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Ernie Ball Music Man John Petrucci 20th Anniversary

Ernie Ball Music Man and John Petrucci celebrate 20 years of partnership with new JP and Majesty anniversary models

By Sam Roche

New limited-edition signature electrics boast Honduran mahogany bodies, unique gold acrylic JP/shield inlays and laser-etched anniversary backplates

John Petrucci's Iron Smoke Distillery whiskey

John Petrucci partners with Iron Smoke Distillery for new Rock the Barrel signature whiskey

By Richard Bienstock

Dream Theater virtuoso prepares to shred taste buds with new 120-proof bourbon

John Petrucci watches YouTube covers

Watch John Petrucci watch other guitarists try to play like John Petrucci

By Richard Bienstock

Mere guitar mortals take on Dream Theater and Liquid Tension Experiment songs, and the prog-metal master weighs in

Liquid Tension Experiment

John Petrucci-led supergroup Liquid Tension Experiment unveil blazing new song, Hypersonic

By Richard Bienstock

The "frantic" instrumental is the leadoff track to the band’s forthcoming album, Liquid Tension Experiment 3

Liquid Tension Experiment

Liquid Tension Experiment, featuring John Petrucci, release new song, Beating The Odds

By Jackson Maxwell

"If LTE ever had a 'prog pop hit' this would be it," Petrucci says of the second single from the band's upcoming third album

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John Petrucci discusses using an 8-string for the first time ever on Dream Theater's upcoming album

By Sam Roche

“Because it's a Majesty, it feels like my guitar already – it's just one more string to get used to”

Liquid Tension Experiment

John Petrucci-led prog supergroup Liquid Tension Experiment share new song, The Passage of Time

By Richard Bienstock

Liquid Tension Experiment 3, the band's first studio album in more than two decades, is out in March

Sterling by Music Man 2021

Affordable Mariposa model headlines Sterling by Music Man's 2021 lineup

By Matt Owen

The new catalog of guitars boasts brilliant finishes, custom pickups and new iterations of familiar favorites from John Petrucci and Jason Richardson

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John Petrucci: ”The guitar melody takes the place of the vocals. If it was all soloing and noodling, it would get really boring”

By Jon Wiederhorn

The Dream Theater guitarist reflects on his first solo album since 2005 and tells us why it's a record of upbeat energy

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John Petrucci details Terminal Velocity track by track: "These songs had to have a message. And the best way to do that is through melody"

By Jon Wiederhorn

The Dream Theater guitarist takes a closer look at his 2020 solo album, a veritable supernova of next-level guitar playing

John Petrucci performs during the G3 concert at Eventim Apollo on April 25, 2018 in London, England

John Petrucci: recording guitar is like beard trimming

By Richard Bienstock

“If you try to get it exactly symmetrical… next thing you know you’ve got to shave the whole thing off,” he says

Liquid Tension Experiment are releasing their first album in more than 20 years

John Petrucci-led prog supergroup Liquid Tension Experiment are back

By Richard Bienstock

Petrucci and Portnoy join forces once more for the release of LTE's first album in more than 20 years

NITO and Charity Buzz are auctioning guitars

Signed John Petrucci and Thurston Moore guitars headline massive COVID-19 charity auction

By Richard Bienstock

The event, which also features instruments from Mark Knopfler, Joe Satriani and countless others, will benefit the live touring industry

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John Petrucci: “If some of it sounds like pop-punk, who cares? This is instrumental guitar music – you can do what you want!“

By Amit Sharma

The Dream Theater shredder-in-chief talks happy songs and finding the fun in instrumentals on his new solo LP, Terminal Velocity

John Prerucci has teamed with Captain Fawcett for a new line of grooming products

John Petrucci announces Nebula range of beard and mustache grooming products

By Richard Bienstock

The Dream Theater guitarist teams up with Captain Fawcett to offer mustache wax, beard balm and more

[L-R] Nita Strauss, John 5 and John Petrucci

John Petrucci, Nita Strauss and John 5 are your Electric Guitarist of the Year 2020 judges

By Sam Roche

These certified shredders will be judging your entries

John Petrucci on his lifelong love of Rush: "I still use Alex Lifeson licks that I learned in high school!"

By Joe Bosso

The spirit of radio is strong in Dream Theater's shredder-in-chief, as he details how Rush lit a progressive fire in his playing

Guitarist John Petrucci performs in concert with G3 at ACL Live on January 27, 2018 in Austin, Texas

John Petrucci and Ernie Ball are developing an 8-string Majesty in time for the new Dream Theater album

By Richard Bienstock

“Why not add one more string?,” Petrucci asks. Why not, indeed

Mark Hoppus, Travis Barker, and Matt Skiba of Blink 182 perform during the 2017 Life is Beautiful Festival on September 22, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

From heavy metal earworms to cathartic, shout-along pop-punk: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Jackson Maxwell, Sam Roche

On tap this week are awesome new tracks from Gojira, John Petrucci, Bully, Avatar and more

Guitar World premiere: Hear John Petrucci reunite with Mike Portnoy on Terminal Velocity

By Richard Bienstock

The track is the title cut to Petrucci’s forthcoming solo effort