John Petrucci | Dream Theater's "Barstool Warrior" | Track Deconstruct

The 2019 Ernie Ball Music Man John Petrucci Majesty makes its debut on Dream Theater’s "Distance Over Time" album. Petrucci gives us a look under the hood of the track “Barstool Warrior” with the album’s engineer, Jimmy T, as part of our Track Deconstruct series. They talk tone, technique and inspiration for a song that shows off the many colors and characteristics of Petrucci’s iconic signature model.
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[@60secondguitarlessons]

T: Mr. Petrucci, how do you want your tone P: Many hawks are flying around you... offering words that encourages you. T: Got it.

[@wrenis_pinkle]

Bruh trying to act like he has synesthesia but he just has dork syndrome.

[@Flornmonk]

Every good record should come standard with a video like this

[@tylerjacobson8012]

Flornmonk no. Deconstruction and breaking down of a song ruins the magical aura around the tune. A good magician doesn’t show his hand. Take a page out of David Lynch’s book and keep everything hushed.

[@faustoorieta]

@@tylerjacobson8012 That's actually a really good opinion

[@djoHn548]

Tyler Jacobson that’s an awesome opinion. And I agree with it to a point. I do love videos like this because I’m a musician and love to see what’s going through their mind when they made it/ the process.

[@CynationTv]

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[@slyde6784]

@@tylerjacobson8012 as a musician and fan of dream theater I honestly respectfully disagree with you completely. It brings more magic from the song to me. Learning more about what makes it tick brings more substance and authenticity and mojo if you will lol I wish they would do it more. To each his own though

[@DiegoPujolT]

Please do more like this, Guitar Center.

[@KingJerbear]

Dream Theater is talented, but my god, Jimmy T is a wealth of knowledge. Having a guy like that on your team is the way to ensure success. Top notch.

[@eMysterium]

This guy saw it 4 years ago. Jimmy T is a huge part of why they got he grammy.

[@123lowp]

Yeah this is one of the best sounding Dream Theater albums for sure.

[@scorpiusbalthazar4327]

The surround sound part sucks, it's barely there. Why come out with a 5.1 version if you're not going to use the surrounds?

[@jakubvanous8934]

We all need D/T album version with all instrument stem.

[@jeremyluke8022]

Jakub Vaňous that’s what I’m saying I love when they give an instrumental version of the album let’s face it those guys playing is why I listen not the story or singing part

[@peaceinpresence5538]

@@jeremyluke8022 Exactly. They really should release all instrumental versions of every song

[@147pablox]

@@peaceinpresence5538 They did.

[@raytheater]

I absolutely appreciate the work that Jimmy T did here. How many albums have Mangini played with Dream Theater? This is the first album where I hear Mangini sounding like Mangini.

[@amo757]

Yes! Finally we can hear how good a player he is.

[@karaokeofficial2136]

True level of MM

[@surj1kal]

Seriously, it’s the best sounding album in years

[@arcadedomination8006]

JP's use of muting is so helpful to add dimension to my playing, it's one of those little things you don't think about too often but makes all the difference.

[@dimesnake]

JP seems like a great guy... And he is!

[@christianheinke3042]

This song is one of the best Dream Theater songs EVER!👍 See you in Germany, Oberhausen 15th june 2019

[@J-Koha-PhD]

JP's sensory imagination seems exceptional, making the band so fitting to the name Dream Theater (visual dimension added). His guitar tone invoking chocolate cake before and now his imagery of him on the mountain top with hawks flying by him is great.. the names D. Theater and Images and Words set the course for the musicians forever it seems..

[@wrenis_pinkle]

Really? Dude sounded like a complete dork. He was even laughing at himself.

[@ajrugp]

I could watch 372 hours of this in one sitting.

[@jolesgarcia4812]

Jimmy T is the Real MVP on this Album!

[@kitpalmer1583]

agreed, especially after the dismal sound of the last few albums

[@kevindudley9617]

Distance Over Time has a terrific mix. I hope they continue working with Jimmy T. on subsequent efforts. Being a bass player, I particularly liked how John Myung's bass sounds throughout too.

