MESA/Boogie Fillmore™ 50 1x12 Combo: Andy Timmons – “Welcome Home”

Andy Timmons plays the song “Welcome Home” from his most recent album Theme From a Perfect World through the new Fillmore 50 1x12 combo. Throughout this performance, Andy is playing through Ch. 2 in the HI Mode, using the volume control on the instrument to control dynamics between higher gain and sustaining sections and near clean and subtle clipped sounds. The Fillmore’s vintage-styled gain is incredibly responsive and ‘cleans up’ beautifully in higher gain modes with lower instrument volumes. With two identical channels, you can configure the Fillmore to deliver different gain levels of the same mode via the foot switch, OR… you can set up the Fillmore for a sparkling clean channel and a desired flavor overdrive or classic gain.

Recorded with Andy’ signature Ibanez AT-100 with DiMarzio Cruiser neck and middle pickups and a Dimarzio AT-1 bridge pickup, through his pedalboard and into the Fillmore 50 1x12 combo. Pedals used during this song were a Strymon Timeline Delay, Strymon Big Sky Reverb, Diamond Tremolo and a GNI Chorus. No other pedals were used during the performance. Mic’d with a Shure KSM 313 and a Shure SM57 and blended 50% each.

Make sure to check out Andy’s Signal and Tones video for “Welcome Home” which goes over the signal path and sounds that Andy used to get the tones you hear in this video:

For more information on the Fillmore™ 50:

And the new line of matching Fillmore Extension Cabinets:

To check out Andy’s latest album, Theme From a Perfect World:

[Sep]

AT is a national treasure. May he never grow old.

[mikesam]

Making a living from music isn't easy and sometimes I just don't want to pick up the guitar but I swear, when I see Andy play, I immediately get an urge to pick up my guitar and give it my all, and Andy is the only guitarist that inspires me in this way because everybody knows that practicing and doing drills, exercises and studying sometimes becomes so repetitive that there are moments you don't feel like it but Andy you're like a pick me up, thanks man. Mike.

[calwells]

My word, I don't think AT has sounded better. Awesome tune, great, great playing and tone to die for. Absolutely smokin'! Andy's dialed in his sound for years, so it's not all the Fillmore, but dang that amp sounds great in AT's hands. When he hits that chorus pedal at the 1:52 mark, I almost died - unbelievable part, perfect sound.

[marday]

I wish my room had this incredible Andy Timmons to hang with ;-) !!!

[bradleystroup]

The crunch on those chords sounds fantastic

[spyderlogan]

I wish my music room had all of those incredible Mesa/Boogie rigs~!!!

[DanielLebronTorres]

Give this man his own signature amp!! Andy Timmons has the best sound in the biz. Amazing guitarrist.

[Phoboss]

Finally, Andy Timmons is back (from Brazil).

[garyjford]

Such an awesome player, picks the perfect notes, the guitar is a voice!

[seanemmettfullerton]

As Randall Smith would say: "a lesson in the virtue of quality." :)
Classic performance! Mesa Engineering and Andy Timmons...

[richardroskell]

Awesome performance by Andy, and great technical information in the notes about the recording set-up. Thanks! I own a Fillmore 50 and your comments about how you can use the HI channel are bang on.

[masque]

great song, great playing, great amp! well done Mesa and Andy!!!

[stroopwafel]

This is a very useful video. It made me appreciate Boogies again. Besides that, it's a delight to hear Andy playing.

[timothymarazita]

Haters gonna hate. Thank goodness there is only one that I found. Kudos to Andy on this song. I know my opinion means nothing, but still like the tone and the song itself.

[pauloamw]

Such beautiful inspiring music. And yes, Mesa Boogie amps.

[Broadfieldpoint]

If there is a better guitarist....Ive not heard one....AT. Class act

[denismguitar]

Thanks Andy! Beautiful, emotionally written and played.

[rigorhead]

Andy Timmons is definitely my favorite guitar player. Him and Brad Paisley.

[dlpasco]

I love hearing how the dirt on this responds to delay and chorus. Sounds fantastic <3

[cabaretgamers]

Andy sounds great as usual, playing and tone wise of course. It's really interesting to hear him not playing his Lonestars. While it always sounds like Andy, it also shows how versatile the Fillmore is. Great job Mesa Boogie!