John Petrucci Guitar Rig - 2022

This is a bunch of videos taken from John Petrucci's Instagram (@johnpetrucciofficial) where he shows off his guitar gear during the tour of Dream Theater's newest album "a view from the top of the world".

[@biohazard8295]

His live sound is insane

[@dickieradd]

I think the modern cell phones are finally capturing how good his live tone is

[@yoshikigrg8]

Always has been.

[@hilmankamal3948]

heard them live 1st time they visit malaysia , the liquidity tightness of his sound were better than in the records .

[@cwinters9781]

This man is a true musical genius and a guitar virtuoso! His attention to detail is second to none. You must experience him live in order to fully appreciate what he is saying. DT is on tour now! Go see them!

[@RanulfoKnox]

Man. Seeing JP playing live is like watching a human being turning into a titan once he turns up his lead tones and fills a stadium with his beautiful tone and delay craftmanship. Otherworldy

[@mohamedgoida1983]

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[@franckrichard8077]

This man is so humble and so gifted. He is a model for all of us aspiring guitarists, even if you don't play this genre of music

[@TheHammersmashdave]

the over the shoulder views of his playing are the most invaluable footage of his playing that exists. Incredible video.

[@bassmonsteradsit7160]

Still touted as one of the BEST guitarists in the world and still so humble. Just another reason why I love JP and his playing! 😁

[@danielcapo1991]

👍

[@davidepannone6021]

Im so glad they actually put the pa signal instead of the phone camera audio.

[@angusorvid8840]

I was thrilled to see John accept the Grammy for Dream Theater's "The Alien" for best metal performance. Just awesome.

[@johnramsey2480]

I ALWAYS ENJOY these RIG RUNDOWN videos by ALL of my favorite musicians....like JP!! Me being a HUGE GEAR NERD/GUITAR GEEK...I could geek out on these all day!!!!

[@jasoncrump1886]

Appreciate you sharing all this John . Great stuff man.

[@joshuacervenkamusic327]

Damn, even through the compression of the phone mic that tone is killer. I cant imagine it through in-ears or having that hit your chest every night. One of the holy grails of tone man. Thanks for putting all the videos together!

[@JazzzRockFuzion]

“My basic rhythm tone” Absolutely *crushing* 😂 Even in my heaviest days, I don’t think I ever used a tone 80% that aggressive/gainy! Insane…

[@fjk1138]

Thanks for this, these were awesome and very informative. Glad to see John is still using his Mesas and hasn't totally gone the all electronic route.

[@harrysearia1784]

Amazing 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Thank you so much for sharing.

[@michaelthompson3286]

Great videos, he's had an awesome guitar sound right from the start, he's just always refining and updating while still sounding unmistakably JP 👌🏼

[@valve84]

Best sounding guitar rig video I've ever heard! Wicked nice.

[@tristansacousticcover8388]

Awesome Mr. Brian! Enjoy and fun watching the familiarizations of that musical equiptment!🎵🎸

[@justinlim7557]

Awesome vid. JP going 8 string is like people going to the moon. Something epic about it

[@guitarra97]

Amazing rig. Thanks for share !

[@timothymartin2137]

The one the only, GUITAR GOD (made me want to learn guitar at 34, I am 55 and still chasing his tone, using it as inspiration and getting better all the time, you can teach an old dog new tricks (just don't expect him(me) to be THAT good at it).

[@felipealonso8409]

So humble to walk us through his arsenal of goodies

[@keschgelb]

His sound presets are so iconic, just unbelievable!

[@Jesse_Johnson]

I’ve actually never heard JP talk. Lol. He’s unbelievably easy to listen to. His cadence is great, so easy to understand. Thank you for sharing this.

[@MarvinSheats]

Awesome guitar rig video. Thank you. John is one of my favorite guitarist. Met and talked to him at Guitar Center here in Michigan a few years ago. One of the coolest guys ever. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@allencollins6031]

He was nice like that since he was a kid. That ain't changed. Totally unpretentious soul.

[@superlac777]

This man is fucking incredible. Not just at guitar playing, but in general. He shows his rig, with a great attitude, helpful kind answers. Yesterday i've bought the Neural DSP Petrucci plugin, it was a dream of mine, and all i can say is that all of the sounds, the transpose, metronome and a lot of cool thing in that plugin is very helpful for practicing and for recording, this is my go to now! Just amazing dude!

[@FC-cz6zd]

A master of his craft for sure. Fun video, thanks!

[@JulianTheOwl]

thx for uploading

[@angusorvid8840]

One of the only players who actually needs a big, complex rig. It's very practical for John's needs. This is a player who knows what he wants, so it's all very purposeful and well thought out.

