truerecs
Explore truerecs
Log inFor artists
Independent research by truerecs. Not affiliated with, endorsed or verified by My Chemical Romance.Are you My Chemical Romance? Claim this page
m
Independent research by truerecs. Not affiliated with, endorsed or verified by My Chemical Romance. Every item links to its public source.
72 items · Last checked

What gear does My Chemical Romance use?

Ray Toro has said his main guitar was a Gibson Les Paul Standard with Seymour Duncan Phat Cats. Frank Iero was seen with Epiphone Les Pauls and a Fender Jazzmaster, Mikey Way has said he loves his signature Fender Jazz Bass, and Gerard Way loves the Big Muff.

Shop the gear
AllTop 5Ray Toro: guitarFrank Iero: guitarMikey Way: bassGerard Way: vocals
In stores now

Shop My Chemical Romance's setup.

Top 5

Where to start with My Chemical Romance's gear.

01
02
03
04
05

What gear My Chemical Romance uses: a sourced gear guide

Independent research by truerecs: every item links to the public source it comes from.

Ray Toro: guitar

29 items

Frank Iero: guitar

25 items

Mikey Way: bass

12 items

Gerard Way: vocals

6 items
Questions

About My Chemical Romance's gear.

What guitar does Ray Toro play?

Gibson Les Pauls. In 2007 he said his main guitar was an early-'90s Les Paul Standard with Seymour Duncan Phat Cat pickups, with a second '93 Standard carrying a JB. Premier Guitar's 2025 Rig Rundown showed a black 1978 Les Paul and a sunburst Les Paul for Welcome to the Black Parade.

What amp does Ray Toro use?

In 2007 he used Marshall JCM2000 DSL100 heads into two 1960A cabinets, and recorded The Black Parade on a borrowed Marshall JCM800 he called the ballsiest amp he had heard. The 2025 rig adds a Marshall JMP, a Metropoulos Metro and Fryette PS-100 attenuators.

What guitar does Frank Iero play?

His white Epiphone Les Paul called Pansy was his main guitar during MCR's rise, and he has an Epiphone Wilshire Phant-o-Matic signature. Premier Guitar has shown him with a Fender Jazzmaster, a white 1992 Les Paul Custom, a Music Man StingRay guitar and a Castedosa Marianna.

What bass does Mikey Way play?

His Fender Mikey Way Jazz Bass in silver sparkle, and he has said he loves the Jazz Bass neck. His first signature was a Squier Mikey Way Mustang Bass. Live he runs a Fender Super Bassman into 8x10 cabinets with Origin Effects and Aguilar Agro pedals.

What pedals does Gerard Way use?

Bonedo reports Gerard Way calling a Sovtek Big Muff his first pedal, used all over Hesitant Alien with a Fender Blender fuzz and a Hiwatt amp. He told Rolling Stone he knew the album would have lots of fuzz pedals and Fender instruments.

MC
My Chemical Romance
About this guide · Last checked

My Chemical Romance are the New Jersey band of Gerard Way, Ray Toro, Frank Iero and Mikey Way, behind The Black Parade, Helena and Welcome to the Black Parade. This guide covers the whole band's documented gear: Toro's Les Pauls and Marshall heads, Iero's Epiphones, Jazzmasters and big pedalboard, Mikey Way's signature Fender basses, Gerard Way's fuzz pedals and former drummer Bob Bryar's Helena kit.

truerecs put this guide together from public videos, interviews and posts. Each item says how we know and links to the source. My Chemical Romance didn't write it or choose anything on it. How we source gear guides.

Report an error or ask for removal. We fix or remove within 72 hours. You don't need to sign up.

Are you My Chemical Romance?

Claim this page to make it yours: verify with your Instagram, TikTok or YouTube, keep what's right, drop what isn't, and add your own.

Claim this page
truerecs gear guides are independent research from public sources, not made or approved by the artist. Store buttons on this page may be affiliate links: truerecs may earn a commission when you buy through them, at no extra cost to you. My Chemical Romance isn't paid for them. Report an error or ask for removal. Full disclosure.