Gravity amp settings — Headrush Pedalboard
The John Petrucci guitar tone for “Gravity”, dialed in for a Headrush Pedalboard with a Fender American Original 60s Stratocaster. Studio version, Terminal Velocity (2020) — Signature progressive lead tone
Ernie Ball Music Man Majesty (DiMarzio Dreamcatcher/Rainmaker pickups) into Mesa/Boogie JP-2C (Channel 3 Lead, 5-band graphic EQ V-curve), TC Electronic delay and chorus, Dunlop JP95 wah
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 5 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 6 |
01Graphic EQ (Onboard Post-Amp Block)
Mesa classic V-curve: tight low punch, scooped lower mids at 750Hz, boosted presence
02Digital Delay (Onboard Delay Block)
Set delay time to roughly 480ms or dotted eighth note tap tempo
03Stereo Chorus (Onboard Modulation Block)
Subtle stereo width emulation based on Petrucci's Dreamscape TonePrint
Petrucci's signature tone relies on hot humbuckers and Mesa Mark-series cascaded gain with a post-gain 5-band graphic EQ V-curve. To compensate for the single-coil bridge on your Stratocaster, roll your tone knob back to 8 to tame the glassy 6kHz bite and engage the internal boost block to add humbucker-like compression and output. The graphic EQ block after the amp block is essential to replicate the signature JP-2C scooped-mid focus while maintaining vocal lead sustain.
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