This is the fourth single from the album “Take-Off”, featuring legendary guitarist John Petrucci – one of the most influential guitarists of our time, known worldwide for his work with Dream Theater. So this is a rare guitar collaboration across genres and a huge honor to have John on the record playing the acoustic guitar!
🎸 *Guitar Lesson for “Take-Off”:* (Step-by-step lesson & full solo transcription)
https://gypsyguitaracademy.com/lessons/take-off
💿“Take-off” is a collaboration-packed album featuring world-class guest artists: Tommy Emmanuel, Matteo Mancuso, John Petrucci & Jerry Douglas. Order the album “Take-Off” (CD / Viny / Download):
Take-Off
In this video, John plays his brand-new GypsyGuitarAcademy Signature Guitar (Modell: Limited Edition 2025), handcrafted by Jozsi Lak Guitars in Germany.
More about the guitars here:
👉 https://gypsyguitaracademy.com/guitar-limited-25/
Many thanks to John Petrucci for making this collaboration possible!
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Credits
Guitar: @JohnPetrucciofficial
Guitar: @JoschoStephan
Guitar: @SvenJungbeck
Bass: Volker Kamp
Composer: Joscho Stephan
Mix & Mastering: Joscho Stephan
Trio Recording & Video Production: Malte Weber (Gypsy Guitar Academy Studio)
Audio & Video Recording (John Petrucci): James “Jimmy T” Meslin
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00:00 Theme
01:10 Solo – Joscho Stephan
01:31 Solo – John Petrucci
01:51 Trading Fours John & Joscho
02:30 Interlude
02:50 Theme
04:00 Message from Joscho (ad)
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