Purple Reign

In spring 2019, anticipation of a new Royal baby reached fever pitch. And here it is: the majestic new collaboration between Dream Theater’s John Petrucci and Music Man. Awwww…

- Ed Mitchell

John Petrucci nuts will likely already know that the guitarist’s prog metal beat group Dream Theater was originally called Majesty. That, and the fact that he’s been a Music Man endorsee for a good 20 years or so. In fact, so fertile has his relationship with the California-based brand been that he’s regularly spotted in the company of more new models than Rod Stewart.

The latest release is an addition to his Indonesian-made Majesty guitar. This one, the ‘X’, brings a couple of new finishes to the existing Majesty range: a toothsome Pearl White and the princely Purple Metallic you see splashed all over these pages. A good excuse, in other words, to catch up with a guitar that promises plenty. To bring you up to speed, the Majesty range was developed to meet Petrucci’s need for a set-neck guitar. His other signature models have your classic fivebolt MM neck attachment, natch. So, as expected, this new Majesty X has a threepiece mahogany neck, seamlessly sculpted to a beautifully contoured mahogany body.