An Andy Timmons SS?

[straycat113]

What is with Texas that the cream of the crop is always sent down to that state, must be Keith. Hey Keith ever think of moving to NY lol.

[Hakan]

I am planning to get the same pickups for my silo special. Do you have any sound sample that I can hear before decide?

[mike_baugh]

Yea, the cruisers are definitely fatter sounding single coils, and with the 250Ks I'm sure even more so. For some reason I did not get along with the cruiser as much in my Silo Special. I wonder how much of a difference there is between the neck and bridge model.

Now to go a TINY bit off topic but on topic at the same time...someone should put THIS in Mr. Timmons' hands!!!

Andy Timmons played my silhouette special (which has an AT 1 and bridge cruiser in it and I also kept the 250k pots, cooler tone to my ears)

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Interestingly his neck felt exactly the same as mine, seriously, those were his words! so I tried his AT100 and to my shock and surprise it felt identical!

[Hind]

Hehe, I guess that this sunburst beauty would be a no-brainer for quite a few fellow knuckleheads here. Despite the fact that EBMMs play and sound pretty awesome, I strongly doubt that Andy would ever again swap his Ibanez AT-100 for a longer period of time.

I just listened to a very intimate interview with Andy that gives a couple of interesting insights, e.g., that Andy considered endorsing Fender because people usually assign particular music styles with the headstock they see next to a guitarist ... which in turn may have closed some doors for him. But I guess he's pretty happy with the way his career has developed so far.

If you'd like to give the interview a listen, here you go ...

[Tim O'Sullivan]

Yea, the cruisers are definitely fatter sounding single coils, and with the 250Ks I'm sure even more so. For some reason I did not get along with the cruiser as much in my Silo Special. I wonder how much of a difference there is between the neck and bridge model.

Now to go a TINY bit off topic but on topic at the same time...someone should put THIS in Mr. Timmons' hands!!!

Are the big dots something that is being rolled out to all new EBMM guitars? I like the little ones, very classy indeed...

[BrickGlass]

That thing is incredible looking. Gorgeous guitar.

[JasonT]

Hehe, I guess that this sunburst beauty would be a no-brainer for quite a few fellow knuckleheads here. Despite the fact that EBMMs play and sound pretty awesome, I strongly doubt that Andy would ever again swap his Ibanez AT-100 for a longer period of time.

I just listened to a very intimate interview with Andy that gives a couple of interesting insights, e.g., that Andy considered endorsing Fender because people usually assign particular music styles with the headstock they see next to a guitarist ... which in turn may have closed some doors for him. But I guess he's pretty happy with the way his career has developed so far.

If you'd like to give the interview a listen, here you go ...

That was a great interview! Thanks for posting that!

Would love to hear more opinions on the Timmons pups.

[Hind]

Would love to hear more opinions on the Timmons pups.

I own one of the very first Ibanez AT-100s and these pickups have totally converted my tonal preferences. I was a Humbucker-only guy for a VERY long time, loving the singing and smooth sound of neck humbuckers. However, the DiMarzio Cruisers even deliver more as they have a unique and versatile tonal characteristic that can go from as twangy as singlecoil to as fat as a humbucker. The AT-signature humbucker complements the HSS-configuration perfectly and makes it my favorite pickup set, period.

[agt]

Great interview. Andy really is a down to earth guy with tremendous talent who obviously loves what he does.

[JasonT]

I own one of the very first Ibanez AT-100s and these pickups have totally converted my tonal preferences. I was a Humbucker-only guy for a VERY long time, loving the singing and smooth sound of neck humbuckers. However, the DiMarzio Cruisers even deliver more as they have a unique and versatile tonal characteristic that can go from as twangy as singlecoil to as fat as a humbucker. The AT-signature humbucker complements the HSS-configuration perfectly and makes it my favorite pickup set, period.

Thanks for your thoughts. I'm thinking of putting them in a mahagony bodied guitar like one of his other models.

[Hind]

No worries, because I also have an AT-200 in my collection. I upgraded it later with DiMarzios although the Ibanez stock-pickups did a really good job. However, the Cruisers are the real deal and won't disappoint you soundwise - neither in an alder or a mahogany body. Give it a try!