Pull Me Under amp settings — Valeton GP-200
The Dream Theater guitar tone for “Pull Me Under”, dialed in for a Valeton GP-200 with a Ibanez RG550. Studio version, Images and Words (1992) - Clean Intro Arpeggios
Ibanez Custom/JPM with DiMarzio pickups into Mesa/Boogie TriAxis / Mark IIC+ clean channel, Roland JC-120/TC 2290 stereo chorus & digital delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Presence | 6 |
| Reverb | 4 |
| Master | 8 |
01Valeton GP-200 Compressor Block (Compressor/Limiter)
Even out the dynamic attack on the fingerpicked/arpeggiated intro pattern
02Valeton GP-200 Chorus Block (Stereo Chorus / Dimension)
Placed after amp/cab block in chain for pristine wide stereo spread
03Valeton GP-200 Digital Delay Block
Set to around 400ms / dotted 8th repeat with low feedback
The iconic clean intro requires pristine headroom, so the Valeton GP-200 clean preamp model is set with gain low (2) and master high (8). Mesa clean tones are glassier and tighter than traditional vintage cleans, so the middle is pushed slightly to 6 with the bright switch on to capture Petrucci's crisp note separation on the basswood RG. Distorted heavy riff section: switch to a Mesa Lead/Mark IIC+ model with gain at 8, scoop the EQ mids to 4, and bypass the chorus.
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