>>> Please, check the video - it does all the talking considering the guitar as a whole (e.g history, proof of provenance, extras, sound and charity)<<<
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Every now and then something extremely rare and majestic surfaces – I had that occurrence 15 years ago, didn’t hesitate but proceeded and pulled the trigger. This splendour has brought me nothing but joy and fulfilment and now You have the chance to gain access amongst the realm of those superlatives and more!
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The man John Petrucci – a titan amongst not only guitar players, but musicians as well.
Four decades as a founding member / lyricist / producer / guitarist in Dream Theater, over 15 million sold albums and a GRAMMY for the Best Metal Performance!
All that and numerous personal awards e.g ’Guitarist of the year’, ’Best Metal Guitarist’ – the list is noteworthy and extensive.
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The 90th HAM was the last in the line of signature guitars considering John and Ibanez and as the serial begins with ’F97’ it is one of very earliest, if not the first made.
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Specs:
Body type - Solid body
Body material - American basswood w/ flamed maple top
Neck joint - AANJ
Bridge - Lo-Pro Edge tremolo
Knob style - Plastic top hat
Hardware color - Cosmo black
Neck type - JPM
Neck material - 1-piece maple
Scale length - 648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard material - Ebony w/ binding
Fingerboard inlays - Offset abalone dots at 12th 90th Anniversary inlay at 24th
Frets - 24 / Dunlop 6100 jumbo
Nut - Top-Lok III
Machine heads - Gotoh SG38
Pickup configuration - HH
Bridge pickup - DiMarzio Steve's Special (H)
Neck pickup - DiMarzio Air Norton (H)
Controls - Master volume / master tone / 3-way toggle pickup selector
Case - OHSC
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This guitar was used by John in studio and recording with Dream Theater and there’s also e.g pictures, where John can be seen with this very guitar while being in studio with Liquid Tension Experiment. There’s also two videos - one of high quality one going through e.g the guitars history and another, where he can be seen playing this very guitar live in Helsinki 1998 (video can be found in Youtube 'Dream Theater - live at the House of Culture, Helsinki, Finland 1998 (Filmed in 16:9)' - enjoy the video quality of handheld camcorders from the late 90s. The part, where John plays this guitar begins roughly at 58:00).
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He parted ways with Ibanez in 2000, so such recordings as e.g ’Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory’ has had it’s share of this guitars magic. When he moved to Music Man he sold 5 of his personal Ibanez guitars via his website and this is one of those, so a very unique piece – played live, used on recordings...
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I can’t imagine it getting any better than this – this was his trusted tool of choice for years. No hearsay, no ’this might have been owned’, not a guitar played once, then signed and given away – not that there’s anthing wrong with that, but still... This is an extremely rare gem and I’ve not encountered another complete package owned by the master himself!
Considering the package it comes with:
- the guitar (signed by John Petrucci)
- certificate of authenticity (signed by John Petrucci)
- original commercial invoice from Sound Mind Music
- promotional picture (1994-1999) with authentic signatures by band members
- OHSC, trem arm
- ’FUZZ’ magazine (5/1998), where John is on the cover with guitar and also there’s an interview of him (as can be seen from the pics).
Guitar is in full working condition and what you see is what you get – prime example of progressive metal’s history.
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Guitar can be shipped, but what would be cooler, than seeing eye to eye and in that style begin Your journey with it?
If questions arise, please send them my way.
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And last, but definitely not least...
Hopefully John this ad reaches You as well. You’re a true source of inspiration to many and may Your musical path continue to stay suprising! When this guitar has found a new safe haven 5% of the proceeds shall be directed to charity – if You read this and have some spesific charity in mind, please let me know and funds will be sent that way.
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