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Riff Tone

Teenagers

My Chemical Romance

Guitarpunk2000s

Original Gear

GuitarEpiphone Les Paul Custom (Ray Toro, studio recording)
AmpMarshall JCM2000 DSL100 (studio recording, 2006)
PickupsEpiphone Alnico Classic Humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain7
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording for 'Teenagers' (2006, The Black Parade). Ray Toro used his Epiphone Les Paul Custom with stock humbuckers into a Marshall JCM2000 DSL100 head and Marshall 1960A 4x12 cab. No evidence of additional pedals or effects for the main riff section. Frank Iero played rhythm on a Gibson Les Paul Studio through a Marshall JCM2000 DSL100 for the same session, but Ray's lead/riff tone is the focus here.

Tone Character(10)
tight and focusedcrunchy and saturatedpunchy midrangeclear note separationarticulate palm-muted chugsslightly compressedmodern punk rock edgeminimal ambiencedry and directaggressive attack

Difficulty

The riff is rhythmically straightforward but requires tight palm muting, consistent picking, and clean powerchord transitions to sound authentic. No advanced techniques, but precision and energy are key.

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