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Tosin Abasi revives one of John Petrucci's most iconic guitar finishes

A one-off gift based on Trooch's Ibanez JPM100, as seen on the classic Rock Discipline lesson tape, has been constructed by Abasi Concepts – with the help of the original artist

Guitar World · Jul 28, 2023

“The biggest challenge for digital products is not the tone”: John Petrucci, Tosin Abasi and Devin Townsend explain what modelers don’t do as well as amps – yet

The trio of prog metal guitar titans sat down with Rick Beato and went deep on the state of modeling

Guitar World · Jul 25, 2023

"The biggest challenge for the digital products is not the tone" – John Petrucci doesn't believe modelling can provide the kind of 'random' moments that tube amps can yet… but Neural DSP has got the closest to "the missing piece"

"It's the feel thing… it's all happening very randomly"

MusicRadar · Jul 25, 2023

Tosin Abasi teams up with Bad Cat Amps and is using a prototype Jet Black model on tour with Dream Theater

The Animals As Leaders guitarist is also playing a Lynx head, and you can hear them in action as he joined John Petrucci et al for an all-star performance of DT's The Spirit Carries On

MusicRadar · Jun 20, 2023

Watch John Petrucci and Tosin Abasi lock fretboards for spellbinding harmonies on Dream Theater's The Spirit Carries On

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

Guitar World · Jun 20, 2023

Meet ambient shredder Jakub Zytecki – the trailblazing virtuoso who picks plugins over pedals and plays a Kurt Cobain-inspired 8-string

The Polish wunderkind explains why Polyphia and Plini have reignited his guitar fire and how he channeled John Petrucci on his stellar new album, Remind Me

Guitar World · May 22, 2023

Joe Satriani: the 10 greatest instrumental tracks ever written

Guitar wiz Joe Satriani picks 10 instrumentals that have guided him on his long career through rock

Louder · May 18, 2023

The stories of 10 'regular folk' made famous by rock songs

What do Spoonman, Arnold Layne, and an unnamed security guard at Studio 54 have in common? They all inspired classic songs

Louder · May 8, 2023

The return of Liquid Tension Experiment

After Mike Portnoy left Dream Theater few people thought they'd see prog supergroup Liquid Tension Experiment again. But in 2021 that's exactly what happened!

Louder · Apr 16, 2023

NAMM 2023: Rabea Massaad joins Ernie Ball and is working an an EBMM signature model based on the Sabre

Having left Chapman late last year, Massaad joins the likes of John Petrucci, St Vincent and Tosin Abasi on the Ernie Ball Music Man artist lineup

MusicRadar · Apr 14, 2023