All user reviews for the Music Man John Petrucci 6

Made in the USA, the Ernie Ball Music Man JP6 is one hell of a guitar. Solid basswood body, birdseye hard rock maple bolt on neck, select indian rosewood fretboard, 24 stainless steel frets (nickel on models pre 2012), 15" fretboard radius, 4x2 locking tuners, custom designed floating non locking trem, crunchlab bridge pickup, liquifire neck pickup (older models had D sonic bridge and liquifire neck), master volume, master tone, piezo volume, 3 way (bridge, both, neck) pickup selector, 3 way (humbuckers, both, piezo) selector switch, fishman piezo pickup system in the bridge, 5 bolt "no shift" neck pocket, ultra access cutaway for effortless reach to the 24th fret, and petrucci custom shield inlays.

This guitar has it all. Ultra versatile.

UTILIZATION

The body shape was designed by John Petrucci, after moving from Ibanez he wanted a shape all his own and this was his idea. Very comfortable, perfect balance when standing, and great contours for when sitting. The neck and body were designed together to get the best access possible to the higher frets. Even though it's a bolt on getting the 24th fret is easier than most neck thru guitars. The guitar came from the factory with super low action and because of Ernie Ball Music Man's amazing attention to detail the frets were amazing, no dead frets or excessive fret buzz (very slight due to low action, but no bad buzz). The neck is one of the most comfortable I've ever played. At first reminded me of a fender but with a 15" radius vs fenders 9.5" and stainless frets. Didn't understand the hype around these guitars, but after playing it for a while I understood. The neck is just so comfortable, fits my hand (along with many peoples hands) like a glove and everything about the guitar just fits with each other to make one amazing guitar.

SOUNDS

I always try a guitar unplugged first. If I don't like it then most likely I won't like it plugged in. If I do like it then there's a 50/50 I'll love it or dislike it plugged in, but that can partially be fixed with different pickups. First thing I noticed is how bright and twangy the guitar is. The basswood body and maple neck really make the guitar bright but still smooth. Plugged in the crunch lab is very articulate and creamy. Makes playing almost effortless due to high output, but it's designed well enough that the high output isn't a bad thing like many high gain pickups. With the right amp settings you can get serious low end chunk (without getting muddy) and high end shimmer (without getting ice picky) but it can be EQ'ed how ever you want. The neck pickup is very smooth and bluesy. Not too bassy and not shrill, a nice happy medium. The piezo was amazing. Never tried one before but I was very surprised and how cool it was. Simulates acoustic tones and while it's not dead on it's very very good, and very useful well beyond simulating an acoustic. It can simulate some great single coil tones as well. Since this is a dual humbucker guitar having the piezo simulate single coils is a great feature. I was planning on buying one of these without the piezo, figuring I wouldn't need it, but once I tried it I realized that no matter how much or little I'll need it I'll get it regardless, just because it's so cool and if I ever do want it.

OVERALL OPINION

Overall this is one of the nicest guitars I've ever played. Ernie Ball Music Man make some of the highest quality guitars around and at only USA production prices. I don't own one yet but I play one almost every day. I'd strongly recommend these guitars to anyone, from heavy metal guys all the way to blues and country. It can really do it all.

The MusicMan Petrucci model has been a very popular model with guitar players for a while now. It is a truely modern design that takes a lot of the better aspects of other Musicman guitars and puts them into a single model. The model is continually evolving as well with a new version coming out just about every year. This is the original model in the red finish. The finish kind of reminds me of a Wine Red burst but with a plain top. This guitar has a basswood body with a bolt on maple neck. The neck is nice and thin with a rosewood fretboard and 24 jumbo frets. Up top on the 4x2 headstock you get locking tuners and a non locking nut. The tremolo is a non locking unit but it holds tune well. The pickups are Petruccis preferred set of Dimarzios. Depending on when your model was made these can be different. This example was a bit older so it came with a Dropsonic in the bridge and an Air Norton in the neck. The controls are simple with a volume and tone with a 3 way toggle switch.

UTILIZATION

The playability on these guitars is great. Petrucci plays with a super low action and sets his guitar up with the neck as flat as possible. To be able to pull this off you need precise fit and finish on the neck. The radius is about 15 inches which is pretty flat. The neck is similar to an Ibanez neck and this is understandable since Petrucci use to play Ibanez guitars. The bridge is a nice solid piece. It kind of reminds me of PRS tremolos. It is very solid and stable even without a locking nut. The lack of locking nut makes the guitar a bit easier to tune and whatnot. The basswood body means the guitar is super light. Newer models have other tonewoods that are a bit heavier.

SOUNDS

Petrucci always has a good sound thanks to his huge rig. The pickups in this guitar are the set of pickups he used early in his Musicman days. The Dropsonic was the big new thing at the time and nowadays people have moved on from it. It had its problems. It was an asymetrical design which means it sounds different by the way its oriented. Petrucci orients his with the blade facing towards the neck for a thicker sound. The problem with this pickup is that it is really noisy. Tone wise the pickup to me is a mix between the x2n and the tonezone. It is hot and bright with crazy harmonics. This leads to a bit of noise as expected. The Air Norton in the neck doesnt have any of the problems. It is a classic Dimarzio neck pickup. It has a very smooth modern lead tone. It has the output to keep up with a hot bridge pickup like the Dropsonic but has the smoothness to not sound harsh when playing leads and single note lines.

OVERALL OPINION

This guitars are great solid shred guitars for people who want something that can do more than just metal. They can do metal fine but they have a more subtle look and a very versatile sound. A lot of these models also come with Piezo as well but if you get one without that you can save a bit of money. To me these guitars are like grown up Ibanez's. They dont need the pointy edges any more but they still have all the playability. The stock pickups are night and day better than what you get on most Ibanez guitars as well.

This is a guitar manufacturer aus USA, 24 frets, 2 humbuckers Di Marzio Custom Designed specially for crs Petrucci (he's actually a Steve's Special and Air Norton about a few changes ...)
The block bridge / vibrato is new from MusicMan (cr to JP) and is fitted with sensors active piezos to move closer to electro sound ..
Volume and Tone for humbuckers, one volume and three screws for legalization piezos (they are on the back of the instrument)
A slecteur 3 positions at the top of the body to switch from humbuckers to piezos, or the CONTRL 2 at the same time, and another 3 positions is slecteur ddi to DiMarzio.
The handle is in Saddle speckled "bird's eye", screwed to the basswood body of Amrique.
The fingerboard is rosewood and the initials "JP" are on THE FIRST box.
The guitar team of two outputs: one for single piezo, and the other for micro magntiques stro.

