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Dead! Riff Guitar Tone Settings — My Chemical Romance
My Chemical Romance · 2000s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Standard (1978, black, Ray Toro's main studio guitar for The Black Parade)
Pickups
Gibson humbuckers (stock late-70s Les Paul Standard humbuckers)
Amp
Marshall JCM800 (studio recording amp for The Black Parade era)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2006. Ray Toro used his 1978 Les Paul Standard into a Marshall JCM800 for the main riff sections of 'Dead!'. Frank Iero's rhythm parts likely used a Gibson SG or Les Paul Custom into a Marshall JCM800 as well, but this profile focuses on Ray Toro's main riff tone. No evidence of Orange or modern digital amps on the original studio recording.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass5.5
Gain7.5
Reverb1.5
Treble7
Presence6
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- aggressive and saturated
- mid-forward British crunch
- articulate and punchy
- slightly bright top end
- controlled low end
- dynamic and responsive
- minimal ambience
- studio double-tracked
- clear note separation