John Petrucci demonstrates "Bite of the Mosquito"

[GROOVEYRECORDS]

why can he scale a guitar but cant tuna fish?

Because he's the Master Baiter

[CCdeville92]

minute 2:00 poker face 

[SebaChannel]

this was the hardest shit petrucci ever played

just imagine! john playing a slow motion solo?

[antonio610]

I liked his old Ibanez guitars better. They were painted by Michelangelo, you know. (Not that guitar noob, the dude who painted Jesus on the ceiling).

[IRuinEvrything]

@antonio610 i have an RG3120 prestige. You jelly bro?

[MrDarinWarren]

I think I like the short hair better.

[wilsinhobatera]

damn, his technique is awesome.. and fast chromatic scale really sounds like a mosquito xD

[hippykiller77]

Most boring, overrated guitar player ever. I saw Dream Theater once. Most boring concert ever. Their music is a tiring display of chops building excercises.

[GirbProductions]

@hippykiller77 Your comment is going to be un-viewable in a day.

[Deathz0r94]

@hippykiller77 Bro. You need to get fucked.

[MrJJModern]

Hi, I am John Petrucci and I am going to make you hate yourself between the time of 2:10-:2:21 of this video.

[ItalianUberMan]

Hi I'm John Petrucci and im going to rape your mind in less than 5 seconds.

[Barneveldbob]

I quit, guitars and about 3 grand in shit that don't make me any better for sale...

[McDiddy9999]

40 lbs. ago

[kingsxkids]

I want better fingers !!! and brain.

[MlKEPORNTOY]

Bite Of The Mosquito = intercourse with John Myung

[aeroglifo]

He looks so much better without huge fat record shop owner beard and hair

[Barneveldbob]

@aeroglifo He's going for the Zakk Wylde look. Just needs to pound a dozen beers a day and get some bracers and he's got it. Sure as shit can keep up to Zakk on the guitar!

[GetInThaKitchen]

What guitar and pickups is he using here???? I'm in love!

[apatheist89]

I was a guitarist, until I took a Petrucci to my ego.

[HOGFBass]

Augmented scales kick my butt every time I try to play this.

[antonio610]

squeak squeak squeak squeak

[AntiGeekInc]

picking technique is different in slow and high speed

[NorwaysMetalhead]

Hi im John Petrucci and im gonna make you quit playing the intstrument

[OsirisIX]

@NorwaysMetalhead Ha ha made me want to play more.....and perhaps get an Ernie Ball in the future when I sell my car.

[DrAtaliba]

@OsirisIX LOL!!!

[gore666death]

@OsirisIX hahahhaha i want a ebmm so bad :(, i gonna have to sold my liver to buy it xD

[CristianTejadaU]

@OsirisIX a music man, Ernie ball make strings XD

[OsirisIX]

@CristianTejadaU Ernie Ball owns Music Man. XD

[CristianTejadaU]

@OsirisIX i know, but i think one say: oh i want that music man guitar..... cheers!

[vincehexum]

@OsirisIX Exactly. That's why you usually hear it as 'ernie ball music man'.

[Vlodimer]

@OsirisIX so ur car probably made of gold and dimonds?

[Tanax13]

@OsirisIX But it's still a Music Man guitar. That's like saying you hope that you one day own a Ford, when in fact you want a Volvo, just because Ford owns part of Volvo. Ernie Ball may own Music Man, but it's still a Music Man guitar, not an Ernie Ball guitar. Otherwise they wouldn't have the Music Man brand "XD"

Cheers for the video though. Impossible to follow along :P

[SGEbony13]

@Tanax13 Not quite. The name of the company is "The Ernie Ball Music Man Company." The name of Volvo is not "Ford Volvo." XD

Besides if you don't know that an "Ernie Ball guitar" is a Music Man then you obviously haven't been playing guitar long enough to correct anyone else (I'm referring to CristianTejadaU's comment).

[Trooper3729]

@OsirisIX I prefer my guitar :P It is an 1970's Gibson USA custom. Love it for rock :D

[DrAtaliba]

@NorwaysMetalhead LOL!