UTILIZATION

Time to get srieuses now:

Ds the opening of the tui one is impressed by its majestic appearance (mine possde a sublime finish "Black Sparkle", translation: black straw!)
The grip is not bad either, is the dcoupe trs dfonce ergonomic and comfort for the forearm is very well thought! ..

The handle is unique: in fact it is wide and fairly flat, but pais the handle of a Ibanez Jem example (I dtest ...).. Basically should be more large fingers ( was lucky, as I do! h. h). The action of the strings is perfect, neither too high nor too low, leaving the strings vibrate well while allowing good dplacements of more intonation is perfect and all the notes sound gnialement! It's really high-end rev ..
Namely also: the back of the neck is not varnished, the fast left hand is thereby increased, cool, right?

SOUNDS

As for the sound, wow, what about? In his clear, the position of intermdiaire slecteur is snapping just right, great for funk and blues, beautiful ring fingers to arpges trs well, and the attacks of free m diator. The neck pickup is usable for beautiful phrass jazz, and playing with the knob of tonality can be REALLY crdible more than a standard jazz .. The bridge pickup sounds shrill in her clear, but that's normal, it is not for the a..

The crunch sounds are cool, but not unusual, roughly, if you plan to get the grain tlcaster in a crunch, you're wrong! But that's all ... even when an honorable

As against its saturated ..... my friends is the fte of the slip! The neck pickup is a velvety poustouflant! It's round, it's hot, while preserving articulation and finesse .... it's all good!
As for the bridge pickup (which is mounted closer to the strings than the neck pickup), and although it's a real fuse! It has a high output and harmonics come out beautifully! It seems to be tailor-made for virtuoso solos, in a word: DEADLY!

The piezos are really impressive about them: with a supper of rverb and delay, we believe it! But must, shuffled the rest of the two sources (piezos & Di Marzio): it is simply amazing ... sound ... rve

OVERALL OPINION

I use this guitar for The beginning of May 2003, she trs CHRE course, but it is REALLY an instrument rve ... However it is worth a try before because it is not just adapt the templates (and all portfolios ...)
In résumé if you like rock muscle and all types of hard / mtal, and that You are not foreigners to other less aggressive styles, try the and see!

I was lucky and happiness of some length might try this little gem from home MusicMan:
A model Signature John Petrucci,: =)
So is the bte manufactures in California, it says above, p, the finish is irrprochable.
The one I tried silent "full options" head painted in the same tone "mystic dream" that the body (great pop !!!), "JP" on the first box, piezo pickup ...

In terms of equipment:
- 2 humbucking Di Marzio (models spciaux JP)
- Piezo pickup easel
- 2 output jack (normal / piezo)
- 3 position selector, volume and tone
- Selector humbucking / piezo 3 positions
- Vibrato MusicMan Petrucci model
- Schaller locking mcaniques

UTILIZATION

The handle is a marvel! Just to lay hands on to feel ... home!
The profile is the Ibanez style, fairly flat and very thin. The lack of further increase the coating slip.
24 jumbo frets on a rosewood in touch, here goes well.
CHAC is to treble the trs ais dcoupe particulire infrieure horn, and the rounded heel.

The ergonomics are very good, dcoupes horns and the curvature of the table are not for nothing.
The guitar is very well balance.

The vibrato MusicMan walking pretty good (and exchange Floyd ...), but in my opinion, it is not very suitable for such Brutos Steve Vai ...

SOUNDS

For sound: Well, Dream Theater Listen and you will see what can give a, =)

The two DiMarzio humbucking fulfill their duty very well: the crunch of mtal, the sound is very prcis,
a does not drool. As for her ... he even difficult to say, the seller forced me on a branch of JP Line6 HD 147 ... a help!, but does not aim! Anyway, no worries, a ring (er. .. a ring rather mtal even when, =)).

Micro Piezo: while the great slap!
The JP branch Live mix table, exit to a pair of MSP5: these are not notes coming out of HP, it's crystal! The sound is pure prcis, a "slap" as an acoustic!
Arpge any, any chord sounds! It's beautiful!

OVERALL OPINION

This guitar is simply outstanding!!
It is full of discoveries and more clever, and we feel that Petrucci has invested in this MODEL:
- The hollows in the table used to position the forearm
- The knobs are shaped vaguely conical and surrounded by a band of grooved rubber.
the volume knob as prs microphones placed very ... easy on the little finger with violoning!
- The handle without varnish (a real highway shredder!), Etc, etc. ....

In short, everything is perfect on this guitar ....
Oh yes, the price ... Aaaaargh!! € 3350 for this MODEL .... but hey, perfection is paid: /
MusicMan and in, many things are options, we can have a model without John Petrucci piezo, without heads and painted without inlays JP button for about € 2600 ...

Conclusion: Put me in the same 7-string, and will ;=)))

USA
24 frets 2 DOUBLES
VIBRATO MUSIC MAN
1 VOLUME 1 TONE 2 POSITIONS

UTILIZATION

CHANNEL DISCLAIMS
ACCESS TO ACUTE
IDEAL WEIGHT
NOT WITH MY MATERIAL

SOUNDS

QUITE
AN OLD MARSHALL everything can
J AI struggled to do it well saturated START
BUT AT THE SOUND WAS CLEAR AND HAPPINESS CRUNCH C
I HAVE ALSO WANTED SET OF HEIGHT MICROS: THINGS NOT TO DO AS THEY ARE REMAINS OF ORIGIN
C IS MY SET D amplifier that CPUE
We'll have to reinvest

OVERALL OPINION

SINCE 2 MONTHS BEFORE HAD A J JS 900 which was great but this one ESU A FLOOR ABOVE
FOR I who tried TAS C IS WHAT IS WELL FOR MY STYLE
EXAMPLE JAI a friend who TO LUKE AND IT WILL NOT GREAT WITH MY FINGERS
DO NOT HAVE TO BUY SMALL BUT THIS INSTRUMENT

IT IS EXPENSIVE BUT I L E A 1500 AI KEY NEW
C IS A BASIC MODEL WITHOUT PAINTING THE HEAD (WHICH IT IS SAID IN PASSING CAR BEST COLOR WOOD HEAD SPRING more to my taste) PIEZOELECTRIC OR THE CON
I THINK ALL THAT WILL BUY BACK WITH
TYPE TRIAX ....................

