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Riff Tone

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My Chemical Romance

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarEpiphone Les Paul Elitist (Ray Toro's main studio guitar for The Black Parade era)
AmpMarshall JMP head into Marshall 4x12 cabinet (studio recording, The Black Parade era)

Amp Settings

gain7.5
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 2006. Ray Toro used the Epiphone Les Paul Elitist with Seymour Duncan pickups into a Marshall JMP head for the main riff sections. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for the studio recording. No evidence of additional layering or alternate guitars for the main riff section.

Tone Character(10)
tight, saturated distortionchunky, palm-muted power chordsaggressive, mid-forward attacksinging sustain on single notesarticulate pick attackcontrolled feedback in transitionsthick, compressed wall of soundslightly scooped but present midscrisp, defined highsdense, layered rhythm texture

Difficulty

The main riff requires tight palm muting and consistent alternate picking at a moderate tempo, with dynamic control to maintain clarity and aggression in the dense, high-gain mix.

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