Top 5 John Petrucci Guitar Solos

This is my performance of the top 5 John Petrucci solos in terms of popularity, emotion, technique and overall impact on a song. (in my opinion)
00:00 - Under A Glass Moon
01:00 - Hollow Years (Live)
03:12 - Breaking All Illusions
04:54 - The Best of Times
08:06 - The Spirit Carries On
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[@JohnsJustSaiyan]

Full Stop. You mean to tell me, you just did a Live Cover of of 3 of John’s most technically insane solo’s while radiating such fun and enjoyable energy. With so much emotion. Never making a single mistake once. Not once.

[@mentedistratta7178]

Bro, this man came to KZbin to kick some asses. He deserves more views.

[@MrDmadness]

Fuck superman, Alain is my new hero

[@kaladin783]

This man is a legebd

[@noyFPV]

This man is a different breed

[@twowheels808]

I was expecting to see some fade outs in between solos, but my jaw dropped when it was recorded live. This guy is a beast. I can’t play a minute of a JP solo without making a dumb mistake.

[@trentmckenzie343]

The fact that he’s playing with as little gain as he is, holy crap that’s some clean playing

[@Ravelle17]

exactly what I just thought 🙏👏🙌

[@Lennyplays234]

Sometimes you gotta lower noise pollution inside a room😂

[@josephkunath4173]

I keep my gain on 4 w a slight boost most people think I crank my gain. I like it clean

[@siddiquemohammed3296]

Alright petrucci, that disguise is fooling no one.

[@omarsyed7345]

Which Petrucci solos do you know? This guy: yes

[@jasonmardini7110]

5 solos, 10 minutes, 1 take and no effort whatsoever. You're on another level!

[@AlainIbrahimlb]

Thank you cool, bearded guy! ❤️

[@ratzoeira]

so you noticed too

[@OthmaneTheSkills]

dont forget the hours and hours of practicing bro !

[@DodInTheSky]

@@OthmaneTheSkills I was just about to say. Saying it took "no effort" is pretty disrespectful.

[@Vukf1]

@@OthmaneTheSkills yeah, probably around 10-15k hours

[@saksham3693]

this guy played 5 petrucci solos in 1 sitting..i cant even play 1 solo in 5 sittings

[@jakasepta]

You are not alone

[@lalrintluangavanchhawng7483]

@@jakasepta(With Michael Jackson's voice) 😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@Seadr4gon.]

Practice, discipline

[@theaterofsouls]

hahaha

[@Bonjorno772]

That's impressive. He didn't even use a gain-filled distortion to mask wrong alternate picking. It's even clearer than John at "The Best of Times"!

[@MrFriccolini]

Yeah he uses a surprisingly low gain tone. kinda wished he had just a tad more gain to add more of the buttery smooth goodness that are JPs ballad solos

[@iBoss818]

So no one is gonna talk about how he played 5 John Petrucci solos on a PRS when he had a John Petrucci guitar hanging on the wall behind him?

[@vextierier9938]

How is it even possible to not only play all these solos perfect in one take, let alone arguably better than the original on some? Truly amazing stuff, definitely one of the greatest guitar players I’ve ever seen. This is exactly what Petrucci was talking about when he said some of his fans are better than him.

[@rowotan7367]

Didn’t know Hagrid could play so well

[@user-hm5wu9ii5d]

Ahahahaah😂

[@vitorcouto3322]

@@DM11871 Don't you have sense of humour? Get a life, Bozo.

[@j-monk3063]

Imagine if harry was given an axe instead of a wand

[@pedroj.varonavaronarecords3966]

Man. That so funny!!!! Thr man played so sick🤘🎸

[@pedroj.varonavaronarecords3966]

Watch my music at Pedro J. Varona

[@kellylee5842]

I love how in the middle of live at the Budokan solo you managed to copy James's voice perfectly on a guitar

[@alexschnellmanguitar]

You're literally the best guitarist on KZbin.

[@pizzamon795]

It's time the world knows about this guy.

[@ricksanchezito8972]

Oh they know about him, they just fear him lol

[@fiziflake4415]

Nope

[@ricksanchezito8972]

@@fiziflake4415 so post a video of yourself playing better

[@beeps123]

Good things come to those who wait.

[@mrjackbilbo]

We know its hagrid

[@kozuke1742]

Then, five days later, cover the entire shred collab... this guy is insane

[@RealWorldPolice]

Fantastic covers! 👍

[@yo-kt6ng]

😎✌️

[@theGACattack]

Dude. You are by far one of the best guitarists I've come across in a long time. Much love from Texas, USA!

