Sound Advice: Andy Timmons' Guitar Tone Secrets

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3 жыл бұрын

Today’s Sound Advice features the virtuosic Andy Timmons, ‪@andytimmonsguitarx-perienc7391‬, as he unveils the many tonal secrets that lie within his legendary rig. Walk through every element of his set-up from strings to pedals to guitars to amps - and unlock some ideas for your own sound.
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@guitarlife6190 3 жыл бұрын

It is impossible for this guy to get a bad sound. Truly one of the best players. What an inspiration

@shreve38 3 жыл бұрын

If there ever was tone, this is it. Such a fluid player. Met him once outside a gig in NC. Could not have asked for a nicer, more humble person.

@mattstrat1 3 жыл бұрын

I've watched his videos from the early 90s with Shawn Lane . Beast

@fodiddlediddle5015 2 жыл бұрын

where's this guy been all my life? I feel like i've been under some rock.. I grew up thru the 80's and 90's and i've never heard of Andy Timmons? This guy's a fuckin monster! Thanks for the great tone advice and stellar wisdom. Count me a new fan.

@paulseano5100 2 жыл бұрын

I once heard Andy say: “ Guitar techs, you don’t need them.” He is explaining this rig set up the same way he did years ago and even though guitar techs are very helpful, Andy in his meekness, will still be self sufficient. Andy is a great guy. Caught the majority of his great gigs in Dallas from ‘93-2000 and was impressed by his talent and humble, amiable personality. Enjoy!

@PaulLembo 13 күн бұрын

In a lifelong metal head but Andy is that rare talent that makes me want something else. Such a strong melodic sense and such a graceful person.

@pCeLobster Ай бұрын

So much of this is the Lonestar. You could plop any random pedalboard in front of that thing and it would sound amazing. It presents any pedal in the most flattering way possible.

@KRayxKodessA 3 жыл бұрын

How Mesa hasn’t made an AT signature Lonestar yet is beyond me…

@christopher-miles 3 жыл бұрын

it might be this entire time?

@yjmsrv 3 жыл бұрын

@@christopher-miles I think they considered the Lone Star Andy's signature amp already ;-) - he's the only one that plays them that's very well known (except all us chasing his tone all these years). In fact I think they stopped making them and Gibson owns them now anyway- so I doubt they'll bring it back. It is a fantastic amp- I was actually very surprised Andy moved to the JHS@ pedal over his Lone Star's gain channel- but I have to admit- it sounds amazing on the clean channel with the @ pedal. I prefer it on my amp to the gain channel- I could never quite get his tone on the gain channel- but with the @ pedal- it's spot on with delay in the loop. Even sounds amazing and Timmons-esque in my 100 watt Katana- which I prefer to take out to gigs because it doesn't weigh the insane amount that the Lone Star does. That thing is like a Dwarf Star.

@geteese 2 жыл бұрын

Now Gibson will ask Andy to change to gibson guitars before thinking about making a Mesa Andy Timmons signature model amp.

@rockingstar3534 2 жыл бұрын

Yes. I am also wondering why no one endorse Andy and come out with a plugin version of lonestar. I will be willing to get one for myself!

@denmar355 2 жыл бұрын

I think the Gibson acquisition may have killed the Lonestar. Not for sure.

@psneville 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe the nicest and also most melodic, fun to listen to virtuosos in the guitar world, very open and a great educator/communicator in a genuine way. Also he found his signature tone early on with his personal take on strat sounds, so though he says his pedals may be different next week, it’s only like a slightly different flavor on the steak, the meat is steady and consistent, which is good to keep me from rushing out to buy more spicy pedals when I’m still hunting for the steak.

@tel5690 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful tone all the way around. Andy is such a tasteful guitarist. Over 25 years of listening to him

@frankpicha7180 3 жыл бұрын

Saw AT play live January 2019, near NAMM. He played his pedal board through the Mesa Lone-Star. Sounded INCREDIBLE! One of the BEST clean and dirty rigs EVER! The performance was superb as well, of course!

@e.g.systems6146 3 жыл бұрын

That "dirt pedal BEFORE compressor" trick works better than I could believe, but when you think about it, it's sort of replicating valve amp compression where it doesn't get dirtier, just more squishy and sustainy. Andy seems to have the whole tone thing totally sorted out - no wonder he doesn't change amps much!

