John Petrucci - NAMM (Mesa Booth) Pt 2

[tauntauntots]

Anyone know how old he is here?

[PDexters]

Hahaha he's not paying attention to the guy talking....AT ALL!

[wolfman109h]

damn i miss the old shy, thin petrucci! now he's fucking jay cutler!

[sepultribe666]

4:43 booooobs

[susannamagnamara]

i hate you Jhon, i hhhhaaattttteeee you!!!!! ahhhhhhhhh. plz back to Ibanez. you can die soon....plz for the love of god dickk

[MrGara23]

0.47-1.20..is this a song?or just awesome random riffing??

[miiiloxl]

@MrGara23 Another dimension - Liquid tension experiment

[MrGara23]

@miiiloxl thank you my friend!

[MickeyNM]

Messed around with Mesas at that booth many times. The thing about Mesas is that you go "yeah, this sounds great", then after about 5 minutes, you go"Nah, it really doesn't sound that great after all."

I'll take my moody Marshalls over a Mesa any day. Waaay more personality.

[42littlebit]

Whats he doing playing a Tom Anderson?

[shlokda]

@42littlebit It's what they keep in the Mesa Booths at namm. Also Anderson's are really nice. I'd take one over his Ibanez sig model that he had at the time.

[42littlebit]

@shlokda Meh too

[ksmithdc]

@42littlebit Sounding better. :) J/K I love Andersons and MM guitars both.

[42littlebit]

@ksmithdc Hahaa yea, my dad has a Tom And. drop top, sweet axe. I have a MM JP6, both great guitars

[ksmithdc]

@42littlebit My main guitar is a Tom Anderson Cobra. Been playing 27 years and I've never ever seen anything come close. Makes my PRS seem like a toy. I do want a Petrucci model MM tho'. ;)

[42littlebit]

@ksmithdc Damn....what PRS you got? lol The JP6 is the better than my Jackson custom shop kelly.....

[ksmithdc]

@42littlebit I have a 1985 PRS Standard - the 84th PRS ever made. Bought it brand new in 1985 from one of the first PRS dealers ever (Swissvale Music) here in Pittsburgh. It's still in immaculate condition. Eventually I'm going to have to build a vault & have SWAT supervision for it. LOL

[42littlebit]

@ksmithdc Oh wow, thats awesome! Special guitar indeed! Take care of her.... lol

[LateNightShredder]

Is that the dude that still demos amps for Mesa at NAMM every year? (No I am not talking about JP)

[benthemiester]

How can anyone put a liquid beverage on top of MK5?

If it were mine I would have had a sh#$ f#@

[ElJimboGuitar]

Is that a vigier guitar?

[alstartheman]

@ElJimboGuitar tom anderson!

[ilikeheadcrabs]

which Mesa model is he playing through??

[sk8357]

its a michael kelly guitar I don't know the model

[42littlebit]

@sk8357 Its a Tom Anderson :]

[AngryLlamaz]

LOL!! AT 4:18 the music perfectly fits for the fat guy strollin by LOL!!!!!!

[ElJimboGuitar]

@AngryLlamaz AHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! that sooo good man!

[munchy040]

haha good call ! so do you know or not .. i think it would be a mark series due to the size of it

[dazcwl]

Yeah just put your starbucks on a £3000 amp :/.

[Chrisnig666]

Can someone tell me what guitar he's playing?

[godaware]

@Chrisnig666 tom anderson!^^

[Usercool]

@Chrisnig666 A Tom Anderson.

[dirtydonki]

It's dreadful.

[munchy040]

does anybody know what amp this is

[dirtydonki]

@munchy040 Mesa Boogie. DOH.

[munchy040]

@dirtydonki no shit dick head i meant what model

[dirtydonki]

@munchy040 Then you should have been more specific asswipe :)

[munchy040]

@dirtydonki where are you from 

[Gatzill123]

At the end he's checking the harmony between the guitar and the amp, they made a badass sound together, hence that he smiled afterwards, it's a check!

