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Allan Holdsworth is a guitarist who performs in jazz, fusion, and rock styles.

Other guitarists such as Eddie Van Halen, Steve Vai and Yngwie Malmsteen have praised his fusion playing.

He often used a SynthAxe guitar synthesizer in his recordings of the late 1980s, which he credits for expanding his composing and playing options.

Holdsworth has continued to release fusion recordings and tour worldwide.

Another former Soft Machine guitarist, Andy Summers of The Police, released several fusion albums in the early 1990s.