[@prixboxsociety6730]

Nothing more worth it living in this world Doing your profession and passion at the same time All came from your soul and heart sir thanks for inspiring us

[@andresantel2137]

I love it when John goes nerdy about his gears, its fun to watch him do a walkthrough on his gears

[@shanesomerville9291]

He explains everything in a great user friendly approach. Excellent

[@leoalagre]

My guitar hero

[@dimebagtribute]

This guy is a gem...

[@kurikokaleidoscope]

This is awesome.

[@synonyx]

Thanks for this, it's seems JP is changing his pedals almost yearly now and I love to hear his feedback on the new ones he has.

[@joaoguilhermenextlevel302]

john is one of the guitar players with the best tones i have heard!!! one day i will have a majesty and a jp2c!!

[@davidcaldeira5362]

Magnificent ! As always 🤩🤩😍😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰🤘🤘💪

[@FutureGuitarGod]

cool Petrucci thanks for sharing your tech rig.

[@geezberry8889]

melts the sun

[@davidlinares3320]

I love you petrucci!

[@donkarnage6032]

JP sure does have a lot of boosters... Got a pedal for boost, the Shred setting on his amp, and the push knob on the Majesty. If he turned them all on the rig would probably melt down. LOL.

[@FirstLast-cd6vv]

Who else got chills when he started playing at 23:09?

[@panagiotiskaroutas6859]

Great player! with awesome guitars!

[@davebasch5995]

Love the shirt JP, and really enjoyed your signature bourbon from Iron and Smoke. Heard you also play guitar here and there.

[@deanwitt7903]

Incredible talent . Enough said .

[@rastafaaa1073]

John es uno de los mejores guitarristas del mundo. Un saludo desde Valencia-España 🤘🎵🎶🙏🚀🪐🌟💫

[@Mcfly0856]

Oh man that smoked pearl Majesty is SICK!!!

[@shanesomerville9291]

Brilliant

[@SierraMike78]

Rock pose #27, that was good. Amazing individual, definite leader by action. Inspiring.

[@j.d.7208]

It never fails the true Master class musicians their are almost always very humble because they never stop learning DT for the win baby 🏆 🤘

[@SamuraiBud]

wooo killer tone

[@ericz2197]

tks upload~

[@luisgoregonzalez7394]

Genioooóo! Lo admiro mucho! 💪🤘😎💜👍

[@AJPMUSIC_OFFICIAL]

That mimic sounds amazing on headphones.

[@thecreamman3527]

I saw john petrucci at a grocery store in Los Angeles yesterday. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didn’t want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything. He said, “Oh, like you’re doing now?” I was taken aback, and all I could say was “Huh?” but he kept cutting me off and going “huh? huh? huh?” and closing his hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him chuckle as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw him trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen Milky Ways in his hands without paying. The girl at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was like “Sir, you need to pay for those first.” At first he kept pretending to be tired and not hear her, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter. When she took one of the bars and started scanning it multiple times, he stopped her and told her to scan them each individually “to prevent any electrical infetterence,” and then turned around and winked at me. I don’t even think that’s a word. After she scanned each bar and put them in a bag and started to say the price, he kept interrupting her by yawning really loudly.

[@Adrenaline416]

Did he also do that thing when he left where he reaches his hand out to shake hands with a stranger walking in and when they reach to shake his hand he pulls his back and smoothes his hair? He gets me every time with that. He wears those Raybans and does that Joe Camel 'thumbs up' to people all the time also.

[@eric_in_florida]

You got off lucky. I said hi once and he jabbed me in the gut with a sharpened headstock. I'd sue but he's my favorite guitar player so I let it slide.

[@charlesrocks]

That MIMIC pedal is my secret as well. I fucking love it.

[@azzazelo]

Brings back old memories of rock discipline giant racks

[@jchristian515088]

The money I would pay or things I would do just play that rig for one hour!!! Unbelievable tones-

[@64DrPeppers]

Id like to see a nice long and laid back interview with Petrucci and Lifeson together

[@cmiggiani]

Absolutely. Insane. I feel like my math aptitude doubled just by watching that video. LOL!!

[@scottkuster5552]

Congrats on the Grammy

[@bartoszlesniak8725]

I'd love John Myung to do such video...

[@tony-_-_-441]

AXE FX 3 users - go to preset 88 "Petrucci Rig". He has a cloning effect using dual detune. This makes it sound like his live "double tracked" guitar. I'd recommend changing the delay time 1&2 to 5ms and 10ms. 11ms and 16ms is a little too chorus-y

[@alezIV]

23:03 BOOM! Love you JP!

