Andy Timmons

Andy Timmons is one of those guitarists who quietly built a reputation so deep that serious players just nod when his name comes up. Growing up in Evansville, Indiana, he cut his teeth in the hard rock world with Danger Danger in the late '80s and early '90s, but his real artistic identity always lived beyond the band context. His Andy Timmons Band work is where he really opened up — melodic, soulful, technically jaw-dropping without ever feeling like a shred exercise. What I love most is how he makes the guitar sing rather than just scream; there's genuine emotion in his phrasing that a lot of technically gifted players never find. He's the kind of guitarist other guitarists study, and for good reason.

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Name (English)

Andy Timmons

Name (Japanese)

アンディ・ティモンズ

Reading

あんでぃ・てぃもんず

Born

July 26, 1963 (age 63)

Origin

Evansville, Indiana, United States

Occupation

guitarist / composer / musician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Rabbit

High school

William Henry Harrison High School

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttp://www.andytimmons.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy%20Timmons
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q527884

Tags

• Indiana
• guitarist
• composer
• musician

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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