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Another Day amp settings — Valeton GP-100

The Dream Theater guitar tone for “Another Day”, dialed in for a Valeton GP-100 with a Cort X300. Studio version, Images and Words (1992) — Iconic Lead Solo tone

Original rig

Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ / TriAxis preamp into Simul-Class 2:90, Ibanez Custom (DiMarzio Air Norton/Steve's Special), TC Electronic 2290 Delay, Eventide H3000

Smooth, singing high-gain lead with rich upper-mid sustain, stereo chorus spread, and warm 420ms delay

Amp settings — Valeton GP-100

CHANNELCal Lead (Mesa Mark IIC+ model) + 4x12 V30 Cab IRBRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Mid	7
Treble	6
Presence	5
Reverb	3
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Tube Screamer (Green OD model)

Used as a clean boost in front of the amp model to tighten low-end and add lead compression

Drive 0 · Tone 6 · Level 8

02Analog Delay (Digital/Pure Delay block)

Post-amp/FX block, set to ~420ms tempo-synced quarter note

E.Level 4 · F.Back 4 · D.Time 5 · Tone 5

03Stereo Chorus (Detune / Chorus block)

Post-amp block to replicate the Eventide micro-pitch stereo width

Rate 3 · Depth 4 · Level 4

Why these settings

The GP-100's Cal Lead block recreates Petrucci's Mesa Mark IIC+ lead preamp. The EMG RetroActive humbuckers on your Cort X300 have active preamp headroom and clarity, so we keep the amp gain at 7 and push the Green OD as a clean boost (Drive 0, Level 8) for infinite sustain without mud. Neck pickup selection is mandatory to capture the round, flute-like attack of Petrucci's original DiMarzio Air Norton solo phrasing.

PRO TIPPick smoothly with a slight edge angle and let your vibrato be wide and slow—Petrucci relies on heavy left-hand finger vibrato and the neck pickup's sweet spot to sustain the high bending notes throughout the solo.

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