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Dead! Solo Guitar Tone Settings — My Chemical Romance
My Chemical Romance · 2000s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Standard (1978, Ray Toro's main guitar on 'Dead!')
Pickups
Gibson humbuckers (stock, late 70s Les Paul Standard)
Amp
Marshall JCM800 (limited edition reissue, studio recording head for The Black Parade)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2006. Ray Toro used his 1978 Les Paul Standard into a Marshall JCM800 head for the solo on 'Dead!'. No evidence of live rig or alternate amps for this section. Pedals confirmed from Premier Guitar rig rundown and Equipboard. No evidence of effects loop use in studio.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain7.5
Reverb2
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Mesa/Boogie Five-Band Graphic EQ · eq
- Bowman Audio Endeavors Bowman Overdrive · overdrive
- JHS Hard Drive · distortion
Gibson Les Paul Standard → Bowman Overdrive → Mesa/Boogie Five-Band EQ → JHS Hard Drive → Marshall JCM800 (spring reverb at low setting)
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Tone Character
- tight, saturated lead tone
- singing sustain
- aggressive upper-mid bite
- articulate note separation
- fast attack
- crisp pick response
- focused, harmonically rich
- slight room ambience
- cutting through dense mix
- punchy, compressed solo sound