First of all, you try to double Jordan Rudess' keyboard parts. Second, if soul means bending the same three notes over and over in an A minor key, then I suppose John doesn't have any, but if it means having the ability to convey any idea or concept or emotion with your instrument, John Petrucci has more soul than any guitarist I've heard of. John is able to technically do things that that fit perfectly into whatever any other member of the band is trying to do, thus giving Dream Theater more range than your standard group. Their songs range from pure metal darkness (Dark Eternal Night), to socially conscious (The Great Debate), to introspective and personal (Glass Prison). So called, "soul" players, great as they are, don't typically have the tools necessary to cover that sort of range of topics. John can play whatever he wants and whatever the band wants. Just because he doesn't wear a top hat and play outside the church (love that bit) doesn't mean he doesn't have soul. His playing just doesn't speak so directly to everyone. He left that to Slash. His playing speaks directly to me however, and I say he is Numero Uno.