[ZR1KOH]

@NorwaysMetalhead, Hi I'm John, I'm going to show you what I looked like before I did a couple cycles. Now I'm 30 pounds heavier and I play faster and can bench and squat a house! LOL...

[leozingy]

Flight Of The Bumblebee... Bite of the Mosquito... chromatic scale. Yeah, the influence is obvious. Both are great for practicing the chromatic scale. I think both compositions are great. Playing with or without feeling/soul/mojo/hutzpah/hero­in/leprechaun/earth/wind/fire/­whatever, I don't really care - these compositions are great for improving your guitar skills!

[IamKyleTheGuitarist]

Chromatic scale? How is this impressive?

[IamCucumbers]

that's funny, I don't use MY knees to play guitar....

[csSpetzNaz]

@IamCucumbers it was the emotional stress of an internet meme actually happening to him in real life that he went insane and was unable to play guitar anymore plus he started posting up stupid comments on youtube. thats wut happens man. its fucking dangerous to be alive....

[portnoyere]

we need 19 condoms and time machie

[DMBVR4]

This is the JP tone I miss.

[MichaelsPortraits]

I cant even put into words how simply awful this guy sounds ....completely devoid of emotion as always ....the most overrated idiot in history!

[DMBVR4]

@MichaelsPortraits lol

[RenegadeSquirrels]

@MichaelsPortraits So you're gonna go around knocking him? I repeat myself. Go listen to some dream theater before you open you retarded mouth.

[MrTheMark21]

@MichaelsPortraits Why would you go on Petrucci's videos just to bash him? By the way you were overrated to your mom, since she didn't get an abortion.

[MichaelsPortraits]

@MrTheMark21 All that could be true Mark , but it still doesnt change the fact that Petrucci can't play with any feel!

[MrTheMark21]

@MichaelsPortraits Listen to the solo of Octavarium, then come back and say he plays without feel. I doubt it will happen.

[Ignore14]

@MichaelsPortraits jesus, have you even listened to dream theater?

[Ignore14]

@MichaelsPortraits if you think dream theater is a shitty band you are the one who is an idiot not your friends, guess what, they're right and you're wrong. It's just your shit taste and lack of musical knowledge that keeps you from understanding their greatness.

DT is proggy and heavy but if you listen to them with an open mind you will see their amazing creativity and musical talent.

[TheSonsofHorusx]

he looks really cool liek this

[MrFrancox44]

hi im jhon petrucci and im going to kick your ass!

[avilakaj]

The pick almost went away in smoke!

[waycoolwarm]

impressive as always, but i'm not feelin it. 

[MichaelsPortraits]

@waycoolwarm There is nothing to feel ...thats the problem isn't it

[Ignore14]

@MichaelsPortraits if you want an example of Petrucci playing with feeling, listen to Lost Without You, from his solo album. Hopefully you will be enlightened.

[MichaelsPortraits]

@Ignore14 You are right about this one ..I'm glad you brought it up ...Its the only Petrucci solo I like...he sounds great on that track

[Ignore14]

@MichaelsPortraits Wishful thinking on that album is good too. try listening to that. A lot of Petrucci's solos sound like that. He is a very versatile guitarists.

[dorrian4354]

He's looking at the other person begin to smoke and burst into flames.

[hopelesstrail]

petrucci before he took on the jesus look

[hopelesstrail]

petrucci before he took on the jesus look

[M1thotyn]

Petrutchy?

[MrFrancox44]

who is slash?

[Bruno99244]

muito bom

[CcenkK]

he's just a normal guy that watching himself on the mirror like us, so we can play like him!

[diazconias]

@CcenkK maybe you can... I don´t T-T

[CcenkK]

@diazconias i haven't told he has 6 fingers like me btw.

[metalbone]

John Petrucci is my favorite guitar player and actually one of the best players ever

love <3

[tiago85416]

grande john petrucci

o mestre da guitarra

[SeekingYouNow]

Nice cover, dude!

[tspil263]

0:05 - 0:09 1st Day Of Creation

1:26 - 1:31 2nd day of creation

1:32 - 1:36 3rd day of creation

1:55 - 1:58 4th day of creation

2:11 - 2:21 5th day of creation

2:48 - 2:53 6th day of creation

3:12 - 3:20 Well, John Petrucci didn't rest at the last day of creation...