@NielsBeier 3 жыл бұрын

Man, Andy is such an amazing player!

@willcyrier915 3 жыл бұрын

This was a joy to watch. Thank you 🎸❤️🙏🏻

@AdamGotheridge 2 жыл бұрын

Andy, really appreciate this little delve into how you get your tones. Truly appreciate your musicality and fire and uniqueness. It's really special.

@metricdeep8856 2 жыл бұрын

I’m always in awe of this man’s talent. There is something more than special in his music.

@robby188 2 жыл бұрын

Andy Timmons is absolutely a brilliant guitar player. One of the best. I seen him playing live many times, and I always appreciate his wonderful tone and playing.

@bryanb162 2 жыл бұрын

Such a Phenomenal Player! Thank You Andy for all your inspiration and pure musical enjoyment over the years! 🙏🏼

@michaelgreen5206 3 жыл бұрын

Andy is a virtuoso guitar player, and his demonstrations of Mesa Boogie amp sounds sold me on purchasing a MB amp, which still own till this day. Thanks Guitar god!!!

@icu469 2 жыл бұрын

Much thanx for sharing your extensive pedal collection and tone secrets. "The amp on its own" sounds like it has some delay, reverb and even a tiny bit of chorus which are my favorite effects including overdrives, wah and a octaver. Andy uses alot of effects but pretty subtly. I really dig the tones he gets. Alot of the tone comes from just the guitar, amp and his fingers.

@chusssMusic 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best tones around in instrumental rock history. Great video, thanks for posting guys.

@RolanTHUNDER 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Andy! I love the detail and tasty playing examples to chew on. His use of delay and reverb and every other effect or drive sound on his board is just spot on. Awesome player 🎸

@SpampysGeM 3 жыл бұрын

What a tone, unbelivable, yet it's so simple just "put a comp+dist in front of the amp and you're good to go". Tone is in the hands of Timmons, and this video is the ultimate proof. Time to go back at learning "Ghost of You" ...

@danielmarti Жыл бұрын

This is so valuable what you show here Andy and your way of playing the guitar is fantastic! Greetings from Basel CH 🎸🙋🏻‍♂

@JohnSherwoodGuitar 2 жыл бұрын

What a great demo - thanks AT!

@darlanmribeiro 2 жыл бұрын

Andy is one of the best sounding guitar players on the market today. It's so inspiring to listen to him talking as well.

@jackprice7828 2 жыл бұрын

Andy I switched to the Daddario's XL about 6 years ago and love those strings. I use Daddario's on both my electric and acoustic and found them to have consistent superb tone and life.

@rigorhead01 Жыл бұрын

I've been using those exact strings for about 15 years now. I've tried many others, even the NYXL, but these are home for me.

@burnedoutgolfer 2 жыл бұрын

Saw Andy play for the first time live with Simon Phillips Protocol and it was life changing! Even my wife loved His playing.

@Harrysound 3 жыл бұрын

It’s the best guitar sound in history, I’ve been chasing it with my axe fx for a few years. I got something that’s usable using a over hyped fender amp but can’t comp-eye with this

@mrc2662 Жыл бұрын

Discovered AT pretty much yesterday and it’s been a total revelation. His talent and tone are off the scale, but the fact he’s clearly such a humble, gentle man takes it all to 11. What an inspiration. If I was a pedal/guitar/amp company, he would be my No.1 Brand Ambassador every day of the year. Wonderful video and well played to D’Addario for recognising this. Awesome.

@angelcarrilfernandez1537 5 ай бұрын

@Jesse_Johnson Жыл бұрын

I started putting an RC Booster and a Greer Lightspeed before my compressor. The results are in. So good.

@carsgunsandguitars 2 жыл бұрын

I love how the W/D/W cuts out for a few seconds at 7:48, as it really explains how amazing it is with headphones on!

@michaelwade9455 2 жыл бұрын

HUGE sound, what great tone! Andy is such a gentleman, all around great human and killer player!

@mikeatl4953 Жыл бұрын

AT such a wonderful player and writer, so creative and tasteful and skill off the charts.

@joethegiant 2 жыл бұрын

This is a real lesson people really need to really understand what goes into music. Profucknfessional. Amazing sound

@andresgarib1945 Жыл бұрын

Thanks guy!, very insightful!

