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John Petrucci performs with Dream Theater at Oslo Spektrum on May 19, 2022 in Oslo, Norway
Five practice tips from Dream Theater's John Petrucci

By John Petrucci Published

In this classic GW lesson, the Dream Theater guitar great helps you get more out of your practice sessions

Lessons
Guitarists Phil Collen (L) and John Petrucci perform as part of the G3 concert tour at Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas at The Linq Promenade on January 17, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
How John Petrucci revolutionized Phil Collen's guitar rig

By Jenna Scaramanga Published

The Dream Theater shredder persuaded Def Leppard to go all digital following 2018's G3 tour

Guitarists
John Myung
John Myung dishes on his new signature bass amp, practice regime and whether he ever screws up

By Ellen O'Reilly Published

The Dream Theater bassist checks in to talk gear, tone and technique following the release of A View From the Top of the World

Bassists
[L-R] Dave Grohl and John Petrucci
Foo Fighters sweep up three awards at the Grammys, Dream Theater scoop Best Metal Performance for The Alien

By Sam Roche Published

The Recording Academy paid tribute to Taylor Hawkins in its In Memoriam segment, though notably excluded late Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison

Events & Trade Shows
Ashdown John Myung Double Drive
Ashdown John Myung Double Drive review

By Joel McIver Published

The Dream Theater bassist teams up with Ashdown for a tooled-up dual distortion perfectly voiced for bass guitar

Guitar Pedals
[L-R] John Mayer, Samantha Fish, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram and Joe Duplantier
The 20 best guitar albums of 2021

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Records that stoked creative fires and set the guitar world alight this year, as voted for by you

Music Releases
Christian Andreu, Myles Kennedy, Mark Tremonti and Alexi Laiho
The 10 best guitar riffs of 2021

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The riffs that induced the most involuntary – and voluntary – head-banging over the past 12 months, as voted for by you

Music Releases
Neural DSP Archetype: Petrucci
Neural DSP teams up with John Petrucci for new Archetype: Petrucci plugin

By Sam Roche Published

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

Plugins & Apps
(from left) Dave Grohl, H.E.R. and Wolfgang Van Halen
Foo Fighters, Mammoth WVH, AC/DC, Black Pumas, St. Vincent, H.E.R., Dream Theater nominated for Grammys

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Chris Cornell, Deftones, Arlo Parks, Gojira, Mastodon, Weezer, Paul McCartney, Joe Bonamassa, Japanese Breakfast and Cedric Burnside were also among the nominees

Events & Trade Shows
John Petrucci
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

Beard oil, bourbon, eight-string guitars and 20-minute songs – the Dream Theater virtuoso takes us inside his epic year

Guitarists
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