Petrucci Clinic June 7th @ Manhattan GC!!!

[francric]

Wow guys awesome...................wish I could have made it. I may have walked out with something too.

 

[fogman]

Gotta say this was a fun time. BP and Mr. Petrucci were on stage for about 2 hours. They discussed everything from technique to musical pet peeves. There was a nice Q&A session and John only got to play one full song because of all the back and forth. Gotta say BP is a monster player, at one time he was rocking out nicely on a baritone BFR. There was some nice back and forth jamming between John and BP. Very cool!
Big thanks to the Ball family and the Petrucci family.

I'm sure some other forumers will post some nice pics. I only have one, but not of the clinic. Okay, before you look, I gotta say one thing. I gave everyone there a chance to buy one of the one-of's before I got involved 'cause I didn't want to be a pig. Pete D. got the Silver Burst, I got the rest. Pictures do not do these beauties justice, when I saw them in person my jaw dropped.

WOW!!!!
Congrats guys!
Ernie, it was really nice of you to let Pete have one!
The walnut is my fave! But they're all gorgeous!!!!

 

[GWDavis28]

Is that the silverburst JP that was on display in the desert last fall? Congrats to both of you!

Mike

Mike, nope according to BP it's another one, Brian owns the one from the Desert Domination Bash.

Glenn |B)

 

[koogie2k]

I knew those would not get by ernie....the cool part about ernie....he waited to see if anyone else would snag one. He is super cool and one hell of a player in case you did not know....I know....he gave me some lessons! Congrats ernie...they could not have gone to a better home!

Pete...nice snag on the silver one....congrats!

 

[thaispetrucci]

u 3 look good on this pic! Thanks for sharing Rich!

 

[leftyguitarblue]

no surprise that a couple clips made it to youtube already. Were people allowed to video the clinic?

[ame="http://youtube.com/watch?v=afsCU9AL5h8"]YouTube - John Petrucci 6/7/08 at Guitar Center NYC[/ame]

this one has better audio, but the video sucks.

[ame="http://youtube.com/watch?v=9MMd99cFpLg&feature=related"]YouTube - John Petrucci - Paradigm Shift live at Guitar Center NYC[/ame]

 

[ernie1966]

Wow, of course ernie1966 gets 3 of them

How does the tone of each one differ from each other and the regular BFRs?

I finally got to give them all a good playing.

The Japanese Ash sounds thinker and richer than the normal BFR, I'm glad, 'cause not only is it the best looking of the three, but it's the best sounding.

When JP played the Walnut one off at the clinic, it sounded thicker and punchier than the regular bfr's to my ears. JP even commented on how heavy it sounded.

-Phil

It's funny, 'cause I found the walnut's sound not thicker, but more cutting and a little harsher than the others. It did sound big at the clinic, but my practice rig over here is no where near what John had at the clinic. I'll play it again through my legacy later, that will prove a better test.

The unfinished rose wood neck is not as slick as a regular Pet's unfinished neck, you can really feel the texture of the wood.

As for the Ebony boards, I'm a rosewood kinda guy. Ebony feels too hard under my fingers.

The Flamed Maple sounds more like a regular BFR.

Like I said, I'll play them all thru a better amp later and then update this post

 

[rmh925]

Custom Silverburst Paint, Alder Body, Tone Block, Mahogany Neck, and Ebony Fretboard.

Hey BP or Scott any chance of this making it to a reg production BFR soon?...Would love to have something like it or similar..Thanks