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The Dark Eternal Night amp settings — Mooer GE100

The Dream Theater guitar tone for “The Dark Eternal Night”, dialed in for a Mooer GE100 with a Jackson JS22 -7. Main riff and heavy rhythm, Systematic Chaos (2007)

Original rig

Mesa/Boogie Mark IV (Lead channel), Music Man JP7 with DiMarzio Crunch Lab bridge pickup, Maxon OD808 clean boost

Tight, aggressive 7-string prog-metal with controlled low end, scooped graphic EQ mids, and biting high-end articulation

Amp settings — Mooer GE100

CHANNELMesa Mark IV style high-gain model (CALI MK IV) with 4x12 cab simBRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Mid	4
Treble	7
Presence	6
Reverb	0
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Overdrive Block (TS/OD808 model)

Used as a clean boost into the amp block to tighten the low B string

Gain 1 · Tone 6 · Level 8

02Noise Gate Block

Essential for clamping tight staccato 7-string riffing

Threshold 6

Why these settings

The Mooer GE100 handles the Petrucci tone by pairing a Mesa Mark-style high-gain amp model with an onboard TS-style overdrive block running low gain and high output. This tightens the Jackson JS22-7's stock low B string to prevent muddy low-end flub. The mids are pulled back moderately in the amp block to capture the Mark IV's famous V-curve graphic EQ scoop without losing note definition.

PRO TIPPick aggressively with a heavy, sharp pick directly near the bridge saddles, keeping your palm mute extremely tight to replicate Petrucci's razor-sharp percussive chug.

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