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Another Day amp settings — Boss GT 8

The Dream Theater guitar tone for “Another Day”, dialed in for a Boss GT 8 with a Ibanez GRG320FA. Studio version, Images and Words (1992) - Lead Solo Tone

Original rig

Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ / TriAxis, Mesa 4x12 with Celestion V30s, Ibanez JPM with DiMarzio Steve's Special/Air Norton, TC 2290 Delay, Eventide H3000 pitch detune

Liquid, singing Mesa Mark-series high-gain lead with smooth top-end roll-off, stereo delay, and chorus detune

Amp settings — Boss GT 8

CHANNELBG LEAD (Mesa Boogie Mark Series Model)BRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Mid	7
Treble	5
Presence	4
Reverb	4
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Compressor (GT-8 FX Block)

In front of preamp for singing sustain on ballad leads

Sustain 6 · Attack 5 · Level 5

02Chorus / Pitch Detune (GT-8 CHORUS Block)

Replicates the classic 90s stereo rack detune shimmer

Rate 4 · Depth 5 · E.Level 4

03Digital Delay (GT-8 DELAY Block)

Set time to ~440ms (dotted eighth/quarter mix) for expansive spatial tail

D.Time 5 · F.Back 4 · E.Level 4

Why these settings

The Boss GT-8 BG Lead COSM model captures the classic Mesa Mark-series midrange and compression Petrucci tracked on Images and Words. Running the neck humbucker with the tone control rolled back to 8 rounds off any solid-state digital top-end fizziness, while the built-in compressor and chorus recreate Petrucci's studio rack processing without needing external stompboxes. Keep the amp block gain around 7 to let the notes bloom into sustain without turning the lead passage muddy.

PRO TIPUse Petrucci's signature pick angling and pick with heavy dynamic control on the neck pickup, letting wide, slow vibrato hold the sustained notes so the delay and chorus breathe behind each phrase.

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