Damn, he sure has some cool hidden knowledges...

[fuckindeepinside]

ahahah I love his metal face at 1:48 ahah

[Rachmavinsky]

0:46 "Another Dimension"

[joefalchetto94]

what amp is he using?

[theratfarmer]

paul gilbert? waste my time.

[testament214]

He's not playing crazy stuff beacause he dosent have anything to prove. everyone knows how badass he is. he's paying attention to the tone of the amp rather than the notes he's playing.

[MostEvil7string]

What song is he playing at 03:43? He better not be improvising!! Will have to shoot him ;-)

[fredcrs]

I think he is imp.

[paulyboy911]

@MostEvil7string i'm assuming he's improvising. starts off with a basic walkdown riff laying down a foundation. nothing super flashy here. doesn't sound like anything from DT or his Suspended Animation CD. The only other thing I think it could be would be something from Explorers Club...but I doubt it.

[wayneguitar84]

@paulyboy911 It was from Liquid Tension Experiment and the song was "Another Dimension".

[paulyboy911]

@wayneguitar84 I know that part. That's not what I'm talking about. Talking about the part at 3:43

[ollyworld]

ohh.. i am so glad that even cracks can sound boring and normal..like the average player!but 10percent of that are great licks and riffs..

[deftonesordie]

@ollyworld I'd like to see anyone sit at a namm booth for a week, 10 hours a day and play amazing riffs every time.

[Farout5150]

@ 01:34

Why is that dooood so upset?

He looks like he is mad at the amp ....

What did that poor amp ever do to him?!

[canman87]

It's his metal face.

[killingedge123123]

4:07 he gave us the finger =(

[InstrumentalMania]

really? is that all you pay attention to?

[killingedge123123]

my point was that if he started busting out something amazing like that hed get people flocking over

[muzapstar]

what amp?

[Abjauchgrube]

1:47 Whoooaaarrrrr!!!!!

[aamvb]

if i was one of the best guitar players in the world "wich i may be" ..lol i would play the guitar so everyone new it, he could have been anyone if you was listening from a distance.

[CudBucket]

Just learn to spell.

[Ice7String]

OR, you could decide to not be an attention-seeking asshole, and just try out the amp for your own sake, just like the other people there are trying to do. I think JP is enough of a man to not run around looking for confirmation and ego boosts.

[aamvb]

i agree, but he is being filmed, and seen as he's such an amazing player, if he was to purchase this amp he would be playing the shit out of it and shredding as he doe's. So he should play it like he would at home, and add some style for the cam, guys who dont show off are boring to watch ! but im also aware he's just playing a few riffs and testing it casualy.

[jubz777]

john petrucci isn't concerned with your youtube entertainment. him not showing off in a guitar shop is still the best guitar player i've seen. and he is in a guitar shop.

[Despond]

rofl precisely, why the fuck would he want to show off every time he tries out an amp? He is trying to hear the amp and tone, not practice or perform. I fucking loved seeing him play some LTE riffs.

[killingedge123123]

wouldve been awesome if he busted out the stream of consciousness solo in the middle of the place. nobody wouldve left him alone

[tenaciousjp]

What amp is John playing here?

[MrMetalManMe]

1:36 the guy in green's face FTW lmfao

[cattlebeef]

Nice, steady camera work...........

[havi0003]

i hope that guy messing with the knobs doesn't acidentally hit world domination mode.

[jordaniac89]

or the knob that controls the temperature of the sun.

[Despond]

If I was well known as a guitarist I'd be roaming shops and trying out everything casually. Would be pretty fun seeing if anyone recognizes you.

Imagine a guy listen in this video and going "hey man that's LTE yeah? Cool, I love DT and Petrucci!".

[NaveedIqbal]

that dude does an \m/ with the hands and then a growl!

hahaha!

