The Foundations of Decay amp settings — Line 6 Spider v30 mk2
The My Chemical Romance guitar tone for “The Foundations of Decay”, dialed in for a Line 6 Spider v30 mk2 with a Epiphone SG Standard. Studio single (2022 release) — main heavy rhythm crunch/wall of guitars
Modded Marshall Super Lead / Friedman custom heads + Fender Twin, Les Paul / SG humbuckers, Bowman OD / Klon style + RAT / high-gain boost
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 6 |
01ProCo RAT2
Primary dirt source into clean amp model; adjust Filter clockwise to tame high-end fizz
Per double-gain rules, the Spider V 30 MkII is set to a transparent Clean model with gain kept down at 2 so your RAT2 handles the main saturated crunch without digital mud. The RAT2 Filter is rolled up to around 6 to shave off solid-state harshness and replicate the warm, mid-heavy roar of Frank Iero and Ray Toro's modded Marshall stacks. Reverb and unused modulation pedals are kept subtle or bypassed for maximum riff definition.
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