John Petrucci Guitar solo

an amazing guitar solo from one of his DVDs

[@jeffdawson2786]

This is so cool. He’s not a pointless shredder, but so melodic. 🎸

[@Dankjo]

Was….he turned into a robot…

[@user-oy7gz5bf2h]

@@Dankjo There where lost of cool chords in Petrucci and DT's music. Not that there aren't anymore, but it's really different. Their earlier work was more melodic to me as well.

[@Kinetex]

@@DankjoHe’s still melodic fym lmao

[@riffsthatkill2180]

I dont think this particular solo is a good representation of that -- he was kind of just noodling around pentatonic licks. Not something a shredder would do, but not very melodic either.

[@123612100]

No one is a pointless shredder.

[@6672rock]

I always wondered why he dropped Ibanez for Music Man guitars. His Picasso Ibanez has to be among the coolest looking guitars I've seen in ages. I'll bet the action is buttery-smooth on that axe.

[@natepopodi4770]

I'm not trying to bash Ibanez because I haven't really played them, but once you play Music Man guitars, there is nothing else better. Their necks are a different kind of feel, and if you either like it or hate it.

[@natepopodi4770]

I'm not a huge fan of either, really haha. I'm a Fender guy :P

[@speedoftone2682]

I heard music man guitars are really good, but still in relation to Petrucci's tone and style, I prefer the Ibanez era.. or maybe if he didn't build that huge muscle mass, his playing style would still be the same as before.. just my opinion..

[@OmniscientVirtuosity]

Music man sucks. You're out of your mind. I wouldn't pay more than 700 bucks for any of their garbage. Look at all the players who use them now: EVH, petrucci, Vinnie Moore... They all sound mediocre compared to the superheroes they sounded like with their original axes. And the Ibanez were always the best. Vai, skolnick, petrucci, Moore, Satch, Paul Gilbert??? Do I really have to go on???

[@marinooliveira4204]

6672rock He found on the music man a more comfortable model for him

[@immortalsoloist]

Man this was a totally different John Petrucci. I still love John Petrucci but I sometimes wish he comes back to more of his fusion based stuff :) so many memories!

[@instrumentalist28]

this is when he had awesome tone.

[@speedoftone2682]

agreed! :)

[@markcartel4518]

+isaac thrash true

[@FeatherAce-we8bn]

i like this sound because it reminds me of playing sonic ahaha and it's not too heavy sounding, it's clear and has catchy 90's tunes :)

[@marinooliveira4204]

isaac thrash He has

[@Podzzy]

...and taste

[@VoytasSFRG]

Love that Petrucci's Ibanez sound!!! Nowadays Music Man's is nothing to compare. Miss you old Dream Theater :(

[@solarpower26]

And we miss Mike Portnoy too

[@TheBfutgreg]

@@solarpower26 Sup, heard the news?

[@vinnievicjones1036]

His tone was 100x better back then..

[@NavidKhan84]

also he had soul..I think he mixed dominant lydian mode a lot more which made things interesting

[@4466svenjohnpetrucci]

that ibanez +triaxis and 2:90 rig-best tone ever

[@davidlane147]

VinnieVic Jones Couldn't agree more! And I think he was generally a better player.

[@nicholastotoro7721]

David Lane I call it "The Jordan Rudess Effect." He has progressively added more gain and his playing has become my circus-like and clownish since SFaM. I don't think it's just a coincidence.

[@liakosapostolopoulos4968]

Yes that's true he was way better back then!!!

[@theaterofsouls]

I can listen to that tone all day... bring back the old tone, master Petrucci... Marco Sfogli has your old tone...

[@dancortes2164]

But not his playing :'v

[@WALKET91]

weeellllllll......

[@DanielVerberne]

Fuck yeah! I'd never realised that, but yes, Marco Sfogli has much of early Petrucci bottled and even improved, Sfogli is an incredible lyrical and soulful player and of course, technique to the moon and back.

[@gre8]

Dude, this video lesson taught me so much guitar. What is particularly cool about it is the fact that Petrucci was really trying to teach cool and practical things about guitar playing and not just showing off how hard his solos were and how well he could play them. It is like watching a lesson from a master, who brings himself to other people's level in order to truly teach something.

