Real AmpTuning: E StandardPickup: BridgeEmoCrunch
Black Parade Razor-Mid Drive — Fast Rhythm & Layered Leads
This preset follows the album’s documented Phat Cat-equipped Les Paul into Rob Cavallo’s JCM800, emphasizing the clear upper mids needed for the song’s rapid rhythm figures. Toro’s recorded approach relied heavily on layered straight-guitar tones, but no exact song control settings are public, so the values below are approximated from the Black Parade sessions. Source: Seymour Duncan’s Ray Toro interview.
Signal Chain
Gibson Les Paul Standard with Seymour Duncan Phat Cats→Marshall JCM800 2203→Marshall 4x12→Double-Tracked Rhythm→Output
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard with Seymour Duncan Phat Cats
Tone
10
PickupBridge
TuningE Standard
Volume
10
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203
Bass
4
Gain
6
Mids
8
Master
7
Treble
6.5
Presence
6
Cab / IRMarshall 4x12
MicSM57-style dynamic
Mic PositionOff-axis, cap-edge transition
EffectDouble-Tracked Rhythm
PanHard left and right
Layers2
Tightness10
Notes
Use tight alternate picking and leave the low end lean. Add lead width through separate performances, not a large stereo chorus.
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