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Watch John Petrucci and Tosin Abasi lock fretboards for spellbinding harmonies on Dream Theater's The Spirit Carries On
By Matt Owen published
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Here are some of the greatest - and longest - tracks that clock well into the double digits
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