Yay, finally got my Petrucci

[slukather]

Finally got my petrucci l bought of Ender. A Nice Radience Red, with black headstock and Piezo. My first Petrucci, and l have to say that l'm quite impressed with it. I've had it for about a week now and love playing it. anyone want any pictures? Ender posted some pictures a couple of weeks back.

Thanks for taking good care of the guitar for me Ender.

Just wanted to share my joy with everyone.

Scott.

 

[kbaim]

Nice score.

Comparison to the Luke, please?
KEITH

 

[slukather]

Alright heres my comparison, Note that the Luke l'm using is a Luke 1, so it has no Tone Control, my other Luke (with tone control) is in need of restringing.

Strangly enough the Petrucci is a touch heavier, l say strange because l've always found Basswood light.

The Bridge Humbuckers l've found very similar, but as l am still exploring the Petrucci, differences will become more apparent with time.

The Petrucci's neck is wider, l do prefer the Lukes neck, as l've been using Lukes for about 4 years now, so it's just habit.

But to me it's like comparing Beer and Bourbon, l love em both, but every now and then l feel like playing/drinking the other one.

I love the sound of the single coils on the Luke, but then l enjoy the sound of the neck pick up on the Petrucci. I will say though the neck pick up isn't as bassy as some of my other 2 humbucker guitars, l'm not saying thats bad, l'm just saying l've found other uses for the neck pick up than just solos and my clean channel.

Thats all l say for now, l'll update more later.

Scott.

 

[Supreeth]

Congratulations on your new aquisition man! Hope she brings you many years of musical happiness !

 

[brentrocks]

sounds like a sweet guitar....this is gonna sound really stupid, but what is a piezio?

is it a special pickup? never heard of this before i got on to the EBMM forums!

 

[koogie2k]

I love the Radiance Red color. I just got my new not too long ago. I got mine with the matching headstock. Hell ya, post pics! We want to see that bad boy!

 

[edensdad]

sounds like a sweet guitar....this is gonna sound really stupid, but what is a piezio?

is it a special pickup? never heard of this before i got on to the EBMM forums!

A piezo pickup is built into the bridge saddles just like on acoustic guitars, and it allows a solid body electric to sound like an acoustic (sort of). You don't get the same wood vibration as a good acoustic, but you get the string vibration. My JP6 w/ Piezo sounds as good or better than my Ovation acoustic plugged in.

>^..^<

 

[slukather]

I'll post some pics tomorrow, i don't have a digital camera, but l'll use the one from work.

Scott.

 

[brentrocks]

A piezo pickup is built into the bridge saddles just like on acoustic guitars, and it allows a solid body electric to sound like an acoustic (sort of). You don't get the same wood vibration as a good acoustic, but you get the string vibration. My JP6 w/ Piezo sounds as good or better than my Ovation acoustic plugged in.

>^..^<

oooohhhh, i got it. WOW, that sounds like a really nice feature!!!

 

[slukather]

oooohhhh, i got it. WOW, that sounds like a really nice feature!!!

hehe.

Yeah it's a great feature, espessally since l play in a band and some songs have a acoustic and electric sound in it. Ver handy indeed.

Scott.

 

[koogie2k]

The piezo is a great feature. If you don't have one, you should check about getting one on the next EBMM purchase....you won't regret it.

 

[slukather]

Heres some pics of the Petrucci.

Enjoy.

Scott.

 

[Lew]

Congrats bro,that's one sweet axe.

 

[slukather]

Congrats bro,that's one sweet axe.

Thanks man, it plays better than it looks though.

Hey koogie2k, does your radience red have a touch of sparkle in it?
l always thought Radience Red was a flat red color, but when l first looked at mine, l saw the sparkle, l think it looks great with the sparkle in it though.

Scott.

 

[GWDavis28]

Scott, nice guitar. Yah the Radience Red uses the small fleck to give it that light sparkley feel.

Correct Jon???

Glenn |B)

 

[SteveB]

Scott,

Beautiful axe.. but the EBMM police will be over to reclaim it if you keep resting it against the table like that!

 

[slukather]

Scott,

Beautiful axe.. but the EBMM police will be over to reclaim it if you keep resting it against the table like that!

Yeah, l didn't realize l did it until after l took the photo, l'm naughty, i see the error of my ways.

Scott.

 

[brentrocks]

that's nice!

 

[edensdad]

That's a nice looking JP. When I bought mine at Thanksgiving, I knew I wanted the limited edition one, which was available in Radiance Red or Envy Green, so that color was a strong contender.

 

[koogie2k]

Thanks man, it plays better than it looks though.

Hey koogie2k, does your radience red have a touch of sparkle in it?
l always thought Radience Red was a flat red color, but when l first looked at mine, l saw the sparkle, l think it looks great with the sparkle in it though.

Scott.

Yeah, mine has a touch of sparkle in it. I absolutely love this color. I posted before that I am not a fan of the color red, but this one is awesome. It really looks great in the sunlight....all sparkly and stuff......