I discovered Andy a few years ago, and he blew my socks off. He's about all I listened to for 2 months. He definitely is one of the top tier musicians of our lifetimes
Omg that is everything I love about the guitar, how you can go from a whisper to a howling, full throated soulscream, literally within fractions of a _second._ How the guitar seduces you, tells you, _"I am yours, to sing through, cry through, rage through, love through..., _pray_ through...I am the control panel for your soul." Andy Timmons just did all of that. Beautiful.🤜💥🤛
This is my first time hearing Andy Timmons and my first thought is; “Why did I wait so long?” I really liked how he didn’t show his hand right away, he gave us little hints but kept it melodic the whole time. The bassist’s beginning melody is just so achingly beautiful that you want to listen more and as the song goes, it just gets better and better. Wow, thank you, Michael once again.
Andy taught me to play via an Ibanez starter pack VHS in the early-mid 90s. Loved his stint with Danger Danger back then and his solo work is incredible. Love him dearly.
By far my favorite guitar player on the planet. Love this guy to death, such a kind soul and amazingly inspirational player. THE BEST.!!
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I remember learning to play this track for my channel. It's definitely much harder and cleaner than it seems. I decided to do it without the backing track just to see if I'm up to the task. Just like you said. A lot of work, but so worth it.
Mesa/Boogie is usually thought of as high gain, metal amps, but actually they have an entire line of amazing, high-end amps. From Vox, Fender, Marshall, Dumble, etc., they have something for everyone. My main gigging amp is a Mesa Electra Dyne. It sounds so incredible; I love it. The only thing is that is soooooooo heavy, and soooooooo LOUD!
I’ve been lucky enough to see him play live 3 times. Twice at the Granada Theater in Dallas Texas 6’ from the stage. Talked to him before one of those shows. He’s super nice and friendly and humble. Easily one of the best musicians on the planet.
Andy is part of my Holy Trinity of modern guitar heroes for me. I love all the players I grew up learning from: Page, Hendrix, Lindsey Buckingham, Steve Lukather, John Sykes and the mighty Gary Moore. But when it comes to who I really admire and strive to learn from these days, It's Andy Timmons, Nick Johnston and Petrucci. Andy is a magic player. "The Prayer, The Answer", "That Day Came", and even the demo video for his new Halo pedal is soooo powerful. I always wondered why certain players used the same guitar all the time when I rotated 10-15. Andy almost always has his sig Ibanez with the pickguard broken on the lower horn. When I got a PRS594, suddenly the rest of my guitars are really lonely, I get it. Mine's a Semi-Hollow SingleCut. I really like your DC, I almost got one of those instead.
Mike Dane is the bass player and hes amazing. Hes also a great guy to boot. Andy and Mike have been playing together for decades and they play off each other to perfection.
It's always a bliss to hear Andy improvise, his note choices and the way he plays them, just pure magic. I'm glad I watched this video, it brought me back the memory of watching that clip for the first time.
My dad was recording an album when he lived in Dallas. Andy was at the studio and just hopped in for a song. The cd of his album had Andy playing in one of his songs.
OMG, this guy!!! Totally agree with you - all is in total control and feeling!! Love the guy! Thank you for your reaction! You´re a great guitarplayer, with a beautiful PRS!! Want one!! (my woman says no...)
Michael, that encouragement at the beginning was so heartfelt and impactful. You are a great teacher. This is the first I’ve seen of Andy Timmons, and it was a wonderful introduction. Great video.
I saw AT at a small club with about 150 people in the crowd a few years ago. Complete mastery. I don’t think there is a more complete player. I chatted with him before he went on. Friendly and humble. Just awesome.
This is also the best live recording of Electric Gypsy...His tone is absolutely monstrous...Also in the few sections that he leaves free for a bit of improv he has the best note selection in this performance...That outside note is a lick he uses in Electric Gypsy a fair bit.
YES! This piece took me forever to learn the tapped harmonics and that first fast lick, his phrasing is just unreal. Cry for you is another killer track by him.
I’ve followed Andy for years, he is great! Please do a deep dive in Andy Timmons playing. I and I have to say that you do make great videos man, I learn something every time! 🤗
Me and his son are working an album rn🤘🏼the connections we get through his dad and how he helps up become better musicians is incredible. Great guy and great guitarist, can’t go wrong with Andy
Thank you, for your "perspective, talent and insight " in the music you review. You explain,describe and define the music perfectly.... Andy Timmons "Cry for you " is another great one.
