Night terror amp settings — Fender Deluxe Reverb
The Dream theater guitar tone for “Night terror”, dialed in for a Fender Deluxe Reverb with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, Parasomnia (2024) — John Petrucci's modern high-gain prog metal tone
Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+/Mark V, Ernie Ball Music Man Majesty with DiMarzio Illuminator pickups, Fractal Axe-FX for effects, TC Electronic G-System
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
01Mooer GE150 — High Gain Amp Model
Run GE150 into Deluxe Reverb's clean channel as a power amp — the GE150 IS your preamp and gain source here. Use the 4x12 cab sim OFF if running into real amp, or ON with headphones/direct
02Mooer GE150 — Noise Gate
Essential for Petrucci's tight palm mutes — gate kills string noise between riffs
03Mooer GE150 — Compressor
Light compression for sustain on lead lines
04Mooer GE150 — Delay
Subtle slapback for lead sections — Petrucci uses stereo delays but mono works; keep mix low
05Mooer GE150 — Reverb
Very subtle — the studio mix has minimal verb on guitars
Your Fender Deluxe Reverb cannot produce Petrucci's Mesa Mark high-gain tone on its own — it's a clean platform amp. The GE150 must be your entire preamp/gain source using its Mesa/Rectifier amp model. Set the Deluxe Reverb completely clean (gain 3, flat EQ) so it amplifies the GE150's tone without coloring it. Your GRG170DX's Infinity R humbuckers are hotter than Petrucci's DiMarzios, so I pulled GE150 gain back to 7 instead of 8 to prevent mud.
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