[@AlainIbrahimlb]

I am now on Patreon! www.patreon.com/alainibrahim 01. Under A Glass Moon 0:00 02. Hollow Years (Live) 1:00 03. Breaking All Illusions 3:12 04. The Best of Times 4:54 05. The Spirit Carries On 8:06

[@sebastianchlebecek6725]

GREAT CONTENT

[@navid20]

I thought 'In the presence of enemies' would be there but I suppose that would make the whole video very long. But really good stuff mate! 👏👌

[@stevenaustin4591]

what gear are you using?

[@npnpGuima]

Great work. I just missed the octavarium final solo. But it is just my taste.

[@evuono]

I dont remember any petrucci bad solo. I did very nice i enjoy watch you

[@pcb1962]

Incredible. Jared sent me here

[@bigstar111]

We all came here due to Jared. This guys kicks ass!

[@drperkyreal4686]

Mike I I didn’t this was in my recommended. Glad KZbin’s recommending actual good creators for once

[@rickfeith6372]

I'm here from the KZbin algorithm. Which Jared are we talking about?

[@drperkyreal4686]

Rick Feith I’m assuming Jared dines. That’s the only guitar youtuber names Jared I know of

[@durgalama6108]

Me too, this dude is monster of a guitarist. I hope he gets more subscribers.

[@tourettesonfiree]

Your technique is so flawless you've achieved what even gods have not yet mastered. Yes... this is the true form of Atonamous Ultra Musical Instinct.

[@SeriousPoo]

This is brilliant. Simply brilliant. Thank you for posting this, I found it super inspiring!

[@dubski.2k]

Was that 1 take? Are you human?

[@carlreynolds1111]

I don’t think so prolly came from the same planet as petrucci. Unreal you give me hope for practice on musical instruments. Just incredible. Do you or petrucci have perfect pitch? Maybe that has something to do with you two ?

[@will202X]

@@carlreynolds1111 perfect pitch has nothing to do with it, just an insane amount of talent and practice

[@hazardeur]

@@will202X talent does also not have much to do with it. it's 95% practice and a bit of talent sprinkled on top

[@will202X]

@@hazardeur idk I think talent is very important too. It can be easy to want to deny its importance to make us feel better but it’s still a big factor

[@hazardeur]

@@will202X i dont think it's that important. if you have 2 people, 1 with no talent and 1 with talent, if they both practice an equal amount of hours for 10 years, you likely won't be able to distinguish one guy from the other in terms of skill. The longer it goes, the less you will be able to detect it. now if the guy without talent has more drive and excitement, he will even surpass the guy with talent in terms of skill easily. IF the more talented guy also has a crazy drive and engagement, he will have the edge but there is a (reasonable) limit to your mechanical possibilities so that's why I think you won't really hear any difference. If you practiced techniques for a long time, it will not sound very different to another guy that has practiced for that long as well.

[@danielaleixo2196]

This is absolutely incredible. Looking forward to seeing much more from you

[@brysbaertwilliams9734]

The world needs to know you dude, you're just insane.

[@agustinmansilla8454]

awesome! The tone, the solos and the way you played them. No mistakes. You rock!

[@JohanEQUIXOR]

This cover of Hollow Years blowed my mind ! Great Job !

[@mattmartian1658]

Your playing literally brought tears to my eyes.. Incredible just incredible.

[@Guglioz01]

Absolutely stunning!

[@LadyTelia]

You are incredibly talented. That was absolutely amazing. Very clean, great tone, great feel and so awesome to watch you play.

[@benitalks1326]

I will never use the "fat fingers excuse" to explain why I suck at soloing.

[@alecyeager6624]

Shawn Lane already destroyed that excuse for me :(

[@RobertoPalmari]

Shit, me too I was counting on this to be the right reason why I suck. But, no, I suck, that's all. This guy is great!

[@JuanPabloContrerasC]

that has never been an excuse lol

[@malawigw]

Shawn Lane & Michael Romeo says hi! well perhaps not Shawn Lane cuz he is ded :'(

[@chrisdaviesguitar]

with you on that one. always been my excuse. It has now been forcefully removed :(

[@chaosandorderstudio]

Pulling this off with so little gain on the amp is incredible. The sound is clearly not over saturated

[@rsingh1252]

A ton of compression though no?

