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Riff Tone
Boy Division
My Chemical Romance
Guitarpunk2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarEpiphone Les Paul Custom (likely Frank Iero's main guitar for this era/album)
AmpMarshall JCM2000 DSL100 (typical for MCR studio rhythm tones, especially on 'Conventional Weapons' sessions)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass4
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Notes
Studio recording, 2012 (Conventional Weapons sessions). Gear inferred from era and band member interviews; no direct source for exact studio setup for 'Boy Division' riff, but Epiphone Les Paul and Marshall JCM2000 are widely documented for this period.
Tone Character(9)
tight and aggressivefocused midrange puncharticulate pick attackslightly scooped low endcrisp, biting trebleminimal ambiencedry, in-your-face soundpercussive palm mutingmodern punk/hardcore edge
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, aggressive alternate picking and tight palm muting to maintain clarity and punch at high tempo, but uses straightforward power chord shapes and no advanced lead techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarEpiphone Les Paul Custom (likely Frank Iero's main guitar for this era/album)
AmpMarshall JCM2000 DSL100 (typical for MCR studio rhythm tones, especially on 'Conventional Weapons' sessions)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass4
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2012 (Conventional Weapons sessions). Gear inferred from era and band member interviews; no direct source for exact studio setup for 'Boy Division' riff, but Epiphone Les Paul and Marshall JCM2000 are widely documented for this period.
Tone Character(9)
tight and aggressivefocused midrange puncharticulate pick attackslightly scooped low endcrisp, biting trebleminimal ambiencedry, in-your-face soundpercussive palm mutingmodern punk/hardcore edge
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, aggressive alternate picking and tight palm muting to maintain clarity and punch at high tempo, but uses straightforward power chord shapes and no advanced lead techniques.