Ernie Ball Music Man John Petrucci Signature Guitar
April 7th, 2006
John Petrucci is one guitarist that until lately I haven’t paid much attention to. I knew of him and of Dream Theatre but had never had much exposure to his music. I recently got my hands on his instructional DVD Rock Discipline and I can’t believe what I have been missing all of these years. The guy is a god.
One of John’s many guitars is his own Ernie Ball Music Man John Petrucci Signature guitar. Petrucci worked very closely with Ernie Ball Guitars to develop a guitar that had a new level of style and practicality. The guitar comes in both 6 and 7 string versions and can be purchased with or without a piezo bridge. The body of the guitar has a sculpted neck joint for better access to the high frets and a contoured top for better picking arm support.
The guitar features a basswood body with a maple neck and rosewood fingerboard. 24 wide high profile frets are lined with custom inlays including a “JP” just above the first fret. All Petrucci Signature models come with Music Man bridges and saddles.
The guitar has a custom John Petrucci Tremolo bridge and Schaller locking tuners. Consistent with the rest of his guitars John Petrucci uses 2 custom DiMarzio humbuckers. The guitar also comes complete with a hard-shell case.
Feature Summary
- Basswood Body/Maple Neck/Rosewood Fingerboard
- Sculpted neck joint/Contoured body
- 24 high-profile frets/Custom Inlays
- John Petrucci Custom Tremolo bridge
- Schaller Locking Tuners
- 2 Custom DiMarzio Humbuckers
tagged buy guitar, dream theatre, guitar, guitar review, john petrucci, signature series and tremolo
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April 9th, 2006 05:26
This thing plays like a dream. My local shop carries Music Man and OLP and I’ve played both the Petrucci MM and the OLP knockoff. The MM is a dream. Best acoustic sound through piezo’s I’ve heard. I wish I could afford one.
The OLP … meh.
April 9th, 2006 16:12
I would imagine that Petrucci wouldn’t put his name to a guitar if it were anything less than a dream.
I have been seriously thinking about picking up a second guitar lately and this one has now entered my sights, along with several others.
It’s going to be a tough decision in the end.
April 10th, 2006 11:09
I haven’t been able to find one of these in stores so far. Just the OLP model
April 10th, 2006 14:49
There are three large guitar store chains in Calgary and none of them cary this guitar either. If I wanted to buy one I would have to get it ordered in.
February 27th, 2007 13:34
This is the guitar of my dreams! i would give my left nut to get my hands on one!
August 19th, 2007 04:51
Hello All
can someone tell me how to purchase this guitar from a website
i live in the UAE so i need the seller to be a trusted website with a good price
please mail me on tlasheen@gmail.com
February 1st, 2008 10:12
Thanks for sharing