John Petrucci just created the world!!!!

[AleksandarGrbic]

Ignore the fail fat ugly no-skill puberty faggots. Puberty hurts and sucking in certain instrument too.

John is one of the best world guitarists! Keep it up John!

[2020jonnybravo]

Love all the haters on this video. Have any of you Heard "Another Day"? I bet you anything if some blues Guitarist who has virtually no skill or knowledge played the same thing you would praise them, But because Petrucci can actually play the guitar you all feel threatened and have to throw insults at him. get over yourselves, It's not his fault you suck at guitar. Go Bend "soulful" Penatonic scale notes like every other 5 year old learning the guitar.

[JesJex22]

@2020jonnybravo Agree dude Thumb up :)

[000theUnforgiven000]

@2020jonnybravo Guitar is music and music is not a technical race. Like it or not, music is a complex mix of emotion, charisma, pathos and technique. All wrapped in subjectivity. While I respect technical guitarists like Petrucci and the whole shredding bandwagon, I have nothing but pity and contempt for mindless technique obsessed drones that view all musical genres with a sense of self entitled superiority. Its your view that is shallow and simplistic.

[2020jonnybravo]

@000theUnforgiven000 Theres a reason why no skilled guitarist will never be called masters. You don't go to a doctor who uses "feelings" to do surgery, No you expect him to be skilled at his profession. Guitarist don't play one kind of music, they need the skills and tech to play anything they are hired or write to play. Why do you think they have "studio" guitarist? Because someone has to be able to play the music most bands cant even play themselves. If you think guitar is just feeling then

[2020jonnybravo]

@000theUnforgiven000 your only robbing yourself. No point in doing anything if your not going to actually develop skills past a 5 year old who's been playing for a year. This is exactly why Mozart and all the greats still have their names through history while 20000 million other garage band guitarist are never known.

[000theUnforgiven000]

@2020jonnybravo you misunderstood me. Technique can complement good playing, but also does style, charisma, soul, creativity and originality. All these qualities can go into art and music.Some of the greatest guitarists are the ones that are able of writing incredibly simple and catchy riffs, melodies and licks that become monumentally memorable, It takes a lot of intuition and genius to write an incredibly simple guitar line that is catchy, original and beautiful. This is songwriting mastery.

[MichaelsPortraits]

@000theUnforgiven000 Jonnybravo is the most intelligent musician in Here ....after myself of course!

[000theUnforgiven000]

@2020jonnybravo (..)From Jonny Greenwood's brilliant composition skills and chaotic playing, Frusciante's absurdly simple yet terrifyingly beautiful and catchy guitar work and songwriting, Morello's original and creative mastery of effects and Omar's quixotic and energetic style, there are a lot of guitarists that can match extremely valid songwriting with a creative and original use of their instrument. I'm not saying respect wankers like Slash and Angus, but keep an open mind to the good ones.

[Kivizu]

"Hi i'm John Petrucci. I'm gonna show you highlights other than the ones in my hair."

[AnimationMaster67]

Its still sounds like shit to me.



[ArcAngelRyan]

@AnimationMaster67 your face looks like shit to me.



[MichaelsPortraits]

Man this really sucks....has all the musicality of listening to a typewriter....One of the most worst guitarists I have ever heard.......zero phrasing ability

[Nathankthanks]

@MichaelsPortraits Because this is totally representative of his playing. Do yourself a favour and listen to the solo for octavarium.

[IReallyAmIronMan]

@MichaelsPortraits You have the educated opinion of anybody i have ever heard.

[DTRawDog]

@MichaelsPortraits Do a favor to yourself and listen The spirit carries on, Forsaken, In the Presence of Enemies Pt1 and Pt 2, Prophets of War, The Dance of Eternity, Metropolis Pt1, Beyond this life, Voices and Lines in the Sand.

[deucemcallister13]

It's crazy seeing the dude with no hair. He seems like an entirely different person.

[brando18guitarplyr]

@deucemcallister13 How about before he did steroids.

