I started with Marshalls and Fenders for amps until one day I bought a Mark IV in a pawn shop and it changed the way I play guitar. I now have a Mark IIC+, Studio preamp/simul-stereo 295 set up and a Mark III. When I try other amps, I'm so glad I have Boogies.
I've used many Mesa's.. i currently own a DC-5.. it's an amazing amp. My mark 5 I owned was the best amp I've ever played. The dc5 comes in a close 2nd. Ive owned a dual rec and an electra dyne as well. No other amp company even compares in tone, feel, and versatility. I always go back!
I have a Dual caliber + and a Mark iii. I'm hooked. These are old amps that are still keeping up/surpassing newer high gain amps. PS. Boogie's customer service was very courteous and helpful during all of my orders. Thanks M.B.
I've been a fan of Dream Theater since I first heard "The Glass Prison" in sixth grade... the year the album came out. Lucky me to have found out that every amp John uses was made just a five minute drive from my house. Just awesome. Best tone and feel ever, and everyone at the factory is super nice (Hi to Debbie at the front, and Mike and Rich). I refuse to play anything else other than Mesa now.
Now I want a Mark V even worse than I did before! Really awesome to see the setup, and love the vintage Marks in there keeping true to what they used to sound like back in the day!
Hi Patrick - Congrats on the Mark III. We still make the original footswitches for Mark III. If you live outside the USA, contact your local distributor for info and ordering: www.mesaboogie.com/support/locations.html
That slice of cake represents (quoting Petrucci) how a guitar should sound: multi-layered, rich, satisfying, alot of body and depth, and the proper amount of icing on top"
I've never liked dream theater of John's playing, but his taste in gear is just awesome. His gear is basically my dream rig, because since I tried my first Mesa, I just couldn't go back to anything else.
I was recently converted over from Marshall to Mesa. You guys make some expensive amps but damn the sound makes it totally worth it. I've never played through more versatile amps than yours. Currently I have a Mesa Dual Rectifier and a DC3. I'm actually starting to prefer the sound of the DC3. the clean tone mixed with the spring reverb is gorgeous. I've never sounded better as a player. I think my dream sound has been achieved! I do want to get one of those Mark V's though!
It is. They have it hanging in the studio to remind themselves of a certain mindset that when they're recording their work exists of layers and they need to approach each layer with a certain attitude or something.
From what I understand he records the miced cabs at the same time as the DI (a lot of people do). Then if he doesn't like the sound of the recorded amp/cab he has an option to re-amp it through a different amp. I am fairly certain the tones on the recordings are the miced speakers, not the DI.
Can't WAIT to hear the new album. Whenever John talks about his gear, I always have a huge smile on my face. His knowledge of the different amps and other stuff is just so in-depth and detailed. Varying degrees of awesomeness indeed :D
Yes, John often likes to describe the way something should sound using food or objects. For example he uses the piece of chocolate cake to explain that some part in a song should sound rich and full like a piece of chocolate cake, he explains this in I believe Chaos In Motion studio documentary.
John primarily uses that for effects AFAIK. It's certainly downsized his effects arsenal. On the last tour, he also had a few stomp boxes to complement the Axe-FX Ultra.
No wonder the triaxis price hasn't budged since it came out years ago, such a good preamp. Yet he has the axe fx II and i've heard many good things....... Wonder whats stopping him from using that?
Holy crap petrucci has a lot of C+ amps. Not gonna lie, the mark 4 was my favorite tone of his, a little more modern than the c+ but still has the vintage exressive side on the neck humbucker. (see liquid tension experiment reunion show in LA) Great sounds he has there
It is actually. He wanted his recordings to sound as good as a piece of rich chocolate cake and he used that picture to remind the sound engineers of this. It's in another video of his where he mentions it. :)
I don't get it either. He says he's recording DI & re amping if he needs to. He said nothing about cabinets & mics. Explains why his guitar tones are a bit flat & under the keyboards. The magic in those Mesa's are in the power amp section pushing 75w speakers.
He probably used it for effect's like Steve Vai does, He uses both Mesa Triaxis' for the clean and running it through the power amp. So it's not being used for cleans, So you're guess is as good as mine! haha
admiro o jhon petrucci aqui na mnha cidade tem muitos guitarristas e esse cara é usado em conservatorios escolas de musica muito inteligente nas suas composicões o solos nem se fala.
