Breaking All Illusions amp settings — Valeton GP-100
The Dream Theater guitar tone for “Breaking All Illusions”, dialed in for a Valeton GP-100 with a Squier Affinity Stratocaster. Studio album version, A Dramatic Turn of Events (2011) — Iconic melodic lead solo tone
Mesa/Boogie Mark V (Mark IIC+ mode) + Music Man John Petrucci signature guitar with DiMarzio Crunch Lab/LiquiFire pickups + TC Electronic Dreamscape / delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 6 |
| Reverb | 4 |
| Master | 7 |
01Valeton GP-100: Tube Drive (OD Block)
Clean boost in front of the amp block to tighten low-end and boost single-coil output
02Valeton GP-100: Digital Delay (DLY Block)
Set to dotted 8th or ~480ms trailing in the post-amp section
To replicate Petrucci's thick humbucker lead tone on a single-coil Squier Strat, mids are pushed significantly to 7 and the tone knob is rolled back slightly to 8 to avoid brittle high-end. The GP-100 Tube Drive block acts as an always-on clean boost to saturate the Mesa Mark model without introducing harsh clipping.
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