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Drowning Lessons Riff Guitar Tone Settings — My Chemical Romance

My Chemical Romance · 2000s · punk

studio

Original Recording

Guitar
Cession Les Paul Copy
Pickups
Humbuckers (stock, unspecified model)
Amp
Unknown solid-state or tube amp (exact model not confirmed for studio recording)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup

Studio recording, 2002. Guitar confirmed from Equipboard for 'Bullets' era; amp model not specified in any source. No explicit pedal or amp model confirmed for this song's riff section.

Amp Settings

Mids
6
Bass
6
Gain
7.5
Reverb
1.5
Treble
7
Presence
6

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Tone Character

  • tight and percussive
  • aggressive attack
  • saturated distortion
  • articulate note separation
  • slightly scooped mids
  • punchy low end
  • bright and cutting highs
  • minimal ambience
  • fast palm-muted chugs
  • clear power chords

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