Riff Tone
1979 (Remastered 2012)
The Smashing Pumpkins
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Studio recording, 1995 (Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness sessions). Billy Corgan used the Yamaha SA-2000 for '1979' riff, running into a Marshall JCM800 and a Palmer PDI-03 speaker simulator. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this specific recording.
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This tone has been researched 14 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1995 (Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness sessions). Billy Corgan used the Yamaha SA-2000 for '1979' riff, running into a Marshall JCM800 and a Palmer PDI-03 speaker simulator. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this specific recording.
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