Made a "san luis obispo" California (United States)
basswood body and maple neck selected (spotted for me)
2 custom DiMarzio pickups hambuker (special jp)
3 way selector with intermediate position splittéé (2 internal coils)
Shaller a mechanical lock 4 +2
Music Man bridge, tremolo custom (special jp)
1 volume, 1 tone, 1 volume + piezo adjustable bass, treble, and mix
2 jacks (magnetic and piezo mono stereo)
jp and matched landmarks tete (sparkle)

UTILIZATION

The handle is a real highway, despite my small hands I think I am quite at ease on.
Access to the acute is remarkable, it is played both in the 20th case in 7th.
the balance is good, and the curves of the beast shows sensual.
weight is about 3kg3.
Once connected the scratch is daunting, a clear, powerful and well-defined saturation is huge, power-chords are real slap.
The piezo sounds great on stage (on a sound amplifier or electronic), but avoid over power amp.

SOUNDS

I use this with a scraper and a 2x12 mesa mk4 x12 4 of the same brand and some effects of gender (tc, .. dbx) check my profile.
I really sound that I have shouaite, from the crystal-clear in the clear, at the pest in full.
for the piezo, I always passes through the sound system (via an hf), so I can easily spend a saturated the acoustic just using the selector.
and cherries (about macedonia), we can mix for example sound a clear chorus + piezo (the amp) inter position.
c is the top.

OVERALL OPINION

I have the scratches since its release, and I'm not ready to change.
she has filled all levels, playability and sound.
for the price: c is a bit dear it's true, but with the experience I realize that the expensive products are actually better. (available in all brands)
advice: better to wait and buy a good product than to buy within 6 months.
euros for 3300, go for it worth the ca.
It is cheaper than before I had paid for 3800 (the price of 7c now).
bye

John Petrucci, made in San Luis Obispo, California
24 frets, 2 humbuckers Di Marzio humbuckers John Petrucci.
Special easel John Petrucci musicman under license.
The position of the knobs is very well thought out, the selector of a little less ...

UTILIZATION

The neck is perfect, we slip it without problem ... a marvel.
on the other hand IS NOT painted, it requires attention and maintenance ..
The sculpted heel is no problem for acute CCAA
The ergonomics are perfect, no imbalance, the location for the forearm is a good idea ... John Petrucci is like it ...
Obviously, for those who listen to Dream Theater, this guitar is mostly tour big sound, this does not have very nice clean sounds ... it is a little light for the old blues and jazz on the other hand ...

SOUNDS

I play a little bit of everything, especially rock and blues and is very versatile ... nothing to say a Musicman never used to give us some imperfections
I play it with a Crate BV300HB, it is perfect ... I have all the sounds I want with. It is of course perfectly with mesa boogie.
Once again, just for a little jazz and old blues ... but I see more blues rock metal, I have everything I want. The clean sound is very good too.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had eight months and is perfect for me.
I love the sound, design (redburst pearl finish), and especially the manche.J love it just under the selector too small for my liking and too close to hand.
I tried the fender States, the gibson, and a prs musicman on before buying. I hesitated between luke, the Petrucci and a PRS Custom ...
€ 2375 for a perfect (without head but with piezo and matching inlay), the price / quality ratio is good ... but if you have the opportunity to go to the usa buy the bottom, it costs € 900 less .
This choice I would do without hesitation, and I would sound good experience in musicman, but by buying directly in California next time ...

It is a pertrucci of 2002 so the pearl redburst is different (I think best)

UTILIZATION

The handle is full of birdeye is very beautiful I do not like the sleeves ibanez but spent 2 minutes I felt a autoroutre home, ergonomics is perfect.

SOUNDS

His side I found myself an hour to play its crystal clear is the 3-position are fabulous with a more intermediate position for the very stratisante. In satruré Panard is the body's smooth even on my Vox AD-15 AC rings of hell.

OVERALL OPINION

I just paid € 1400 to receive the used, thus necessarily great value for money

Manufacturing States,
new config with 2 micro with a custom DiMarzio Petrucci and DSonic in easel.
Volume, Tone.

edit of 07/11/2010: I just change the Tone potentiomtre of a push-pull, has increased the possibilities as in the down position, you end up with double handle - 2 double set - double easel, and in high position, we simply run, 2 singles together, and simple bridge. cost me a pices of 15 and one hour of work. for those that have INTERESTED, I used the example here:

UTILIZATION

The neck is fabulous! I do not know any more comfortable, apart from those of other musicman all who are truly excellent.
CHAC is very easy to acute, it is all lgre and small, so super comfortable.
The best sound, whatever the type of sound has been sought-direct.

SOUNDS

You can do anything with this guitar. It suits me perfectly. Imagine a Start, a Les Paul, a PRS, and Ibanez, runit in one guitar. We can approach everything with a perfectly well Defines, lens, heavy, thin, powerful ... short, the best in all areas!
I use a POD X3 Live, a branch of 2 * 12 cabinet with vintage 30 clestion
I love all the sounds, and even jazz it excels.

edit of 07/11/2010: potentiomtre with the change is impressive as the guitar becomes a formidable, high position, we end up with a sound trstlcaster (IDAL to handle trs slamming blues and bridge for rhythm). in the down position, the middle position really remember a les paul, with a full and sufficient crystalline ... short, I'm really pleased with this change.

I use it for several months with a mesa boogie F30 is really stunning, sounds are transcribed Fidler, see sublimated by the amp. The combination Petrucci / Mesa boogie, it's not thundering, but it works perfectly ...

OVERALL OPINION

I just have it, I think I tried all the guitars I have between 1000 and 3000.

to dpart, j'hsitait between a PRS CUSTOM 22, a layer (clapton, jeff beck ...), a peavey van halen, and finally, I tried the one thinking it n ' a silent guitar nag and surprise, I had everything I loved in the l. and yet I play all styles, blues, rock, metal ...

I got as a gift, thank you my wife CHRI, and had 950 of the United States .... a quality report forcment amazing prices! the price for this was just a basic strat France. A rant against the passage importers in France, they hallucinate price !!!!!!

In any case, this guitar is perfect for me, and all the better if few people achte, it remains an exceptional scratch all white beaks do not show off ... Moreover, I love her look wise with his hyper potential nag!

