Andy Timmons

In this video, at 2:20, Andy plays his guitar, and then says, "That's the Lone Start lead channel with a Tube Screamer… That's what I love about the Lone Star, it handles pedals so well. You can really tailor your tone."

https://www.guitar.com/articles/andy-timmons-x-static

Quote:

Guitar.com: What is your main guitar these days?

Timmons: My main guitar since '94 has been a custom Ibanez, which eventually was released as a signature model in Japan and Europe. It's a Maple neck; Alder body; one humbucker, two single-coil guitar. We're working on a new guitar right now, and I'm about to open the case I received in the mail right before you called. They've got a new tremolo system that I'm trying out. I've been using the Wilkinson system, but Ibanez is coming out with something that I think I like even better. It seems to feel good, so I'm anxious to check this out. But this guitar is made out of mahogany. That's the guitar I used on a track called 'Super '70s' and 'Beautiful, Strange.' That's the new signature model that we're working on. We're going to try to get it released later this year.

Rig-wise, it changes every gig, it seems. I've been using a VHT Pitbull amp for a lot of stuff, A/B'ing to a pair of Mesa/Boogie Maverick 30 watt amps for the clean side. I've still got the Laney VH 100 that I used on a couple tracks on the new record, and live sometimes. I'm always kind of still looking, still trying to find the right thing.

When asked what amps he used in the studio: "A ‘68 Marshall Plexi Super Lead panned on one side of the stereo field and a Marshall JMP panned on the other side. Believe it or not, this was the first time I had ever played through a Marshall amp. I played both of them simultaneously through a Framptone Amp switcher with my signature Ibanez AT300 and AT100 guitars, which enabled me to play both amps with one guitar loud and clean using a tape echo and tube driver in front. For the album’s title track, I re-amped the Marshall through a Leslie 122 cabinet to get that swirling, Hendrix-y sound."

Timmons runs two Mesa/Boogie Lone Star heads (one is custom-fitted into a flight case). For a bit of tonal variation, one amp is equipped with EL34s and the other has 6L6s. The amps run into two Mesa/Boogie Rectifier 2x12 cabs with Celestion Vintage 30s for a stereo image.

Andy is pictured here with a Mesa Boogie Stiletto Deuce Stage II. The text quotes him saying, "With my Stiletto Deuce II, every nuance and subtle dynamic comes out easily and clearly with amazing rich harmonic content...completely responsive!"

Andy played his Ibanez Signature AT guitar with DiMarzio pickups through the C+ mode of Ch. 2 into a 2x12 Rectifier Cabinet loaded with Celestion Vintage 30s…

Andy played his Ibanez Signature AT guitar with DiMarzio pickups through the C+ mode of Ch. 2 into a 2x12 Rectifier Cabinet loaded with Celestion Vintage 30s. He also used his Strymon Timeline Delay in the loop of the Mark Five: 25 set to Dual Delay Mode with 500ms and 375ms on each side and an expression pedal from the Timeline to control echo volume. Andy rolled his guitar volume up and down for clean and overdriven sounds.

Andy played his Ibanez Signature AT guitar with DiMarzio pickups through the C+ mode of Ch. 2 into a 2x12 Rectifier Cabinet loaded with Celestion Vintage 30s. He also used his Strymon Timeline Delay in the loop of the Mark Five: 25 set to Dual Delay Mode with 500ms and 375ms on each side and an expression pedal from the Timeline to control echo volume. Andy rolled his guitar volume up and down for clean and overdriven sounds.

In the image, you can see Andy has Fender Reverb behind his George Benson Ibanez signature.

Andy used it to send the clean signal of the guitar directly to the PA system.

Mesa posted a video on their page with him playing through the TA-30 head. Also, this one has been listed as one of his most favourite amps.

During his time with Danger Danger, Andy Timmons used the Peavey Rock Master Pre-amp, as evidenced by a Peavey advertisement featuring his flight case.

Andy's Lone Star and Stiletto rig A/B Comparison with 2x12 Recto Horizontal Cabinets

According to the artist page on the official MESA/Boogie® website, guitarist Andy Timmons is confirmed to use the Mesa Boogie Rectifier 1x12 RECTO® CABINET.