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

John Petrucci and Ernie Ball are developing an 8-string Majesty in time for the new Dream Theater album
By Richard Bienstock published
“Why not add one more string?,” Petrucci asks. Why not, indeed

From heavy metal earworms to cathartic, shout-along pop-punk: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
By Jackson Maxwell, Sam Roche published
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 published
The track is the title cut to Petrucci’s forthcoming solo effort

John Petrucci announces his first solo album in 15 years, Terminal Velocity
By Richard Bienstock published
The follow-up to 2005’s Suspended Animation will be out in the fall

7 of the greatest 7-string guitar songs
By Peter Hodgson published
Believe it or not, the 7-string has been around since long before djent rose to popularity... Here are some of the best songs that utilize this genre-pushing instrument

Ernie Ball Music Man unveils dreamy John Petrucci 2020 signature models
By Richard Bienstock published
New colors and finishes added to Majesty, JP15 and JP Maple Top six- and seven-string guitars

Metallica's James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett, John Petrucci and more on why they love Mesa/Boogie’s Mark II amps
By Richard Bienstock published
The amp maker celebrates its 50th anniversary with star-studded video
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