Thank you for this! Andy Timmons has been my favorite guitarist for years. Get all his solo albums and listen, listen. Listen. He's one of the absolute best guitarists of all time.
Your reactions to this song are exactly how I feel every time I watch it. Not a guitarist but AT is my favourite guitarist, he plays with so much feel and I see you feeling that too. Thanks :)
Dude that's crazy i just posted a video of Corey Wong and Sierra Hull's tour rehearsal on the reaction page yesterday. Even the rehearsal was crazy I cant imagine the actual concert.
actually hearing someone break down these sections and try to explain what's going on and you can see how much they appreciate the skill that goes into playing the song live and not in a studio session is incredible. not just shows you how gifted and super talented Andy 😊 is
Awesome! Thank you for picking my suggestion! This song by Andy has become one of my favorite songs of all time. That main melodic opening riff is just beautiful and has been on repeat in my head ever since I first heard this song. Love seeing your reactions to his playing here, especially when he goes on his explosive runs and his mesmerizing melodical phrasing. Such a unique and masterful guitarist, indeed! Also, you were close with pronouncing my name, haha. It is Hungarian, and it is pronounced "Yo-shjef", combining the 'sh' and 'j' into one letter sound. It's kind weird and unique, but I've become fond of it over time actually. But again, thank you for choosing my suggestion! If you decide to do a deep dive into Andy, I look forward to it very much! Cheers!
You mentioned that it’s a killer single coil sound. It’s in fact a DiMarzio dual rail cruiser humbucker in single coil size. I put one in my home made tele. Love it. I’m lucky to live not far from Andy and get to see him locally often. One gig I saw a couple of years back was a total Hendrix only gig. It was something else.
More than 10 years ago, I was searching for telecaster videos and the UA-cam gods showed me a song called Headed For The Ditch by Andy Timmons. And I was blown away, a really amazing performance. Then I searched for more Andy Timmons stuff and one of my favorites is Electric Gypsy.
Andy has such an amazing tone, touch, and mastery of the instrument. One of my favorite players. Also, showing the love for Tom Bukovac with an official Uncle Larry Home Skoolin T-shirt.
I knew of Andy from the Danger Danger in my high school days. I also saw him play some guitar shows in Tampa/Clearwater, FL. I actually have a VHS tape with Timmons & Mike Petrucci jamming. Anyways, I feel in the crowd of big name guitarists, Timmons is SO underrated.
Just stumbled across this, and it’s fantastic to see you run through that video (recorded on an iPhone 6s, somehow..). Andy Timmons puts on a masterclass in his shows. I’m usually not one to record at concerts, but in that situation I just had to. I have a few other videos from that night uploaded if you’d like to do a similar react video to those. If you want the originals, just let me know. Cheers!
Hi Michael, love your videos, I’m addicted to them, you really remind me of my guitar teacher, that first introducted me to Andy, and basically changed my way of approaching to the guitar… I would love to see your reaction to “on you way sweet soul” by Andy, to me That’s one of his best songs and it reminds me of my grandparents that recently passed… keep up the great work, love your channel!
I was at that NAMM performance as well, and Andy Timmons blew everyone off stage, including Paul Gilbert. It was well worth the trip I made from New Zealand to see that!
Saw Andy with Simon Phillips in a very small club in Bern Switzerland in the 90s on the Symbiosis Tour... Just an epic epic player. And up there with Lukather and Lettieri as my all time favorites.
Saw Andy do that song at Neison’s in Savage, MN some years ago. Talked to him after, and he said he goosed his Boogie amps with a Keeley modded Boss Blues Driver. He had great tone! Andy is such a nice guy!
God damn bud. Seeing you back at it with such unabashed enthusiasm has been so refreshing. As artists, we always have to deal with the highs and lows. Some days, we have inspiration in abundance. Others, we forget what inspiration even felt like. But I think I can speak for all of us in this. Seeing a fellow artist in the midst of a personal renaissance? It's just an absolute pleasure to witness. Makes me feel all warm n fuzzy inside. As a dude, this makes me uncomfortable. Gonna need you to quit it.
Thank Michael (and everybody here!) for the great vibes!! Much appreciated ❤🔥❤
Thank you for bringing so much joy into the world with your phenomenal music.
Your the goat Andy, Brazil loves you!
I'm so hooked on your Theme from a Perfect World album right now. So good.
This literally brought me to tears bro. You play the most beautiful guitar solos ive ever heard in my life! Thank you so much!!
Thank you Andy for your guitar experience! I can’t stop listening.