[guitaralbert0]

tom anderson's rock

[MetallicAlexi]

1:48-1:49.. LMFAO!!!! xD

[Dieterbe]

LOL indeed :)

[barclytheking]

@MetallicAlexi not as called but obama might say

[KazeReload]

I would like to meet Petrucci in some shop too lol xD he's my guitar idol

Anyway.. I've never been at a NAMM... can you try out anything you want there?

[whatman65]

It's not open to the public. You can only get invited to it. All brands showcase their latest gear and all guitar magazines are all over it.

[KazeReload]

lol shit

I should open a guitar magazine or become a rockstar. Ok, nothing easiest.

[Jscottsman]

actully, anyone can go..you just have to buy a membership..I work for a guitarshop and have gone a few times. They give the Vendors Red badges, Retail Owners/buyers, Blue badges, and Yellow is for general public...they used to not allow general public in until the last 2 days, so the first 2 days could be used for buisness.

[shlokda]

you can try out most anything.. its up to the booth's discretion. Most people will let you try out whatever, some really uptight people wont, and some assholes (ahem gibson) wont even let you in their booth now, unless you have a reservation or are on this list.

[KazeReload]

Fuckin' cool!

[alltweed]

No - I meant Mark V... Gottcha :).

[freakguitar1]

omg that growl-amp-setter-whore is such a fag XD

[FearsEnd]

1:30 wow!

[alltweed]

Maybe he was playing the new mark VI..

Since JP had a 11C+ b4 I would think he'd want to check out new mrk VI..Just a guess. Wonder if that was IIc+ channel. It sounded like IIC+...I heard the mesa guy say mesa was going for a spongier sound too.

Still very middy, but who knows how it was dialed in.

[prsfrank]

Its the Mark V

[Szartard]

This was in like 1990 something. Mark IV was still new.

[0ftheWALLS]

what... what the hell is a mark VI?

Ive heard of a IV and a V but never a VI.

[ravovasquez]

" i love the c+ "

[fuckindeepinside]

ahahaha look at 1:35.. the guy at the amp have a heavy metal face.. ahahahah!!!

[Sandemose]

HAHAHA, that made my day :)

[clamchowder01]

he did a growl too!! hahah

[WaRdOg191]

Is he just jamming at 1:1o or is that a song by him?

[anaamee]

the song's from liquid tension experiment 2, called another dimension ^^

[Fruubs]

lol 4:42 'learn to play'

[dimedizzle]

lol

[atomicriffmaster]

Anyone have any guesses as to what make that guitar is, because, I wanna find out what pick-ups are in it.

[sicksixsick01]

Vigier, you can tell by the V on the headstock

[tommyermollimusic]

That is NOT a Vigier... it is a Tom Anderson.

What you see on the headstock is the A of the logo Anderson.

I'm sure about that :)

I own one, it sounds great. Tom Anderson makes his own pick ups...

[92arifE11]

is that an ibanez?

[t3hgir]

Another Dimension!!

[machtin9]

lol @ 1:38 the guy activates world domination mode for john

look at his face xD he almost cant't handle it

[machew100]

rofl!

[sprightliful]

If i was there i'd blow his cover by yelling out 'JOHN PETRUCCI!!! YOU ARE MY GOD!! LET ME HAVE YOUR BABIES!!!'

i want to meet him again! *sigh*

[zackvanhalen]

Is that Phil Margera in the background at 4:20?

[Riekiiii]

maybe. lol.

[dkctr]

lmao hes so fat!!

[ezpwnd]

4:20 HELL YEAH !! !

[Ataraxian13]

Nah, it's Malmsteen

[toffern123]

what mesa amp is this?

[DOOBAGE69]

No idea, but If I had to guess, I'd say something in the vein of a Mark amp, because the clean channel in the first clip sounded really nice and warm.