@RedRose4711 3 жыл бұрын

One of my favourite players - ever!

@sizzloh 2 жыл бұрын

@ 😉 can sound like a whole ensemble with fills and all with amazing tone and feel. My favourite musician atm.

@zmongi1 3 жыл бұрын

Andy is the man.

@SDesWriter Жыл бұрын

I love his sound so much when I was looking for pickups for my favorite guitar (one my dad bought for me back in 88 or so) and I decided to try has humbucker and single coil. I have never been sorry for a minute. They make that thing sound amazing! I don't have anything close to his feel but if you want to throw in some gain and play shredding stuff (not including the deep metal rhythm sound), the AT-1 and DP-187 are worth their weight in gold.

@pvproject8718 Жыл бұрын

The Blues Driver sounded killer

@kipponi 3 жыл бұрын

So I need some more pedals. Booster is great front effect never using but now I give it a try. Andy has found his sound like every guitarist should be.

@Widdy5150 3 жыл бұрын

Gotta love Andy's tone, miss his D2 days though 👍🏻

@benjaminsnoize 2 жыл бұрын

Super consistent too...my favs...009 luvin

@jackvai2681 2 жыл бұрын

BEST ORGANIC TOUCH OF ANYONE OUT THERE RIGHT NOW.

@AndyK.23 2 жыл бұрын

AT is the tone master! Always amazing.

@thierrygoli4271 3 жыл бұрын

Awsome Andy as usual

@fordsrestorations970 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Mr Andy for being a real genuine human being expressing truth through ART.... (in a world of flash cats) I really appreciate real people. Also I definitely am getting the Halo

@EJH-jn6mo 2 жыл бұрын

No mention of the Lone star and it’s settings … the biggest asset to that amazing tone.

@syfman6 Жыл бұрын

I use the same strings. 10's & 11's. Great strings!! 💚🎸

@bigdavedave9865 2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes I think ‘I note down those settings’ when I see Andy’s pedals and then I remember I can’t play like him so it’s a complete waste of time 😂 he just sounds so amazing. It’s like emotion just drips and flows out of his fingers 🙏

@markkinney5030 Жыл бұрын

I used the same strings as well i love those strings they just sound good!

@mjwontstop Жыл бұрын

Iba talaga BD2 see you again soon

@user-yk4hg5zd6r 2 жыл бұрын

Andy Timmons - THE BEST!!!

@GregTorresGuitar Жыл бұрын

I worked at a music store for a while so got to try a lot of strings and Elixir were the best for me, tone feel and durability. But whatever Andy uses he’s gonna sound great!

@PyroShredder982 2 жыл бұрын

My ALL TIME favorite guitarist 🤟

@massimos6863 2 жыл бұрын

Andy is awesome one of the world's best guitarist.

@hawg427 3 жыл бұрын

Nice pedalboard, I've been using D'Addario strings for a while now. I've tried the coated strings but while they lasted a really long time there was something missing. The D'Addario strings just happen to be the lowest priced string out there and the sound great too. That's a combination you can't beat.

@MrX-tv7mh 2 жыл бұрын

Great guitarist with a Producer's ear. Very eloquently explained too.

@ramontarbg 3 жыл бұрын

Is one of the best sounds!!!

@mikecito1717 Жыл бұрын

Master class

@luigicuccitto2113 2 жыл бұрын

GOD Bless You 🎸🎸🎸

@sebszewczyk 2 жыл бұрын

The master!! 🎸🤘

@user-tf9vn1ef1y Жыл бұрын

Tried DAddario XT,XS and went back to Xl125🙂Not the same sustain as XS but wider frequency range👍

@crsantin Жыл бұрын

That’s some sweet ass tone. He’s a great player.

@jorgelg93 3 жыл бұрын

@9:05 what a sound

@minkorrh 2 жыл бұрын

Literally nailed that eerie, lonesome, southwestern tone that so many songs are famous for. I don't know anyone that sounds better and has a better grasp of doing it. I'm always so awestruck with the sounds and emotion flowing from those fingers. EDIT: That Stevie thing is unmistakeable. Goddamn! "Singing, Fat, but not too buzzy".

