Allan Holdsworth HH2X Signature guitar demo by Alex Sill - Kiesel Guitars

Alex Sill demonstrates some Holdsworth style tones on the Allan Holdsworth signature HH2X headless guitar.

Intro song: Non-Brewed Condiment - Allan Holdsworth
Guitar performed by Alex Sill
Drums performed by Virgil Donati
Bass performed by Jimmy Johnson

This HH2X is specced out very similar to how Allan specced out his personal guitars (with the addition of a neck pickup).

Here are the specs:
Chambered Alder body
Maple top
Maple neck
Pearl Blue finish
Stainless Steel Jumbo frets
Abalone Diamond inlays
Ebony Fingerboard
Holdsworth signature pickups
Black Pickup covers
Drop Shadow silver logo

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[CaptnShred]

This dude knows his Holdsworth. He nailed the tones and phrasing

[dsaillant]

This dude is a monster of a player. Impeccable technique.

[visisloth]

Once this pandemic screws off, I'm buying one of these. Been my dream guitar along with the dc127 for years. Remember seeing it in the November 2012 issue of guitar world. Haven't stopped dreaming of it since.

R.I.P Allan Holdsworth. You keep on inspiring us, and you always will.

[iceWaterProductions]

I attended and helped film both Holdsworth tribute concerts in 2018 and 2019. Alex completely melted everyone’s minds both nights. He played with all the greats both nights and stood next to them like a legend. Can’t wait to see all the great stuff his future holds.

[Truthinshredding]

Non-Brewed Condiment - one of my all time favourite tracks

[brunorr]

Duuude....this is not just a guitar, it is a piece of art. Great sound and looks so comfortable to play! Congratulations to the kiesel staff for their work.

[mattdowie]

Alex makes Holdsworth's music his own. He has his own style and interpretation.
Amazing musician!

[bassheadjazz]

Man, he nails soloing like Allan without sounding like Allan, amazing. Such a nuanced difference between imitation and influence.

[catboyzee]

Wow. For the longest I thought this instrument was just another signature guitar of use to only AH and chopsmeisters like him. But this instrument actually has some diverse and really nice sounding clean tones too. I'm impressed, great playing also. Thanks for posting this video, it really expands on this instrument's possibilities.

[adamwissman]

This is amazing! I played that guitar at Namm 2019 and it was incredible! I agree he really does capture the essence of Holdsworth. I will miss him so much. Perhaps my favorite improviser of all time.

[nunomellomusic]

Loved the video! Alex is awesome and this guitar is killer!!! Allan's legacy will stand on!

[pada]

Very helpful video for getting an idea of the guitar's sound, thank you!

[pauljohnson]

Man, my right hand is all over the place! What economy and result!! Tremendous!!!

[greendiode]

Damn if I didn’t know any better I’d think I was listening to Allan himself. Dude you seriously should do a tribute album. That’d be an insta buy!

[joebrooks]

You had me at the drum intro 😎 great playing #kieselisthefuture

[kevinberstler]

Alex, Virgil, and Jimmy Trio. This should be a thing of not already. They’re all amazing performers. What a sick guitar also. Haha

[jordandupont]

absolutely crushing playing. This guy makes ANYTHING sound good. I am assuming the amp and fx are fractal?

[alencargtr]

KIESEL ALLAN HOLDSWORTH eu realizei esse sonho e comprei essa guitarra!! Obrigado meu Deus 🙏🏼❤️🎸

[dkelley]

Clearly an extremely advanced player! Truly inspiring.
I have a Holdsworth 2, I truly love it. I feel maybe that gets overlooked a bit in these videos.
Nothing taken from the players or playing, but these are truly exceptional guitars, to my mind.
Awesome clean or overdriven. Balanced tone, highly playable, articulate, these are very modern takes on electric guitar, without fundamentally changing the instrument.
I note this because, this tends to be a fairly predictable world, guitar designs considered. I’ve lamented before the lack of forward thinking options, thanks to Kiesel though, there’s options.
Headless designs, to me, are superior. Better balance, more comfort, helps eliminate dead spots, travel friendly, easier to restring, reintonate. There’s nothing wrong with Strats, Les Pauls, etc., their just kind of old hat, usually modified, hot rodded...
Plus, these are far more versatile than just AH music. They achieve lively jazz guitar sounds, easily, and can be used to play tasty blues, rock, funk.
I’m curious about the new Holdsworth pickups, I know Allan tended towards less hot pickups, preferring a more balanced, lower gain, more articulate tone. It sounds like the new version has more gain.

[murrayrowley]

Awesome demo ! Alex absolutely nailed the NBC song (a song about whiskey or beer I believe) and all those awesome AH tones. Great little guitar.