Demolition lovers amp settings — Rockjam MG10
The My chemical romance guitar tone for “Demolition lovers”, dialed in for a Rockjam MG10 with a Antiquity Stratocaster. Studio version, I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love (2002) - iconic heavy post-hardcore sections and solo
Marshall JCM800 / JCM2000 DSL with Marshall 1960A 4x12, Epiphone Les Paul Standard with Seymour Duncan JB bridge pickup, Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer / Boss DS-1
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Master | 5 |
01Boss DS-1 Distortion
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; necessary to get full early MCR saturation without over-driving small practice speakers
The RockJam practice amp has only a 2-band EQ (no mid, presence, or reverb controls), so mid-shaping is compensated by rolling the tone knob slightly to 8 to tame single-coil sharpness on the Stratocaster. The tiny practice speaker fizzes out easily, so bass is kept moderate at 5 while gain is set to 7 on the drive channel to approximate Ray Toro's raw Marshall crunch without turning into pure mud. A dedicated high-gain distortion pedal is strongly recommended to cleanly achieve Bullets-era saturation on this amp.
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