[Idamf]

the lonestar also has great clean sound thou! but i dont think it has that much gain.. probably a mark series=)

[DOOBAGE69]

was the lonestar even out by then? This looks like it was from the 90s.

[GazPots]

Sounds like a recto to my ears.

Also you can see a Purple Roadking in the background so perhaps its one of those. Can't quite tell though.

Gaz

[audayo]

who can tell me?

what's that song he played from the beginning to around 2"00' ??

[zevlaad]

That's Another Dimension from LTE2

[audayo]

cheers~

[DrewFace507943]

lol Petrucci just looking at the guy fucken with his amp likes hes a fucken idiot. LOL

[Y00p]

Yeah, I noticed that in the first part, where the same guy is trying to explain how the guitar works. You see JP looking like 'OMG, just go away already'.

[ravovasquez]

wow ! what amp is that !

[Warchest1]

that amp sounds awesome.

[oldschoolhappymetal]

petrucci ta sentao ahi pa ke la gente ponga a prueba el sonido del ampli no ke le zoben los kokitos

[PiercingTruth]

ppl are blind and def...

[liquid911]

lol @ the 'metal face' the guy makes at 1:35 tuning the amp...he's like fuckin' noob(guy before him)crank that gain/low-mid-high-past mid-and the high all the way up

[JoeCervo]

haha

[JazzGuru17]

When this took place? I guess that DT wasn't famous at that time...

[yyzny21688]

Petrucci is the shit...and for how good he is and his modesty and kindness, truly sets the standard for how musicians should be...

[canman87]

A little piece of LTE in there :)

[Rocker8822]

why is his booth not horded with people?

[ap22987]

well NAMM is a closed door convention. you have to be invited to go, so its mostly professionals from big companies and artist looking for gear, so they wouldn't be as awestruck at seeing Petrucci as you or I would be.

[CSIC2006]

Petrucci looks like an abused hobo...

[eduardovianac]

Tom Anderson and MESA.... what to say!!! That is a tone!!!

[Shogun777]

sounds like a mark to me

[headrockers]

it looks like most people around him didn't notice that it is petrucci... hehehe!

[foosecoupe]

he just wasnt playing anything interesting

[giangixxxx]

this guy plays fast....wow.....im impressed...ahahahaahaha

please........guitar-nerd

[ebmmjp6]

Lubial it certainly is NOT a Suhr,its a Tom Anderson!!

hence the big A on the headstock

[evilservant]

That guitar is definately a guitar...

[Lubial]

that guitar is a Suhr guitar

[Beyondward]

man, petrucci doesn't rip it up in this clip

[Greenwithevil]

oh wait, it IS a mark IV (80% sure)

[Petruvarium]

lol petrucci's face like "stop touching the buttons when i'm playing you noob!"

[metabog]

Was john as well known back then? Do you think any of the people walking by knew who he was?

[rasmus91]

yea i wonder that too:P if had been there id jump over him xD

[KMatteKudasaiC]

CLASSIC the old..man playing guitar..stairing right through someone talking tothem..I DON IT ALL THE TIME HAHA.

[leanbaure]

holy shit!

[guitarman069]

seen*

[guitarman069]

first time ive petrucci use a strat

[lildrummer1987]

I don't think it's a strat, look at the headstock

[Beyondward]

that's a Tom Anderson, look at the headstock

[lildrummer1987]

Thanks, I've never heard of their guitars but I knew it wasn't a

Fender.

[kigawman]

I love when raw footage comes along. At least, I get to see the rawness of John's ability to play guitar. Instead of Just watching him or listening to him on stage or inside the studio.

[arroyomusic]

It's good to hear John without a rack and all that crap. He sounds better just direct.

[SmokeAndMirrors2]

another dimension... fucking amazing !

[astro1218]

man some of the shit he was playing was pritty sick

[Greenwithevil]

oops that was REALLY stupid of me

is that a road king?

[Greenwithevil]

is that a mark IV?