Riff Tone

Welcome to the Black Parade

My Chemical Romance

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarEpiphone Les Paul Custom (Ray Toro, studio recording, 2006)

AmpMarshall JCM800 100W Head

PickupsEpiphone Alnico Classic Humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain0

bass6

mid6

treble7

reverb1.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

chorusElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Small Clone Analog Chorus

Notes

Studio recording for 'Welcome to the Black Parade' (2006). Ray Toro used an Epiphone Les Paul Custom with stock humbuckers into a Marshall JCM800 head borrowed from producer Rob Cavallo for the album. Clean tone sections likely used the amp's clean channel with low gain. No evidence of additional amp models or alternate guitars for the clean riff section. Pickup selector likely in neck or middle position for warmth. Settings are estimated based on typical JCM800 clean usage and forum-reported settings for MCR clean tones.

Tone Character(10)

chiming and brightclear note separationslightly scooped mids for claritywarm neck pickup charactersubtle amp reverb for spacemodulation shimmer from chorusdynamic and expressive pickingno audible breakup or distortionarticulate attackmodern clean with classic rock influence

Difficulty

The clean riff requires accurate picking and timing to maintain clarity and articulation, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages. The main challenge is dynamic control and clean execution with chorus effect.