The thing about Andy is even though you may think he sounds a little like " Satch or Vai" there really is no comparison, because his total natural feel, & emotion, & sheer attack of the instrument is just off the charts! He can shred, he can play slow blues with tons of feel, & jazz/rock with tons of feel. The chromatic runs he does are insane. Every penny you spend on Andy is worth it. He has this kind of fire & emotion in every song, fast or slow. Deosn't matter, it's just how he plays!
To those who say Andy has "no feel" or "only shreds" or whatever...I am a professional guitarist in the Dallas area, and I've played and/or worked with Andy on a few occasions, and I can tell you that Andy is a complete musician. He gets great guitar tone, can play many styles convincingly, and always comes up with perfect guitar parts when working as a sideman. He and I just recorded a live album with singer/songwriter Curtis Stephan, and it was a joy. Andy is awesome!
his 'cry for you' live song is probably the very best guitar solo I have ever heard, he playswith bags of feel! I don't like to compare him to Vai or Satch, but he's as good as anyone, this is a great vid too!
Anything you buy of his is this good if not better! He has so many good songs! His new record "Resolution" is such an accomplishment in a guitar world that is full of digital, because it is stripped down, with one guitar through & through in trio format. His tone is huge. Do yourself a favor, & let his music continue to change your life, it did mine after 19 years of playing, & it has made me 10 times better because everytime I listen to him, he makes me play better!!
@Goynes42 I too am from DFW and have know Andy since 1989...He is as humble as they get and just a total musican...I have been in awe of Andy for 1/2 my life...
Having listened to the recording several times, I thouroughly dig that he doesn't "stick to the script" here. While the main melodic content is still there, there are a LOT of variations in Andy's approach to the song on this particular cut. I think that that really demonstrates how talented he truly is. He's not just re-hashing what he already cut to tape; yet what he just played live is good enough to be released on an album. (One take! ...Live! ...Wow!)
i find myself back here often... just nothing fucking compares to this... such a master with that shit... all u young guitarists should pray you are half as good as this when you peak
Timmons has been a studio musician for a while, so i can understand he can play in most "heard-before" styles. Said that, it's one of my favourite guitarists
@jspiolo My name is Rob, I grew up in Arlington Texas, graduated with Rex Brown and Vince Abbott. My x in college turned me onto Andy in 1989 in Denton, texas where he was a music major and to his andy Timmons band. Soon after he got the gig with Danger Danger....Andy is a good friend, humble as hell and a virtuoso of the highest order. He still lives in Dallas and I see him and his show every now and again.....if you want more check out Danger Danger vids.....he is just gifted,
I wish people would get it through their thick skulls because I'm tired of hearing arguments about my two favorite guitar players (Satriani & Timmons.) I'm from Texas and I've seen them both live. Andy is a studio musician!!! The next time you want Satch on your next record, can't get him, call up Andy; I'll bet he'll do it for the right price.
Awesome guitar player...he's definately up there with Stach and Vai, he might not be as groundbreaking as both of them were (and still are), but he knows his voice and sticks to what he does best, and man, does he rock!! Hope he's on the next G3, he's got a new album so...
it's all about what pleases u'r ears more. i like Satch's style more. but i dont consider one really better. Satch's got a little more guitar vocab. there's no competition between them anyway... most of these elite guitarist respect each other's works and no doubt still pick up stuf from each other.... cheers to all who enjoy good guitar playing. not the rubbish we've been getting...
We didn't record video...somebody might have had a camera at the concert, but not us! The album is slated to come out in either November or December of '08. Be forewarned--it is NOT a "guitar" album...Andy and myself each only had one solo apiece that night, and they were short solos at that. We were mostly in the background, since it wasn't our album anyway. Still, a blast! Amazing tone that man gets.
Please dont compare guitarist in such level...Both are great! Both of them have recorded few masterpieces, have unique sound, unique phrasing in songs, great techique, feeling and inspiring guitarists all over the World.
To me, AT is better than JS ....its in his phraseology. Joe historically has used alot of 80's modeled riffing. Very good at it and able to change into modal playing on any leve;. AT just has a "freshness" even while just shredding. I realize it subjective. Just my opinion
well, not everyone can enjoy those crazy speed-picking-stuff solos petrucci does...but EVERYONE MUST enjoys some of his solos like in Forsaken, Damage Control and Glasgow Kiss
he does thats what i says on the ibanez site anyway .... hotrails i thought where just the type of pickup i didnt realise that it was branded by duncan....eitherway yeah its a nez so its go di marzios Peace Brian
I know it. He uses stock cruisers and a custom pickup that sounds VERY close to a dimarzio breed NECK, so not the bridge version. Mahogany body helps, and his amp and fingers.
Firs of all if you want to _heavily_ use you tremolo you have to choose FR. Otherwise a good tremolo system with good capo and good mechanics is ok. In my experience even a "normal" mexican strato with standard hardware stands in tune quite well with some tricks everyone could easily apply
This guy is better than Satriani and as good as Vai without the weirdness. So underated for a reason...they are afraid of this guy. Good reason. Class act