- US guitar.
- 24 frets, 2 humbuckers Dimarzio customs. 3 positions with a power and a custom piezo pickup.
- Floating Vibrato. string height adjustable thanks to the integrated screw completely relax without the strings ... compromise between the fixed bridge in the stratum with the floyd rose except that the blocking is done on the mechanical sleeves (three divided by the time change of a rope from the floyd)
- 2 volumes (Dimarzio and piezo), tone + 2 selectors: one raised a little higher and a second side handle to activate the piezo, di Marzio or two at a time. Behind the guitar settings bass - treble and mix the piezo.
- John Petrucci benchmarks - maple wood, rosewood fingerboard. adjusting rod of the handle easily accessible at the heel.

UTILIZATION

- The handle is really nice ...
- Cutting the stomach, before cutting to the right forearm ... Comfort. 5 inches thick, 94 centimeters in length and 3 kg.

SOUNDS

- Ultra versatile instrument, a sound goes everywhere. The piezo pickup is a big plus, even on a power amp.
- I play on an ENGL head.
- All have their specific positions and sound really good. The piezo sensor is great. we can even split his power with his electroaccoustique ... really fun and original.
- The thing that I regret: the difference in sound level between the central position of DiMarzio with bridge and neck positions ...

OVERALL OPINION

- A guitar both super aesthetics (phantom finish: colors to suit the angle of illumination change from green to cherry, sky blue, purple, violet ...), nice to use, with different sounds and complementary offering a range enormous.
- Originally it is designed to work perfectly with amps mesa boogie as does John Petrucci
- The price is quite high compared to prices in USD.

Made in California (United States)
basswood body and neck Saddle unvarnished Mouchet (oil)
2 custom DiMarzio pickups humbuker (special jp)
3 way selector position with intermdiare splits (2 internal coils)
Shaller a mechanical lock 4 +2
Music Man bridge, tremolo custom (special jp)
1 volume, 1 tone, 1 volume piezo
+ Adjustable bass, treble, and mix (on the back of the body)
2 jacks (magntic mono and stereo piezo)

UTILIZATION

The handle is great = great touch (oil), Access in acute remarkably good balance, correct weight (3kg2).
scratch daunting, its clear trs powerful well defined, and its saturation in standard!
the piezo = c'tait I thought a little gadget = it sounds great and adds incredible versatility!

SOUNDS

REALLY, you can play absolutely everything! c is the top.
Crystal clear over the plain, at the pest saturated.
for the piezo, it is advisable to go through the sound system

OVERALL OPINION

I bought this on ebay scraper rcemment States, in USD, from 2005 but nine state a price .... I dare not tell you (o )))))
There are excellent OCCAZ to us between 1000 and 1600 usd to states in the PERIOD of financial crisis, even with customs and transportation (300 usd), go for it worth the ca = importer our mouth is paid, he never rpercut the falling dollar.

It replaced the old black START with me for over 20 years and I t fly. Apart from the memories! (Sniff), is done, and advantageously trs!
She has filled all levels, playability and sound, and I'm not ready to change.

-Factory in the United States by MusicMan San Luis Obispo, California.

-24 Frets.

Bolt-on Saddle Mouchet.

-Rosewood.

-Inlays taken by "Dot" or "JP".

DiMarzio Pickups-Customs built for Mr. Petrucci on Steve's bases and Air Norton.

Switch 3-position and a supplmentaire to activate the sensor Piezo Electric.

-2 Potentiomtres of CONTRL: Volume 1 and Ring 1.

Bridge-Musicman prpar for this guitar.

Basswood body-amricain.
Submitted to the Namm Show 2001 for the first time, MusicMan has continued to evolve the mythical guitar one of the greatest modern guitarist.
Available with "options" since its launch, it proposes to be book with painted head to body color, Piezo electric sensor placed in the bridge mimicking acoustic guitar sound, picture John SPECIFICATIONS Petrucci instead of the traditional "points", colors vary, and some trs trs original and unique MusicMan (Mystic Dream among others.).
Available now with a saddle and table micro D-Sonic instead of the old custom Dimarzio Petrucci is a guitar that is meant to be a standard and do not forget to dclin in 6 or 7-string version of the left and dernirement SERIES WCR.

Do not hesitate to visit in MusicManc Franais complment for information and follow the NEWS:
http://www.musicman.fr/page/fiche_produit.php?id_prod=149

UTILIZATION

This guitar privilgie ergonomics while offering innovative design inspired MODEL classic we all know.
MusicMan John Petrucci worked with him to build the instrument suitable IDAL his incredible talent and to satisfy his fans and other musicians rvant an instrument out of the beaten path and offering something incredible and never seen .

The bet is Russia, because we have an instrument that provides a playing position idalie plan for fast and prcis handle thanks to the proportions and placement really Excellent.
The body and he even built to the same principle. A perfectly made notches allows you to rest your forearm and your hand to the right place at the top ropes.
No positions or indlicates ridiculous, everything is done to keep you in your game ffective

The handle also provides unvarnished suplmentaire comfort for fast descents. A real Guitar Shredder crazy!

SOUNDS

Tomorrow

OVERALL OPINION

tomorrow

Petrucci is the guitar player for Dream Theater. He is one of the most modern guitarists out on the scene. The specs on his guitar are constantly changing as he looks for a more refined tone. His guitar has evolved pretty much since he was with Ibanez over to Musicman. Although being different companies the important parts of the guitar have taken a linear evolution. This guitar now is pretty current example of the standard Petrucci without a piezo system. This guitar has a Basswood body with a maple neck. The fretboard is rosewood with 24 jumbo frets. The radius on the neck is 15 inches so it is pretty flat. It has locking tuners up top and a proprietary Musicman non locking tremolo system down at the bottom. The pickups are what Petrucci is using currently. He is constantly working with Dimarzio to refine the sound of his stuff. The neck pickup is a Dimarzio Liquifier while the bridge pickup is a Crunch Lab. The guitar has a master volume and a master tone with a standard 3 way toggle switch.

UTILIZATION

The Petrucci neck profile is his own. It is kind of like an Ibanez neck but slightly thicker. The neck bolt is Musicmans unique 5 bolt design which curves away giving a comfortable space for your hand. The jumbo frets and the super flat 15 inch radius means you can get a low action across the board. The back of the neck is finished with gunstock oil and hand rubbed to get a super smooth feel on the back of the neck. The locking tuners are a great touch for a guitar that does not have a locking nut. All guitars should have locking tuners if they dont have a locking nut. The tremolo design is similar to a Fender non locking tremolo but it seems a bit more comfortable on your hand.

