Rig tour: Dream Theater's John Petrucci

John Petrucci welcomes us onstage at Hammersmith Apollo for the Images And Words 25th anniversary tour.

“This pink/purple sparkly guitar is used for pretty much the entire Images And Words set. Though, occasionally, I might use the blue Majesty, which is the backup, for a couple of songs. 

“For our last album, The Astonishing, we had this guitar specially made - just a small run of 20 were made for NAMM. 

“The JP-15 is a bolt-on, seven-string version with a beautiful teal quilt finish and a roasted maple neck… it’s really beautiful. 

All my guitars are fitted with signature pickups, these have the Illuminators and piezo system.”

“We’ve come out with all sorts of different series for the Majesties. 

“This is the latest series for 2017. Instead of the flat paint, we did a high gloss finish on the front and instead of carbon fibre in the middle, we used figured maple top. They laser-etch the maple, then stain it… you can really see it under a magnifying glass. That’s how talented the luthiers are!”

“The Mk IIC+ is one of those holy grail amps revered in the highest regard by collectors. This was the first time they’d made a reissue, so I took it a step further by modernising it with all the features I wanted. 

“The main cabinets and heads onstage are not on. They are there just to show people what I’m using because everything is mic’d in a corner at the back.

Jim Dunlop JP95 Cry Baby Wah [in rack]