[@ivangomez8584]

Jimmy T: How many tracks want to use John? John: Yes!!

[@Znernicus]

It's really cool to get a closer look at DT production with the DAW included!

[@codekhalil6437]

One thing everyone keeps saying is how damn good this mix was. From top to bottom. Buy that barn! Mix everything there from this point forward! Also, awesome to hear Jimmy T break it down with the man mountain himself!

[@jeremyluke8022]

Code Khalil BUY THAT BARN NOW! Omg yea best sounding ever so powerful

[@mikeriesco6174]

He totally couldn't keep a straight face with the "guitar god on the mountaintop, with each note being a hawk flying all around you" imagery. I totally love the Tap-like prog-god excess being invoked here. Go John!! 😎

[@wrenis_pinkle]

That's because it's over-the-top corny. He wants to have synesthesia, but he only has dork syndrome.

[@DMackey]

More studio videos like this please! Awesome.

[@kallolbanerjee]

“You got to have the visualization” ... that’s why I am such a big fan of this man.

[@shoreline4]

I love being in the studio and gaining new insights into recording techniques....well...I can't get enough of it. Thanks for letting us in!

[@mmblaake]

watching 5 years later: John especially and perhaps the rest of the band, have amazing engineering and producer knowledge. Yet, use professional sound engineers to recreate their (John's) ideas. Makes for an amazing production every time, an all time favorite guitarist, well-deserved recognition

[@way2sh0rt07grad]

“Gotcha so it’s more musical basically” 😂

[@Ikanter]

Damn, this kind of videos is what most of us really need. John and Jimmy is really a great guy, I mean.. he talked so many things and tried to explain in the way we would understand. Please do more vids like this!

[@robinflick5516]

Thanks for that video! One thing is to talk about gear and techniques but the other is to show it with sound examples. These isolated tracks help so much with understanding the decisions they made.

[@CoscarelliFan]

Kudos to John and the engineer for sharing this with GC and us all. Love the behind the scenes and the Pro Tools inside info.

[@marc-antoinemetivier2854]

What a time to be alive to have these videos to go along new great records that come out. Thank you!

[@5150gtrman]

Best sounding DT album so far...they should keep recording in that "barn"

[@continuum288]

This is the best video I have ever seen of this type! Thanks guys! i'll be watching even more of this in the future! So many great points and showing your skills as who you are as what ya'll do! Cheers!

[@scottwhitlow8468]

Need more videos like this breaking down the songs from a production standpoint. Great information!

[@Luxdg]

I love this man, thanks Guitar Center for the video

[@manswer36]

we want more of these kind of videos!!!! JP rules! such a great guy and a phenomenal musician!

[@BreakingAllIllusions]

I can listen to the maestro talk all day long. Magnificent album, beautiful song. I just can't get enough of "Distance Over Time". It's going to go down in history as one of the most iconic Progressive Rock / Metal album. I may sound like a fan boy but I'm not being biased at all in my opinion. There IS NOT one weak song on the album. All 10 tracks have their own unique identity and doesn't sound jaded or boring for even a second. 'S2N' is my favorite song on the album. John Petrucci is GOAT \m/ \m/

[@dinghaoluo2769]

Sameer Sharma I agree to a great extent but would rather say that out of reach was somewhat cliches and sounded boring... maybe it was because the other 9 songs are soooooo good

[@fredrikstaffansson4473]

DOT was a really boring by-the-numbers prog metal album in my opinion. So stating for a fact that it's an iconic album without bad songs is biased, as well as I'm biased.

[@BreakingAllIllusions]

@@dinghaoluo2769: When 'Vacant' was released on "Train of Thought", many people thought the same. Folks had identical thoughts when 'Along For The Ride' was released on "Dream Theater". "Out of Reach" is a track which a listener would interpret in his or her own way. It doesn't have a definitive meaning to it in my opinion. I guess it's something which is subjective and people can draw their own conclusion upon listening to it!

