Real AmpTuning: E StandardPickup: NeckEmoCrunchAmbient
Ghostly BF-2 Width — Clean Verse & Cinematic Chorus
Ray Toro’s Boss BF-2 is specifically documented on the intro and verse, feeding the Three Cheers-era Marshall JCM2000 platform. The song then expands into a denser distorted chorus, with the final arrangement shaped during the Howard Benson sessions. Exact control and microphone positions were not published, so settings are approximated from the documented rig. Source: Equipboard’s Three Cheers gear page and Pitchfork’s recording retrospective.
Signal Chain
Les Paul-style guitar→Boss BF-2 Flanger→Marshall JCM2000 TSL100→Marshall 1960 4x12→Plate Reverb→Output
GuitarLes Paul-style guitar
Tone
8
PickupNeck
TuningE Standard
Volume
9
PedalBoss BF-2 Flanger
Mix
4
Rate2
Depth
5
Manual5.5
Resonance
3.5
AmpMarshall JCM2000 TSL100
Bass
5
Gain
3
Mids
6
Master
6
Treble
6.5
ChannelClean / Crunch
Presence
4.5
Cab / IRMarshall 1960 4x12
MicSM57-style dynamic
Mic PositionSlightly off-axis
EffectPlate Reverb
Mix
3
Decay4
Notes
Keep the flanger slow and understated. The chorus should become wider and heavier without losing the vocal space in the center.
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