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AFIII Dream Theater 'The Big Medley' - Pink Floyd, Kansas, Queen, Journey, Dixie Dregs, Genesis

I decided to do a cover of one of my favorite medleys of all-time, Dream Theater's 'The Big Medley'. This song is very nostalgic for me growing up and I couldn't find a great full video version of it anywhere surprisingly. This is track 5 off the 1995 EP release, 'A Change of Seasons' and it...
- Spongy
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- Jan 14, 2021
- #dreamtheater #johnpetrucci axefx 3 axefx iii fractal audio genesis journey kansas pink floyd queen
- Replies: 11
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII Axe-Fx III in pop music!

I soloed over Halsey’s new song 3am using the JP Preset “Learning to Lead” Let me know what you guys think! :)
- iamcaseydilla
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- Feb 27, 2020
- #johnpetrucci axefxiii halsey solo
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
''Hyper Planet'' Collaboration with ''JoeySturgisTones''

Hey fellas me and my brother Armin started a collaboration with JoeySturgisTones here's our music which is showcasing their plugins how does it sound to your ears?
- Hyper Planet
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- Jan 5, 2020
- #bumblefoot #collaboration #hyperplanet #hyperplanetband #joeysturgistones #johnpetrucci #progressivemetal #ronthal
- Replies: 3
- Forum: The Lounge
'Aromatic shredding'' spiced with ''whole tone'' scale N ''Dim7th'' sweeping

Hey fellas here's another woodshedding of mine which I do every single day! How does it sound to your ears let me know about your practicing fashion!
- Hyper Planet
- Thread
- Dec 11, 2019
- #aminsaffar #bumblefoot #hyperplanet #hyperplanetband #johnpetrucci #mlsoundlab #practicing #shredding
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings
Lick of the day: Aromatic Dm Pentatonic + Dorian #4mode + Steep Augmented arps

Hey fellas Id like to blend different scales, modes, arps in my licks, What about you? do you like traditional way for composing a lick, solo or like to having a mix of different scales,modes...etc,
- Hyper Planet
- Thread
- Nov 30, 2019
- #aminsaffar #hyperplanet #johnpetrucci #lick #mesaboogie #mlsoundlab
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings
MLSOUNDLAB Mesa Trad 4x12 - DREAM THEATER - Forsaken GTR solo section

Hey guys here’s a video which is showing how this pack is sounding through lead tone, I used Dream Mix IR which is one of favorite IR through the pack and met the Mark IV amp sim after a long time on the Axe-Fx II how does it sound to your ears?
- Hyper Planet
- Thread
- Nov 15, 2019
- #aminsaffar #hyperplanet #hyperplanetband #johnpetrucci #mesa #mesaboogie #mlsoundlab
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings
MLSOUNDLAB Mark IIC+ amp pack - DREAM THEATER Barstool Warrior 1st GTR solo

So happy with the latest @mlsoundlab amp pack Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ How does it sound to your ears? Be sure to follow me on Instagram as well My Instagram page: aminhyperplanet
- Hyper Planet
- Thread
- Jul 14, 2019
- #aminsaffar #amppack #johnpetrucci #mlsoundlab #progressivemetal markiic
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings
My music for John Petrucci’s birthday 🎂

Let me know how does it sound to your ears?
- Hyper Planet
- Thread
- Jul 12, 2019
- #acousticguitar #aminsaffar #dreamtheater #johnpetrucci
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings
Some Riffage, Shredding, Melodic moments from ''HYPER PLANET'' band forthcoming album!!!

Hey guys here's some music from our forthcoming album that will be out this year, like always I used Axe-Fx II N IRs slots filled with @mlsoundlab MESA IRs please let me know how does it sound to your ear?
- Hyper Planet
- Thread
- Jun 29, 2019
- #aminsaffar #hyperplanet #hyperplanetband #johnpetrucci #mesaboogiejp2c #newmusic
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings
High Density Progressive Metal [Video Teaser] by Hyper Planet band from Iran

Hey guys as you know I’m guitarist and songwriter for Hyper Planet band a progressive metal band from Iran-Tehran, we love to play music, write music, and mixing, our album will be out this year!!!, here’s a new music video teaser off of Hyper Planet music, please let me know how does it sound...
- Hyper Planet
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- May 29, 2019
- #hyperplanet #hyperplanetband #johnpetrucci #mesaboogie #mlsoundlab #newmusic #progressivemetal
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings
Half-Whole Dim-Aug-Dim-Minor Arpeggios/Lines In 1 lick!!!

