It was designed by Randall Smith and it’s a bona-fide genuine reissue of the Mark IIC+, but modernised, as per my request Other than that, it was all Majesty, and the acoustic was a Taylor 914. “The guitar that I use is my Majesty Signature Music Man guitar and I used the six- and seven-string Majesty throughout the whole album except for one song, The Path That Divides, where I used my Music Man JP15. What’s your go-to recording rig these days? (Image credit: Joe Branston/Future) His Majesty That was what was involved in actually writing the story part of it.” Prev of 15 Next Prev of 15 Next “Then, once completed, doing very regular revisions, trying to tighten it up, work on the mythology a bit and fix any holes in the story. “As far as the writing of the story, it was really me sitting down in front of my computer and piece-by-piece diving into it, doing a lot of organising, analysis, developing the characters, coming up with names, coming up with settings, plot… Just a little bit every day as a writer would do, immersing myself into that world. It forced me to pull from everything I know and then some.”Īs an insight into your creative life, what would a typical day be like during the writing phase of the project? That meant pulling everything from aggressive parts to beautiful, sensitive parts sad playing, pretty playing, comical playing… I ran the gamut - picture watching a cartoon, playing along and scoring it as it’s going. “As a player, I had to be able to do what was musically relevant for what was happening in the story. It forced me to pull from everything I know and then some How did you approach the challenge that this concept presented? John Petrucci's 7 steps to prog guitar greatness Prev of 15 Next Prev of 15 Next John Petrucci on Dream Theater's epic concept album The Astonishingĭream Theater's John Petrucci: my top 5 not-so-guilty pleasures of all time Don't Missĭream Theater's John Petrucci: my top 5 tips for guitarists Conceived primarily as a stage show, The Astonishing was overseen and produced by John Petrucci, and we were not only granted an audience with the man himself, but also exclusive backstage access to the second date of the band’s European tour in order to feast our eyes on the guitar rig necessary to take on such a mammoth project. The hero is a character who has been blessed with the gift of music, which helps form the catalyst that fires a revolution. In January this year, Dream Theater released The Astonishing, a concept album set in a dystopian future where machines called NOMACS have taken on the role of passion-free music suppliers to a feudalised population. We were not only granted an audience with the man himself, but also exclusive backstage access We talk to fretmeister John Petrucci about Dream Theater’s most recent album and takes a peek behind the scenes at the live rig fuelling his brand-new signature amp…
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