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TONE NAME: Andy Timmons - Variable Halo

  • Created with: Helix LT
  • Author:
  • Song:
    Love > Hate; Recovery; When words fail; Electric Gypsy; On your way sweet soul
  • Band:
    Andy Timmons, Lara Basilio, Josh Smith, Jack Thammarat, Paul Gibert
  • Guitarist:
    Andy Timmons
  • Amp:
    Mesa Boogie Lonestar with Halo reverb
  • Guitar:
    Ibanez - works with humbuckers and single coil
  • Body-type:
    Solid Body
  • Pickup / Position:
    Humbucker / Bridge-Neck
  • Tuning/Strings:
    Standard / E A D G B E
  • Style:
    Blues (Chicago, Texas, etc.)
  • Date: 3/28/26
  • Downloads: 187
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  • Comments:
    This is a preset I made after watching Andy Timmons play with his band. Besides using his signature Halo pedal he uses an expression pedal to adjust the intensity of the Halo effect, i.e. less or more delay/echo effect._ I used a Lonestar model with two 4x Cali V30 cabs in parallel. Two delay pedals combined create the Halo sound and the intensity can be adjusted with the Helix expression pedal. Global BMP should be set at 140.__ I used two distortion pedals (Rat, Timmy), and added a Kinky boost which can be used to provide a bit extra oomph to cut through the mix. Andy uses his volume knob (with treble bleed circuit) to clean up the sound and it works really well with this preset___ A spring reverb, chorus and looper are also included in this preset, as well as some compression at the beginning and end of the loop.___ You may want to adjust some settings to your taste.___ Have fun!___ Andy Timmons, Lara Basilio, Josh Smith, Jack Thammarat, Nick Johnstoon, Marco Sfogli, Neil Zaza, Vinnie Moore, Andy Wood, Steve Morse, Guthrie Govan, Pete Thorn

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