[@RoderickUrb]

Great tone! Thanks for the video

[@mariopresti4277]

You are really on another level. Flawless and with an insane touch. Truly inspiring.

[@planktonsoares9007]

Hollow years solo live version it's gold.

[@v0yager77]

I've been listening to guitar solos and covers for years and years now and I've been listening to Dream Theater even longer. The fact that you combined the two in the most incredibly accurate and emotional rendition I've ever seen just blows me away. Truly unreal guitar playing. Can't wait to see what's next.

[@chrisbatson3402]

Thank you. I really enjoyed listening to your playing. Great work

[@anthonydanna1683]

Very nice Alain. I truly enjoyed the entire video and kudos to you. The time and effort you spent mastering this craft is clearly visible. Thanks for sharing and keep on rocking!

[@kasperwinther7744]

Your skills are of the charts bro! You play with such a subtle hand, it's a joy to watch! Btw, i have NEVER seen anyone play the solo to The spirit carries on as accurate as you did.

[@michelsbrothers1533]

Dude, your take of the under a glass moon solo was cleaner than petrucci himself, and every other solo was amazing. This is peak guitar contet

[@arminwalland]

Absolutely incredible!

[@alisongama2667]

Amazing! So beautiful and you were able to show your own touch, while doing it flawlessly live, congratulations from Brazil buddy, really amazing

[@MrOuaneugaine]

Mastering masterpieces so intensely just like that, one after each other .... Perfection does not exist but carefull, you're close man !!!! Love your musicality and feeling, without a single "mistake" (I don't like that word in music but you see what I mean) and having fun all along. Please never stop feeding the world with your virtuosity and can't wait to hear some of your own masterpieces when you feel like delivering those to our ears and hearts ! How can anyone "dislike" this :/

[@madvertising]

The way you don't like the word 'mistake' and believe perfection doesn't exist, others have their own hangups.

[@wahlee1984]

Dude .. 1 take? You’re insane 😱😱😱 and you’ve captured the technique, the emotion 100% ! Keep playing you’re going to be a guitar god!! love from Hong Kong 🙏🏻❤️

[@DimitarMinchevFilm]

I'm loving every second of this! Awesome tone! Excellent guitar playing! You sir are a legend.

[@nostrum7278]

Full of soul. Full of joy. The guitar becomes one with you. Absolutely amazing man you are a true guitarist! Excellent work its beautiful!

[@lorimichelle4909]

All of these are ones that really pull at my heart strings.... the most beautiful solos you selected for this as the ones that really tug at the feelings. Your playing made me cry... good tears of course. Congratulations on the level of mastery of this instrument you have achieved!

[@AlainIbrahimlb]

Nothing gives more joy than to be able to communicate to people through this instrument, thank you for letting me know this!

[@Jaadugar0351]

Exactly i Got the same feelings while listening to it❤️

[@miltoswu5771]

Should be titled "John petrucci plays some of his best solos".

[@miguelpuyalto5562]

No. Better than him. John wouldn't be able to play their solos in a row with such a level of perfection. Alain is an Alien

[@ijustchangedmyname]

@@miguelpuyalto5562 Have you heard of something called live shows? It's this really cool thing where JP for example plays 3h of music to near perfection.

[@grantreborn]

you sir are an inspiration to guitar players everywhere. It's high time you got noticed and I for one am glad to have found you. Being a long time guitar player myself with content on my channel that is my own I really appreciate your mastery of the instrument. You play with the true vibe these solos were meant to be played. I see you brother

[@cyrilmauclair]

so clean! Bravo! thx for sharing!

[@strikercompact2847]

Best Pettucci interpretation ever seen

[@mariaromero-wb8zq]

Better than petrucci

[@Mitzu-ev1bo]

@@mariaromero-wb8zq ha ha

[@byronboost]

Petrucci is interpreting Alain he doesn’t know it yet.

[@levisalvini4110]

@@mariaromero-wb8zq At times, yes... This man is Amazing...

[@TheArchimede]

awesome, almost perfect cover of insanely difficult masterpieces, hit like if you think this guy needs more subs (and he definitely needs)

[@soundscape2k]

Why say "almost"?

