John Petrucci interview (excerpts)

In a new Ernie Ball video, John Petrucci talked about how the latest model of his Majesty signature guitar by Music Man shaped the sound of Dream Theater’s new album “Distance Over Time.”

The guitarist said (transcribed by UG):

When creating a record, and recording and tracking and changing tonewoods or developing pickups further, that is affecting what you’re hearing. The sounds on this new record are the result of that further pursuit of trying to make the perfect instrument even better. The Majesty is the perfect guitar. It has been crafted and created in such a way, as far as the design, the shape, the dimensions, the feel, the look, everything about it – to kind of push the boundaries even further. And another aspect is the sound of the instrument in the wood combination and variations and maybe developing the pickups further to really compliment the design of that specific instrument. The idea that somebody is gonna pick this instrument up and just enjoy all the work that we did and get as much out of it as I do – that’s something that I really, really value and cherish.