[@deasnutz4ever]

This takes me back. Back before John sold guitars, amps, pedals, picks, stays at a private mansion. Back when he quietly hid in the back of a guitar world magazine filled to the brim with grunge crap. Love, 15 year old me

[@chrislandrum62]

deasnutz4ever it was a different world

[@PistolsPlayground]

🤣🤣🤣 your comment was spot on and took me back to being a kid in the mid-ninetees.

[@BrandonRayhaun]

his tone is sooo amazing here

[@LaughingMantiis]

I've spent probably 30 minutes rewinding the lick from 1:03 - 1:06 , it's so good !

[@wahyudisyaputra3947]

is that a fusion style ?

[@KasSo89]

Sad to be you then if it took you 30 mins xd

[@DatSacredGamer]

@@KasSo89 sad of you to reply to a 2 year old comment just to say that.

[@rodrigorivera4679]

@@KasSo89 what an asshole

[@MrTubularBalls]

@@wahyudisyaputra3947 Yeah, it sounds like something Frank Gambale might play. Petrucci has cited him as influence, so that's not a surprise.

[@tryank12]

2:31 Ooooo that's baby making music right there...

[@charlesdjones1]

One of the sweetest licks I've ever heard at 1:35, like for real.

[@cartenmcliam]

0:50 That Sweet Child O' Mine lick

[@itsvoogle]

Its been many many years since i first listened to JP and dream theater..my taste in music has constantly changed morphed and evolved..i have heard and seen brilliant musicians and guitarists play...many have become my all time favorite new artists!! But there is still and never will be a better or a more amazing player than JP for me

[@xXxglassgowdreamxXx]

YES

[@lamborgatti-4783]

Punished Venom Snake there are plenty of players better the JP jason Becker,yngwie,Paul Gilbert,bucket head,Steve via,joe satriani,Jason Richardson,these players are more innovative creative and just better st guitar than JP,theirs obviously more but it’s mostly a personal preference

[@counterfit5]

I would not rate Yngwie above JP

[@thepetruccinator6318]

@@counterfit5 you’d be right not to

[@crusheverything4449]

@@lamborgatti-4783- If you can’t spell “there’s”, maybe you should refrain from posting anything. Just a thought.

[@PyroShredder982]

Love this “dark fusion” sound

[@Bartekdex]

His old style is soo amazing... God this harmony, GREAT!

[@sebulban]

John Petrucci Rock Discipline. I had this in VHS when it came out. Those warm up exercises are brilliant and this Example 16 was my favourite part of the set. Brings back so much good memories. The tone and this signature guitar are still epic 😊

[@majorcohayco4590]

Petrucci in Ibanez was way better than the present petrucci in Musicman. Ibanez petrucci was very Epic

[@JapJackson]

Yes - I&W and Awake era, the best playing Petrucci ever put out! So much more tasteful!

[@Metallicazor]

its not about the speed and stuff, its how nice and melodic his solos sound what makes him such a genius.

[@arnoldr1746]

love that guitar !

[@Mandskull]

That riffage in the beginning is SOO GOOD

[@777petrucci]

my god, i started to love Petrucci with this song... i cant even explain how this guy changed my point of view of music in my life... just a genius!

[@RLuteran]

I wish there was a video that went all day for that first one. So melodic and it's in 5/4 which makes it even better

[@Japfiio]

Ahh!! I remember how I practiced to this DVD with my old acoustic guitar back in 2003. It completely changed the way I played. Thank you John Petrucci!

[@FutureBreed13]

these songs really need to be included on an album, they are sooo good!!! :D

[@MagicMush88]

I save this video 14 years ago and I’ve watched it probably 100 times! Never gets old ❤️

[@Simoto92]

Seriously, his tone is almost too perfect! ITS INSANE!!

[@marcelyx1]

Nice to see him smile at the beggining, that just proves how much he loves and aprecciates music! \m/

[@alkis00]

If DT had used this , it would have been a legendary song..

[@Armunzen]

+alkis00skdo well most DT songs from this era are legendary anyways

[@alkis00]

+Armunzen agreed :3

[@sashingopaul3111]

who is DT?

