Solo Tone
Demolition Lovers
My Chemical Romance
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (Ray Toro, studio recording)
AmpMarshall JCM2000 DSL100 (studio, 2002-2003 era; JCM800/JCM900 also possible, but JCM2000 most likely per era and sources)
PickupsHumbucker pickups (likely Gibson Burstbucker or 490R/498T, stock for era)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb2.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2002-2003 (Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge sessions). Clean tone for solo section. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for clean solo. No evidence of live rig differences for this section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothclear and bell-like highsslightly compressedarticulate and dynamicgentle pick attacksubtle amp reverbstudio-recorded clarityno audible breakupfull-bodied cleanno modulation or delay
Difficulty
The solo requires clean, expressive playing with careful dynamics and articulation, but does not involve advanced technical techniques or fast passages.
Sources
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (Ray Toro, studio recording)
AmpMarshall JCM2000 DSL100 (studio, 2002-2003 era; JCM800/JCM900 also possible, but JCM2000 most likely per era and sources)
PickupsHumbucker pickups (likely Gibson Burstbucker or 490R/498T, stock for era)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb2.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2002-2003 (Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge sessions). Clean tone for solo section. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for clean solo. No evidence of live rig differences for this section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothclear and bell-like highsslightly compressedarticulate and dynamicgentle pick attacksubtle amp reverbstudio-recorded clarityno audible breakupfull-bodied cleanno modulation or delay
Difficulty
The solo requires clean, expressive playing with careful dynamics and articulation, but does not involve advanced technical techniques or fast passages.
Demolition Lovers settings for your amp
Exact settings ToneAdapt players use on these amps.
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