G4 Experience and Paul Gilbert’s Great Guitar
with your AT100. What about that instrument
ANDY: Bill Cummiskey, who used to work at
Escape summer camps. What do you enjoy
do you love most?
Ibanez. I put them in the guitar, they were kind
most about doing those events?
of “Stratty” but a little beefier, and matched the
ANDY: If I had to have one guitar to do
bridge pickup. Bill recommended the Wilkinson
everything for the rest of my career, that would
Gotoh bridge too.
be it. In the studio I use it a lot because it’s such
Paul Gilbert, Joe Satriani, and Andy rehearsing at the 2014
G4 Experience
a natural extension of how I think musically,
MESA-BOOGIE LONESTAR
how I think sonically. It covers Strat territory,
[CG] Lonestars have been your go to amps for
humbucker territory, and has a tremolo. I have
some time now. They come stock with 6L6s,
lots of other guitars, but nothing that’s able
but there’s a switch you can flip on the back of
to cover as much ground. Sometimes in the
the amp that allows you to swap them out for
studio I fine tune things, try a different style of
EL34s, which is what you prefer to use. Why
pickup, or different body wood, but I couldn’t
is that?
play those guitars live.
ANDY: Everyone’s there for the same reason,
ANDY: Don’t forget to flip that switch! The way
a hunger and desire to improve. There’s this
[CG] You’ve been using your signature
it tightens up the low end a little bit is perfect for
natural camaraderie between all these players.
DiMarzio AT-1 in the bridge position since 2001.
the articulation I like.
Who turned you on to the Cruisers you’re using
TOP GEAR // IBANEZ AT100 SIGNATURE
the middle and neck positions?
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MODEL
Andy talks about his signature DiMarzio AT-1 pickup and
Ibanez AT100CL guitar
[CG] It’s clear you have a deep connection
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