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John Petrucci uses Ernie Ball Music Man Majesty guitars through a Mesa/Boogie JP-2C and Mark IIC+, with his Dunlop JP95 Cry Baby. Mike Portnoy uses Sabian cymbals with a Tama Starclassic kit, and Jordan Rudess played a Korg Kronos with a Roland V-Synth XT and Haken Continuum.
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Jordan Rudess: keyboards
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V-Synth XTSaid in Jordan Rudess Interview, July 2015
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Seaboard
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K2600
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John Petrucci: guitar
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Mike Portnoy: drums
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Seen in TAMA Drums: Mike Portnoy artist set-up, October 2026
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Seen in TAMA Drums: Mike Portnoy artist set-up, October 2026
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Sabian
22" HHX MAX Ride“All my MAX Splashes, bell chimes, and my signature 22″ MAX ride!”
Said in SABIAN: Mike Portnoy artist page, October 2026
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“My 420X sticks are the perfect medium between Metal and Prog, and have become my go-to for all the different bands I play with.”
Said in ProMark: Mike Portnoy artist page, October 2026
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What guitar does John Petrucci play?
Ernie Ball Music Man Majesty and Majesty 8 guitars, through a Mesa/Boogie JP-2C head and Mark IIC+ into Rectifier 4x12s and a Roland JC-120, with a Dunlop JP95 Cry Baby, Keeley Blues Disorder and Boss and MXR chorus pedals.
What drums does Mike Portnoy play?
A Tama Starclassic Bubinga kit with his Melody Master signature snares and Octobans, Sabian HHX and AAX cymbals including a 22-inch HHX MAX Ride, Remo heads and ProMark 420X sticks.
What keyboards does Jordan Rudess play?
In 2015 he told bonedo his live rig centered on a Korg Kronos, after Kurzweil K2500 and K2600 and Korg OASYS years, plus a Roland V-Synth XT played through a Haken Continuum or a custom Zen Riffer keytar, a ROLI Seaboard and an iPad.
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Dream Theater are the progressive metal band of John Petrucci, John Myung, Jordan Rudess, James LaBrie and Mike Portnoy, behind Images and Words and Parasomnia. This guide covers the band's gear as a whole: Petrucci's Music Man Majesty and Mesa/Boogie rig, Portnoy's Tama kit and Sabian cymbals, and Rudess' Korg, Roland and controller setup.
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