{"id":28539,"date":"2016-07-01T14:30:11","date_gmt":"2016-07-01T12:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/?p=28539"},"modified":"2017-03-22T16:04:47","modified_gmt":"2017-03-22T15:04:47","slug":"one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/gear\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci\/","title":{"rendered":"One Way To Sound Like &#8230; John Petrucci"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/search_dir.html?bf=&amp;sw=John%20Petrucci&amp;viewMode=block\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>John Petrucci<\/strong><\/a> is considered by many\u00a0metal fans and guitarists as <strong>the guitarist<\/strong> of our time. The combination of songwriting, technique and feel, fit together perfectly and is highly respected among musicians. In today\u2019s \u201cOne Way To Sound Like\u2026\u201d we present to you how Petrucci\u00a0gets his <strong>exceptional sound<\/strong>. Please note: The right equipment alone does not make you a John Petrucci. It\u2019s the combination of <strong>gear and guitarist<\/strong> that does and well maybe some practice too. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/one-way-to-sound-like-john-petrucci.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-28501\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/one-way-to-sound-like-john-petrucci-95x300.jpg\" alt=\"Sterling by Music Man John Petrucci JP70TPB\" width=\"39\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/06\/one-way-to-sound-like-john-petrucci-95x300.jpg 95w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/06\/one-way-to-sound-like-john-petrucci-323x1024.jpg 323w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/06\/one-way-to-sound-like-john-petrucci.jpg 379w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 39px) 100vw, 39px\" \/><\/a><\/strong>In this blog you will find among other things, exactly the equipment that Petrucci plays, but we will of course also present <strong>alternatives<\/strong> for <strong>smaller budgets<\/strong>. So to set things off, let\u2019s begin with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/guitars_and_basses.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>guitar<\/strong><\/a>. In our video, <strong>Kris<\/strong> plays a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/sterling_by_music_man_john_petrucci_jp70tpb.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sterling by Music Man John Petrucci JP70TPB<\/strong><\/a> 7-String, which comes close to its\u00a0bigger <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/music_man.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Music Man<\/strong><\/a> siblings. An alternative would be for e.g. the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/music_man_john_petrucci_majesty_7_pn.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> Music Man John Petrucci Majesty 7 PN<\/strong><\/a>, his current signature model which he also plays live and in the studio.<\/p>\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-container brlbs-cmpnt-content-blocker brlbs-cmpnt-with-individual-styles\" data-borlabs-cookie-content-blocker-id=\"youtube-content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-content=\"PGlmcmFtZSBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUtbm9jb29raWUuY29tL2VtYmVkL25HNGp1NWhIZXJRIiB3aWR0aD0iNjkxIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjM4OCIgZnJhbWVib3JkZXI9IjAiIGFsbG93ZnVsbHNjcmVlbj0iYWxsb3dmdWxsc2NyZWVuIj48L2lmcmFtZT4=\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-preset-c brlbs-cmpnt-cb-youtube\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/borlabs-cookie\/2\/brlbs-cb-youtube-main.png')\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-main\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-play-button\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-content\">\n<p class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-description\">You are currently viewing a placeholder content from <strong>YouTube<\/strong>. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers.<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-provider-toggle\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-show-provider-information role=\"button\">More Information<\/a> <\/div>\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-buttons\"> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-unblock role=\"button\">Unblock this content<\/a> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-accept-service role=\"button\" style=\"display: inherit\">Accept required service and unblock its content<\/a> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>His new signature model <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/mesa_boogie_jp_2c_head.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Mesa Boogie JP-2C Head<\/strong><\/a> was only available just a few weeks ago. In our video, however, you can see a slightly cheaper version, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/mesa_boogie_mark_five25.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Mesa Boogie Mark Five: 25<\/strong><\/a>, of which the sound comes very close. At the end of the clip, there is also a part involving a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/peavey_6505_mini_head.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Peavey 6505 Head Mini<\/strong><\/a>, which also does a really good job.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-28539 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-8-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-8-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-8-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-8-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-8-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-8.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-6-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-6-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-6-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-6-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-6.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-5-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-5-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-5.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-9-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-9-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-9-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-9-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-9-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-9.