[@soundscape2k]

@@Prilletime nope. guess I'd need to slow it right down to "see it"

[@elmeropapaito]

Almost? Really? Explain yourself

[@JustinSpakable]

This was flawless w his own slight take on the solos. I believe you need to pass whatever youre smoking

[@salvatti123]

Awesome! Just amazing

[@mostafayasser1626]

thank you alain ibrahim you make me happy keep going amazing man

[@EmreCanKorkmaz]

Almost 10 minutes of non-stop virtuoso level rendition of Petrucci's solos and only a single wrong note as I could hear (8:59 , C instead of a C#). Hats off. 👏👏👏👏👏

[@IAmThe_RA]

Prolly he tried make it sound chromatic 😅

[@zachariemelanson485]

I heard a few in The best of Times too, but it doesn't even takes points away from his performance. Still 100% perfect to me

[@peppesgabello]

Can always be an interpretation, he played some parts in the best of times which are ''inaccurate'' but still parts of his own play style (?)

[@Amarus]

Under a Glass Moon was the solo that made me want to pick up guitar so the fact you covered it was absolutely amazing, glad I'm not the only one who thinks it's an absolute masterpiece

[@thibwhoworshipthrash6854]

It is you re absolutely right groovelord

[@warrborn_official]

Wow, that is all i can say, phrasing is so mint... under a glass moon is so amazing and the spirit carries on, man, so rad!!! thanks!

[@williammorris7895]

Wow. Simply brilliant.

[@rickfeith6372]

I was TOTALLY not expecting a note for note rendition of Hollow Years from Japan. I fucking LOVE that gem. JP just writing a little jammies for his dad. It's a sad day when you lose your dad. Make a guitar solo that's this good when it happens to you and you can use that to help with the healing.

[@oman2543]

John petrucci after looking to this video : "I can't remember the recording of this vid 🤔?!"

[@kurosakiarfangates8952]

Yess

[@jpetrucci07]

😝

[@MSpotatoes]

Absolutely amazing

[@matthewsquires5448]

Its incredible how smooth and effortless you make this look. Fantastic playing man.

[@gibran.zidane]

came here after his jdbc cover you are insane,, man!!!

[@seba.makron]

Me too

[@drumboarder1]

Thanks

[@improvingguitarist1595]

@@drumboarder1 no problem

[@abohsukampret]

"Yer a guitarist, Hagrid." "I'm a WOT?"

[@ripper922]

Perdi

[@prodigalsin6621]

I've seen countless live guitarists in my time and I've never quite seen or heard someone quite as one with the guitar as you my friend. Your guitar is a thing of beauty too, thank you for this!

[@RezidentZombie]

Unreal. Great job

[@julianarturopalenciaramire9066]

One of the best axeman in the whole internet!!!👌 Incredible accuracy.

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

you need more names

[@raspberryjuiceentertainmen719]

My personal favorite solo by him is stream of consciousness seems to be pretty underrated as not many people seem to mention that song

[@giannhsseymour9143]

Man youre incredibly talented!!Im loss for words!!

[@andydavid9]

this is INSANE! That was flawless man, bravo!

[@jeffrhodes2838]

Man that sweep picking you did at around the 6:30 was fricking amazing.

[@Nairrrrrrr]

What?

[@michelsbrothers1533]

@@Nairrrrrrr just before then, at like 6:25 is what he meant

[@claudeman]

I'm surprised there are no comments saying he didn't use his John Petrucci guitar to play this haha great great playing man keep it up 😎

[@JPZmods]

I noticed it a minute ago and thought exactly the same! He still captured every feeling and nuance though which was super impressive. Maybe he's had the PRS longer and is more familiar with it?

[@erickaduartes]

really enjoyed every second of it

[@karthiksintrack1995]

You have a great ear for music. Appreciate all your hard works

[@ahnafsakib]

I think very few people have been showing appreciation for his amazing tones

[@mayge1234]

Very well done! JP sometimes gets knocked for having “no feeling”. Whatever. You just demonstrated that’s BS. An honorable mention here would be the Octavarium outro. Great stuff and keep it up dude. 🤘

[@alessandroparibodhaoddera3327]

Really good, great virtuosity and technique as well as a lot of feeling. A real pleasure to see and hear you.

[@railgraf]

this was very nice! thank you!

[@WiWaMusicOfficial]

How did you set up the tremolo to be able to make those flicks like at 00:47? I have the same guitar but I cant figure out to set it up that way :( I thought that maybe I need to have a Floyd Rose to do that but you can do it with the standard PRS tremolo

[@AlainIbrahimlb]

Hey man, you don't need a Floyd rose Bridge to do those flicks. You need a floating bridge, which FR usually have. You need to higher your bridge a bit, enough to have leeway for a reverse dive, if that makes sense. Hope I helped!

