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7:14 that's a forbidden sequence of notes

John is one of my Favorite Player/song writers of all time...great advice from him. Also great video ,thanks for sharing this

I have a similar routine.  The sweet spot for me is 3hs broken into two separate 90 min sessions a day.  Rest is very important when you’re playing a lot, so I do three days on one day off.  Plus it helps with burnout.  The problem is, I spend so much time practicing -actually writing & recording music gets put on the back burner.  I just want to get my playing to a point where I only need to practice 45min-an hour per day just to maintain & spend the rest of my time writing & recording.  I’ll get there!  Appreciate the content, man!! Good stuff 🤘

Great wisdom from someone who gets Petrucci, it shows. This was great insight, implementing 1 note per string tonight, thanks for the tabs.

bert kreischer interview of JP

Oh hey I have a Infinity blue dk24, lol.
I have yet to play it in any videos though.

One of the very few colorways Charvel has done in the past few years that wasn't absolutely terrible. My favorite guitars and they just make the worst paint jobs ever

This is exactly what Hylde guitar taught me. Being present was the first step. 20+ years of playing and tens of thousands of dollars. No one taught me that. Being present was the foundation but no real virtuoso teaches that because they assume that everyone is already present. I didn't even know I wasn't present. But that's another story.

Me again😂
Wow this solo is incredible!

petrucci does inside and outside picking.  Reverse the direction of your picking.  Thats how he got good.  And if thats not enough also practice both left and right handed guitars.

First of all, even though Petrucci is one of my favorite guitarists, lately I’ve come to appreciate others—like Kai Hansen, Andy La Rocque (especially on the Them album), Adrian Smith, and Dave Murray—more. They play in a way that feels more natural, organic, free, and melodic than Petrucci does. Also, I disagree with the idea that you should play when you don't want to; that is a HUGE mistake. You need to play when you actually feel the desire to do so. That is precisely why Petrucci has become boring and uninteresting to me lately—he treats it like a job. Thirdly, your speed isn't particularly high; it’s quite restrained. To achieve real speed, you need to play using the elbow (forearm) in conjunction with the wrist during transitions—the way Impellitteri does. All in all, lately—much like when I first started playing—I get the sense that Petrucci is tense compared to Malmsteen and the other guitarists I mentioned. It makes sense: he tries to control everything and loses that sense of freedom and ease. This is noticeable and affects the music as a whole; after all, music is primarily about expressing emotions and feelings, and what comes across in his playing feels inhibited or restrained. That’s what I wanted to say.

What is that Charvel and how do I get one. I already own a Charvel and its the best thing i've ever owned. But I want that dot inlay pattern!

Nah. I just don't have it. Don't have the brain or the body capability to get past a certain point. These guys teach as if they hold the magic info for the next man but you're  taking advice from people with the some of the most natural talent of everybody on earth. All of these "clinics" and "masterclasses" are pointless for the average joe.

Steve Vai's 30-Day and 30-Hour workouts have 1-note per string exercises that are super helpful. I think that's what John is talking about when he mentions "Steve".

Hallelujah finally not talking about pick slanting and Troy Grady, as it is practically useless, some slanting will occur organically or it will not as an early speedster using tools like “stylist picks” taught us to use the very tip of our picks there is very little pick depth available to slant and you save so much time and energy
But it took Johnny Petrucci to convince you about string transitioning, not pick slanting their way too many players with a lot of potential that talk about getting their pics stuck between strings if they don’t slant
Well, if your pic is not that deep, I guarantee it will not get stuck, watch Max Ostro fly across the strings or Rusty Cooley, Tony McAlpine, Vinny Moore or Paul Gilbert, some of the cleanest and fastest pickers on the planet and having all of those VHS instructional videos and new JTC courses where not one player mentions the need to slant the pick, and why do we think that is?

Bro, you have got to ditch the breath rite strip for the videos.