Yes, it was. And below it, it says, "The Guitar must sound like this..." He describes his reasoning behind this at about 1:30, here: /watch?v=EIjhQhm1JvU
HI +Jared Klock - Good question! Mesa maintains a a dedicated dealer network of Dealers and Distributors who uphold and deliver the quality and service , as dealers, that we aspire to as a company. It's very important to us to work with dealers and distributors who share the same ideals about taking care of their customers and service after the sale, etc. You can search for your nearest authorized Mesa Dealer here: mesaboogie.com/support/locations.html Thanks for your interest and let us know if you have any further questions.
I want to know how many boogies John has helped to sell. And Carlos and Metallica. To reach the same sales as through these boogie users you would have to have massive margeting budget so I quess Mesa has been fortunate. Mesa has a great brand and I have no problem owning several boogie amps. But what the hell is wrong with my mk3 reverb, rolling the reverb level scoops out the mids, sounds a bit like phaser? Any tips mesa? Other that the regular tubes, sockects, contacts.. help appreciated :)
i don't understand : is the 1st dream theater album was re-amped or he always re-amp his album ? (re-amp: recording in D.I and send the "clean" signal in amp later) Thanks.
"these are SOME of the boogies in my collection..."
He shouldn't be hoarding those IIC+s. They're so rare
@@Golem29 hey, if I had a iic+, I wouldn’t sell it either. 😆
I wonder how many he has total
I started with Marshalls and Fenders for amps until one day I bought a Mark IV in a pawn shop and it changed the way I play guitar. I now have a Mark IIC+, Studio preamp/simul-stereo 295 set up and a Mark III. When I try other amps, I'm so glad I have Boogies.
I've used many Mesa's.. i currently own a DC-5.. it's an amazing amp. My mark 5 I owned was the best amp I've ever played. The dc5 comes in a close 2nd. Ive owned a dual rec and an electra dyne as well. No other amp company even compares in tone, feel, and versatility. I always go back!
Thanks,Lucas Richardson - Very kind words and much appreciated!
0:57 "This little uh, *puts on sunglasses* Metropolis of Boogies...
"It just sounds like a T-Rex screaming in your face, it's really amazing"
Best description of an amplifier sound ever.
too good😂
Bought a Mesa Mark V in late 2012 and I haven't looked back!!! In my opinion, the best handmade amplifier in decades!!!
I was finally able to make my teenage dream come true and get a Mark. Man, am I happy. That V will be my life time amp.
I have a Dual caliber + and a Mark iii. I'm hooked. These are old amps that are still keeping up/surpassing newer high gain amps. PS. Boogie's customer service was very courteous and helpful during all of my orders. Thanks M.B.
The TriAxis reminds me the DeLorean's panel from the "Back to the future" !!!
The picture of the Chocolate Cake!!!!
I've been a fan of Dream Theater since I first heard "The Glass Prison" in sixth grade... the year the album came out. Lucky me to have found out that every amp John uses was made just a five minute drive from my house. Just awesome. Best tone and feel ever, and everyone at the factory is super nice (Hi to Debbie at the front, and Mike and Rich). I refuse to play anything else other than Mesa now.
Many thanks for all the kind words, fellow Petaluman! :D Rock on!
"It just sounds like a T-Rex screaming in your face, it's really amazing" - I thought it was an adam02 video.
JP is a class act
"It just sounds like a T-Rex screaming in your face." -- J.P.
They really should use that to promote this amp.
I love it!
God bless you John.
Now I want a Mark V even worse than I did before! Really awesome to see the setup, and love the vintage Marks in there keeping true to what they used to sound like back in the day!
Just bought a Mark III purple stripe.... Sold my Triple Recto when I had to move abroad.... I LOVE the Mark III! I need the footswitch!!!
Hi Patrick - Congrats on the Mark III. We still make the original footswitches for Mark III. If you live outside the USA, contact your local distributor for info and ordering: www.mesaboogie.com/support/locations.html
Looking good! Both the amp set-up and Mr Petrucci!
John has been looking so good lately. He isn't too huge, his hair looks better than it has
in years and years.
