Originally published in Guitar World magazine · January 2023
All The Best (excerpt)
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Pro players weigh in on 2022’s best new albums, songs, guitar moments, guitarists of the year and more
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John Petrucci
Song: ‘Tippa My Tongue,’ Red Hot Chili Peppers
Riff: ‘Kill or Be Killed,’ Muse
Solo: ‘Desolation,’ Joe Satriani
New band/guitarist: Arch Echo
Gear: Archetype: Petrucci plugin from Neural DSP
Guitar moment: Wolfgang Van Halen at the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert in London. I couldn’t believe how brilliantly he played.
Album you listened to most (new or old): Swinging Strings, Joscho Stephan
Guitarist of the year: Tommy Emmanuel. I’ve been a fan for years. I saw him recently at Town Hall (New York City), and he was astonishing.