Another Day amp settings — M-Vave Blackbox
The Dream Theater guitar tone for “Another Day”, dialed in for a M-Vave Blackbox with a Fender American Original 60s Stratocaster. Studio version, Images and Words (1992) - Lead Guitar Solo
Ibanez Custom HSS/HH (DiMarzio Steve's Special / Air Norton) -> Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ / TriAxis -> Eventide/TC stereo delay & reverb
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 5 |
| Reverb | 4 |
| Master | 7 |
01M-Vave Delay
(Post-amp / FX block) Set delay time to ~420ms for signature Petrucci ballad lead space
02M-Vave Reverb
(Post-amp / FX block) Lush hall reverb
Petrucci tracked this iconic solo with high-output DiMarzio pickups into a cascading Mesa Mark lead channel. Because the 60s Stratocaster has brighter, lower-output single coils, roll the guitar tone knob back to 7 and use the neck pickup to capture that fluid, flute-like sustain without high-end glass. Use the M-Vave Blackbox's Mesa-style high-gain amp model with modest gain stacking rather than an external dirt box to avoid unwanted harshness. Clean intro/verse: switch amp model to a pristine Twin/Clean model with chorus and reverb.
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