This guy is such a rare combination of knowledge, talent and raw passion for every note he plays. I simply can't keep my eyes dry listening to so much of what he has written.
Andy's playing is just stellar to say the least…the VERY cool thing about the AT pedal is that the 2 tone controls work great controlling the spikey treble pickup of a strat…the strat can sound very smooth and buttery…my amp has a very bright clean channel and the AT works great dialing out that harsh treble…cool pedal...
It's funny, I was looking for overdrive pedal to round off the high-mid of my strat's bridge pickup. And JHS-AT was on my mind. So I've ended up here. And this comment just sits here, basically telling me 'buy it' :D
it's a very smooth overdrive with a lot of gain…definitely worth checking out, despite the price tag…i do wish it had a bit more hair on it, but what it does, it does REALLY well...
Andy's feel and phrasing and note choice is so damn catchy, he's such a unique player, just tears it up every time he plays. Certainly not a boring 2d shredder
Just watched this again. How can you dislike Andy? As far as a demo goes, though, really doesn't get into the product. Love to hear him play every chance I get, but more tech is needed for a demo, so this is really a play through.
Ok stop what you are doing and preserve this man and all of his equipment in Amber so that future generations will be able to marvel over the beauty of this performance.
just curious what do think of michael shenkers tone ufo strangers in the night live flying v marshall crybaby delay keeping in mind effects were in the infant stage.The true test of tone is when a player can plug in without effects and all of us commenting may or may not care for the music but can all identify who it is. Please im not trying to start an argument i love andys playing and think he plays better than who i mention but an example of tone identity not playing ability or a select few have both brian may is a great choice eddie vanhalen jimmy hendrix. please dont blow up my email but if you were hearing the music for the first time could you tell the differance between andy,eric,joe sat,steve v,joe bona, also consider technology poor hendrix imagine playing with marshalls on 10 to get distortion ive been playing guitar a long time and know that trying to control feedback at that level is art in itself. There are also effect dependent players who have tone, the edge from u2 do you think he could play a gig without. Have you ever seen him on stage jamming with people? he really not a guitar player he is an effects player. Isolate his playing on most u2 songs and it sounds like door bells going off and makes no sense try humming the guitar parts in a u2 song good luck
+Treva Land There's actually a video with Andy here,where he plays through a tiny Vox practice amp,no pedals just the guitar and the little amp,recorded with a camera mic,no mix or anything.Guess what?He sounds better then most guitarists,with a full setup.Trust me,the fingers and how you use them,make all the difference. ;-)
I can't wait plug my @ in once I get my amp sorted. Andy (the LEGEND) sent me a signed @ pedal which was awesome if him :) if it sounds 1% as good as this I'll be a happy man :) well done Andy and JHS, you guys rock!
Andy is amazing, a lot feelings in every note!!! I have the new version of this pedal, it sound awesome, it is very responsive to dynamics and reacts just like a good amp drive.
Andy, excellent playing. The opening licks sound like you've heard the song Within You Without You and that is cool. The JHS AT sounds great and is on my list.:)
REALLY solid sound he got, which you can really hear when he plays an A5, or whatever other power chords... And, as many have said, aside from that really solid base tone, everything is in his fingers/his technique as far as tone goes (James Russo, I agree that his tone is definitely dark, and I would add "warm" to that as well. It's definitely not super punchy, although when he's playing the notes do tend to "bounce" out at you... being the lively & spirited player that he is. I've been tempted to get this incarnation of the "Charlie" line of pedals, but am probably going to just go for it and get the JHS Sweet Tea, which is a double that has the Angry Charlie on one side and an 808 on the other... Since getting a HELIX several months ago, I've been itching to get more pedals. Not because the sounds aren't good enough, but because it's pumped up the gear nerd in me! ( I have around 100 pedals, as well as 6 multi-fx units (including the HX), and I'm in the process of selling off a couple dozen of the singles...but, I will never sell any of my JHS pedals.)
Very nice lines!!i noticed, by accident he steps with his left foot on cable-power strip to keep the rhythm, maybe that's why something went wrong at 1:49
+Sotiris Vasileiadis wow, why can't you just enjoy the mastery? No, it's one single note that you don't "get" and you have to be critical. Very arrogant.
Το ''Brazos Arts Music School'': Nothing arrogant and critical as you absolutely wrong thought and called me ,to a noise-sound that i noticed and heard it and simply wrote it. Andy Timmons is great musician and guitarist and also he looks very nice cool guy. I enjoyed very much, without lawyers...to support Andy Timmons he don't need them.
I bought this pedal and it sounds awesome…but I’m confused if this is more a single coil lead guitar pedal? In say a Rhythm playing style I feel the low bass end is a bit tight. Palm muting it felt something was missing. I tried a distortion pedal behind it with the gain at 1. Then I stacked it with that…boom great bottom response. If it had just a way to boost the bottom end a small bit…it would be the best MIAB pedal I’ve ever played. But for leads it’s killer! I’m debating returning or just getting an EQ to put behind it. It’s so near perfect but would love a bit more thump on the back end.
+LuckyLicks Because the sound isn't in his gear. Trust me, I've had his exact rig and it doesn't sound like he does. It's all in his attack, technique and feel of sustaining the notes, muting etc. You might be able to get a ballpark chordal tone though.
Think about this if all us players making comments say went to guitar center and we all played an eric clapton strat and then played a regular strat could you tell the differance. I did a marketing study i used 3 players of differant levels . I used gibson and epiphone les pauls and fender squire and american strats and fender, vox, marshall amps. i used 2 guitar techs 2 expert salesman and 2 random shoppers all have never met, i had the guitar players play their best licks on each guitar. Result all the judges had 100% accuracy in regards to amp changes and 10% on which guitar was being played, try it some time bring a friend use a high and low end guitar and the same amp play the same licks on each switch it around or pretend too and ask them which is which. Then ask yourself is that guitar worth 1100 more. Then again you might not want to because like myself i make lame excuses to ease my mind when the truth is i'm worried more about what people think. i've learned at most gigs you have the 2 guitar experts in front that comment on your playing and gear all night and each one of them cant play a kazoo. take a cheap guitar and play your best song that generates a great crowd response and smile at them or stop your set tell the crowd you have overheard the two guitarist in front saying they would like to show me how its done and invite them up. hand them the guitar and leave. have your band ask them what song until the booing starts and becomes laughter and you wont ever see them again. even if your having an off night the crowd loves you now and you can do no wrong
+robot ninja From what I can tell from the video and the description, I think he's going into one lonestar head and then splitting the signal as it comes out of the preamp (fx loop send) and sending one back into that lonestar's power amp (fx loop return) and the other into the power amp of a second lonestar (the combo on the left). I think he does that because one has a 6L6 power section and one has an EL34 power section so he can get the best of both worlds. Then both heads are going to their own respective cabs mic'd up with one SM57 each. What I'm saying is I think this setup is more than just a Marshall vs Mesa thing, I think he's getting a lot of power amp goodness and he's getting both varieties so it's unlike your average one amp sound, Mesa or Marshall.