SOUNDS

Petrucci has a super modern sound and it can be heard on a dozen or show Dream Theater records. He has been using Dimarzio pickups forever and this set is the latest evolution of the pickups he has been using. The Crunch Lab is a super thick bridge pickup. It has an unique design where one half of the pickup has a rail magnet and the other half has normal pole pieces. Petrucci prefers the rail magnet facing away from the bridge and this gives the bridge position more low end. This unique design also makes the pickup a bit noisy. This version isnt as noisy as the old D-sonic was but it is still noisier that you expect a humbucker to be. The liquifier in the neck is super smooth for your fast prog solos. It sounds like its name and has a very liquid sound. It is super smooth but has just enough high end bite to keep it from sounding muddy. This pickup is great for sweeping and all the other super fast shred techniques. It is smooth enough to sound good when you are playing fast but bright enough not to sound like a blur.

OVERALL OPINION

The Petrucci Musicman guitars are great all around guitars. I have sene them used for many different types of music not just Metal. They are just good all around workhorses. They are not so specialized that you can only play one type of music on them they are generalists. They are best at anything that requires a modern sound. The Dimarzio pickups in this guitar give it a super modern sound that is good from prog to pop. If you are looking for a good all around guitar with a good modern sound the Petrucci Musicman is a good guitar.

USA, San Obispo.
24 frets are high and wide, made of rosewood. radius: 380 mm pitch: 648 mm
John Petrucci tremolo (music man)
Slecteur a microphone (located oddly enough ...), a slecteur (microphone, piezo, or both), 3 knobs, 1 volume, piezo volume and tonality.
Bolt-in saddle, flat. The plastic nut for a guitar this price and quality by the cons, it's not very shopkeepers ...

UTILIZATION

Channel ultra pleasant, feeling perfect glide, nothing wrong.
Accs the treble more than easy.
Very good ergonomics. The placement of the micro slecteur is just bad thoughts for some type of game, but you get used quickly and not very serious.
The sound is just standard. Do not connect to anything of course ... The "piezo" is a stunning quality. The acoustic sound that emerges is sublime.

SOUNDS

It is suitable for all. I play jazz (well it's not about a half box but APRS is a history of gout) it sounds (jc-120 coupled to a sound is terrible ...). I play funk, it sounds. Metal, it sounds. brief his son!
Roland VGA-5 and carlton FT100 and peavey classic 30 ...
In terms of sound, is beautiful and clear it sounds right. no default in the treble and very little guitar that can be said ...
on the other hand, she does not like the SI. Indeed, this note a tendency to fcheuse rson any guitar and parasitize the sound ... but hey, is a gre ...

OVERALL OPINION

I use it since 2006.
a must: The piezo
flop: the micro slecteur ...
models of guitars tried before: even when some one ...
Q / P: Normal.
redo this choice: Yes, Yes, Yes and Yes ...

See previous opinions, or official site Musicman at: https://www.music-man.com/instruments/guitars/john-petrucci.html.

UTILIZATION

Little review of the head to the "feet". I can already tell you that for the price, you do not care about you, the guitar is thought for maximum user comfort.
The guitar is equipped with mechanical lock, if you've never used, is an accessory which has been very difficult to happen after trying it. The principle is that the mechanical features a knob that allows you to tighten the rope once in position, thereby avoiding the little annoyances that occur regularly such as "shit, I folded the rope but it moved anyway."

The saddle has no strings but blocks of a system to Musicman ... I found this little accessory that's so convenient, I was very disappointed not to find it here. The seller assured me quickly by pressing the vibrato arm, to the point of totally losing their tension in the strings, without exaggerated result: perfectly tuned, you scratch an agreement and we appreciate their accuracy. Bluffing.

I'm quite a fan of the team that handles wizzard Ibanez prestige, indeed I have one, it's true that it slides very easily. I'm "sorry" to say they were beaten by the neck of this guitar: a hair coarser, better slides, access to acute flawless, the guitar comes with an action (string height over the button on the handle) ... very low I do not know what is above "highway", saying it is a race circuit!

The body has a screwing to the forearm, again it's a small thing, but it's so convenient! Completed fatigue, however small it may be, whether sitting or standing position, your forearm is literally "raised" on the body, you just have to play your wrist. Obviously it is not heavy, since it is rather thin, but enough so that the guitar does not address the side of the head.
Another small detail that kills the controls are equipped with small "rings" rubber for easy grip!
IN BRIEF: This is the Rolls Royce. The ultimate in comfort, everything is thought up this concept in detail, you can play for hours without getting tired! You just think to hydrate and eat from time to time.

SOUNDS

I'm not really eclectic, I play almost exclusively metal (Slayer, Metallica, Cannibal Corpse, Immolation, Morbid Angel, Darkthrone ...) although I sometimes go in clean and I do not spit on versatile instruments, as the quality is by appointment. Typically, a guitar that excels in its light will be some weaknesses in distortion and vice versa. Here it is not the case. FYI, I tested the guitar on a Mesa Dual Rectifier, without effect.

In his clear, the neck position is the avalanche of midrange and bass, the warm sound par excellence in the bridge position is more crystalline, more mids and high mids, and there you can go to the clacking sounds .
With distortion, the neck position, we find the personality of the microphone, and Sharpness for solos and in the bridge position is immediately much more manly, the microphone sound crazy, you can tackle any style muscular just playing a bit on the tone knob.

Whether you are a bright or saturated, or easel in the neck position, one thing to remember about these microphones: they are very respectful way you play the instrument. You can literally come out of completely different sounds simply by attacking the strings softly as a bully or thick, it's really halucinant! Difficult to dislike anything in this guitar: it is able to address all your little game to be adapted.

OVERALL OPINION

I tested it in a store, for a future purchase. I tried many other top models before trying it, including Gibson Les Paul Custom, a Jackson RR1, a PRS Custom 24 and an ESP M-II. I think quite honestly it beats them all soundly, and I was skeptical when the ability to get out of this guitar sounds extreme death metal vein in the U.S., I was wrong and that is what m has conquered, and the fact that it may also cleans out the rich.