That slice of cake represents (quoting Petrucci) how a guitar should sound: multi-layered, rich, satisfying, alot of body and depth, and the proper amount of icing on top"
Eight years later, this video is still amazing.
I've never liked dream theater of John's playing, but his taste in gear is just awesome. His gear is basically my dream rig, because since I tried my first Mesa, I just couldn't go back to anything else.
Thanks,Juan José Fonseca Godoy - We appreciate your enthusiasm! ;)
I miss those days when John brought all his toys to the studio!
I was recently converted over from Marshall to Mesa. You guys make some expensive amps but damn the sound makes it totally worth it. I've never played through more versatile amps than yours. Currently I have a Mesa Dual Rectifier and a DC3. I'm actually starting to prefer the sound of the DC3. the clean tone mixed with the spring reverb is gorgeous. I've never sounded better as a player. I think my dream sound has been achieved! I do want to get one of those Mark V's though!
Thanks, Perry Davis - Appreciate the kind words and glad you're getting great sounds! Keep the rock strong! :D
Thanks for showing us mortals your rig, Mr. Petrucci.
As a drummer, the only thought in my mind while watching this: "Chocolate Cake??" xD
Go Petrucci! GO DREAM THEATER!!!! =D
they just released a new album, but they are also working on a new one! which is awesome biatch!!!!
I have no idea what he is talking about... all I know is it sounds like this new album is going to be mind-blowing. Can't wait!
I love my Mark V so much. Gotta get a Rectifier next...
Boogie heaven! Cool to see he still uses the good old IIC+!
"This little...'Metropolis' of Boogies..."
Ah - I see what ya did there, John. Well played.
Can't wait to hear the new album!!
Thanks Mr. Petrucci! I'm looking forward to the new album and one day getting a Mark V. My friend had me play through his and I was blown away.
Glad to see him using the triaxis again, I still get the most smooth lead tones for Lead 2 Yellow and my Old simul class 395.
He is the KING of guitar NERDS!! Hahaha love you John! \m/
Petrucci look so young :p and btw AMAZING !
They are coming out with an album early this summer.
I hope the album is actually going to be called the tones are crushing!
OMG, it must be great to have such an arsenal of tone at your disposal.
It is. They have it hanging in the studio to remind themselves of a certain mindset that when they're recording their work exists of layers and they need to approach each layer with a certain attitude or something.
The Mark V is amazing at any volume
Can't wait to hear the sounds he gets from that RA100!
King Petrucci!!!!!
From what I understand he records the miced cabs at the same time as the DI (a lot of people do). Then if he doesn't like the sound of the recorded amp/cab he has an option to re-amp it through a different amp. I am fairly certain the tones on the recordings are the miced speakers, not the DI.
IIC+ forever and always,it's THE Mesa tone I think of when I think of Mesas.
Can't WAIT to hear the new album. Whenever John talks about his gear, I always have a huge smile on my face. His knowledge of the different amps and other stuff is just so in-depth and detailed. Varying degrees of awesomeness indeed :D
Different degrees of awesomeness.. Indeed! :) I'm putting all of these on my Christmas wishlist next time.
Love it!
Thanks for sharing John! Can't wait to hear the new material and seeing you guys on the road!!
Yes, John often likes to describe the way something should sound using food or objects. For example he uses the piece of chocolate cake to explain that some part in a song should sound rich and full like a piece of chocolate cake, he explains this in I believe Chaos In Motion studio documentary.
Excitement level has risen.
john petrucci GOD!
In the Chaos In Motion dvd he says he keeps it up because he wants his tone to sound like chocolate cake. Mission Accomplished John!
"They're all just variant degrees of awesomeness".
I want the DT rig one day and to play the songs.
"Six degrees of inner awesomness".
It means that the new album has been confirmed for a little while now
Thanks for sharing! Awesome video.
John primarily uses that for effects AFAIK. It's certainly downsized his effects arsenal. On the last tour, he also had a few stomp boxes to complement the Axe-FX Ultra.
its like the cake man! its soo good
AWESOMEE!!!! Can't wait to hear this album and see this tour. Holy crap this is gonna rock.
"This album is full of boogies. It's chock full of boogies. -- John Petrucci
No wonder the triaxis price hasn't budged since it came out years ago, such a good preamp. Yet he has the axe fx II and i've heard many good things....... Wonder whats stopping him from using that?
