Riff Tone

Luna

The Smashing Pumpkins

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1980s American Standard, Lace Sensor pickups, as used on Siamese Dream sessions)

AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 head into Marshall 4x12 cab (Celestion speakers), studio recording

PickupsFender Lace Sensor single coils (likely Blue/Silver/Red set)

Amp Settings

gain2.5

bass6

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb4.5

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1992-1993 (Siamese Dream sessions). Clean tone for 'Luna' riff section. No evidence of live or alternate gear for this part. Billy Corgan is known to use the neck pickup and low gain for clean tones on this album.

Tone Character(10)

lush and dreamywarm and smoothclear and bell-likeambient and reverberantsoft attackshimmering sustaintouch-sensitiveslightly compressedno breakup or gritenveloping, atmospheric texture

Difficulty

The riff is based on clean arpeggios with a soft, even attack and requires good dynamic control, but no advanced techniques or fast passages.

Sources

Rig Rundown - Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan - Premier Guitar Billy Corgan Talks Smashing Pumpkins Effect Pedals | Guitar World Siamese Dream tone? : r/guitarpedals

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