Riff Tone
Give 'Em Hell, Kid
My Chemical Romance
Guitarpunk2000s
Original Gear
GuitarEpiphone Les Paul Custom (likely 2002-2003, Ray Toro's main studio guitar for Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge)
AmpMarshall JCM2000 DSL100 (studio amp for Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge era, per interviews and gear rundowns)
PickupsEpiphone stock humbuckers (Alnico Classic, likely bridge position for riff)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
mid6.5
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2003-2004. Gear confirmed for album era but not for this specific song/section. No direct studio photo for this song, but all evidence points to this setup for rhythm/riff sections.
Tone Character(10)
tight and aggressivecrunchy and saturatedarticulate palm-muted chugsbright and cuttingfocused midrange punchslightly scooped but not hollowpercussive and drivingminimal ambienceno audible modulationfast attack
Difficulty
The riff is fast and requires tight palm muting and precise alternate picking, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm patterns typical of punk rock.
This tone has been researched 5 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarEpiphone Les Paul Custom (likely 2002-2003, Ray Toro's main studio guitar for Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge)
AmpMarshall JCM2000 DSL100 (studio amp for Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge era, per interviews and gear rundowns)
PickupsEpiphone stock humbuckers (Alnico Classic, likely bridge position for riff)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
mid6.5
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
This tone has been researched 5 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 2003-2004. Gear confirmed for album era but not for this specific song/section. No direct studio photo for this song, but all evidence points to this setup for rhythm/riff sections.
Tone Character(10)
tight and aggressivecrunchy and saturatedarticulate palm-muted chugsbright and cuttingfocused midrange punchslightly scooped but not hollowpercussive and drivingminimal ambienceno audible modulationfast attack
Difficulty
The riff is fast and requires tight palm muting and precise alternate picking, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm patterns typical of punk rock.
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