Amazing amplifiers!!!
Holy crap petrucci has a lot of C+ amps. Not gonna lie, the mark 4 was my favorite tone of his, a little more modern than the c+ but still has the vintage exressive side on the neck humbucker. (see liquid tension experiment reunion show in LA) Great sounds he has there
That's exactly the tone I heard the first time I heard of Petrucci and I fell in love with his tone, I do own a Mark IV now and I can't be happier
it means their latest album that's not a live album. they have a live one coming out soon
I kneel in respect while I was watching this.
It is actually. He wanted his recordings to sound as good as a piece of rich chocolate cake and he used that picture to remind the sound engineers of this. It's in another video of his where he mentions it. :)
This is gonna be legend!
fuck i love when he says live at luna park... i fucking was there
There's a video on here about his live rig and he says he uses the Axe live
Maybe some video with sound samples? Would be great!
Curious listening to him saying about C+'s MKV going more effective than C+ it self.
I don't get it either. He says he's recording DI & re amping if he needs to. He said nothing about cabinets & mics. Explains why his guitar tones are a bit flat & under the keyboards. The magic in those Mesa's are in the power amp section pushing 75w speakers.
Amazing equipment!!!
He probably used it for effect's like Steve Vai does, He uses both Mesa Triaxis' for the clean and running it through the power amp. So it's not being used for cleans, So you're guess is as good as mine! haha
That should be the new Dream Theater album title: Varying Degrees of Awesomeness.
Awesome! Can't wait for the album :D
Awesome! Thanks for posting
Lots of boogies, john? I feel ya there.
admiro o jhon petrucci aqui na mnha cidade tem muitos guitarristas e esse cara é usado em conservatorios escolas de musica muito inteligente nas suas composicões o solos nem se fala.
God i'm dissapointed that John doesn't use the Mesa Road King anymore. That thing was an absolute beast on the Train of Though album.
Yes, it was. And below it, it says, "The Guitar must sound like this..." He describes his reasoning behind this at about 1:30, here: /watch?v=EIjhQhm1JvU
the entire video I wondered "is that a picture of a sliced cake behind Petrucci?"
I also have a question, why can't people buy Mesa's on Musicians Friend?
HI +Jared Klock - Good question! Mesa maintains a a dedicated dealer network of Dealers and Distributors who uphold and deliver the quality and service , as dealers, that we aspire to as a company. It's very important to us to work with dealers and distributors who share the same ideals about taking care of their customers and service after the sale, etc. You can search for your nearest authorized Mesa Dealer here: mesaboogie.com/support/locations.html Thanks for your interest and let us know if you have any further questions.
MESA/Boogie Thanks for the answer, it makes sense.
He must have gotten rid of the one that controls how hot the sun is. He did say he didn't use it much.
all dat boogie
where's the total anihilation button on these? AMAZING rig John! looking forward to the new album!
I was hoping he'd show the RJM mastermind gt that was in ep. 1, really curious as to how hes integrated it into his rig
under the picture it says "The Guitar must sound like this...."
I wonder which stripe is that Mk III that he has. Also I know for a fact he has a C++.
He prob just never said anything about it because its a boogie interview on the boogie RUclips page.
I want a markV more than I want my next breath...
Like a T-REX screaming in your face! hahaha nice way to explain it, awesome :)
He's recording normally and ALSO doing DI just in case he would need to re-amp....it's all good :)
I want to know how many boogies John has helped to sell. And Carlos and Metallica. To reach the same sales as through these boogie users you would have to have massive margeting budget so I quess Mesa has been fortunate. Mesa has a great brand and I have no problem owning several boogie amps. But what the hell is wrong with my mk3 reverb, rolling the reverb level scoops out the mids, sounds a bit like phaser? Any tips mesa? Other that the regular tubes, sockects, contacts.. help appreciated :)
"Just sounds like a T-rex screaming in your face" xD
i want that hardwood mk IV :)
Where's Adam02 to show us what Petrucci really said?
i don't understand : is the 1st dream theater album was re-amped or he always re-amp his album ? (re-amp: recording in D.I and send the "clean" signal in amp later)
Thanks.