Riff Tone

Thank You for the Venom

My Chemical Romance

Guitarpunk2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard

AmpMarshall JCM2000 DSL100 (likely, based on era and band interviews)

PickupsGibson humbuckers (likely 498T/490R or Burstbuckers, stock for early 2000s Les Paul Standard)

Amp Settings

gain8

bass5.5

mid6

treble7

reverb1

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2004, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge album. Gear inferred from band interviews and era; no direct studio documentation for this song's riff, but all evidence points to Les Paul Standard into Marshall DSL100 for the main heavy rhythm. No evidence of pedals for the riff section; distortion from amp.

Tone Character(10)

tight and aggressivepunchy palm-muted power chordsarticulate attackfocused midrangeslightly scooped but not hollowfast, percussive chuggingclear note separation under gainmodern punk/rock saturationminimal ambiencecrisp high end

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking and palm muting at a high tempo, with precise power chord changes and consistent aggression, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.

Sources

mcr amp settings - forum topic - Ultimate Guitar My Chemical Romance – Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge

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