John Petrucci pickups and sound

[dheim]

...and i'm not sure that painkillers will. they have got a very different mid response, even if they're both hi-mids heavy.

[JamesHealey]

And with which rig would it combine well to nail the sound of "pull me under" (amp / pedal ?) ?

I guess he used a tonezone (bridge) and a humbucker from hell (neck)

thats correct for that album he later moved onto Steve Special and Air Norton.. u want that sound u go Miracle Man & Cold Sweat imho..

u want the earlier tones nailbomb combo wud probably be closer with a basswood guitar imho.