[@BreakingAllIllusions]

@@fredrikstaffansson4473: I personally had a similar connect with this album which I had with "Awake" when I first listened to it. "Distance Over Time" has a kind of vibe which is difficult to elaborate. I may sound biased towards d/t, however to me it is one of the most iconic Progressive Rock / Metal album released in a long time by DT!

[@jeremyluke8022]

Sameer Sharma I hear ya bro I can’t stop listening I love when they do records like this pale blue dot for me

[@jamesmarciniec4787]

Love this. Keep them coming 😃🎸🎶

[@ambarabasti8872]

The sound of Barstool Warrior's solo is so damn powerful. I played the guitar years ago and DT was my inspiration. I heard so many solos, and I can say without any doubt that this solo is an amazing evolution of what petrucci played before. Congratulations to dt and the staff that work for this amazing album, I hope to enjoy it live very soon.

[@thunderanderson]

Incredible view into the world of DT music. Thanks for sharing with us mere mortals !

[@DanielRezendeGuitar]

Guitar Center, love you for make it happen!

[@drleonardoromanotorres0920]

The best song of DT, just amazing lyrics and music, Blow my mind away this song!

[@felipesazo9970]

I was expecting something like this analysis, those videos are very instructional

[@60secondguitarlessons]

Love this in depth talk!

[@BedroomGuitarHero]

This is so amazing, thank you so much!

[@JGMBear]

Such a masterpiece!! Awesome!

[@arthurmurfitt7698]

My FAVE track on the album

[@tylerbailey9329]

I'm an atheist, but this makes me want to convert to Petruccism.

[@tankanstein5125]

recently I took over the world by storm with this religion ! (in civilization) it was quite glorious

[@DiegoPujolT]

Welcome, my brother.

[@Zeynep-xq4yr]

He looks like jesus

[@wilddrum78]

I'm sorry for your choice. To each it's own

[@mygracepa]

😅 maksute iku lhoo

[@coreyyates3385]

More of these please!!!!!!

[@alainvmusic]

That mix is beautiful

[@jeremyluke8022]

These are so cool I had no idea that much goes in to making a song those lil things you don’t even know your hearing but it’s there cause it adds to the whole emotion the feel of the song wow great work guys Jesus

[@BassMeister17]

I totally didn't hear the e-bow guitar layers, under the solo at 14:41, as guitars. I actually thought it was a string pad, or similar from Jordan. I love finding out about stuff like this!

[@jasonwatt621]

Favorite song on the record!

[@brainiaclego4889]

I love JP's laughing

[@Diegosaurio]

8:38 The Dreamcatcher IS the bridge pickup, not the rainmaker (neck)

[@stevesmith3990]

Love the new album, one of their best.

[@juanantonioguijarrocuadros6513]

Best solo

[@MrDim09]

I started play guitar at 15 years old.I almpst stoped for many years , and at my 45 started again with a new guitar. Petrucci was one of the reason.(Although i still cant play him...)

[@drleonardoromanotorres0920]

The best song of DT, amazing, I love it...

[@axe2rock]

Awesome interview!

[@chrisshurtz5541]

Man, I try to have conversations with my buddies about the intricacies; tones and time signatures; the precision and mesh of all the instruments, and how this Album is Mangini's best work (to me).... And they just look at me with that blank stare and say "what the f***k you talking about?". Depressing.

[@Max72TheOnlyOne]

Best song of the album... big John!

[@nixneato]

"I could have WENT"? TWICE???? :) Awesome video, once again.

[@mhsandifer]

Awesome. Thanks for doing these. I'd love to see just a little more info concerning any special mic placement, is there any DI and re-amping on any tracks, any special multiband/compression applied and where. We here in our Mississippi swamp really appreciate the talent and knowledge that goes into DT productions since the beginning.

[@IamtheActionman]

This was fun...thanks GC

[@Harjawaldar]

He looks like a renaissance man, like DaVinci

[@JohnsJustSaiyan]

Harjawaldar He IS Italian. Catholic Italian.

[@aymanhazim4639]

Best song of the album

[@iananderson6994]

This is gold

[@josebenignojunior]

Perfect video!

