DragonGuitar
Well-Known Member
Yo,
I'm looking to get John Petrucci's tone from Train of Thought or Octavarium. I have a JP70 that I'm playing through a Mesa Single Rectifier Rect-O-Verb 50, and he used all Road King (Dual Rectifier) on that album, so I think I should be able to come pretty close. Do you know what settings he used, or what settings sound close? Should I use the Modern or Vintage mode? I am particularly looking for his tone, especially lead tone, on Stream of Consciousness. Really his tone from any of DT's albums is great, but since I have a single rec I should be able to get closer to ToT, plus that album mainly used 7 strings or down tunings, so that's helpful since I am using a 7.
Any help is much appreciated! And I understand I will never sound exactly like Mr. Petrucci, because some tone is in the fingers, his rig cost so much, etc, and I'm fine with that. But his tone is close to what I hear in my mind when I'm writing, and I occasionally play DT covers, so I want to be able to get as close to his sound as I can and then go from there. Thanks!
I'm looking to get John Petrucci's tone from Train of Thought or Octavarium. I have a JP70 that I'm playing through a Mesa Single Rectifier Rect-O-Verb 50, and he used all Road King (Dual Rectifier) on that album, so I think I should be able to come pretty close. Do you know what settings he used, or what settings sound close? Should I use the Modern or Vintage mode? I am particularly looking for his tone, especially lead tone, on Stream of Consciousness. Really his tone from any of DT's albums is great, but since I have a single rec I should be able to get closer to ToT, plus that album mainly used 7 strings or down tunings, so that's helpful since I am using a 7.
Any help is much appreciated! And I understand I will never sound exactly like Mr. Petrucci, because some tone is in the fingers, his rig cost so much, etc, and I'm fine with that. But his tone is close to what I hear in my mind when I'm writing, and I occasionally play DT covers, so I want to be able to get as close to his sound as I can and then go from there. Thanks!