I discovered Andy a few years ago, and he blew my socks off. He's about all I listened to for 2 months. He definitely is one of the top tier musicians of our lifetimes
Omg that is everything I love about the guitar, how you can go from a whisper to a howling, full throated soulscream, literally within fractions of a _second._
How the guitar seduces you, tells you, _"I am yours, to sing through, cry through, rage through, love through..., _pray_ through...I am the control panel for your soul."
Andy Timmons just did all of that. Beautiful.🤜💥🤛
I will never be at his level but it doesn't stop me from trying. The guitar is magical!
That is very well expressed! So true.
One word always stands out to me describing Timmons is "Dynamic". From soft phrasing to full on face melting shred.
This is my first time hearing Andy Timmons and my first thought is; “Why did I wait so long?” I really liked how he didn’t show his hand right away, he gave us little hints but kept it melodic the whole time. The bassist’s beginning melody is just so achingly beautiful that you want to listen more and as the song goes, it just gets better and better. Wow, thank you, Michael once again.
I’ve never heard this before. Andy’s playing brought tears to my eyes. Wow! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Andy taught me to play via an Ibanez starter pack VHS in the early-mid 90s. Loved his stint with Danger Danger back then and his solo work is incredible. Love him dearly.
By far my favorite guitar player on the planet. Love this guy to death, such a kind soul and amazingly inspirational player. THE BEST.!!
I remember learning to play this track for my channel. It's definitely much harder and cleaner than it seems. I decided to do it without the backing track just to see if I'm up to the task. Just like you said. A lot of work, but so worth it.
Yes sir indeed!!
I'm only 4 and a half minutes in but that bass solo was the most beautiful thing I've ever heard in my life.
Andy is a great guitar player, underrated... love the sound of his Boogie amp... :)
He's not under rated at all.
He's absolutely NOT underrated.
andy is not underrated with guitar players :)
Mesa/Boogie is usually thought of as high gain, metal amps, but actually they have an entire line of amazing, high-end amps. From Vox, Fender, Marshall, Dumble, etc., they have something for everyone. My main gigging amp is a Mesa Electra Dyne. It sounds so incredible; I love it. The only thing is that is soooooooo heavy, and soooooooo LOUD!
love andy timmons ive followed him for years. take a look at andy timmons CRY FOR YOU LIVE
Mike Dane is the incredible bass player. You should dive into all his music. He is brilliant!!!
He reminds me of the drummer for the Foo Fighters.
Played with him for years. Solid bassist
Mike Daane
I’ve been lucky enough to see him play live 3 times. Twice at the Granada Theater in Dallas Texas 6’ from the stage. Talked to him before one of those shows. He’s super nice and friendly and humble. Easily one of the best musicians on the planet.
Just heard Andy Timmons doing A Day in the Life. First time and I was super impressed. Now you’re featuring him. Awesome
Andy is part of my Holy Trinity of modern guitar heroes for me. I love all the players I grew up learning from: Page, Hendrix, Lindsey Buckingham, Steve Lukather, John Sykes and the mighty Gary Moore. But when it comes to who I really admire and strive to learn from these days, It's Andy Timmons, Nick Johnston and Petrucci.
Andy is a magic player. "The Prayer, The Answer", "That Day Came", and even the demo video for his new Halo pedal is soooo powerful.
I always wondered why certain players used the same guitar all the time when I rotated 10-15. Andy almost always has his sig Ibanez with the pickguard broken on the lower horn. When I got a PRS594, suddenly the rest of my guitars are really lonely, I get it. Mine's a Semi-Hollow SingleCut. I really like your DC, I almost got one of those instead.
I really like Andy in Simon Phillips’ Protocol.
One of your best reaction reviews! I've seen Andy 2times and he's a local here THIS was GREAT!💣🤟💥💥💥💥💥💥💥
Mike Dane is the bass player and hes amazing. Hes also a great guy to boot. Andy and Mike have been playing together for decades and they play off each other to perfection.
My favorite version I have seen/heard of this song....I love how you break it down...such a beautiful , soulfully played song....thanks man!
It's always a bliss to hear Andy improvise, his note choices and the way he plays them, just pure magic. I'm glad I watched this video, it brought me back the memory of watching that clip for the first time.
My dad was recording an album when he lived in Dallas. Andy was at the studio and just hopped in for a song. The cd of his album had Andy playing in one of his songs.
Andy, the master of ultimate tone!
None better!
I put this performance on repeat, it helps me sleep. The bass solo in the beginning is so soothing😍
OMG, this guy!!! Totally agree with you - all is in total control and feeling!! Love the guy!
