It's Not a Fashion Statement It's a Deathwish — My Chemical Romance1 / 2
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It's Not a Fashion Statement It's a Deathwish Guitar Tone Settings

My Chemical Romance · 2000s · punk

studio

Original Recording

Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Standard
Pickups
Gibson humbuckers (likely Burstbucker or 490R/498T, stock for era)
Amp
Marshall JCM2000 DSL100 (studio recording, 2004 era)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup

Studio recording, 2004, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge sessions. Gear confirmed for album era and Ray Toro, but not every song section is documented. No explicit source for clean solo section, but Les Paul Standard and Marshall JCM2000 are confirmed for the album. Clean section likely used amp's clean channel.

Amp Settings

Mids
6
Bass
5.5
Gain
0
Reverb
2
Treble
7
Presence
6

Effects Chain

  • Boss BF-2 Flanger · flanger

Guitar → Boss BF-2 Flanger → Marshall JCM2000 (clean channel, spring reverb)

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Tone Character

  • glassy and clear
  • slightly modulated (flanger)
  • articulate single-note lines
  • tight low end
  • present upper mids
  • subtle amp spring reverb
  • medium output humbucker warmth
  • not harsh or brittle
  • dynamic response to picking
  • studio-polished clean

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