Hey fellas here’s another lick off of my daily practicing! What’s your main approach on writing chops?
- Hyper Planet
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- May 24, 2019
- #alternatepicking #aminsaffar #hyperplanet #johnpetrucci #lick #progressivemetal #ronthal #sweeppicking #tapping
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings
Bbmaj7 extended arpeggio solved into Whole Tone scale

Do you use Whole Tone scale in your chops?
- Hyper Planet
- Thread
- May 22, 2019
- #aminsaffar #guitar #johnpetrucci #practicing #progresivemetal #ronthal #shredding #tapping #wholetone
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings
John Petrucci’s Alternate Picking sequence + Sweeps N Blues [VIDEO]

Hey fellas here's another lick off of my daily practicing I'd be happy to have your input! :)
- Hyper Planet
- Thread
- May 10, 2019
- #alternatepicking #aminsaffar #blues #hyperplanet #johnpetrucci #sweeppicking
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings
Petrucci's Fashion Shredding!!! [VIDEO]

Hey dudes here's another lick inspired by my all the time guitar hero John Petrucci :), please let me know what do you think about this lick? and don't forget to follow me on Instagram: aminhyperplanet
- Hyper Planet
- Thread
- May 6, 2019
- #alternatepicking #aminsaffar #hyperplanet #johnpetrucci #progressivemetal #shredding #sweeppicking
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings
Jared Dines Solo Contest 2019 - Amin Saffar entry

Hey fellas please check out my guitar solo for Jared Dines solo contest 2019 and let me know how does it sound to your ear? My chops built from here ;)
- Hyper Planet
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- Apr 30, 2019
- #aminsaffar #bumblefoot #hyperplanet #hyperplanetband #jareddines #jareddinesollocontest2019 #johnpetrucci #ronthal
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings
DREAM THEATER-Barstool Warrior 2nd GTR solo + ML MESA OS .wav pack

Hi there; I love Distance Over Time I love all the guitar solos of the album, I used USA IIC++ N Omnipotent IR from MLSOUNDLAB MESA OS .wav pack let me know how does it sound?
- Hyper Planet
- Thread
- Apr 16, 2019
- #distanceovertime #dreamtheater #hyperplanet #johnpetrucci #mesaboogie #mlsoundlab #progressivemetal usaiic
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings
DREAM THEATER - Fall Into The Light - Melodic GTR Solo by Amin Saffar

Here's is my isolate playing of this extremely meaningful guitar solo by DREAM THEATER new album Distance Over Time! how does it sound to your ears??
- Hyper Planet
- Thread
- Jan 11, 2019
- #aminsaffar #distanceovertime #dreamtheater #hyperplanet #johnpetrucci #jp2c
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings
DREAM THEATER NEW ALBUM TEASER - ''Distance Over Time''

The info about the new DT album is revealing like growing those beautiful little wheat seeds from a fertile soil ;) Ok!, My focus is more on the GTR tone in this short teaser while the music is exactly what we're expecting to be by Prog/metal giants, it has a nice memorable and warm vocal...
- Hyper Planet
- Thread
- Nov 3, 2018
- #dreamtheater #dreamtheaterdistanceovertime #dreamtheaternewalbum #johnpetrucci #mesaboogie #mesaboogiejp2c
- Replies: 0
- Forum: The Lounge
Shredding with my Axe-Fx II on Instagram!

Hi there!, here's some of my Instagram short videos which I uploaded on my Instagram profile and today just decided upload em on my YT channel as well... all the videos played with Axe-Fx II execpt one which I played with Joey Sturgis plugin ... let me know your opinion about this stuff :)
- Hyper Planet
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- Sep 5, 2018
- #aminsaffar #arminsaffar #axefxii #bumblefoot #hyperplanet #johnpetrucci #ronthal #shredding
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings
Prog/Metal Guitar Solo by Amin Saffar + Q 10.01 FW

Hey folks check out my newest guitar solo, I hope you enjoy it and let me know how does it sound to your ears?, also follow me on Instagram of you'd like to see more like this ---> @aminhyperplanet As a Mesa guy I hope we could have JP-2C head in the II before stop the updates @FractalAudio PLEASE
- Hyper Planet
- Thread
- May 28, 2018
- #aminsaffar #guitarsolo #hyperplanet #johnpetrucci #mesaboogie #progressivemetal
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings
Dilemma (Proggy, long guitar solo) - Amin Saffar [Guitar solos] Armin Saffar[Bass guitar]

This is the song in which me and my brother were as guest musicians, I wrote and played the guitar solos and my amazing and talented brother Armin Saffar wrote and played the bass lines on it All the guitars and bass lines recorded with the Axe-Fx II and MLSOUNDLAB Cab-Packs [Cab-pack 7 and USA...
- Hyper Planet
- Thread
- Mar 11, 2018
- #blastingthewine #fractalaudio #hyperplanet #johnpetrucci #mesaboogie #mlsoundlab #progressivemetal #progressiverock
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings
JP-2C TM W/Quantum 9.04 - PRESET ADDED!