Thank you for your reaction! You´re a great guitarplayer, with a beautiful PRS!! Want one!! (my woman says no...)
This song played on my spotify discovery weekly about a month ago and BLEW MY MIND! Its awesome to see Andy getting some recognition on your channel!
Andy's tone on this song is up there as the best I've ever heard
Michael, that encouragement at the beginning was so heartfelt and impactful. You are a great teacher. This is the first I’ve seen of Andy Timmons, and it was a wonderful introduction. Great video.
I saw AT at a small club with about 150 people in the crowd a few years ago. Complete mastery. I don’t think there is a more complete player. I chatted with him before he went on. Friendly and humble. Just awesome.
This is also the best live recording of Electric Gypsy...His tone is absolutely monstrous...Also in the few sections that he leaves free for a bit of improv he has the best note selection in this performance...That outside note is a lick he uses in Electric Gypsy a fair bit.
He could play nursery rhymes and blow me away.... love his touch and tone.
Andy's melodic construction and phrasing is some of finest. Really nice analysis Michael. Thanks!!
Your enthusiasm is infectious. Thank you!
YES! This piece took me forever to learn the tapped harmonics and that first fast lick, his phrasing is just unreal. Cry for you is another killer track by him.
Great work as always on the breakdown of a truly great player/performance…so much to learn and inspire by cheerz and best to you and yours !
Oh yes, Mr Timmons...I LOVE this man's music and playing so much!
I have been waiting for this for SO LONG!
Edit: Those are Dimarzio Cruisers, they are humbuckers in a strat pickup size.
I’ve followed Andy for years, he is great! Please do a deep dive in Andy Timmons playing. I and I have to say that you do make great videos man, I learn something every time! 🤗
again, Andy is best guitarist in the world!
Me and his son are working an album rn🤘🏼the connections we get through his dad and how he helps up become better musicians is incredible. Great guy and great guitarist, can’t go wrong with Andy
13:33 MR MICHAEL, that's my exact reaction every time I listen to this wonderful tune!
Awesome to see you doing a Andy video...This is a great song..
Agreed, and thank you for the video!! First time I heard him play I became a fan. A true master of his sound!!
Love it!! My favorite instrumental song! Andy is awesome..so smooth and tasteful.
Man I was smiling throughout that video......Andy is one of my favorite guitarists. Brilliant as always
Thank you, for your "perspective, talent and insight " in the music you review. You explain,describe and define the music perfectly....
Andy Timmons
"Cry for you " is another great one.
Thank you for this! Andy Timmons has been my favorite guitarist for years. Get all his solo albums and listen, listen. Listen. He's one of the absolute best guitarists of all time.
Your reactions to this song are exactly how I feel every time I watch it. Not a guitarist but AT is my favourite guitarist, he plays with so much feel and I see you feeling that too. Thanks :)
great techer! Andy Timmons, one of the greats of our time
Andy is one of my favorite players to listen to. He’s soooo good
Top quality sound ,every time ,one of the best.
I've been waiting to see Andy Timmons on your channel forever. Great video! "Cry For You" and "On Your Way Sweet Soul" are also very killer
Holy COW! Thank you Michael for introducing me to Andy - absolutely wonderful!
Wow love the way Andy Timmons expressed his music!!
An amazing song by Andy and breakdown from you!
such an inspiration! what a phenomenal player!
Dude that's crazy i just posted a video of Corey Wong and Sierra Hull's tour rehearsal on the reaction page yesterday. Even the rehearsal was crazy I cant imagine the actual concert.
I saw that!
Killer! His album Resolution floors me every time.
actually hearing someone break down these sections and try to explain what's going on and you can see how much they appreciate the skill that goes into playing the song live and not in a studio session is incredible. not just shows you how gifted and super talented Andy 😊 is
Breathtaking performance 😯
Can never get enough Andy. Those Dimarzio Cruisers are technically humbuckers btw!
Man that was just phenomenal!
That is by far one of the best melodic expressions on the guitar I have ever heard. Freakin' amazing.
Andy is so dang melodic its unbelievable. Thats aspirational playing, full of melody
Andy Timmons is amazing.
Awesome! Thank you for picking my suggestion! This song by Andy has become one of my favorite songs of all time. That main melodic opening riff is just beautiful and has been on repeat in my head ever since I first heard this song. Love seeing your reactions to his playing here, especially when he goes on his explosive runs and his mesmerizing melodical phrasing. Such a unique and masterful guitarist, indeed!