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Our first choice regarding the <strong>speaker<\/strong> is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/mesa_boogie_thiele_gitarrenbox.htm?ref=search_rslt_163100_163100_0\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Mesa Boogie Thiele Box<\/strong><\/a>. It works beautifully with the amps and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/celestion.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Celestion 90<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0loudspeaker. After much experimenting and comparing we came to the conclusion that pretty much every box fits perfectly with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/search_dir.html?bf=&amp;sw=Celestion%20Vintage%2030&amp;viewMode=block\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Celestion Vintage 30<\/strong><\/a> speakers. Which brings us to the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/harley_benton_g212_vintage.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Harley Benton G212 Vintage<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>for the bargain hunters among you. This box is loaded with <strong>two<\/strong> Celestion Vintage 30 and is yours for just \u20ac222.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-28539 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-7-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-7-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-7-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-7-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-7-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-7.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-4-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-4-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-4.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-11-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-11-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-11-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-11-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-11-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-11.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-14-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-14-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-14-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-14-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-14-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/one-way-sound-like-john-petrucci-14.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/guitar_and_bass_effects.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Effects<\/strong><\/a> are in no way less important to Petrucci\u2019s sound. For several years he worked closely with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/tc_electronic.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>TC Electronics<\/strong><\/a> and also plays their pedals live. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/delays_and_echos.html?viewMode=block\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Delay<\/strong><\/a> he uses is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/tc_electronic_flashback.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>TC Electronic Flashback<\/strong><\/a>, which our Kris plays in the video together with<strong>\u00a0Petrucci&#8217;s\u00a0&#8220;Aurora&#8221; Toneprint<\/strong>. For a few euros less and well worth considering is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/t_rex_play_back.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>T-Rex Playback 60th Anniversary<\/strong><\/a>. In the video, we used <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/tc_electronic_the_dreamscape.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Dreamscape<\/strong><\/a> as a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/chorus_flanger_phaser.html?filter=true&amp;feature-46417=true\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>chorus<\/strong><\/a>, this is a chorus\/flanger\/vibrato in one, which Petrucci developed together with TC. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/boss_ch1_super_chorus.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Boss CH-1<\/strong><\/a> for example will also cater to your chorus needs.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 16%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php 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Have I already mentioned that he closely cooperates with TC? ? But even here there is a <strong>suitable equivalent<\/strong> and that is the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/fender_micro_compressor.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> Fender Micro Compressor<\/strong><\/a>. And finally, the only thing missing is a nasty, aggressive <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/wahwah_pedals.html?viewMode=block\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>wah<\/strong><\/a>. Option A would be a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/dunlop_john_petrucci_cry_baby_wah.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dunlop John Petrucci Cry Baby<\/strong><\/a> and Option B, a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/dunlop_cry_baby_cb535q.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q CB<\/strong><\/a>, which thanks to the &#8220;Q-Control&#8221; you can adjust pretty mean.<\/p>\n<p>That was it from our side, but certainly<strong> some of you<\/strong> already attempted the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/search_dir.html?bf=&amp;sw=Dream%20Theater&amp;viewMode=block\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dream Theater<\/strong><\/a> sound. What equipment has proven to be most suitable to you? Who would you like to see next in our <strong>&#8220;One Way To Sound Like &#8230;&#8221;<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<div class=\"advads-content-injection-before-content advads-entity-placement\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"advads-931023779\"><div class=\"advads-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><div id=\"advads-1568377589\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/index.html?utm_medium=display&#038;utm_source=partnersite&#038;utm_campaign=branding&#038;utm_content=thoshop&#038;utm_term=gemischt\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"2502_Gear_Banner_Gemischt_729x90_EN_v01\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/2502_Gear_Banner_Gemischt_729x90_EN_v01.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/2502_Gear_Banner_Gemischt_729x90_EN_v01.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/2502_Gear_Banner_Gemischt_729x90_EN_v01-300x37.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Petrucci has an amazing, well thought out and truly exceptional guitar sound. 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