I think it's a guitar "luxury" thinking in every detail for the comfort of your playing. Obviously you have to put the price, I will buy version 7 ropes around 3600 € (public price), but I think you're not stolen, or at least not much when compared to more expensive guitars and who have done a much worse effect (I think especially at the Gibson LP Custom). So it's a quality / price ratio "copy".

USA made guitar http://www.musicman.fr/page/fiche_produit.php?id_prod=181
I have the 6 string model, Micor piezo head color matching, inlays John Petrucci, and of course the beautiful color Mystic Dream!
Musicman bridge chrome (not floyd, etc.) and nut-bearing. Mechanical wraps!
The maple neck is screwed.
24 frets, 2 humbucker pickups and piezo pickups.
There are two 3-position switch:
-The first line faders can choose between 2 doubles (bridge, neck or the 2 splitted I think)
This top-it allows you to choose 3 configurations, only magnetic pickups, piezo pickups alone, or the 2 combined.
This means that the sound palette is huge!
With that we have a volume knob for the piezo, a volume knob for magnetic and a tone for the magnetic.
In addition there are two output jacks, one where only the magnetic pickups are concerned, the other where we can combined magnetic and piezo.

Suffice to say that everything is there for a huge range of config!

UTILIZATION

The handle is flat, moderately wide, and it seems very small. In fact the whole guitar seems small. The handle is very easy to play is nice, more access to treble is very easy, no problems until the 24th fret.
The guitar is small and very balanced, it sits well on the thigh when you sit and also to the strap, it changes the type guitars explore les paul that are heavy and where the fasteners of the straps are not always the right place.
Also very light, about 3 Kg

SOUNDS

Here, one can say that the beast is revealed.
An impressive precision and accuracy! (That musicman)
I think the other owner of the mark will tell you that it is the greatest quality of a guitar or bass musicman!
The sounds that were achievable with all the microphones and their configurations are awesome!
In bridge, the sound is crisp, attacking, pure, sublime! No sound fat, no clear sound is the sound Petrucci!
The piezos can play gypsy jazz with great sound!
I'm not big stuff behind this guitar, amp transistor and tube distortion Rocktron. But it throws quite a lot!
I tried it with a friend who has a stiletto mesa boogie, his breath away!
No, only the sound petrucci is there, but that's not all we can do really what we want!

OVERALL OPINION

I've had it about 6 months, ordered the U.S.. € 1600 + 400 € VAT and customs instead of 3500 € in Europe!
It was this guitar that I wanted, I, and I am more than satisfied. It was really out of the mouth, the color is particularly sublime mystic dream, from green to violet via blue and black depending on the angle of exposure to light. I think his appearance is what I prefer. The sound is impresive

You'll understand that 10/10 for this guitar came from beyond the mortal world ^ ^

The price however is completely exaggerated, I will not get ever purchased in Europe!

I let the other descriptions for the technical details, I just note that mine is 2004, so there is di-Marzio custom, not the D-Sonic (the first models what).

10 for the character ', it's beautiful (the back of the neck is just gorgeous and visually in use), it ends perfectly, no default, it really has a quality feel.

UTILIZATION

First point: the handle. It's a trick mad ... A bit narrow but round about the head, then it flattens and widens up towards the body. It gives a really excellent playability, feel super comfortable thanks to the oil finish, and especially a chance to play really fast:

The ergonomics are also excellent, as the contours of comfort or balancing the weight, nothing wrong.

Access to acute is exemplary, I dare say more comfortable than RG, with the heel of the handle being well rounded ...

I let the sounds aside for the moment, I'll just say that (personal opinion) is not an easy guitar to play. It is surgically precise, unforgiving ca! It's really a quality instrument, if you do not touch after ca not. Me I put a good month before we really have it in hand.

Still 10 is the high end and it feels ...

SOUNDS

Already a vacuum, compared to a luke-sounding not, here you have a great resonance, it vibrates well, that makes you want to connect!

I could try on a morse ENGL steeve, a 5150 II, Mark V and my jvm 410. I'm still on my ass!

For cleans, it's beautiful, without going into a custom shop Stratocaster either. The bridge position has a lot of biting, it's aggressive. In intermediate is highly crystalline, for a really nice arpeggio or a funky plan (sounds a bit like Stevie Wonder or The Wall supersticious, really nice). In round is round, there's the body, bass is fine nothing to say. Then the piezo: D it has to fall ... by coupling with the magnetic circuit was baccarat crystal in his hands, and mind-blowing AC hangs language ... go watch videos on youtube, there are good quality show good sound quality. the piezo alone is frankly amazing, with settings on the back of the guitar you can really have very good acoustic records (to use a mixing board directly through the amp AC losing all the acoustic side) ... I insist to go through the table, it is magnetically coupled piezo foot, as I've ever played in my life clean, not even on my Stratocaster deluxe ... really, the cleans are amazing, I had not bought the guitar for AC but it's almost what attracted me the most!

AC crunch in the fact too, even if I did not lingered over it ...

Finally the disto ... Bin Day is the slip! Bridge pickup, great attack, great fishing, dynamic shake the house, harmonics fuse, short on gas! variations of attacks are perfectly transcribed, the mic is very responsive to your game: it can be very strong by attacking edge or soft picking, while keeping the accuracy and the definition hallucinating! you can even enter an open agreement and distinguish all the notes! AC actually sends the woods ...
Nice intermediate position, there is the sound of petrucci on Strange Deja Vu (passage with more rhythmic distortion splitters) is usable but less direct as fishing ...
In the heats, it is a treat, the ultimate for a solo ... even teasing the last box, the highs are audible, not aggressive at all, it is round, not AC drool is clear ... beautiful! playing a mere octave can realize the potential: everywhere on the run, any space on any string, the sound is balanced, you distinguish the notes at the same level and you ca décoiffe severe. It's really a listening pleasure!

Note the awesome vibrato, very good feel, précisn holding the agreement ... nothing to do with Floyd nags, it's effective, intuitive and not annoying to change strings!

Excellent sustain, natural harmonics coming out on lots of boxes ... The only downside is the volume difference between the positions 1.3 and 2, the split is less strong but hey it's insignificant.

10, I have not played better for now, and I never took my foot as much play, even in my room!



OVERALL OPINION

I've had it 2 months, I am beginning to know her. I tried many guitars in the genus (luke, Steve Morse, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Vigier) but I always had a weakness for petrucci, and after 10 years of waiting I finally got to me pay, a super OCCAZ '.

