John Petrucci Master Class - Tone Demonstration

Excerpt from the John Petrucci Guitar Universe Camp Masterclass. John had a total of 5 classes 1.5 hours each. Frigging epic
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[@Durkhead]

Petrucci is the bob ross of metal

[@jotteria79]

yup. lil happy birds!

[@montauta]

Dare dare. You're right.

[@stephensheridan7318]

Great analysis 👍

[@Durkhead]

His next song is gona be titanium white

[@chadr1003]

Paints happy 🎶 🎵

[@andrewhertel9421]

Aside from his EXPERTISE, his talent... This guy seems to be such a gentleman. He speaks with great eloquence and passion. He just seems like a really nice person even outside of music.

[@TinyNormous]

As someone who has been playing for over 30 years. This guy represents the best of us as guitarist. What a freakin' treasure

[@ral8031]

As someone who has been playing for 45 years, I'm inclined to agree with you.

[@rossrollinson3239]

Totes ma goats. Spot on.

[@maximelepage5928]

As someone, it is true.

[@Mike-pv3hg]

petrucci and his band are so overrated its not even funny. what the hell are you people smoking!

[@nomorepineapplepizza4608]

@@Mike-pv3hg Yet here you are, Still watching videos of him...

[@StrokedTac]

Devin Townsend laughing about keeping the crunch tone dry.

[@nestux6978]

This guy is just amazing, all of these years playing awesome music and he still knows how to "talk" as a teacher....

[@saintmanuel]

1. Knows how to talk 2. Like a human being, not a celebrity 3. Teaching, but not in a condescending way 4. Humble as always 5. John is just awesome!

[@vinniciusrosa8284]

This is because he tends to *think* while doing things. You know, "why i am doing this and that".

[@Napalmdog]

Tom Waits once described Marc Ribot as his go-to guitarist because he can say things like "Marc, play this piece like your hair's on fire and he does it."

[@GordonPavilion]

Big fan of Marc Ribot

[@Durkhead]

I remember reading about Rob zombie getting frustrated with Jay Yuenger cause he couldn't figure out how to explain the noises he heard in his head

[@Napalmdog]

@@Durkhead I always wondered if Zombie played an instrument. I mean if you don't you have to relegate what you get to people who do.

[@claudevieaul1465]

I've seen Ribot live, as he's simply a force of nature... 🤘😎

[@guilhermebezfontana]

John, that's not a "gank", we call it "A FCKN CHUG!"

[@PapaHett]

Waiting for that guy to overdub this video for Psycho Exercises 5

[@mongarcia9151]

Mental imagery applied in music really is a thing. There are tons of papers and researches about it. Whether you're imagining how your hands should move when you're playing, or imagining different kinds of images that represent your sound/music, it differs from person to person. What John said about standing on a mountain and having birds come out of his guitar was actually personal to him. And he shared that to everyone. What an awesome human being.

[@mrbouncelol]

Singers do this constantly, sometimes too much lol

[@RobertJones-rd5wl]

Very thoughtful approach, he knows exactly what he wants to achieve with his tone. His tone is not what I go for but saying that, I’m a happy user of Majesty guitar. Great, versatile instrument- not just for those who want to sound like John. Thanx for sharing that video!

[@onerandombruh]

Them Majesties are a thing of beauty but are pricey...

[@filipkaczmar]

That's awesome, how JP describes how he visualizes sounds when he's looking for the tone!

[@tobiaseidem8033]

John Petrucci really is an awesome guitarist AND teacher!

[@petertsilko]

So warm and down to Earth guy, John Petrucci is amazing!

[@plumbummusic2051]

Godammit. Zakk Wylde is one of my favorite players and I love his use of chorus. Yet it NEVER occurred to me he put it before the distortion... **sigh** I feel like a dumbass who should have thought of doing that a long time ago If I got this valuable information from this short video of one of Petrucci's classes, imagine the library of information available for those attending.

[@abheceshabemuskk3531]

I have always liked the modulation fx before distortion, and disliked it after distortion..too synthy or ''artificial'' for my taste

[@shayeasy]

@@abheceshabemuskk3531after is definitely more polished and hair metal, which i also like in certain applications. just two very different sounds.

[@bayouburner281]

Move it all over a chain, tweak it until something sounds good-sometimes it works

[@philipboban4183]

Keep in mind on the first couple Ozzy albums the chorus was a Yamaha spx90 on the symphonic setting which would’ve been applied after he recorded it, ie put it in the loop. The chorus in front is what he did live

[@CASNY4METAL]

AWAKE album is the metal of all sounds

[@guitarlair]

good approach for metal guitars, for hard rock tho a reverb is a must when playing rhythm...you're not using too much gain so you need to make that sound wider.