[@hizasama]

Man I was hoping he would show us World Domination Mode.

[@NobodyNewsNetwork]

Awe!!!! He learned how to use mids!

[@mannyfragoza9652]

one of the best tones in the world.Maybe some day ill own a Boogie and be your Boogie man

[@FutureGuitarGod]

holyhell the accuracy of this man's feet!

[@evankeal]

Wow, that amp eq change would seemingly effect things significantly everywhere downstream, but maybe not, interesting he did that.

[@ChrisM541]

22:21 Correct me if I'm wrong, but since John has just stated his patch changes are now automatic, then this means that most excellent drummer, Mike Mangini, is always playing to a click track. While it's very nice for John to not have to do the tap dance thing, there's a bit less musical freedom on stage. Alternatively, and probably more likely, there could also be someone manning that off-stage laptop (all the time) and selecting his program changes in real time from there.

[@danrao3707]

My Ninja!!!

[@gangrenebob7281]

Wow those tones, I wonder if he gets the same sound thru his ears where the air is not getting pushed

[@Cestariarts]

Let me see if I understand. Whenever he stomps on the midi controller on chorus, is ge activating that Dimension C on the rack? If yes, how can a regular pedal be turned on and off without stomping on it? I don't know much about midi tech

[@endezeichengrimm]

Have you been able to log in on Instagram on the web recently? I can't log in on the web. I can only log in on the app.

[@edhaxel9583]

I have all this and more than that

[@KaustavMajumder]

I'm a fan of Petrucci and Dream Theater but this will be my first and last Music Man guitar that I've purchased. It's not bad; just that, price to performance ratio is off the charts.

[@SujeetGT]

Can someone tell me what reference monitors are those in front of him when he's playing.

[@guitarlawyer2094]

23:40 Magia!!!!

[@raimondodalmotto6442]

Dear Santa Klaus, this year I've been a good guy, please, for Christmas, I would to receive a guitar. Thanks Santa.

[@feebypeels2883]

As the Palaces Burn was the Lamb of God album that made me buy a Mark IV.

[@troywest]

thats how us bass players sneak through the mix ... drive those mids LOL JP is like "RTFM" ☮🧡

[@jeremythornton433]

Too funny! Oops. I just broke it!

[@JoeSage55]

Where can I buy those John Petrucci shoes?

[@David..]

Is John still using vintage 40s in his cabinets which are made by Ghandi?

[@robertw1871]

Wow 🤩, man my wallet is sure gonna be crying after seeing this haha 😆

[@chebrneck]

what wedge monitors is he using?

[@ironblast5]

I'm surprised you dont use the cab impulses for your iem mix

[@alexandreavelar9696]

Is he still using the 1x12 cabs?!

[@itsianwood]

Playing starts at 23:10 - what a tasteful player!

[@edhaxel9583]

I own Marshall, boogies, orange, 5150 fender and

[@gddfhjiufcv]

We've finally found the one thing that Petrucci can't navigate at speed, the fractal interface!

[@francescgonyalons9936]

at 6:30 it's K.I.T.T. from the Knight Rider (shit i'm old!)

[@yoshikigrg8]

19:13 Rock pose #27

[@SigitarFerdy]

Miss John Petruci with ibanez ☹️

[@joshtorresfdu6621]

He has the neural DSP plugin but doesn’t use the quad cortex I wonder does neural care about that

[@efeyamacyarbas8658]

He's using a white pick 👀 I wonder if it's a new signature model 🤔

[@alnisov]

Чудненько, ништяк.

[@JRP3music]

How do you have the compressor only on the clean channel with this setup? I did that with my ADA MP-1 for years. Just curious? I have been leaving my compressor always on. I use Xotic SP on mild. I wish there was a Compressor that would detect when overdrive channel is on/off automatically.

[@jimshomestudio4669]

Hi James. The RJM Mastermind allows you to program routes. If your MP1 clean needs a compressor in there, your route would be guitar-MP1-Comp-Amp for that patch and you would just take it out for the distortion patch. So it would stay always on, but the RJM is handling it’s routing. Sound Sculpture makes similar devices. Gig Rig, Voodoo Labs, Rocktron also come to mind.

[@JRP3music]

@@jimshomestudio4669 Thanks I didn't observe how it was connected. I forgot about devices like the Rocktron Patchmate would do that. I loved how the ADA MP-1 preamp had the compressor built in the solid state clean channel.

[@olavjorvik94]

"Rock pose #27..." 🤣😂

[@einarabelc5]

Nebucodonossor plays guitar?

[@edhaxel9583]

I change my tuning on the fly.