Pros:
- Ergonomics, it's super comfortable, the neck is a delight!
- Cleans the sounds, I still come back, it's beautiful
- Distos who pull the stern, both in solo rhythmic
- The super vibrato, the best I've tried
- Selector very accessible (but which may obstruct some: /)
- A real quality instrument, not just a luxury, a true guitar pro
- Sustain the required tuning
Cons:
- Really too expensive new, importers are really ....... is abused margins they take
- Investment: you have a really good amp behind the curb on pain (my JVM does not follow at all, I will have to spend more!)

I've never played better, it really is a great tool, but versatile typed, but it can not please everyone ... I remake this choice with your eyes closed, I keep it carefully for many years of pleasure! a true massacre, a must, try to at least once!

All has been said
for my part
mic config: Dimarzio d sonic and air norton


UTILIZATION

the handle is a pure marvel (F1 circuit)
access to your perfect Treble
the router on top of the guitar to put the forearm genial
no fatigue

SOUNDS

The most important point
micro are genial sound is perfect it has the sound you want the very very saturated crystalline
Ultra-flexible
sustain from hell
I never knew this was ac

PERFECT

OVERALL OPINION

I've had it about 3 months
I had a lot of prestige guitar
eg, esp horizon frll, gibson les paul classic, fender sambora usa Phase 1 (I miss it anyway lol), malmsteen fender, jackson, ibanez rg prestige and sword

petrucci this exceeds the high hands is a wonder I wish I could pay a bfr but good considering the price we must redessandre on earth
I recommend it to everyone
frankly stopped to look for a rush on this guitar petrucci

When I was hunting for a killer superstrat type guitar, I looked at several options in my sub $2,000 price point. I looked at Ibanez, Jackson USA, ESP, Carvin, all the usual suspects. However, reviews online kept leading me to this one... the USA made Music Man John Petrucci signature model. I'd heard about Music Man before, but had very limited experience with them prior to October of '09 when I purchased my JP6. Now, I'll say that I'm not normally very gung ho about the idea of signature guitars, but this one was definitely an exception. The feature-set is very lucrative for a lead based guitarist like me. Some of the highlights are as follows:

*Basswood body with contoured rib and arm scoops
*Maple neck with rosewood fretboard, 24 frets, and Music Man's proprietary gunstock oil neck finish (extremely fast and smooth, plus it is easy to clean as well!)
*Dual DiMarzio humbuckers (Models from 2005-2009 have the D-Sonic in the bridge and a Petrucci Special in the neck, whereas the models from June 2009 and onward have the Crunch Lab and LiquiFire in those positions.) I've had both sets of pickups in identical JP6s so I will discuss the tonal differences in the sound column.
*Custom designed Music Man recessed two-point tremolo (non-locking)
*Schaller M6 locking tuners
*Music Man compensated nut
*Piezo pickup

The guitar is extremely ergonomic and sits very well on the body. While it is heavier in weight compared to say, the Parker Fly's that I've owned, it's still quite light for a standard superstrat. I've had two of them, a 2007 (NOS) and a 2010. Both were very consistent in their features and general quality, which I think speaks very favourably to Music Man's QC department. All in all, this is definitely a very stellar guitar with a feature-set that allows great versatility with the piezo pickup option, but because of its design, it really allows lead players to flourish and play to their best!

UTILIZATION

As I stated above, the guitar's design is quite ergonomic. It balances very well in sitting or standing positions, and is light enough to not act as an inhibitor to stage antics. The upper fret access is definitely a high point (pun intended) overall. When I would go to play a fast run covering the whole of the fretboard, I never had to worry about my hand hitting a neck joint.. it would just glide to the top. Obviously the system wasn't FLAWLESS (being that the guitar was a bolt on), but as far as upper fret access, I had no real problems with either of my JPs.

Possibly the best feature of the neck is the finish. Music Man uses a proprietary blend of gunstock oil and wax to finish their necks, and the end result is a slick and EXTREMELY comfortable neck to play on! This finish, combined with a thinner but manageable neck profile really allowed my fingers to fly about the fretboard. It really made for a killer playability experience overall... and it's definitely one of the biggest, if not the biggest, selling points of the JP6 (or even other EBMM guitars in general.)

The other big point about this guitar is the tones that it offers. The JP has a custom wiring scheme that is optimized to offer maximum performance from minimal controls. On the magnetic side, there is a volume, tone, and a 3 way toggle switch. The switch offers three sounds which are different from the typical 3 way setup in one big way. You have your standard neck and bridge pickup settings, but the middle position is actually the inner coil of each humbucker. This provides a very "jangly" sort of tone that has less output, so it allows you to get good cleans just by hitting the toggle and the channel switcher on your amp, as opposed to having to coil tap your humbucker or engage parallel wiring. If this wasn't enough, you've got the option of a piezo pickup. For those who don't know, a piezo pickup is a design that allows very acoustic-like tones. To activate this, there is a second 3 way toggle that selects magnetic signal, piezo signal, or both mixed together (a very unique sound to be sure.) But wait, there's even more! The JP has two 1/4" jacks. One of them is stereo to allow use of the piezo, and the other is magnetic only. What this allows you to do is use the piezo toggle as a kill-switch of sorts... which I found quite cool to have!

All in all, this is definitely an extremely versatile instrument that allows a whole variety of tones with very minimal controls which is definitely a great thing!

SOUNDS

This guitar, being designed for John Petrucci, is obviously going to excel at the sorts of tones that he uses. I'm not a HUGE Dream Theater fan, but I definitely go for a similar tone/rig setup to John's. When I purchased the guitar, I was using a Mesa Boogie Mark III (green stripe) head and a Basson Sound B212 speaker cabinet with Emience Legend drivers. All in all, I was able to get excellent clean, mid-gain, and higher gain settings (more specifically on the 2010 model.) Being that I owned two Petrucci's made three years apart, I have had experience with both sets of the pickups used in the guitars from 2005 onwards.

2007 JP6 - I found the Petrucci Special neck pickup to be extremely smooth and vocal like. It had medium output, so I found that it cleaned up very well using the volume control on the guitar, but it also took gobs of gain quite well. I used it only for lead passages or clean tones, relying on the bridge pickup for all of my rhythm based sounds. The D-Sonic was a fairly hot pickup... though it didn't have absurd amounts of output. I found it to be a bit more sterile on the cleaner and low gain type of sounds, which was something that I didn't care for. The higher gain tones were nice, but I found that it didn't have the tightness that I was looking for (I found it to be more of a looser vintage vibe, but still with lots of output available.) It's definitely a great sounding pickup, just not for the modern high gain type of tone that I expected it to do.

