Andy started playing in his early teens. He joined his first band at 17 while attending Lane Tech H.S. "Right Track" played Classic & Current Rock Cover's and They won the Gordon Tech "Battle of the Bands" then the "Grand Jam '83".   "We played for about 8 yrs give or take...the 80's you know. I played with Vivid Imagination for about 2 yrs...all local bars, and "was still playing the classics". "I found Head First when Ray asked If I would be interested in jammin again... ...After some shots...well you can guess the rest".   Andy's influences; "...most of the classic 70's Les Paul Players/Band favorites...... Eric Johnson, Gary Moore, Steve Morse, Rhoades, Blackmore, Page, David Gilmore.   Andy's Equipment: A Transparent-Red Quilted-Maple 1999 Musicman Axis, A Sunburst 2000 Hamer Studio Custom, A Black 2000 Fender Stratacoustic Acoustic/Electric, A Cherry-burst 2001 Gibson Les Paul Standard,
And An Olympic White 2005 Fender 70's Reissue Stratocaster.
  Andy uses Dunlop Tortex .88mm picks.

Andy connects to his amplifier via a
Sennheiser FP72 FreePORT UHF Instrument Wireless System. His Amplifiers are a Marshall JCM 2000 Amp Head driving a VHT Twin Celstion Cabinet, or
A 2005 Line-6 Spider II 212 (Combining 150 Watts with 12 Amp Models & 7 Psychotic Effects!). Pedal's Include: A DanElectro Analog Delay, A DOD Classic Overdrive, And A Morley Bad-Horsie Wah Pedal. Andy Uses An Electro Voice PL88 Microphone.