Thank You For The Venom amp settings — Gear for Music ES-52
The My Chemical Romance guitar tone for “Thank You For The Venom”, dialed in for a Gear for Music ES-52 with a Ibanez GRG722QA-TKS Gio. Studio version, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (2004)
Gibson Les Paul Standard → Marshall JCM2000 DSL100 (Ultra Gain channel), no pedals for main riff
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 8 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Master | 6 |
The Gear for Music ES-52 is an unrecognized budget solid-state amp — I cannot verify its exact controls, so presence and reverb are nulled (check your faceplate). Your Ibanez has hot humbuckers similar to the Les Paul's output, so gain stays at 8. Mid pushed to 7 (vs original 6) because small solid-state amps lack the natural midrange punch of a cranked Marshall; bass dropped to 4 to keep the low-end tight on a smaller speaker.
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