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In the Name of God Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Dream Theater
Dream Theater · 2000s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Ernie Ball Music Man JP6 (2003, custom for John Petrucci)
Pickups
DiMarzio Crunch Lab (bridge), DiMarzio LiquiFire (neck) humbuckers (note: for 2003 Train of Thought era, likely DiMarzio Steve's Special (bridge) and Air Norton (neck))
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio, 2003 era)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2003 (Train of Thought album). Guitar was Ernie Ball Music Man JP6 with DiMarzio Steve's Special (bridge) and Air Norton (neck) pickups. Amp was Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier. Petrucci is known to use delay in solos. Settings from Guitar World are general for Petrucci's lead tone, not song-specific but era-appropriate.
Amp Settings
Mids6
Bass5.5
Gain7.5
Reverb2
Treble7
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Delay pedal (model unknown) · delay
- Noise gate (model unknown) · noise_gate
Guitar → Noise gate → Delay pedal → Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (with digital reverb)
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- singing sustain
- articulate lead lines
- high-gain saturation
- clear note separation
- aggressive palm muting
- muscular sound
- complex modal runs
- shred explosion
- bright and cutting