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Under a Glass Moon Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Dream Theater
Dream Theater · 1990s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1991 Ernie Ball Music Man John Petrucci Prototype (likely Basswood body, Floyd Rose, DiMarzio Custom humbuckers)
Pickups
DiMarzio Custom-wound humbuckers (exact model not specified, likely high-output passive)
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ (studio recording, 1992)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording for 'Images and Words' (1992). Petrucci used a Music Man prototype with DiMarzio pickups and a Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ head. No evidence of live/touring gear or later signature models for this recording.
Amp Settings
Mids5
Bass6
Gain8
Reverb1
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Noise Gate (model unknown) · noise_gate
- Overdrive pedal (model unknown, likely used as boost) · overdrive
Guitar → Noise Gate → Overdrive (boost) → Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ (light spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- high-gain saturation
- articulate note separation
- aggressive pick attack
- fast alternate picking clarity
- precise rhythm definition
- scooped midrange
- crisp treble bite
- controlled low-end punch
- modern progressive metal