[@CoolPilot]

His tone was better when he played Ibanez guitars.

[@MattySOP]

Thats just your personal opinion bud. there are pros and cons to both tones, its all personal taste. One isnt better than the other

[@Adrenaline416]

I'm fortunate enough to have seen DT twice on their first tour and their soundcheck on both. To this day John's clean tone was the best live clean tone I've ever heard. He had a huge refrigerator-sized rack and he really knew what sound he was going for even back then; it was epic. Mind you they weren't famous yet and Pull Me Under had just been released on the radio, so seeing them as a relatively unknown new band touring clubs was really mind-blowing.

[@tog2842]

This is great content for 'The Great Unwashed' who could never afford to attend, thanks John & Ola 🤘

[@jeremythornton433]

This is great! Love John and his music. Lot's of insights and cool tones. Thanks for this!

[@Durkhead]

Picture a chainsaw cutting through a tree

[@TheCyberMantis]

Chainsaw cutting through sheet-metal.

[@田んぼのランボルギーニ]

あ！尊敬して止まない、ペトルーシ様だ！🙀🥰🥰カッコよすぎるな～🥰🥰🥰🎸🎸

[@IguanoTwix6942]

Does John Petrucci has synesthesia and he doesn't know it?

[@jhonpasquez6145]

He's the Moses of music now. With so much expensive shit who wouldn't sound good.😜

[@vladv5126]

I like how he used images and words to describe guitar tones.

[@davidtomkins4242]

It was great to follow his train of thought

[@AWM8]

Wow! The timing couldn't be better. Because I've been struggling with my sound for years. And that finally, after listening to John's advice, I put my energy back in the right place, and I just found it right before my recording. So, thank you very much, Mr. Petrucci. I'm very grateful. Playing with the right sound changes everything. It is both a feeling of freedom and power.

[@someoneelse101]

I share his opinions on how everything should sound even though I do experiment a bit. It's one reason I started using DiMarzio pickups. Not his models but they still have that dry thing he described in the video. I would like to see the delay pedal demo though

[@hermanodejesus7264]

Petrucci speaks I listen 😍

[@returntozero2112]

Somehow, parts of this were filmed from a boat.

[@ThiagoCamposOfficial]

Damn, 5 classes of 1.5 hours each? That's insane! I would have guessed 2 classes. Amazing event!

[@humantacos9800]

This just popped up on my recommended and I clicked it. I didn't realize it was Ola's channel lol. I think it's cool when a professional guitarist shares stuff like this. There's no finish line, everyone's still pushing forward with their skills.

[@tomh4244]

Awesome Ola! More from JP pleaseeee! 🔥

[@GTX1123]

Petrucci does the perfect demo of why an FX loop is your best friend. Vintage amps have great tone but they're very one dimensional w/ no FX loop. Sure, you can run various non dist effects in front of the preamp along w a dist pedal, but it tends to get muddy. Try a clean boost pedal in your FX loop. It will blow your mind. It will boost your signal volume up with minimal effect on your tone so its great for solos that cut through the mix. Click off your dist pedal and click on your clean boost in the loop and it FATTENS up your clean tone big time. Then tweak your tone between your amp gain and master and your guitar volume for each configuration w pedals on and pedals off until you reach a happy medium on the amp settings. These are really cool work arounds that don't cost a lot of $$$. You just need a good amp with an FX loop and a couple of really well made pedals.

[@MrKingTheStrongestManOnEarth]

I dont understand what you are saying but you are totally correct! 😂

[@GTX1123]

@@MrKingTheStrongestManOnEarth just remember - tweaking is the key. Not twerking, tweaking😆

[@danaeverhart6487]

Jon Roxxxxxxxxxxzzzzzzzzz!!!!

[@endezeichengrimm]

I always carry a delay pedal in my pocket, just in case.

[@mikedervos5974]

man i need more... this is great!

[@mullerhammer9690]

Melhor guitarrista desse planeta!!! ✍️🌵

[@schism8286]

Glasgow kiss :)

[@ZalMoxis]

I dunno to my ears John P doesn't have a distinctive tone... it is generic like his playing.... technically perfuse and amazing but boring.

[@bobmaulucciproject]

I think with the current proliferation of drive pedals and small combo users, a lot of us who are not using the head to get the overdrive tone are using the delays in front of the amp. Cool session. What a masterful player and cool guy John is!

[@eadghe]

If his beards becomes longer, it eventually will catch on fire, while he plays. That of he'll use his beard for some technique everyone can see, but no one can copy. On another side note, I want to see his head shaved with temporary Kerry King tattoos for clarification how much he'd look alike...and don't forget the sunglasses!