[XxL30n4rD0XB4Rr10SxX]

Para los que dicen que no tiene feeling... estos son ejercicios cromáticos malditos perros. Si quieren escuchar algo "feeling" busquen "wishful thinking" de John Petrucci.

[000theUnforgiven000]

Eh, no matter how much I try, this style of guitar playing will always sound like shit to me.

[pumita90]

"hi i'm john petrucci" pfffffff u dont need to introduce yourself lord

[3010smejo]

Fly of Bumble-Bee number II

[hlaakso]

His right hand technique is just painful to watch, but I guess it works for him. Just hope he doesn't wreck his arm...

[Redmar85]

He's not a musician... he's a engineer of the sound... absolutely no soul...

[demonofthefall101]

@Redmar85 you have no idea what you are talking about

[Redmar85]

@demonofthefall101 Beh... i listened him so much to say that... i guess it's a preference questions... i love the simple things on the instrument and i don't like what this guy make on his instrument...

[Celticmetalist]

@Redmar85 what do you mean with no soul? in the relationated videos at you right you have petrucci playing comfortably numb solo, and he's doing as well or even better than gilmour at it

PS: nevermind, you like slash, you are completly hopeless, go learn something about music, little troll-bitch.

[Redmar85]

@Celticmetalist That's right i like Slash... but i love the blues stuff made by him... you should watch better on my channel.

Would you tell me that John Petrucci is an amazing blues player??? I GUESS NO!!!

[Celticmetalist]

@Redmar85 wow wow wow, so slash is a great blues guitarist?? allow me to laugh mate, because he just improvise with the same fucking pentathonic over and over, do you really think that a shitty improvisation makes you a great blues player? im pretty sure rory gallagher would have hit you in the face with his strato...

PS: just because petrucci doesnt play blues doesnt means he cant, but that he probably dont want to, since he have the skill to play almost every genre over the earth

[TakkaTakkaDude]

@Celticmetalist

i find it quite funny how people don't carefully look at the playing slash provides; he's using way more then just "the same fucking pentatonic over and over", you can't take that away from him; and if you listened better you would've noticed that.

i equally like slash and jp, and since they're playing VERY different directions i think you can't really say who would be the better player..

[Celticmetalist]

@Redmar85 and before you spit any shit about that, noo, not everything is about skill, but petrucci exceeds by far any other guitar player in both skill and expresivity, and to underrate him by saying that hes not putting any emotion in what hes playing in a SHOWING OFF VIDEO WITHOUT ANY FUCKING BACKUP TAPES its quite a big offense

PS: you dont play any instrument, do you?

[Redmar85]

@Celticmetalist Yes i do... but remember that everything you said it's just an opinion... and i did never say that Slash is a great blues guitarist... but i like the little things that he does sometimes... i'm sorry but i can't explain it very well as i would, you know... i'm Italian not English... bye bye man...

[Celticmetalist]

@Redmar85 well, im not english neither, im spanish, and you obviously implied in your last comment that you thought that slash is an "amazing blues player"

So, if you really play an instrument, can you tell me how to play it without emotion? because im have played in a few progressive bands and even playing the fastest scale or the weirdest chord i always found any meaning on it, how can you be so sure that petrucci have no emotion? do you reconoice yourself on him?

[Redmar85]

@Celticmetalist You should consider the idea that maybe creativity, geniality, expression ourselves are qualities that transcend to technical quality... i've always thought that JP was a great guitar player (in that way). But i'd like to see him playing without any effect. I'd like to try hearing his own touch on the instrument and not the sound made through so much effects... hope you got it man...

[ticklemeelmo48]

I used to be able to play that.

Then I took an arrow to the knee.

[CottlestonCottleston]

@ticklemeelmo48 Seems Legit.

[88ueshiba88]

Ben Stiller playing guitar from 0:06 xD

[mrgober0ne]

0:03 slow mo

[OfEternalDespair]

Show us your highlights, John.

