Riff Tone
You Know What They Do To Guys Like Us In Prison
My Chemical Romance
Guitarpunk2000s
Original Gear
GuitarEpiphone Les Paul Custom (likely Frank Iero's main studio guitar for this album)
AmpMarshall JCM2000 DSL100 Head with Marshall 1960A 4x12 Cabinet
PickupsEpiphone Alnico Classic Humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6
mid6
treble7
reverb1.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2004 (Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge sessions). No direct evidence for clean section gear, but this is the most documented studio rig for Frank Iero on this album. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for clean sections.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveclear note separationslightly compressed attackarticulate and presentminimal reverbmid-focusedno breakup or edge-of-breakupbright but not harshdry studio clarityno audible modulation
Difficulty
The clean riff is straightforward but requires tight, consistent picking and clean chord changes at a moderate tempo. No advanced techniques are needed, making it accessible to most players with basic rhythm skills.
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Original Gear
GuitarEpiphone Les Paul Custom (likely Frank Iero's main studio guitar for this album)
AmpMarshall JCM2000 DSL100 Head with Marshall 1960A 4x12 Cabinet
PickupsEpiphone Alnico Classic Humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6
mid6
treble7
reverb1.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2004 (Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge sessions). No direct evidence for clean section gear, but this is the most documented studio rig for Frank Iero on this album. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for clean sections.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveclear note separationslightly compressed attackarticulate and presentminimal reverbmid-focusedno breakup or edge-of-breakupbright but not harshdry studio clarityno audible modulation
Difficulty
The clean riff is straightforward but requires tight, consistent picking and clean chord changes at a moderate tempo. No advanced techniques are needed, making it accessible to most players with basic rhythm skills.
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