# Stream of Consciousness guitar solo > John Petrucci's guitar solo on Stream of Consciousness by Dream Theater (2003). From the album Train of Thought. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. Canonical URL: Dream Theater, 2003, from *Train of Thought*. Solo by *John Petrucci*. An 11-minute instrumental that shows Petrucci's compositional side, weaving memorable themes around extended virtuosic leads. Stream of Consciousness by Dream Theater is #10 in our ranking of the best Dream Theater guitar solos. The solo is played by John Petrucci and the song was released in 2003. ## In our lists - [The Best Dream Theater Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/dream-theater-guitar-solos/) — #10 - [The Best John Petrucci Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/john-petrucci-guitar-solos/) — #12 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Stream of Consciousness? John Petrucci played the solo on Dream Theater's Stream of Consciousness (2003). ### What guitar was used on the Stream of Consciousness solo? An ernie ball music man jp through a Mesa/Boogie amp, according to widely reported accounts. --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)