Riff Tone
The Ghost of You
My Chemical Romance
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard
AmpMarshall JCM800
PickupsGibson humbuckers (likely 490R/498T or Burstbuckers, stock for early 2000s Les Paul Standard)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
mid6.5
treble7
reverb2.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
flangerBoss Boss BF-2 Flanger
Notes
Studio recording, 2004. Ray Toro played the clean riff sections on the album version using his Gibson Les Paul Standard into a Marshall JCM800. The Boss BF-2 Flanger pedal is confirmed for the clean intro and verse sections. No evidence of Frank Iero's gear being used for the clean riff on the studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
lush and swirling modulationclear and bell-likeslightly compressed attackwarm and rounded lowsarticulate upper midsshimmering top endsubtle amp reverbno audible breakupdistinct stereo movement from modulationsmooth, sustained notes
Difficulty
The clean riff requires precise timing to match the modulation sweep, clean chord voicings/arpeggios, and dynamic control to keep the tone clean and articulate.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard
AmpMarshall JCM800
PickupsGibson humbuckers (likely 490R/498T or Burstbuckers, stock for early 2000s Les Paul Standard)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
mid6.5
treble7
reverb2.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
flangerBoss Boss BF-2 Flanger
Notes
Studio recording, 2004. Ray Toro played the clean riff sections on the album version using his Gibson Les Paul Standard into a Marshall JCM800. The Boss BF-2 Flanger pedal is confirmed for the clean intro and verse sections. No evidence of Frank Iero's gear being used for the clean riff on the studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
lush and swirling modulationclear and bell-likeslightly compressed attackwarm and rounded lowsarticulate upper midsshimmering top endsubtle amp reverbno audible breakupdistinct stereo movement from modulationsmooth, sustained notes
Difficulty
The clean riff requires precise timing to match the modulation sweep, clean chord voicings/arpeggios, and dynamic control to keep the tone clean and articulate.
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