[@alminportillo3566]

Sashin Gopaul wtf

[@sashingopaul3111]

It could either be Dream Theater or Devin Townsend

[@ndrea232]

This is the Petrucci I loved.

[@deltafit]

Have you noticed most of the great players..Gilbert, Vai, Petrucci all have giant fingers/hands perfect for the guitar. It helps soooo much. I'm stuck with mini sausages for fingers. The struggle is real :'(

[@ipojuca22]

deltafit You must know a fat guy with chubby fingers called Yngwie Malmsteen.

[@jnudel]

deltafit Or Michael Romeo

[@Deathshuck]

deltafit What about Shawn Lane? He had average hands, but despite this he could outplay anybody. The struggle is more in your mind than in your hands.

[@evilcowboy]

deltafit I agree with others it is more a mind over matter thing. The size of your hands is a very small portion of playing. It only matters with things like figuring out what radius feel more comfortable to you and so forth. For example I have short fingers for my size. This makes it easier for me to play 11 to 14 radius necks because they are almost flat and I don't have to reach over a radius to grab a note. Ibanez wizard necks are awesome to me. I got a fender, peavy, dean and schecter. The one I am more comfortable playing is the schecter simply because the radius is just right on it. Don't worry you'll get it and those fingers will be flying over the fingerboard soon enough. Just practice practice practice. Good luck dude.

[@Yakushii]

Juanchi Nudel I think he goes by "God" these days. A god with tiny carrot fingers, but still.

[@delorianknight4870]

Early Petrucci Is the Best of all of them.

[@Shredwizard445]

His phrasing seems more mature here somehow?

[@alexreever5788]

@@giorgosk2884 rlly doesnt. Also vai has so bad bote choice. His modies suck ass

[@javiercortes5972]

Best tone EVER...!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@6-string-silliness]

Incredible! This is one of the best impros I've ever heard.

[@TheKyleplaysguitar]

He looks so happy in the beginning. :)

[@vesperxing1259]

Milky chocolate tone with melodic cool licks master petrucci

[@bxhrbr4940]

One of the coolest videos on youTube.

[@TheOtherJackBlack]

Such a badass guitarist. I love how the tags say ernie ball music man and yet this was back when he still was with Ibanez

[@chicexpression]

I love to see John smiling

[@TheGoodSon89]

this is the best guitar JP ever played!

[@JorgeCanela]

This reminds me of the Images and Words era... Fantastic!

[@epicvsfvror]

This is the real Petrucci! The gifted one who still played with soul and feeling. Now He's just a cold shred machine.....

[@danithomas_]

This tone was amazing one ❤️

[@Unratedrhr]

when Petrucci plays, he just makes every guitar look small no matter how many frets it has...God bless him :)

[@thestarsmydestinyy]

What a genius, absolute guitar God.

[@Emmanuelle_Neo09]

those Dimarzio pickups sounds great

[@sanjivharikumar]

Ah yes they are, it was his Dimarzio Steve's Special Pickups that gave the juicy tone of his Ibanez guitars. He uses Illuminators now :/ which are okay but Steve's Special Pickups were way better.

[@eldirtyfaygo5395]

@@sanjivharikumar I thought it was the tone zone with the humbuckers from hell? Can someone please clarify this so I can buy the pickups! I love his 90's tone!

[@hardhatarea]

I love this song. Such a pity it never appeared on a real CD.

[@isk8withemerica]

for all those saying that john petrucci has become a "SHREDDER" or isn't "Melodic" anymore... i just have three words for you... "THE SHATTERED FORTREES"... one of his best solos EVER!!!

[@rushbum]

this is when petrucci was awesome i loved his ibanez tone the best

[@JeremiahFernandez]

amazing how his playing doesn't sound dated at all

[@ordonez187]

dammit this is soooo good dream theater shouldve taken this concept and made a song with it

[@RedChalklines]

@TheSchrism John Petrucci is probably one of the best, if not the best, guitarplayer when it comes to his technique. It's absolutely amazing how well he controls his guitar. He's definitely one of my favorites.

