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Black Parade Breakup Ballad — Tele Clean, Marshall Chorus & Strat Solo
Ray Toro specifically recalled using one of Rob Cavallo’s Telecasters for the clean verses and probably one of Cavallo’s Stratocasters for the solo, while the album’s principal distorted sound came from his Les Paul into a JCM800. The signal chains below follow those documented guitar choices; exact control and microphone positions were not published, so settings are approximated. Source: Seymour Duncan’s Ray Toro interview.
Signal Chain
Vintage Fender Telecaster→Hiwatt clean head→British 4x12→Plate Reverb→Output
GuitarVintage Fender Telecaster
Tone
8
PickupNeck
TuningE Standard
Volume
10
AmpHiwatt clean head
Bass
5
Gain
2.5
Mids
6
Master
7
Treble
6.5
Presence
5
Cab / IRBritish 4x12
MicCondenser and dynamic blend
Mic PositionSlightly off-axis
EffectPlate Reverb
Mix
3
Decay4
Notes
Keep the clean verse full but not heavily chorused. The solo should be brighter and more open than the humbucker rhythm layers.
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