I like a few standout tunes Holdsworth played on, but to me a ton of his stuff sounds exactly the same with very little memorable melody
That said I always did find him fascinating and listened to that whole conversation.
For what it's worth my P50E's had WELL over 10 years worth of break in/use on them
I still have my VHT FB 2x12 loaded with them to this day; still don't really like them
They are decent enough in the room but very bad under a mic in my experience
The "hollow" comments are spot-on; it's like...
Yeah the new Fanes absolutely curbstomp the P50E in every way possible
Idk what Fryette was smoking when he greenlit the P50E as the supposed perfectly designed speaker for his cabs
And I'm not even an Eminence hater - the P50E is just the worst Emi I've ever owned by a long shot
They did also make a double cut model called the Altair; I have one of those too (MIJ version though)
They are killer guitars! Straight 25" scale length; all access neck joint and a thicker more traditional neck than a typical Ibanez (like the Ibanez Viper neck if you're familiar with those)
If you got the big bucks (wish I did!) you can buy one of Richie Kotzen's famous ones!
https://auctions.nexbid.com/auctions/93/lot/29640-richie-kotzens-1-of-1-starfield-america-ibanez-la-custom-shop-1992