[@beeblebrux2112]

Every time I see the Ibanez JPM, I regret not buying one when I was a young guitar player. I played one in my local mall music store in 1997 and the sticker on it was $899! Knowing how generous the owner was, especially with younger players, I could've probably got it for ~750. Now, they sell for $2500 easily. And they're not easy to come by To all you new guitar players, guitars are an amazing investment. Good guitars only go up in value over time if they are taken care of properly. My brother has probably owned 50 guitars over the last 25 years, with 20 or so in his collection at any given time, and he has yet to lose money on any he has sold. He even had a used Telecaster that he "didn't like the feel of", and still made money when he sold his two weeks after he bought it

[@fireoffenix100]

So fluid.. He's great..

[@ironwolg]

wish he'd take some of this and put it in the new solo album. i'd also love to hear gemini recorded properly

[@mdm73100]

John is the best metal guitarist in all levels period.!

[@OBZ]

I'm an experienced musician. I measured his playing speed in this video and can say with full confidence that in this video, John is playing at roughly 4 billion notes per second.

[@laler7687]

Bullshit

[@gordontubbs]

Rock Discipline was a very helpful DVD for me. It's kind of antithetical because he doesn't explain scales or gets too involved in theory, he simply goes over right hand and left hand technique and provides you with knowledge of how to improve your "chops" but not necessarily how to play melodic guitar solos.

[@mitchcoull6290]

This was after Images and Words(which had Under A Glass Moon on it) around 94 when Awake come out so really, he already had the lick written for lets say, 2 years before he played that solo there. Just some trivia for ya ;) I could be wrong with the exact dates but for the main part, this Instructional Video was recorded after he had recorded Under A Glass Moon.

[@SebastianPersini]

i love this track

[@legato4412]

Awesome!

[@Returnality]

As a response to porpoisefathom (since I can't respond to him because KZbin sucks donkey balls now), you have no clue what you're talking about. Petrucci uses a number of linear patterns, but is far from up and down. I mean, just listen to the Under a Glass Moon solo. lots of switching between modes in very subtle and clever ways, not to mention some chromatics, and it's very anti-linear. As for Govan, I'm absolutely stunned. There so many examples of him ending on places other than the tonic I don't even know where to begin. He also frequently uses odder patterns and skips degrees within the patterns (and when I mean frequently, I mean A LOT) so to say that he is linear just blows my mind. Govan is one of the least generic and least linear guitar players in HISTORY. Porpoisefathom is a really good example of unfathomable stupidity.

[@julypradana3093]

I so love him when he was using ibanez JPM signature the sound was fucking craziest

[@davidsossna80]

John Petrucci at his best!

[@JapJackson]

Yeah Petrucci and co. were at their best during the I&W and Awake days. Also his Ibanez was so much cooler than his EB model. So much more identifiable.

[@khatholic]

I agree. The Petrucci's Musicman guitars are amazing, especially the bluish one that shines about fifty different colors, but I like the Ibanez sound alot better.

[@Manny1222]

The way he plays here will always be better than blurring out notes at high speeds. That is-if that is all someone does.

[@shaefferharris1071]

😮awezm

[@gabrielepirovano465]

what a phrasing. incredible. long life to the king JP

[@PatrikFilmMaker]

When he was little, all the bullies at school I insulted, because it was clumsy, overweight, and could be inattentive in class, then she decided not to leave the house more, and so he took a guitar to pass the time, and focused only about her, 24 hours a day, and so was born Petrucci

[@MrPeterPay]

Is this an actual song or just improvisation? Sounds awesome!

[@jimmybeam4328]

This was when his influence from steve vai, joe satirani , etc REALLY showed, then he later showed his own style, the john we know now is not bound by influences, but by his own character.

[@DakotaBassChannel]

I wish he still used this guitar!!!

[@sakk3d]

Why doesnt he play like that today? Nowadays he sounds so boring =( 90s I like much more 90s Petrucci.

[@OmniscientVirtuosity]

Got old. Stopped playing ibanez. No longer inspired. From Dream and Day to Metropolis he was at his best. All ibanez. It's been downhill ever since. I haven't bought an album since the one with "as I am." Can't even remember the name of album smh. Losing Moore was a killer. Petrucci will always be awesome but like Yngwie, he well past prime and just fooling around now. Not that great any longer

[@MattySOP]

OmniscientVirtuosity another moron who will never be 1/100th of a player that Petrucci is

[@cenaakashakash]

Just shut up and enjoy,John is still amazing and will be amazing forever....John is evolving his music day by day which is awesome..

