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John Petrucci Biography

John Petrucci is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on July 12, 1967 in Kings Park, New York, United States. A well-known guitarist who formed the progressive metal group Dream Theater. He was named the 17th greatest guitarist by Guitar World Magazine.

He was a childhood friend of Dream Theatre keyboardist He was childhood friends with Dream Theatre keyboardist Kevin Moore, whose cover band he joined growing up. who was the cover band he was a part of when he was a kid.

John Peter Petrucci (born July 12, 1967) is an American guitarist, composer and producer. He is best known as a founding member of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. He produced or co-produced (often with former member Mike Portnoy before he departed the band in 2010) all Dream Theater albums from 1999’s Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory to 2019’s Distance Over Time. He has been the sole producer of the band’s albums released since Portnoy’s departure in 2010. Petrucci was named as the third player on the G3 tour seven times, more than any other invited guitarist and he’s arguably one of the most highly regarded guitarists of all time. He was voted “The Best Prog guitarist” by The Prog Magazine and “The Greatest Guitarist” by the Burrn magazine and Mariskalrock. Guitar World magazine lists Petrucci among the Fastest Guitarists of All Time and calls him “the most celebrated and popular guitarist in the world of progressive metal” and “arguably the most versatile and proficient player in his realm, with a highly developed melodic sense and an alternate picking technique that is virtually untouchable as far as speed and precision.”, also ranking him among the top 5 Best Guitarists of the Decade. In 2019, Petrucci won the SENA Performers European Award. Joel McIver’s 2009 book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists ranks Petrucci second, after Dave Mustaine. He was also named as one of the “Top 10 Greatest Guitar Shredders of All Time” by GuitarOne magazine. In 2012, Petrucci was ranked the 17th greatest guitarist of all time by a Guitar World magazine reader’s poll.. Petrucci’s signature guitar model “Majesty” (by Ernie Ball Music Man) is the best selling signature guitar model of all time, according to Forbes.

In 2001, Joe Satriani and Steve Vai invited Petrucci to tour with them on the popular G3 guitar tour, which exposed him to a massive number of new fans and inspired a solo album. The album, Suspended Animation, was released on March 1, 2005, and was available for order from his web site. Petrucci also appeared on the 2005 and 2006 G3 tours, and in 2007, went on G3 tour again, this time with Paul Gilbert and Joe Satriani. In a recent video with Larry DiMarzio, Petrucci announced that he is working on a follow-up to his 2005 album, Suspended Animation and a new Dream Theater album.

He got married to Rena Sands on the 23rd of November 1993. She is a guitarist with the all-female metal group Meanstreak. They have three children , Samantha, Renato, and Kiara.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Dream Theater bandmate Jordan Rudess revealed in an interview that Petrucci is a practicing Catholic. He currently lives in St. James, New York, with his wife Rena Sands, a guitarist in the all-female heavy metal band Meanstreak, and they have three children—twins Samantha and Renato, and Kiara. He is the uncle of Jake Bowen, a guitarist in the progressive metal band Periphery. He is also an avid fan of bodybuilding and dedicates much of his off time to weight training. He is a voting member of NARAS.

John Petrucci Net Worth

John Petrucci is one of the richest Guitarist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Petrucci's net worth $35 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began playing guitar at thirteen years old. The group first played as Majesty. Majesty before changing it into Dream Theater.

In 2009, he was placed as the second-highest in The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists after In 2009 he was ranked #2 in the book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists behind Dave Mustaine..

John Peter Petrucci was born on July 12, 1967, in Kings Park, New York, to an Italian American family. He picked up the guitar at around the age of eight because his older sister was allowed to go to bed later in order to practice the organ. However, he decided to quit the guitar when his attempts to stay up late were unsuccessful. He picked up the guitar again at the age of 12. Petrucci has said he committed to practicing guitar 6 hours a day when he discovered it was his passion. His early influences were bands like Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, AC/DC, and later developed an interest in progressive rock and heavy metal, exemplified by Rush, Yes, Iron Maiden, Dixie Dregs and Metallica.

At the beginning of 2016 two new releases were announced: the Dunlop John Petrucci signature Cry-Baby wah, and the Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci head, a three-channel amplifier which is available both as a stand-alone amp head and as a rack-mounted amp head, and differs from other Mesa/Boogie Mark series amps in that it features two separate graphic EQs, midi controllable and channel assignable, “Shred” circuit and “pull” functionality on several settings resulting in increased versatility.

In 2018, Petrucci joined Joe Satriani on the G3 tour. They were accompanied by Uli Jon Roth on the European leg of the tour, and Phil Collen in North America.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

John Petrucci height 5 ft 11 in John weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

In 2012, Petrucci was invited once again to join Joe Satriani on the G3 tour, along with Steve Morse. He was accompanied by bassist Dave LaRue and drummer and Dream Theater bandmate Mike Mangini.

Who is John Petrucci Dating?

According to our records, John Petrucci married to Rena Sands . As of December 1, 2023, John Petrucci’s is not dating anyone.

Facts & Trivia

John Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. John Petrucci celebrates birthday on July 12 of every year.

Is Petrucci the best guitarist?

In 2019 John was included in Guitar World’s 20 Best Guitarists Of The Decade issue and was voted #1 guitarist in the UK’s Prog magazine reader’s poll. He was also named Guitarist Of The Year in Spain’s Mariskal Rock magazine and voted #1 Prog Guitarist In The World Today by MusicRadar.

What happened to John Petrucci?

Petrucci lives in St. James, New York with his wife Rena Sands, a guitarist in the all-female heavy metal band Meanstreak, and they have three children.

Who taught John Petrucci guitar?

For me it was Steve Morse,” Petrucci explained. “It was funny. I started playing guitar and getting into [Led] Zeppelin, Rush, ACDC, Sabbath and stuff like that, and one of my friend’s friends was like ‘Dude you got to check this out,’ and it was the [Dixie] Dregs.

Who is Petrucci's wife?

Rena Sands

Who is World No 1 guitarist?

Overwhelmingly, we found Jimi Hendrix in the number one spot with Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page often locked in a wrestling match for second ranking. Remarkably, among the 33 guitarists mentioned in the top ten places across these lists, not one was a woman.

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