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Teenagers amp settings — Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212

The My Chemical Romance guitar tone for “Teenagers”, dialed in for a Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212 with a Music Man JP15. Studio version, The Black Parade (2006)

Original rig

Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier, Gibson Les Paul with humbuckers, no significant pedals — dry amp crunch with studio compression

Crunchy mid-forward punk-rock rhythm with tight palm-muting, moderate gain, and bright cut-through presence

Amp settings — Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212

CHANNELDrive (More Drive side)BRIGHToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	5
Mid	7
Treble	6
Presence	5
Reverb	0
Master	4

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Why these settings

The original uses a Mesa Rectifier which is scooped and high-gain. Your Hot Rod DeVille is Fender-voiced with strong mids and less saturation, so I pushed mid to 7 to match the punchy attack and kept gain at 6 — the DeVille's drive channel won't reach Rectifier saturation but gets close enough for this moderate-crunch tone. Treble at 6 avoids the Fender's natural brightness overpowering the mix.

PRO TIPDig into the strings with your pick near the bridge and use tight palm-muting on the verse riff — the percussive attack defines this tone more than gain does. The JP15's DiMarzio humbuckers are hot, so back off your guitar volume to 8 if the amp breaks up too early.

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