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Riff Tone
Another Day
Dream Theater
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarErnie Ball Music Man John Petrucci Signature (likely JP6 or similar, early 1990s version)
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark IIC+
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1992 (Images and Words album). Gear confirmed for era and album by multiple sources, but exact pickup model was pre-signature. No evidence of live/tour gear being used for studio. Riff section is rhythm, not solo.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothbright and articulatechorus shimmeralmost acoustic-like clarityslightly compresseddynamic and expressiveclean with slight edgelush stereo imagenot brittle or harshfull-bodied
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, articulate playing with subtle dynamic control and accurate timing, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarErnie Ball Music Man John Petrucci Signature (likely JP6 or similar, early 1990s version)
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark IIC+
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1992 (Images and Words album). Gear confirmed for era and album by multiple sources, but exact pickup model was pre-signature. No evidence of live/tour gear being used for studio. Riff section is rhythm, not solo.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothbright and articulatechorus shimmeralmost acoustic-like clarityslightly compresseddynamic and expressiveclean with slight edgelush stereo imagenot brittle or harshfull-bodied
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, articulate playing with subtle dynamic control and accurate timing, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.