[@WiWaMusicOfficial]

@@AlainIbrahimlb thanks, I already have it floating, but it just doesn't wobble like that when I flick it. Did you maybe tighten the screws on the bridge or something like that?

[@AlainIbrahimlb]

@@WiWaMusicOfficial Nah, I didn't modify anything. Could be a matter of bridge screws, or how tight the arm is!

[@anttiohtonen2122]

Make sure the arm is tight. Another thing to consider is that the more springs you have the less it will wobble. So less springs that are tightened a bit more. That should do the trick. Note that less springs also means that you cannot use that thick strings.

[@WiWaMusicOfficial]

@@anttiohtonen2122 Ah ok thank you. How many strings would you recommend? Right now I'm using 4. and does this help with divebombs as well? Cause those dont work as good for me as well. The tremolo doesn't go as deep down as I want it to :/

[@marcaopenas7329]

He did it in sequence, with no cuts...

[@pavelsolaris1901]

Effortless, amazing, genius !!! Every note hit so clear, precise and flowing like a river. Awesome!!!

[@scottnixon9236]

Oh my. I will now follow this guy. Great job. Well done. Claps hands.

[@marcelobernardes289]

Brother I liked your alternate picking more than John Petrucci's alt. picking. Congratulations!

[@Guitariuga]

I've never seen Portnoy playing JP's solos so good. P.S. Great job, man!

[@danrebeiz4598]

Phenomenal. Great job doing all that with a ton of feel. Bravo

[@ecarran]

No words...........absolutelly majestic job! Well done, dude....you made my day

[@911copcar]

Good job Hagrid!

[@kencummins3048]

Agree, but definitely going to have to report him for performing magic outside the walls of Hogwarts.

[@TheSpiritCarriesOn]

I'm almost welling up, your playing is amazingly expressive. I hope you're making a decent living with music or there's something fundamentally wrong with society.

[@erikweijling7361]

Thank you! great work, keep it up!

[@WunderKid77]

I haven't even listened to the whole video yet, but I LOVE what you did with his solo from the Budokan - took an already powerful solo and amped it up. And, damnit, if The Best of Times solo doesn't already get me every time...you NAILED it and put an awesome flare on it. Keep it up!

[@fripptricky5099]

These are all, undoubtedly, some of the greatest guitar solos of all time. But, man you're missing the single most emotive guitar solo (in my opinion). The last solo from Octavarium gives me chills every. Single. Time. Regardless, this is an impeccable video. Incredible playing, man.

[@incitatus634]

Lines in the sand bro

[@rickfeith6372]

F I can pull a perfect F out of thin air from that first note. And yeah, it's a masterpiece in the key of F that is just ridiculous and everyone should learn how to play it properly.

[@Mitzu-ev1bo]

Razor's edge ...

[@fripptricky5099]

@@Mitzu-ev1bo Yes! That one. I always forget what that section is called.

[@davidocampo9707]

Amazing! But John Petrucci solos with his signature model hanging on the wall? I love how you didn't go for the cliche of many who play Petrucci's solo with his signature model of some sort. Sterling or Musicman. Not that I'm against that, but it's refreshing to see a solo on a different guitar sometimes lol. Keep playing!

[@vladzubac5360]

absolutely superb!!!

[@davideferrari9017]

Insane mister, really insane... Awesome work, a pleasure for ears!

[@eleazartongper]

I feel like watching Mike Portnoy playing guitar😄 but anyway he's damn gud😊luv the sweeps👍👍

[@iemon7722]

2:44 "To Alain Ibrahim" I would say.

[@mksxntwr]

Came across this video while thinking which solos to learn and was quite impressed! Brilliant playing and great choice for solos!

[@agro.anzorena]

Perfecto 👌🏻 Impecable. Tu tocar demuestra que sobran las palabras. Los hechos lo dicen todo. Excelente 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@athiccbean6359]

0 dislikes. The way it should be.

[@kaze7233]

now 2

[@MrDmadness]

2 people are jealous as fuck and petty.

[@911copcar]

@@MrDmadness nah they're just australian viewers

[@leomessi7058]

Now 27... They're such pussies.

[@eagleMMMm]

The best of times is one of the beautyfull ending solo ever.

[@GosarDerReisende]

It's my absolutely favorite one. I wish i could play it.. but i suck at sweep picking... and everything else ;-)

[@arindambanik7423]

Awesome....loved it so much..thank you....

[@EdgarStgo]

So much inspiring, you nailed man! keep it up