MESA/Boogie Tone Summit – John Petrucci/Doug West – Dream Theater Guitar Tones History John Petrucci has been using Mesa amplification for over 30 years, and Mesa amplifiers have been featured on every Dream Theater album since the bands creation in 1985. During a Tone Summit on November 14, 2016, John joined Mesa R & D Director, Doug West at the Guitar Sanctuary Performance Hall in McKinney, Texas for a night of discussion about tone, John’s Mesa signature amp – the JP-2C – and the amps behind

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