Also, you were close with pronouncing my name, haha. It is Hungarian, and it is pronounced "Yo-shjef", combining the 'sh' and 'j' into one letter sound. It's kind weird and unique, but I've become fond of it over time actually.
But again, thank you for choosing my suggestion! If you decide to do a deep dive into Andy, I look forward to it very much! Cheers!
Ridiculously good guitar playing. Mix of melodic playing and shred. So good!
Ridiculously good.
That tone pulls the magic of life out of my body.
You're my favorite UA-cam guitar breakdown Guru
Watching your reaction when he plays = Priceless... Andy sure is good eh!
You mentioned that it’s a killer single coil sound. It’s in fact a DiMarzio dual rail cruiser humbucker in single coil size. I put one in my home made tele. Love it.
I’m lucky to live not far from Andy and get to see him locally often. One gig I saw a couple of years back was a total Hendrix only gig. It was something else.
First time I have heard of Andy, very nice, yet another player I have to take note of!
More than 10 years ago, I was searching for telecaster videos and the UA-cam gods showed me a song called Headed For The Ditch by Andy Timmons. And I was blown away, a really amazing performance. Then I searched for more Andy Timmons stuff and one of my favorites is Electric Gypsy.
wicked video and wicked shirt!!
What a great song!
Andy has such an amazing tone, touch, and mastery of the instrument. One of my favorite players. Also, showing the love for Tom Bukovac with an official Uncle Larry Home Skoolin T-shirt.
I knew of Andy from the Danger Danger in my high school days. I also saw him play some guitar shows in Tampa/Clearwater, FL. I actually have a VHS tape with Timmons & Mike Petrucci jamming. Anyways, I feel in the crowd of big name guitarists, Timmons is SO underrated.
PLEEEASEE MORE ANDY TIMMONS
Andy is so underated guitar player, best tone ever and so much feel
Cool shirt, bro! Andy Timmons is absolutely one of the best.
Just stumbled across this, and it’s fantastic to see you run through that video (recorded on an iPhone 6s, somehow..). Andy Timmons puts on a masterclass in his shows.
I’m usually not one to record at concerts, but in that situation I just had to. I have a few other videos from that night uploaded if you’d like to do a similar react video to those. If you want the originals, just let me know. Cheers!
God I whish I could play like that, amazing simply amazing. Thanks for the share and the evaluation of the song.
The fist pump at around 13:45 is why mikes the man n music is the magic
Timmons is SUCH a badass. Probably one of my top 3 favorite players to watch/listen to
I got his pickup set put into my strat because of his video right here haha. They’re great
Andy demos!!
He’s so goddamn good. Really jacks you up.
Hi Michael, love your videos, I’m addicted to them, you really remind me of my guitar teacher, that first introducted me to Andy, and basically changed my way of approaching to the guitar… I would love to see your reaction to “on you way sweet soul” by Andy, to me That’s one of his best songs and it reminds me of my grandparents that recently passed… keep up the great work, love your channel!
This was absolutely fantastic. I don't know how i've never heard of this man. Felt like I was in a movie listening to this song.
Check out his previous band Danger Danger...
That was fuggin’ crazy
I was at that NAMM performance as well, and Andy Timmons blew everyone off stage, including Paul Gilbert. It was well worth the trip I made from New Zealand to see that!
Saw Andy with Simon Phillips in a very small club in Bern Switzerland in the 90s on the Symbiosis Tour... Just an epic epic player. And up there with Lukather and Lettieri as my all time favorites.
your face is priceless thanks
I’ve heard Mick and Dan talk about him on TPS several times, but this was the first time I’ve listened to him. Now I know what I was missing out on!
Best tone and feel ever.
Saw Andy do that song at Neison’s in Savage, MN some years ago. Talked to him after, and he said he goosed his Boogie amps with a Keeley modded Boss Blues Driver. He had great tone!
Andy is such a nice guy!
Ive seen old vids of Andy jamming with Shawn Lane, Steve Morse, Vinnie Moore, and other 80s Virtuousos and he always kicks ass.
Andy is incredible and has great credentials.
that tone!!!
God damn bud. Seeing you back at it with such unabashed enthusiasm has been so refreshing.
As artists, we always have to deal with the highs and lows. Some days, we have inspiration in abundance. Others, we forget what inspiration even felt like.
But I think I can speak for all of us in this. Seeing a fellow artist in the midst of a personal renaissance? It's just an absolute pleasure to witness.
Makes me feel all warm n fuzzy inside. As a dude, this makes me uncomfortable. Gonna need you to quit it.