Demolition lovers amp settings — Marshall MG15CD
The My Chemical Romance guitar tone for “Demolition lovers”, dialed in for a Marshall MG15CD with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love (2002)
Gession Les Paul copy (humbuckers) → Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier, likely Modern channel with moderate gain for the verses building to higher saturation in the solo section
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 5 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Presence | 0 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
01Boss DS-2 Turbo Distortion
Mode I (standard) — use for the heavier sections and solo; bypass for the eerie clean intro
02Behringer UC200 Ultra Chorus
Engage only during the slow clean intro (0:00-1:30) for the warbly, eerie texture; bypass for distorted sections
Original used humbuckers into a Mesa Rectifier — your Strat's single coils are brighter and lower output, so I rolled tone to 6 and boosted bass +1 vs a humbucker setting. The DS-2 compensates for the MG15's thinner overdrive compared to the Rectifier's thick saturation. Mid stays at 5 (not scooped) because the MG15 lacks the Rectifier's inherent low-mid thickness.
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