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Alif Gustakhiyat (born 1988–1989) is an Indonesian guitarist who lives at Jakarta. He frequently shares his covers on his YouTube channel Alip_Ba_Ta. At certain cover videos, he also sings while playing the guitar. He is known for his unique fingerstyle guitar technique, which popularized his channel worldwide and made him respected among the music industry.

Early life
Alif Gustakhiyat was born between 1988–1989 at Ponorogo Regency, East Java, Indonesia. Later in life, he moved to Jakarta, where he works as a forklift operator at a Pulo Gadung-based factory daily.

Life as a guitarist
In 2018, after earning enough money from his job, Gustakhiyat bought an Android phone, and created a Facebook account, where he uploads his guitar covers, which he does everyday after work. The first cover he uploaded is that of Super Mario Bros. His videos grabbed a large attention. According to himself, he was surprised by this, stating that playing guitar is a universal ability. He elaborated that he was not aware of the fingerstyle guitar technique iconic among his covers: "I just learnt it that way from the beginning. [The fingerstyle similarity] is a mere coincidence. Maybe I'm just meant to play it that way."

Upon popular request, he created a YouTube channel, Alip_Ba_Ta. He also did it to monetarily aid his job, though considers playing guitar a hobby. His first video, a cover of "Sepanjang Jalan Kenangan", a song by, immediately spiked in popularity, and in a month, he amassed over 1,000 subscribers. Various rave responses further empowered Gustakhiyat to make more covers.