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Riff Tone
Dead!
My Chemical Romance
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (1978, black, Ray Toro's main studio guitar for The Black Parade)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (limited edition reissue, studio recording head for The Black Parade)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2006 (The Black Parade sessions). Ray Toro used his 1978 Les Paul into a Marshall JCM800 head for the main riff of 'Dead!'. No evidence of live or alternate amp/guitar for this section. Settings estimated from era, genre, and forum posts referencing MCR's studio setup.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive and saturatedmid-heavy British cruncharticulate pick attackchunky palm-muted power chordsclear note separationslightly compressedslight amp reverb for spacemodern punk/alt-rock bitefast, staccato rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, with precise staccato rhythm and syncopated chord changes, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (1978, black, Ray Toro's main studio guitar for The Black Parade)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (limited edition reissue, studio recording head for The Black Parade)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2006 (The Black Parade sessions). Ray Toro used his 1978 Les Paul into a Marshall JCM800 head for the main riff of 'Dead!'. No evidence of live or alternate amp/guitar for this section. Settings estimated from era, genre, and forum posts referencing MCR's studio setup.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive and saturatedmid-heavy British cruncharticulate pick attackchunky palm-muted power chordsclear note separationslightly compressedslight amp reverb for spacemodern punk/alt-rock bitefast, staccato rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, with precise staccato rhythm and syncopated chord changes, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.