[@murrymurf]

John Petrucci please go back to Ibanez guitars.

[@julianrose9883]

Why would he? He has a whole line of signature guitars over with Music Man.

[@murrymurf]

Because his Ibanez tone from Images is his best.

[@marinooliveira4204]

For your ears And he choose this model because he found more comfortable for him

[@TheBaldMiddleAgedMetalHead]

Youth is a huge advantage, people have peaks and JP peaked around this time. Its not unusual or abnormal in anyway, he was amazing. Just enjoy it.

[@LeeeroyJenkems]

That tone is too good.

[@karlkanner3467]

...but can he play smoke on the water?

[@juancarlosbodoke7890]

G3 LIVE IN TOKYO

[@franciscoestefano4207]

ijlajdadajkd xDD , that's for noobs :v

[@ProgMax1992]

Karl Kanner I read that one all the time :D Funny enough that in almost every case the guitar player in question actually played that song somewhere being recorded ;)

[@mladenmartinov2432]

Smoke on the water is so hard even for Petrucci

[@paulgraves1392]

He still struggles with the main intro for We will rock you.

[@drako77719]

Reminds me of Andy timmons

[@jonnyquest8774]

MusicAttack I LOVE Andy Timmons! Such great tone and feel! One of my faves!

[@nathancruz2843]

Wow, love seeing this vid again. Half of the views are from me 16 years ago studying his vids. lol

[@6Blu6Storm6]

Happiest Guitarist Ever.

[@mufidilhamputrawisuda4479]

What the title of backing track?

[@WestonTrefry]

Yngwie made 96 accounts to hit thumbs down. Probably is setting up another at the moment.

[@williamscholes6910]

Weston Trefry yngvie has been known to let his ego talk for him

[@aziel9141]

Its really unecessary to talk shit about a guitarist in another guitarist's video. Just enjoy Petrucci playing. No need to bring anyone down

[@illlanoize23]

This comments 5 years old and made me crack up

[@timhughes1327]

Love his tone here ! 🖤🎶🖤

[@kevinneace9008]

It's really interesting that, while I like this tone way more than his current one, his early Music Man tone, like the one on his solo album, isn't that different, and it's still awesome. His current (distorted) tone is muddy and has too much chorus.

[@nino9273]

Kevin Neace you're completely right. His early music man jp6 models had the steve's special and air Norton, the same pickups as his ibanez. The early jp6 models don't sound very different from the ibanez for that reason

[@Deviliumrei]

I wish I would find a shirt with a print like on John's guitar : /

[@hotrod8915]

It's a Picasso style design so u might find something along those lines. It's so early 90s looking it reminds me of my youth.

[@FeatherAce]

i love how the sound trails off when he flicks into the next pickup position. it works on almost any guitar and sounds cool

[@weredog132]

amazing guitar

[@jaimezwirtes4308]

I can do it. Hold my beer

[@victordominguez4624]

ahh the good old days when petrucci used an ibanez not that ernie ball bullshit.

[@victordominguez4624]

shuck yourself corn man

[@jumpfart666]

Victor Dominguez those Ernie Ball guitars are ugly as fuck

[@jumpfart666]

Marino Oliveira don't cry 😂

[@marinooliveira4204]

jumpfart666 Ibanez and music man are the best brands ever

[@theodoro89]

Beautiful! Unbelievable how beautiful this sounds....

[@arrackattack]

i know it always gives me shivers

[@VGireesh]

.........BUT DOES HE . . . . . . . . DJENT?????????? B) #BoredAF

[@alextownsend8112]

Lol

[@j.m.silva__]

Haha I know where you come from. He doesn't djent really.

[@TheDeffend]

stop

[@pavelpondit9281]

His Looks was 1000x better back then... He Ruined his looks now..

[@baibhabadhikari]

Forget about his looks, his fingers are enough to get chicks, he shreds others face off

[@rafael.adorna]

Just so everyone is aware, most of the intro with powerchords and all that, can be found in the Rock Discipline book under "Example 35"

[@SkinnyBonezz126]

John Petrucci, You are the man! Happy Birthday!

[@MatteoFenzi]

99 Justin Bieber's fans!