Riff Tone
Thank You for the Venom
My Chemical Romance
Guitarpunk2000s
Original Gear
GuitarEpiphone Les Paul Elitist (Ray Toro's main studio guitar for Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge era)
AmpMarshall JCM2000 DSL100 head with Marshall 1960A 4x12 cabinet
PickupsSeymour Duncan JB (bridge), Seymour Duncan '59 (neck) humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid6
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2004. No direct evidence for clean section gear, but this was Ray Toro's main rig for the album. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for clean sections.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatetight and percussiveclear note separationslightly scooped midsmetallic attackminimal breakupslight amp reverbfocused and punchyno audible modulation or delaydynamic response to picking
Difficulty
The clean riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at a brisk tempo, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
Sources
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Original Gear
GuitarEpiphone Les Paul Elitist (Ray Toro's main studio guitar for Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge era)
AmpMarshall JCM2000 DSL100 head with Marshall 1960A 4x12 cabinet
PickupsSeymour Duncan JB (bridge), Seymour Duncan '59 (neck) humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid6
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2004. No direct evidence for clean section gear, but this was Ray Toro's main rig for the album. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for clean sections.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatetight and percussiveclear note separationslightly scooped midsmetallic attackminimal breakupslight amp reverbfocused and punchyno audible modulation or delaydynamic response to picking
Difficulty
The clean riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at a brisk tempo, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
Thank You for the Venom settings for your amp
Exact settings ToneAdapt players use on these amps.
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