The 20 best guitar albums of the decade By Jonathan Horsley From blues to metal, prog to shred, here's what you voted your favorite records of 2010 to 2019
Fall into infinity with $100 off this Sterling by Music Man John Petrucci JP70 By Amit Sharma Get dreaming on the affordable Trooch seven-string
John Petrucci details Guitar Universe 3.0 summer camp By Richard Bienstock The first West Coast iteration will feature workshops, jams, master classes and a Sterling Ball-hosted barbecue
Take a look at Ernie Ball Music Man's mouth-watering October Ball Family Reserve guitars By Jackson Maxwell Stunning finishes and custom appointments abound on these ultra-limited instruments
Five practice tips from Dream Theater's John Petrucci By John Petrucci Have a goal, and four other handy tips from the Dream Theater guitar great
New Solo Effort from Aristocrats Bassist Features John Petrucci, Joe Satriani, Guthrie Govan and More By Guitar World Staff Bryan Beller’s ‘Scenes from the Flood’ is a “sweeping, epic-scale modern progressive double concept album."
Review: Ernie Ball Music Man John Petrucci Majesty Tiger Eye By Paul Riario For its streamlined beauty and ergonomic design, the Ernie Ball Music Man Majesty Tiger Eye is an unrivaled instrument for dextrous playing and tonal possibilities.
DiMarzio Announces New John Petrucci Rainmaker and Dreamcatcher Pickups By Richard Bienstock New collaborations with the Dream Theater guitarist are available in six- and seven-string versions.
Are You the Guitarist of the Year? By Guitar World Staff There’s still time to enter! This year’s judges include John Petrucci, Steve Lukather, Tosin Abasi, Andy McKee and Plini.
Time to Focus! John Petrucci on Two of His Most Challenging Guitar Performances By Damian Fanelli “It’s traumatic to stand on the side of the stage and watch him get through it. At the end of the song, I’m the one sweating." — Joe Satriani
John Petrucci Discusses Dream Theater's Back-to-Basics New Album, 'Distance Over Time' By Joe Bosso "That experience you have when you’re younger — you get together with your friends, you go down to the basement, crack open some beers and play — it’s right there in these tracks."
Whammy Bar Tricks with Dream Theater's John Petrucci By Damian Fanelli John Petrucci demonstrates “the Horse” whinny made famous by Eddie Van Halen, "the Satch method" and more helpful whammy bar tricks.
Watch John Petrucci Discuss His 2019 Ernie Ball Music Man Majesty Guitar By Guitar World Staff Petrucci gives an overview of the all-new Majesty, breaking down the design details of each model.
Romancing the Fretboard: Chopin Arranged for Guitar, Part 3 By John Petrucci Try to nail John Petrucci's six-string arrangement of Chopin's Piano Concerto in A minor, Opus No. 2.
John Petrucci's Five Favorite Riffs from Dream Theater's 'Distance Over Time': Part 2 By Jackson Maxwell Dream Theater's guitarist breaks down the intricate, twisty riff to "Barstool Warrior."
Watch Paul Riario Demo the All-New 2019 Ernie Ball Music Man Majesty Guitar By Guitar World Staff Built to John Petrucci's exact specifications, the Majesty is the result of his unwavering demand for performance, playability and tone.
John Petrucci's Five Favorite Riffs from Dream Theater's 'Distance Over Time': Part 1 By Jackson Maxwell Dream Theater's guitarist discusses the inception, conceptual and technical approaches he and his bandmates took in writing and arranging "Untethered Angel."
Moving Across the Fretboard in Unusual Ways to Produce Unique Runs By John Petrucci This kind of “positional wizardry” can be used to generate interesting melodic patterns that can be used in a variety of ways.
Wild Stringdom with John Petrucci: Recognizing Repetitive Fretboard Shapes on All String Groups By John Petrucci Learn some ascending scalar shapes that cover the majority of the fretboard.
John Petrucci Lesson: Combining Triad Arpeggios to Form Polytonal Chordal Allusions By John Petrucci Learn how to use triadic arpeggio forms within your riffs and solos as a tool to create rich-sounding, poly-chordal sounds.
