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Riff Tone
Burn Bright
My Chemical Romance
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (Ray Toro, likely 1978 Black Beauty)
AmpMarshall JMP head into Marshall 4x12 cab
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2012 (Conventional Weapons sessions). Gear confirmed for era and album, not specifically for this song, but matches all available evidence for the riff section. No evidence of live-specific gear for this track.
Tone Character(10)
tight and saturatedmid-forward puncharticulate pick attackfull-bodied distortionclear note separationslightly compressedpercussive palm mutingmodern, aggressive driveslight ambient space from amp reverbno audible modulation or delay
Difficulty
The riff requires solid palm muting, precise alternate picking, and clean chord changes under high-gain settings, making it intermediate for most players.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (Ray Toro, likely 1978 Black Beauty)
AmpMarshall JMP head into Marshall 4x12 cab
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2012 (Conventional Weapons sessions). Gear confirmed for era and album, not specifically for this song, but matches all available evidence for the riff section. No evidence of live-specific gear for this track.
Tone Character(10)
tight and saturatedmid-forward puncharticulate pick attackfull-bodied distortionclear note separationslightly compressedpercussive palm mutingmodern, aggressive driveslight ambient space from amp reverbno audible modulation or delay
Difficulty
The riff requires solid palm muting, precise alternate picking, and clean chord changes under high-gain settings, making it intermediate for most players.