@tangentz0007 3 жыл бұрын

The whole rig is so quiet. I think the G2 really makes a difference. I'm in Europe and I cannot get this quiet thru my pedals. I get it's the amplifier and pickups too trust me. This is just a fabulous rig. Notice he never touched the high gain channel of the Lonestar. Sting's guitarist uses 2 live. They sound great live.

@azlakki 2 жыл бұрын

Little blunder 3:55, Carl Martin is not dual delay compressor, it's a dual channel comp / limiter.

@nevenlisica 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome tone. Where in the signal chain sits the MXR EQ, before the overdrives or after them?

@rigorhead01 Жыл бұрын

All these years as an Andy Timmons fan, I never knew he used EL34's in his Lonestars. Interesting.

@jitsroller 2 жыл бұрын

The tone at 6:25 ish and 7 minutes so nice.

@AJDOLDCHANNELARCHIVE 3 жыл бұрын

Very tasty tones!

@scooter5005 Жыл бұрын

LOL, this will be different next week! Chasing & finding tone!

@rockybalboa2526 3 жыл бұрын

* Same with our bodies and health ( i meant to say ) And * You are a stellar musician ( i put two "Are's" )

@jasonlee8497 3 жыл бұрын

Killer tones...love that Octavia...nasty and dirty!

@nguyenchilinh6859 3 жыл бұрын

He's my Idol, my hero, i love his tone

@hetknn8600 3 жыл бұрын

You should focus on developing your own tone instead emulating a present unique DNA

@julianc.227 3 жыл бұрын

Andy has got such a beautiful touch- really awesome and unique. What's the pick he's using? Jazz iii ?

@helixworld 3 жыл бұрын

He has a 1.14mm Tortex Jazz 3 which is his signature pick. For me they are too small, but a similar pick is available in Jazz XL.

@morrischau 3 жыл бұрын

andy has the best guitar tone in the wor world

@uptownphotography Жыл бұрын

Cool video...

@Splandrocity Жыл бұрын

"It's in the fingers" mostly but, damn if his setup doesn't help. Andy has that gear knowledge.

@rrgghuhgfvjhdrgfzejjg 3 жыл бұрын

Merci pour les sous-titres en français , parfaits !

@donald-parker 3 жыл бұрын

Nice little nod to Joe Walsh there! Turn To Stone. Greatly underrated as a writer.

@SLAMBANGO 2 жыл бұрын

best tip is the brand of strings. D'Addario

@ToneJones72 2 жыл бұрын

Anyone know if he uses one setting on his compressor for his clean tones and switches to the other side of the comp for overdriven tones?

@sike2805 2 жыл бұрын

Best tone in guitar industry

@psyclone8614 2 жыл бұрын

You would be surprised how few techs you need if you don't use a floating trem with fine tuned locking nuts. Makes retuning the guitar a snap.

@jonhayner9423 Жыл бұрын

What's the toggle switch on the Blues Driver?

@ALtheDoctorWho 2 жыл бұрын

Am my eyes deceiving me but is that two Majors on your left side of your back. I have one. I love the THS AT red Box.I like it in the 50 watt mode. If I ran that into the Major I would be Deaf for ever. Great Vid Thanks for sharing.c];-)

@clifforddang5947 10 ай бұрын

I would love to know which pedal he uses for " cry for you" tone.

@ltxr9973 2 жыл бұрын

I'd love to hear him play through that plexi

@robby188 2 жыл бұрын

Andy , do you use a buffer on your pedal board???

@peterschaefer1665 2 жыл бұрын

Please give us the Timeline delay settings!!?

@newfreenayshaun6651 Жыл бұрын

Proving that a Roland absolutely goes with a Leslie, every time.

@jacksmith2897 2 жыл бұрын

Now convinced I need a Memory Man...

@danielmadruga7559 2 жыл бұрын

Andy would do a great play on worship

@optimus3305 2 жыл бұрын

Good job on the 10’s, universal best gauge out of the box, especially for S-style guitars

@AKustik632 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder what guys like Andy thinks about the latest modellers like the Quad Cortex

@azlakki 2 жыл бұрын

Then when AT starts using modelers (live) I will start too. But that day we will not see.

@user-gi1ui7sx7y 2 жыл бұрын

👍🏻

@paulpaul6042 24 күн бұрын

hey Andy ..!! Can you tell us whats the best among all you mentioned, to have and to play at home? Because not all of us are pros and want to have the basics similar sound you know? simply material to have fun