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Riff Tone
I Never Told You What I Do for a Living
My Chemical Romance
Guitarpunk2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (early 90s, likely 1991 or 1993)
AmpMarshall JCM2000 DSL100
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2004. Gear based on album-era interviews and Equipboard documentation for 'Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge'. No evidence of different gear for riff vs. solo. No evidence of alternate amp or guitar for this section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and aggressivearticulate attacksaturated high-gainpercussive palm-muted chugscutting upper midsslight flanger swirlmodern punk/emo edgefocused low endcompressed and controlledmodulation shimmer
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting, fast alternate picking, and precise rhythm, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players, especially at album tempo.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (early 90s, likely 1991 or 1993)
AmpMarshall JCM2000 DSL100
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2004. Gear based on album-era interviews and Equipboard documentation for 'Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge'. No evidence of different gear for riff vs. solo. No evidence of alternate amp or guitar for this section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and aggressivearticulate attacksaturated high-gainpercussive palm-muted chugscutting upper midsslight flanger swirlmodern punk/emo edgefocused low endcompressed and controlledmodulation shimmer
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting, fast alternate picking, and precise rhythm, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players, especially at album tempo.