[tortoise656]

wat a nobody

[0Rickk]

/watch?v=fABFDOcnlGo <<<< WHITER SOLO 

[SeanAsheOfficial]

@0Rickk Nah i want to see a blacker solo

[MlKEPORNTOY]

Bite of the Mosquito = codename for intercourse with John Myung

[junqueirapedro13]

Petrucci never stops being impressive. Even if you hear his guitar for e decade or more. But i'm really tired of this whole speed frenzy thing. Not that I don't like Petrucci anymore, but after several years listening to Dream Theater and to his solo stuff, I got really tired of this shit. I like when he does some emotional solos he's also good at that, I just wish he does it more often.

[youdontmesswithzorro]

@junqueirapedro13 this is not for entertainment, but explicite technique for guitar players, which is very useful for daily practicing

[DarkPhantomSky]

sounds like shit btw. xD

[thefriendlyfinger69]

wow he looked normal once

[GuitaRockz1]

fair enough if the intro was an exercise but it's not... apparently it's a song?!

[MsUnknown696]

I was taught this in fourth grade guitar lessons... -.-

[Billiam886]

@MsUnknown696 DORK!

[xXmichXx98]

I can give the tabs of the song at 2:20?????

[100saprissa]

but the real question is if he can play smoke on the water..

[DarkPhantomSky]

@100saprissa xD true

[Celticmetalist]

@100saprissa are you joking? of course he can...

dont know whats wrong with all of you, what i understand reading to all the dickheads like you is that if you have a good tecnich you are an emotionless robot, but if you play like a retarded one you are an incredible guitarist who gives tons of feelings with a single note...

[100saprissa]

@Celticmetalist I was joking dude JP is one of my favorite guitarists

[DeeRock500]

@100saprissa I think the answer to your real question is Who Can't?"

[Dublegi96]

@100saprissa John Petrucci played smoke on the water with G3

The real question is: God can play guitar?

[DelichonUrbicum]

@100saprissa Yes, he can

[Mr111first]

@100saprissa He has Played Smoke on the Water with Joe Satriani and Steve vai at a G3 concert....

[TimmyScandi]

@100saprissa who fucking cares???smoke on the water is a very overrated song that actually sucks,one of purple worst songs

[itslikesexinyoears]

@TimmyScandi It's a fucking joke. Butthurt.

[TheGuitargs]

muito massa

[memetalhead1]

Chromatic runs , more chromatic runs and some more chromatic runs. 

[147pablox]

0:11 mortal mode..

[nik1954]

yea, he is fast but so is a hummingbird....but can he play a complete song......not just an endless boring riff. This stuff is like trying to listen to a drum solo that never ends.........

[frozenchicken56]

@nik1954 Ever heard of Dream Theater or Liquid Tension Experiment?

[NightmareCinemaChild]

@nik1954 You'll realise how ridiculous a comment that was if you actually listened to a Dream Theater song or any of the material from Petrucci's solo album.

[jimmyleppard6]

hello, Jesus. I like your new haircut :D

[nevermore204]

musicman 

[OhYesHeDid74]

What guitar does he use?

[tornadoazul]

the mosquito bite made him stronger!! Just like spider man!

Bug man = petrucci!!!

[dinos35]

i wonder who was his teacher .. 

[trivrock2k6]

Petrucci once bit a Mosquito...

[mattjonesable]

I think if Micheal Angelo Batio and Petrucci did a guitar duel the world would explode

[metallica5252]

@mattjonesable Batio is a little overrated though, pick Chris Broderick and then it would be on.

[ElPelikulero]

Muchas personas compraran a Petrucci con dios, es bueno, pero no mamen, no es Petrucci

[zezuntxiduntxi]

@ElPelikulero no tiene piada

[imaviking94]

nice chromatic scale...



[mythicalmyths]

"Im john petrucci and im going to make you give up playing guitar"

[MarcusFenixD]

"Hi I'm John Petrucci, and you suck quit guitar"

[playandsinger]

fucking stupid

[wickedwizardofspeed]

flight of the bumblebee?

[theriggermortis2400]

"Hi I'm John Petrucci and I'm gonna plug a swarm of bees into a pitchshifter."

[dtheater256]

skinny!

[no1wudno]

hi im john petrucci im gna show you how to play a chromatic scale starting from A

[fingerboy18]

His pick scrapes sound like a metronome :)