[@vextract4662]

I was just checking out a line6 HD500x JP *clean* patch I hadn't used in a while. I was like "Dang that's good John". I love volume roll off but that one went back into the arsenal instantly and works well with the guitar volume.

[@Despond]

WAAAAAAAAAAAAY over-processed and drenched in effects now. His clearer and simpler tone way back just felt it had more natural bite and wasn't going through a billion units and pedals.

[@mentox6592]

Thx Ola!! Also funny trying to describe a dry crunch tone in a super reverby room but he gets his point across.

[@MashaT22]

2:22 - time at which Ola nods off during the John Petrucci Master Class, lol. 😴 💤 😂 Ola was really jet lagged. He def didn’t think the class was boring cause Ola is all about tone. Don’t get it twisted! ✈️ 😉

[@Durkhead]

Ola should have changed his rhythm tone to the metalzone going through the effects loop of the randell satan

[@superflysoulbrother]

Now THAT would be a Metal tone!

[@jfrog1979]

But, will it chug??🤘🧐🤣

[@rl95719]

John is an amazing teacher.

[@pedropete52]

the beach analogy was difficult to understand at first, but when John started demonstrating his sounds it finally made sense.

[@shalmick08]

Guitarist has too much knowledge, he should join a band

[@alexandercheskis]

the noise gate comment got me......... Like yea, im not using noise gate to hide slop, im using it because i am 2-4 feet away from my cab and i don't want feedback. Sucks to suck (me)

[@DiegoLopez-nn1ht]

7:45 George Lynch classic chord sequence

[@jacklary4108]

He is a true enthusiast ! Hi John love from France

[@kaventzmann]

I think he's a synesthete

[@rowanshreds]

Life-changing words from my man JP 👏👏

[@zabmelody]

hey ola, is there an all star jam clip?

[@martincaz7772]

Waiting for part two................*drums with fingers on desk* XD

[@CrazyHenkie777]

John Petrucci is such a sweet guy!

[@1976oswald]

Awesome !!! thanks for sharing !!!

[@MTBTexasBikeRider]

This is so awesome really enjoyed watching this Thank you!!

[@garrettp1]

3:48 Damn, he said it!

[@1234drums]

Thank you for sharing this ❤❤❤❤

[@gulljver6]

horrible that beard

[@Mudder1310]

Awesome info from a master.

[@G-NutZ]

I hate phones. I hate watching people hold up their phones to record. So stupid.

[@Swampster70]

Zakk stuffs his chorus in the effects loop and cranks it...

[@sidalibenmessaoud4136]

Very excellent demonstration

[@vivekoswal]

Thank you for sharing what would otherwise be inaccessible!

[@supergoat94]

I would love to attend this.

[@HaydenMcCarry]

thats so cool, wish i could of gone

[@turkerotcu]

loved that guitar so much.. very unique..

[@manifestgtr]

I actually visualize my guitar sound as well…but in much more utilitarian terms. In my minds eye, the bass is “down here” and the cymbals are “up here”. When I’m tweaking the bass eq knob, it’s to help my sound meet the bass while retaining clarity. If it doesn’t sink down and meet the bass, I haven’t gone far enough…if it’s flabby and indistinct, I’ve gone too far. Same with the high end…if it doesn’t reach up and kiss the cymbals a bit, the sonic spectrum might suffer…if it sounds harsh and unpleasant, you’ve gone too far. The midrange is so personal and varied, it’s almost impossible to give practical advice. I prefer that viscous, substantial, king of tone, tube screamer infused midrange but some guys don’t feel right without that ultra-tight 2c+ style midrange. Again, it’s just so impossible to give someone tone advice on midrange aside from “don’t kill it or you won’t be heard very well”.

[@mule71]

Thanks for uploading this, Ola! 🤘 Personally, I’d love to see more Fredrik Akesson and Guthrie Govan footage, please. 🙏❤

[@dewdude2112]

I don't see this as all that helpful like some of you do. If you want to get your sound like he found his sound...if you have to go on your own journey. Not adding reverb...do not add this or that .... adding tons of delay....I mean you just have to do that on your own. Put your time into it. Most players just have a Marshall on gain and are very happy. They don't want to put time into it., "depends on what you are doing"? Well okay....wow who woulda thought!

[@davidtomkins4242]

But similarly, it would also be wrong of him to say, “go on your own journey, it might take you 5-10 years and lots of money though...i could save you time and money by showing you what i discovered, but I won’t,,,”. He’s saying “depends what you are doing” to be inclusive and not didactic

[@OleMossyHorn]

Well, why does the clip cut out just before the demos? “Anyone have a delay pedal”? “Great”! End of clip.

[@ahmetayaz41]

İs he getting bigger or his musicmans are shrinking by time ?

