Okay, so I totally just bought a John Petrucci 6 Music Man guitar. It is SO sweet. I bought the model with the piezo system and the Mystic Dream finish. It is absolutely beautiful, and it sounds even better. The pickups are active (battery powered) and the piezo system makes it sound like an acoustic guitar with the flick of a switch. TOTALLY BEAST. The guitar plays so amazingly smooth. The tremelo system is probably the nicest, smoothest tremelo I have ever played. This guitar is set up perfect from the factory, and I will have to make no adjustments.

I can't believe how much better I sound with this guitar!! It feels wonderful to play, too, which makes it that much easier to play. I've also been working on my guitar rig lately, adding a pedal and a new power supply. I was already getting some great tones with the new adjustments, but now it sounds and feels like I have a completely new rig, and essentially, I do. I am so excited!!

This guitar is absolutely perfect for the kind of music I write and play. I have some other decent instruments, but this one takes the cake. I've always been missing something with my rig. The guitar is so versatile and can do just about anything, save for maybe leaping over buildings in a single bound... wait, I think it can do that, too. I don't think there is another guitar out there that could be more perfectly fitted for what I want and need it to do. The guitar set me back quite the pretty penny, but it was worth it. I have never bought a guitar that I REALLY wanted, and I thought it was time to do so. Most of the gear that I do have were such good deals that I really couldn't pass them up. This time, though, I sought after the guitar I really wanted. I should have done this years ago.

Anyway, I've got an english paper to write tonight that I don't want to do. I would MUCH rather be playing my beast new guitar.

Also, I am still planning to do a very late and much needed blog on the awesome Dream Theater concert I went to at the end of August. I will also write my thoughts on the awesome Black Clouds and Silver Linings album. These are way overdue, but I have been super busy with school and work.

Until then...