PRESET ADDED! Hey guys we're all exciting about the great news The Axe-Fx III, all focus, concentration is on the III, but I did it 2 days ago with this video that MESA released just 5 days ago I used JP tone for TM from 3:02 till the end of riff, I always love to have this amp in the II but I...
- Hyper Planet
- Thread
- Jan 30, 2018
- #johnpetrucci #jp2c #mesaboogie #tonematch
- Replies: 35
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Tone Match
My music for John Petrucci's Birthday

This is my melody that I'd like to dedicate to my guitar hero John Petrucci, I wrote this music for his birthday :)
- Hyper Planet
- Thread
- Jul 12, 2017
- #birthday #johnpetrucci #maestro #progressivemetal
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings
Hyper Planet Bassist - Blood flowing with ''Glasgow Kiss'' - ML USA Bass

Hey guys this is my brother, Armin is moving the fingers with "Glasgow Kiss", Before recording the another song from our forthcoming album "Hyper Planet" this is what He's doing right for blood flowing. in this clip Armin is using two IRs from ML USA Bass cab-pack
- Hyper Planet
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- Jan 8, 2017
- #hyperplanetband #johnpetrucci #mlsoundlab #mlusabass #practice #suspendedanimation #woodshedding #yamahabass
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings
DREAM THEATER - A Better Life - Guitar Solo Section - F Preset [#82] Petrucci

Hey folks today I just recorded this great solo from DREAM THEATER latest album ''The Astonishing'' as you can see there's just me, the guitar and metronome :), not to say I couldn't find a cover version of this guitar solo on YT with just guitar, guitar + Metronome or without having the...
- Hyper Planet
- Thread
- Dec 16, 2016
- #abetterlife #axefxii #dreamtheater #factorypreset #guitarsolo #hyperplanet #johnpetrucci #theastonishing #theastonishinglive
- Replies: 20
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings
My acoustically practice session - Alternate picking in an extended box

Hey fellas first of all I'd like to thank you for you nice words about my playing and music as well, there's so many people that are telling me you're playing so clean, precise, fast ...etc, I decided put a short clip of mine, how do I practice daily, and how do I play my own exercises ...etc...
- Hyper Planet
- Thread
- Dec 12, 2016
- #alternatepicking #hyperplanet #hyperplanetband #johnpetrucci #practice #woodshedding
- Replies: 0
- Forum: The Lounge
Dream Theater - Repentance (Guitar Solo Cover) by Saurabh Chaudhry.

Hey guys, Please check out my rendition of Repentance guitar solo. Thanks.
- Saurabh
- Thread
- Dec 1, 2016
- #cover #dreamtheater #fractalaudio #guitarsolo #johnpetrucci #music #musicman #saurabhchaudhry #solo #video
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings
Mesa Boogie JP 2C TM

Hey fellas, yesterday I just found TM clip that I did around 4 or 5 month ago with a YT MESA JP 2C, and decided to share it with all my friends on forum, I still hope to have this amp in the Axe-Fx II there's a subtle but different tone in JP 2C that I couldn't achieve it with existing IIC+ amps...
- Hyper Planet
- Thread
- Nov 20, 2016
- #dreamtheater #hyperplanet #hyperplanetband #johnpetrucci #jp2c #mesaboogie #mlsoundlab #theastonishing
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Tone Match
Alternate picking fashion in pentatonic and double harmonic scale

Hi fellers this a little shot of my practicing on alternate picking with a little bit of bending in Pentatonic and Double Harmonic scale, also I used amplitube 4 -mesa mark iv Follow me on instagram for more vidoes ;) my instagram : https://www.instagram.com/aminhyperplanet/?hl=en Have fun :)
- Hyper Planet
- Thread
- Sep 13, 2016
- #amplitubemesa #hyperplanet #hyperplanetband #johnpetrucci #practice #progressivemetal #woodshedding
- Replies: 0
- Forum: The Lounge
My daily practice in alternate picking land - Using amplitube Mesa

Hey guys this is a short journey into my daily practice in alternate picking land with my Boy RG1820X loaded with BNP-Juggernauts, 98% of times I'm using plugins for practicing, My blacky box is resting :) what about you guys, are you using Axe-Fx for your daily practicing ?
- Hyper Planet
- Thread
- Aug 30, 2016
- #alternatepicking #amplitubemesa #bareknucklepickups #hyperplanetband #ibanezrg1820x #johnpetrucci #practicing #woodshedding
- Replies: 10
- Forum: The Lounge
DREAM THEATER- Breaking All Illusion Guitar Solo - ''ML Zilla Cab-Pack''

Today's John Petrucci Birthday and I've decided to play ''Breaking All Illusion's'' guitar solo in order to showing my love to my all-time guitar hero, He's a turning point in my musical journey God Bless you Johny and wish you a Happy Birthday :). I used Quantum 3.03, USA IIC++ for amp and a...
- Hyper Planet
- Thread
- Jul 12, 2016
- #adramaticturnofevents #breakingallillusion #dreamtheater #hyperplanet #hyperplanetband #johnpetrucci #mlsoundlab
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings

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