Riff Tone

I Don't Love You

My Chemical Romance

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarEpiphone Elitist Les Paul Custom (Frank Iero, studio recording, rhythm/riff section)

AmpMarshall JCM2000 DSL100 head into Marshall 1960A 4x12 cabinet (studio recording)

PickupsEpiphone stock humbuckers (likely Alnico V, covered, passive)

Amp Settings

gain6.5

bass5.5

mid6

treble6.5

reverb2

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording for 'I Don't Love You' (2006, The Black Parade). Frank Iero played rhythm/riff parts with his Epiphone Elitist Les Paul Custom through a Marshall JCM2000 DSL100. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section. No evidence of significant pedal use for the main riff; overdrive/distortion from amp. Settings are estimated from forum posts and typical genre/era usage.

Tone Character(10)

crunchy and articulatetight, focused rhythmmid-forward punchclear note separationslight breakup with claritywarm but present top endcontrolled low enddynamic response to pickingstudio rhythm guitar layeringnot overly saturated

Difficulty

The riff section requires tight power chord playing with good dynamic control and palm muting, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo, making it accessible to intermediate players.

Sources

My Chemical Romance – I Don't Love You (Live from Sessions@AOL) - Gear & Equipment Used on the Single | Equipboard My Chemical Romance – The Black Parade - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album | Equipboard mcr amp settings - forum topic - Ultimate Guitar help getting same guitar tone as tbp? : r/MyChemicalRomance

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