2010 JP6 - The LiquiFire neck pickup carries on where the JP Special left off. It retains a lot of the liquid like quality of the JP Special (hence the name), but I found that it had a little more output overall and seemed to have a little more kick to the sound. I found myself using it in the same manner that I had the JP Special, but I was trying different settings (IE: Less gain, more high end, etc) with better results. The Crunch Lab is what I expected the D-Sonic to be. It had a tighter attack and took high gain a lot better. Where the D-Sonic might have gone a little bit muddy, the Crunch Lab stayed nice and chunky, even at very high gain settings. All in all I felt these pickups were certainly an improvement over the JP Special and D-Sonic due to the fact that they simply sounded more like the pickups I expected from a John Petrucci signature guitar.

Being that the current production models (from June 2009 onwards) have these new pickups, I have no problem recommending a new JP6 to someone who really wants a great modern sounding superstrat.

OVERALL OPINION

When I was shopping, I tried various "mass production" guitars from Ibanez, Jackson USA, and Fender, and looked into guitars by companies like Carvin, ESP, or Parker (I own a Fly Deluxe, so I considered complimenting it with a NiteFly or another USA Fly.) However, in my seaching online, I kept coming across Music Man, Music Man, Music Man. It was my first foray into the "boutique" world and I haven't looked back since. The Music Man guitars have a great thing going for them. Sterling Ball is notorious for his stance on quality control, and I can safely say (having owned two JPs and played numerous JPs, Axis' and Silhouettes) that it's all for something. The guitars are extremely consistent and play/feel like very few others do and that's a great selling point. The Mystic Dream flip/flop finish is really eye catching and really made me stand out on stage in any setting, which was great as well.

My only real caveat with the guitar was a personal one, and that was the fact that it said John Petrucci on it. I'm not JP, so it felt very odd to have a guitar with his name on it. Ultimately it sort of limited me, as I found myself playing mainly Dream Theater type riffs or JP type lead lines. Obviously this would be more of a psychological thing, but in the end it was a bit frustrating. The other thing of note is that EBMM guitars almost always develop paint cracks by the neck pocket. At first I was scared and thought they were wood cracks, so I arranged to have a replacement guitar shipped in via my dealer. However, after doing research I realized that they were finish cracks only. It's nothing to worry about structurally, but it is an annoyance for sure, and you would think that Music Man would make inroads to fix it in some way... ah well.

All in all, the EBMM JP6 is truly an awesome "shredder's" guitar. It has a killer design, great neck profile with that gunstock oil/wax blend finish, plus now it has been updated with the stellar DiMarzio LiquiFire and Crunch Lab humbuckers. A great guitar that I would surely buy again if I was in the market for that specific type of guitar. However, I realized that a Les Paul was more my speed, so I no longer own one.

This is an American made, signature series guitar. This is a signature guitar of John Petrucci, guitarist extraordinaire for prog-rock dynasty Dream Theater. It features a vintage tremolo bridge (I haven't seen it anywhere else before, and I'm not too familiar with all of the MusicMan guitars as of right now). It has a basswood body, a maple neck with a rosewood fretboard. It has 24 frets, and 3 pickups (two humbuckers and a piezo). It has a 5-way selector switch, a master volume and two tone knobs.

UTILIZATION

This guitar is pretty easy to play, and I mean that in the best way. I don't think any old amateur is going to play it that well, but any reasonably experienced player is going to have a good time playing it for the sheer sake of playability. The 24 frets, with the enormous cutaway, make top-note shredding a breeze. If there ever was a guitar that was great to set you free to play all along the fretboard, this was it. That being said, playing rhythm sounds that are anything but rock and metal is a chore, mainly because of the way the guitar is setup. Everything is stable with the model I tried, and it's not too heavy and it's pretty ergonomic.

SOUNDS

Here's where I fell off with this guitar. I think that the guitar suffers from new trends in guitar tones that emerged after the "hair-metal" period of the late 80s. It's got a great natural sustain, sure. The leads almost always sound creamy and are a cinch to play. However, the tone is simply not my cup of tea. When I want to simplify things a bit, and get back to basics by playing some R&B or a Blues tune, or even straightforward rock, I find myself really missing the classics. There really isn't any diversity at all to be found with this guitar. I don't know what I was expecting, Petrucci himself is notorious for monotony, but that's definitely the case here. The clean sounds are pretty lame on their own, a few effects or boosts here sort of help the problem but not really. The distorted sounds are generally only good if you love Eddie Van Halen-wannabes and the guys who followed the trail that he blazed. People in search of soul in their tone should look elsewhere.

OVERALL OPINION

I think that the playability of this guitar is absolutely stellar, and for that alone, it would be very versatile, just because the player would be operating at his peak ability. It's a shame that the design (maybe the basswood, maybe the Piezos) gives it such a lame tone. I doubt anybody would really want this unless they worshipped at the Dream Theater altar. Then again, I guess that's the same for all Signature models anyway. At least I'm pretty sure Petrucci plays this one!

- made in USA
- 24 frets, 2 dimarzio custom humbuckers (a modded steve's special with more mids and a air norton with more output and clarity) and a piezo
- floating trem (with locked schaller MD)
- 2 volumes (1 for the passive pickups and one for the piezo), 1 tone, 1 switch for the passive humbucker position and one for passive/piezo selection (passives alone - passives+piezo - piezo alone)

UTILIZATION

- This guitar is so easy and confortable to play...

SOUNDS

- you can play nearly all styles of music with this axe: with just 2 humbuckers and one piezo you have 7 différent sounds:
- bridge pickup
- inner coils splitting (very strat like sound)
- neck pickup
- piezo
- piezo + bridge pickup
- piezo + inner coils splitting
- piezo + neck pickup

The piezo alone sounds great, even on an electric amp, and it kills with an electro accoustic amp. There are two output jacks (magnetic+piezo - piezo) to make the use of thoses two types of amps possible in live conditions. If i remenber well, if no cable is connected to the piezo output, the signal of piezo and magnetic pickups are mixed together (magnetic+piezo output), otherwise the piezo and magnetic signals are separated

OVERALL OPINION

A great guitar