JOHN PETRUCCI’S SIGNATURE SERIES GETS AN UPDATE

The John Petrucci signature series also sees a bit of an overhaul, with three new models for 2020: the revamped Majesty, JP15 and JP Maple Top. The latest incarnation of the Majesty features a flamed maple shield seated in a lightweight okoume body, Trooch’s signature Dreamcatcher and Rainmaker pickups, and an onboard piezo bridge system.

There will also be a limited run of six- and seven-string Purple Nebula Majesty guitars, with a three-piece neck constructed from two strips of Honduran mahogany and a center strip of flamed maple on a body with alder sides, a neck-through mahogany and maple center and a carved, highly figured quilt maple top.

The 2020 JP15 is powered by twin custom DiMarzio Illuminator pickups, with a lightweight okoume body and figured maple top, a figured roasted maple neck and fingerboard, a piezo bridge system and onboard 20-decibel gain boost.

The JP Maple Top boasts an alder body with a mahogany tone block and figured maple top, and a Honduran mahogany neck with an East Indian rosewood fingerboard. The pickups included with this model are the DiMarzio Liquifire and Crunch Lab, with more options courtesy of the piezo bridge system and a coil-splitting tone pot. There will also be a Koa Top option which includes a mahogany body and neck with an ebony fretboard.