Kris had the honor to talk to John Petrucci about Dream Theater, Ernie Ball, Music Man, MESA/Boogie, occasional BBQs and much more.
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Watch the first part of the Gear Talk here: http://tho.mn/93xmx
Interesting bits and pieces:
0:00 Introduction
0:36 MESA/Boogie JP-2C: Road to the signature amp
2:18 3 Channels and 2 EQs on one amp: Why is that important?
4:45 What's different from the original C+s?
5:41 New pull features on the signature JP-2C
8:10 The "Shred"-Feature | Talking
9:25 The "Shred"-Feature | Playing
11:12 Other Features
11:22 Channel 1: Clean
11:56 "Petrucci Clean" | Playing
12:22 "Petrucci Clean" with Chorus | Playing
13:17 "Petrucci Clean" with Chorus for FOH | Playing
13:38 Gainy Clean | Playing
15:09 Channel 2: Rhythm
15:24 Kris' Rhythm Setting | Playing
16:34 Petrucci tweaked Rhythm | Playing
16:56 Some more tweaking, adding pick attack | Playing
17:18 Petrucci Picking Technique
18:25 Petrucci different studio rhythm setting "creamy" | Playing
19:44 Channel 3: Lead
20:23 Kris' Lead Setting | Playing
22:18 Petrucci tweaked Lead | Playing
23:26 Conclusion
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