[@thunderanderson]

LOL ! Hawks flying, dream dealing, master of all ! No wonder I love this band for the last 30 years!

[@jjeshardin]

This was amazing. Like a Soaring Hawk. :)

[@sebastianjansson6436]

I totally get the visual Petrucci is talking about =D

[@pauljohnson1065]

Have seen him at least 6 or 7 times. This is great!!! The insight into the recording world is awesome!! Jimmy is fantastic!! But I would love an LTE III!!!!!!!!! That was the best , for me!!!

[@J-Allen19]

Have you listened to the instrumental versions of DOT songs? Without the vocals, they sounds way more like LTE than I anticipated.

[@pauljohnson1065]

@@J-Allen19 Dont get me wrong, I think John Myung is great. And I love James! He is a pro's pro. It's hard to sing in that higher pitch forever.

[@Quester91]

Im a simple man, i see petrucci I hit like.

[@thomasfucik7527]

It's always a good thing to have hawks circling around while on the mountain, and and not buzzards or vultures. I'm with you, JP...but curious on how it would sound with buzzards.

[@sawdudu5913]

very good sound

[@MuhammadIsmail-fi2ms]

Best John. Best Mangini. Best DT. #BestAlbum #DistanceOverTime 👍👍

[@Keith-Bear]

Fucking Legendary! No one better then JP and a super cool nice guy! as goes for the rest of Dream Theater.!!!!

[@IGedeManue]

Auto like when any thumbnail depicting His Majesty Mr.Master Jhon Petrucci

[@barryconboy]

brillant!!!!

[@mmblaake]

Dream theater should do their next album with the formulas and tones they used from the 90s

[@victorlow6955]

8:29 a cute JP

[@djfabozzi]

I totally understand all of this

[@simplelivingisfun7646]

only a matter of time + losing time = barstool warrior

[@patmitchell4210]

VERY COOL/IMPRESSIVE AND THOROUGHLY ENJOYED THE ALBUM....!!! WILL HOLLA ON PARALYZED VIDEO SOON/TIC TOC...LOL...HOPE YOU GET THIS AND THANKS FOR SHARING ALL FELLERS!!!!!!!

[@jackw3295]

yes

[@k.phesao5696]

J. Petrraci guitar melodic are awesome it actually sound you're playing on top mountain n your right, the wind blowing your hair I can image it Feel it .

[@oO0Ser0Oo]

I never stopped looking at the beard for the whole video.

[@hidzarcaballero1660]

The best John petrucci

[@xstingrayx]

i've been listening to and following dream theater along their way since about 20 years now, at 7:57 this is literally the first time ever i saw john petrucci listen to dream theater and not play it. haha what a strange situation

[@connorbogan3846]

Years ongoing too

[@miguelcasadoalvaro990]

I wish this video was 3 hours long

[@wavehog69]

Don't forget about the hawk chicks nesting in his beard for future solos.

[@awangzemenaga3451]

Petrucci is my guitar God

[@codymckenna2932]

Please tell me they did one of these for every song on the album

[@anthony27436]

Have you ever used a TC electronics Mimiq Pedal rather than double the tracks?

[@emersontpm8696]

Dream theater!

[@theosmusician]

7:07 When you don't know how to describe your genius, so you say, "Little Guitar Technique"

[@SRSR-pc8ti]

Many hawks flying.... hehe Mr JP :)

[@ivangomez8584]

27 Guitar tracks for one song.... Damn!!

[@zackhalilovic4753]

Train of Thought and Distance over Time were both made in less than a month, and both are the band’s heaviest (doesn’t mean best) albums IMO. Just interesting to note that.

[@scorpiusbalthazar4327]

Systematic Chaos is heavier than DoT

[@JakobStrand]

10:51 I instanly came to think of Steve Vai´s official music video of For the Love of God. :D

[@petesorensenguitar]

That shit about the hawks flying around the mountaintop was wild. Put that Petrucci guy on a fucking watchlist because he's out of his fucking mind.

[@Twobarpsi]

JP=GOAT!

[@numetalinkin]

Jimmy T knows his shit.