Ernie Ball Music Man John Petrucci Signature Review
Back a few years ago, I had this really nice white Fender American Strat. That guitar was damn nice but I felt the need to get a little more into a “shredding guitar”. Luckily, my friend just happened to have this Ernie Ball Music Man John Petrucci Signature guitar sitting around and he and I decideed to trade my Strat and a laptop computer for the Ernie Ball Music Man John Petrucci Signature. Quite a trade!
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Back then, I also had a Genz Benz El Diablo 100C that was a perfect match for this guitar.
The Guitar:
My Petrucci was the regular six string version in black, no piezo, DiMarzio humbucker pickups, birdseye maple neck (unfinished bare wood) with a rosewood fingerboard, basswood body, Music Man floating trem, and locking tuners by Schaller.
If you haven’t played an Ernie Ball Music Man guitar of any model or any other guitar with an unfinished neck, you are in for a surprise. There’s something about the feel of bare wood that make for an awesome experience with playing these things. Your hand glides effortlessly along the neck and you almost find yourself playing a lot better right from the start! The neck is quite thin and the fingerboard is wide — shred fest!
Just like any other Ernie Ball Music Man, the build quality on this guitar is amazing. However, these guitars are pricy so you would expect that the quality would match the price. Yes, these are expensive but worth every penny.
When I had this guitar, I did a little bit of experimentation with the whammy bar (not a lot, I am definitely not skilled in he use of a tremolo bar) and I never found the guitar to go out of tune from the use of the trem. Alo, it is a floating tremolo that can be pushed down or pulled up like a Floyd Rose, but it doesn’t have all the annoying things like a locking nut that a Floyd Rose needs.
The Sound:
I had a chance to play this trough a few different amps with excellent results. At band practices and gigs, I ran it through a Genz Benz El Diablo 100C like I mentioned before. The two together were not very versatile but it produced an excellent tone for hard rock and metal. Then again, who buys an El Diablo and Music Man John Petrucci in order to be versatile? I also played it through a Vox Valvetronix at home practicing and it did an amazing job with all different types of tones that the Valvetronix can produce.
Truthfully, I do not have a whole lot of experience with these type of what I like to can shredder guitars for lack of a better term. What I can say though is that this Ernie Ball Music Man John Petrucci Signature is absolutely amazing in every way possible!
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