[@santiagovanegas3812]

It's cool to see this sample of teaching by a mega virtuoso such as JP. I've hesitated going to one of these camps thinking that my guitar skills are nowhere near even a fraction of his skill, and attending would not only be too humiliating, but also pointless. This video makes me wonder if my skill level might not be a problem and I might even benefit from attending. Any thoughts from anyone about this would be very helpful.Thanks!

[@rtaylor1105]

Go

[@orshy1]

One of the dudes asked what an effects loop even is, so I think it's safe to say anyone could benefit from attending.

[@santiagovanegas3812]

@@orshy1 wow, but also very cool that these stellar musicians can do their thing, yet make guitar players of all skill levels feel welcomed. Thanks for your insight!

[@TheCyberMantis]

The Trooch is a wizard. Dude has killer tone. THICC and juicy. Not over-cooked. Like a good steak.

[@TheCyberMantis]

@stopthehomo8811

[@stevewatson1558]

How much to attend this whole clinic?

[@joeri666]

This was great love to see John is such a guitar nerd ( in a good way)

[@tulioi3new]

Petrucci tá um senhor bonitão nesse vídeo..estilo do caramba.. e tocando muito.. como sempre

[@nagarev]

Somewhere in Neural DSP headquarters... - So... Sir, how do you describe the sound you want to achieve with this plugin... - Imagine a beach...

[@simondodd918]

Regarding chorus. The formulation I always had given to me was, you choose between chorused distortion, or distorted chorus. And the implication was distorted chorus bad. But, I don’t know, man; I think Petrucci used a distorted chorus on the solo in, the Gershwin piece on LTE three, and it sounded amazing. Both have validity.

[@vladv5126]

I like how he used images and words to describe guitar tones.

[@pippo9830]

When he played that lead sound I really felt like falling into infinity

[@SamiKankaristo]

I see what you did there.

[@chrissmith3668]

I was at this. I drank coffee but it didn’t have an effect, then John started playing and I was Awake

[@zoomzoom3950]

Astonishing

[@davidtomkins4242]

Realling interesting hearing his train of thought

[@mrlarrybobjr]

These are not tones… ugh bad title.

[@zhoopdydoo]

Long Island rules! 🙂

[@mpkelley20]

Sounds like what Devin Townsend was talking about on the Rick Beato interview.

[@andrewsoper5434]

Ok, so I've been playing the intro to "Pull Me Under" wrong my whole goddamned life.

[@tdz69]

Some great tips here indeed. One thing that took me time to learn was that less is more on the distortion side. We tend to hear thick distortion and try to dial that in only to have it be way too much. Dialing it back you get that sweet spot. I’ve heard many isolated tracks of EVH and was astounded at just how clean his brown sound was. It def had hair on it but it was not as dirty as it came out with the whole band pumping along with him. Loved the effects commentary JP shared here. Brilliant.

[@KRayxKodessA]

Too much gain, bass and not enough mids -- the bedroom guitarist's curse.

[@tdz69]

@@KRayxKodessA lol. Well said.

[@rlm4471]

I think people overstate how clean EVH's brown sound was. I hear a ton of distortion and compression there. Unchained and Mean Street are chuggy as hell. It's not a lot of preamp distortion, but it's a lot of power amp distortion.

[@abedhusseini6014]

Great guitarist virtuoso without any songs I would care to listen to. 🤷🏻‍♂️ I’ll pass on his opinion on sound and go to the kings of tone like George Lynch.

[@arrestedshrimp]

John Petrucci: “Here I am going to show you where to find the best tone.” *unzips pants*

[@shonapainter5876]

13 minutes to say everyone’s different . Superb job 🤦‍♂️

[@juliantekkengod9187]

Jeeeezzzuuuusssss

[@AllCarsUnited]

Meanwhile dimebag responds from heaven... Crank the distortion up and use noise gate 🤘🤘🤘

[@davidtomkins4242]

Dimebag was renowned for having awful tone

[@zuschomannn]

First i Dance my Name, then i paint my Sound.

[@bodabodaguy3193]

i didn't even know this was ola, i just clicked on the video. i was like "camra man drunk!!", im drunk rn lol

[@SebastianLawall]

(5:22) "Schmutz" is also German and means "dirt". ;)

[@dananthony6258]

Did this guy even tune that peice of crap ? Sike hes awesome and so is his guitar.😂 chocolate cake tone yum.

[@shlomorothstein9691]

Wheres the part 2?

[@tapeteavoador]

You are a legend for uploading this video, thanks for sharing!!

[@therealjoshuacaleb4873]

mind blown with putting chorus in front of VS in the effects loop of the amp. Honestly in 20 years of piddling around with guitar I've never tried it......

[@742617]

Interesting… All that gain in the crunch channel and without a noise gate? No noise through his amp at all? Can anyone confirm that?