Tosin Abasi revives one of John Petrucci's most iconic guitar finishes By Matt Owen published 28 July 23 A one-off gift based on Trooch's Ibanez JPM100, as seen on the classic Rock Discipline lesson tape, has been constructed by Abasi Concepts – with the help of the original artist
“A true inspirational person to be around”: Animals As Leaders pay tribute to guitar tech Dave Cohen, who has passed away By Matt Owen published 20 July 23 Cohen had recently joined Animals As Leaders on Dream Theater's Dreamsonic tour, and was founder and head luthier of custom guitar builder, Equilibrium Guitars
Watch John Petrucci and Tosin Abasi lock fretboards for spellbinding harmonies on Dream Theater's The Spirit Carries On By Matt Owen published 20 June 23 With the help of Devin Townsend – and Ernie Ball Music Man's Kaizen and Majesty models – the two prog heroes brought Dream Theater's recent tour show to a mesmerizing close
This is Jordan Rudess’s latest project: a custom half-guitar, half-keyboard built by Druzkowski Guitars By Matt Parker published 8 March 23 The Dream Theater keyboardist has been developing a technique to play both instruments at once – and soon he’ll have the custom axe to do it live…
John Petrucci reveals why he positions his guitar “high and nerdy” By Matt Owen published 9 December 22 The Dream Theater virtuoso also offered his glowing opinion of the Instagram guitar scene, which he says has raised the bar for guitar players
John Petrucci shares his top 3 tips for better guitar tone By Joe Bosso published 1 December 22 The Dream Theater prog-metal guitar kingpin might have a signature guitar with boost and piezo, but listen to the man when he says keep it simple – it might just save your tone
John Petrucci: “If a guitarist is onstage playing their ass off, backing tracks don't bother me. But if they're faking it or pretending, that's a whole different thing” By Andrew Daly published 24 October 22 Dream Theater's shredder-in-chief weighs in on the use of pre-recorded elements in live shows, and discusses his first-ever headline solo tour, which sees him sharing the stage with Mike Portnoy for the first time since 2010
5 scorching shred skills you can learn from John Petrucci By Charlie Griffiths last updated 4 October 22 Awaken your picking mastery with these prog metal techniques in the style of the virtuoso Dream Theater guitarist
John Petrucci talks buying and selling guitars: “I’m completely illiterate in the world of vintage guitars and Les Pauls and Strats and all that stuff” By Jamie Dickson published 2 September 22 Dream Theater’s magus of the fretboard on the Les Paul copy that sparked his love of humbuckers and why he might give Django a run for his money…
10 of the best songs over 10 minutes long By Josh Hart last updated 20 July 22 Here are some of the greatest - and longest - tracks that clock well into the double digits
Five practice tips from Dream Theater's John Petrucci By John Petrucci published 12 July 22 In this classic GW lesson, the Dream Theater guitar great helps you get more out of your practice sessions
How John Petrucci revolutionized Phil Collen's guitar rig By Jenna Scaramanga published 12 May 22 The Dream Theater shredder persuaded Def Leppard to go all digital following 2018's G3 tour
John Myung dishes on his new signature bass amp, practice regime and whether he ever screws up By Ellen O'Reilly published 5 April 22 The Dream Theater bassist checks in to talk gear, tone and technique following the release of A View From the Top of the World
Foo Fighters sweep up three awards at the Grammys, Dream Theater scoop Best Metal Performance for The Alien By Sam Roche last updated 4 April 22 The Recording Academy paid tribute to Taylor Hawkins in its In Memoriam segment, though notably excluded late Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison
Foo Fighters, Mammoth WVH, AC/DC, Black Pumas, St. Vincent, H.E.R., Dream Theater nominated for Grammys By Jackson Maxwell last updated 3 April 22 Chris Cornell, Deftones, Arlo Parks, Gojira, Mastodon, Weezer, Paul McCartney, Joe Bonamassa, Japanese Breakfast and Cedric Burnside were also among the nominees
Ashdown John Myung Double Drive review By Joel McIver published 4 March 22 The Dream Theater bassist teams up with Ashdown for a tooled-up dual distortion perfectly voiced for bass guitar
The 10 best guitar riffs of 2021 By Jonathan Horsley last updated 22 December 21 The riffs that induced the most involuntary – and voluntary – head-banging over the past 12 months, as voted for by you
The 20 best guitar albums of 2021 By Jonathan Horsley published 22 December 21 Records that stoked creative fires and set the guitar world alight this year, as voted for by you
Neural DSP teams up with John Petrucci for new Archetype: Petrucci plugin By Sam Roche published 17 December 21 The Dream Theater shredder's signature software includes four amps, tons of pedal and rack effects, a comprehensive cab sim module and, yes, a metronome
John Petrucci: “When you solo, you’re the vocalist in the band... In that way, I’ve always been influenced by guys like David Gilmour, Neal Schon and Gary Moore” By Joe Bosso published 3 November 21 Beard oil, bourbon, eight-string guitars and 20-minute songs – the Dream Theater virtuoso takes us inside his epic year
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