while back of the joyo California Sound. It's a great pedal and for the price it can make a great backup if your main rig blows up. It's very bass heavy, but the tone is pretty good and there is a lot of variation to be had. With a few tweaks of a knob you can go from a harsh, biting distortion to a smooth woman tone. Check it out.

S-gear demo(part 2)

Here is the 2nd part of my S-gear demo. This showcases the Wayfarer amp model. It's basically a cross between a fender twin and a mesa mark series amp. Anyway, leave some comments below.

Meeting Andy Timmons

About a month ago I was going back home and as I was walking through the airport I saw what looked to be instrument cases. As a guitarist I was interested and then I looked over and saw someone playing guitar. He had long blonde hair that looked like Andy Timmons. Then I noticed he was playing Andy Timmons' signature guitar and I thought, "Either that's Andy Timmons, or his biggest super fan". It actually was him and I got to talk to him and the rest of the band for a few min. He and everyone else were extremely kind. He talked to me a little about the Chandler Tubedriver and how he prefered the 1 tone knob version to the 2 knob version. Overall he was a really nice guy and I'm excited to see him this summer in Japan with Simon Phillips.

S-gear demo

Here is a demo I did for Scuffham S-gear. I've been using s-gear for a little over a year and I'm really pleased with it. I use it for all my guitar recordings now. Mike Scuffham recently talked about an update to this software and hinted that there might be a new Fender tweed style amp added. Not only that, but there will be more impulses and all of it will be free for current users. You can't beat that. Anyway here is part 1.

Mooer Rumble Drive demo

Here is a demo of the Mooer Rumble Drive I made a few days ago. I'm really enjoying this pedal. People have said it's a clone of the popular boutique Zendrive. I don't know, but I know it sounds great. It has that smooth overdrive tone that makes the notes you play sing. Just try this pedal with a little delay and reverb and try to keep a smile off your face. Leave a comment and tell me what you think. Mooer Rumble Drive demo: