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“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

"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"

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Steve Vai hails Devin Townsend as “a bona fide genius” – but admits HevyDevy’s talent was “a little squelched” when he fronted his band

Vai says Townsend is “as brilliant as they come” but he didn't fully appreciate it until the Canadian prog-metal virtuoso went solo

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Prog's Tracks Of The Week: brand new music from Soen, Devin Townsend and more

Cool new prog music to check out from Jo Beth Young, HeKz, Emma Tricca, Red32, Harald Plontke and more..

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Devin Townsend says the Beatles would have used digital guitar gear: “How can you imagine for a second that they wouldn’t have utilized it?”

In his latest defence of digital gear, the metal maestro suggested the Fab Four would have been fans of such tech had it been available to them in their prime

Guitar World

“I hadn’t heard such clarity and definition before”: Tosin Abasi overhauls his backline with new stereo tube amp rig

The Animals as Leaders mastermind – and former Axe-Fx devotee – has switched to Bad Cat Amps for his tour with Dream Theater and Devin Townsend

Guitar World

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

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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

10 classic metal songs that prove keyboards can be cool

Voyager frontman Danny Estrin picks ten mega, keyboard-powered metal anthems

Metal Hammer

Naim Mu-So review: Yeah, this thing still rules

The Naim Mu-So 2nd generation has been around for some time now, but it easily remains one of the best all-in-one home audio systems – and it looks stunning too.

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Deftones’ Stephen Carpenter is now playing Kiesel guitars – but will continue endorsing ESP at the same time

The Deftones guitarist’s new model lineup begs the question: are dual-brand endorsement deals the future for signature artists?

Guitar World

Devin Townsend added as headline act for ArcTanGent

Haken, Aiming For Enrique, OURCODENAMEIS:MILO, Ashenspire, CLT DRP and more added to the bill...

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Klone guitarist Guillaume Bernard on Devin Townsend, Gojira, Biréli Lagrène and the 10 albums that changed his life

As the massively underrated French band with big crossover potential finally visit the UK again on tour, we talk creativity and influence

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I turned my HiFi system into a very expensive HomePod – but there's a catch

I love how useful my HomePods are, but I don't like the way they sound. I love how my HiFi sounds, but it's not very convenient. What if I could mix the two together...

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"Even the most bizarre and ingenious of his ideas seem to hit the target": The Devin Townsend albums you should listen to... and one to avoid

Canadian enigma Devin Townsend’s catalogue spans extreme metal, sublime prog-scapes, colossal riffs and extra-terrestrials. Where to begin?

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