Riff Tone
Porcelina Of The Vast Oceans (Remastered 2012)
The Smashing Pumpkins
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1988 American Standard, Lace Sensor Red in bridge, Silver in middle, Blue in neck)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 (100-watt head, KT88 tubes, Marshall 1960A 4x12 cab)
PickupsLace Sensor Blue (neck), Silver (middle), Red (bridge) single coils
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb3
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
chorusUnknown Chorus pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 1995 (Mellon Collie era). Clean sections likely used the JCM800 set clean, possibly with the neck or neck+middle pickup. No evidence of live rig or alternate amps for clean part. Effects inferred from era and genre; no explicit pedalboard photo for this song's clean part.
Tone Character(10)
lush and shimmeringchimey and glassywarm lowsrounded attackambient and atmosphericclear note separationslightly compressedsubtle modulation movementclean and articulatestudio-enhanced spaciousness
Difficulty
The clean riff requires precise, even picking and dynamic control to maintain clarity and shimmer, with subtle modulation and reverb making articulation and timing more challenging than basic clean parts.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1988 American Standard, Lace Sensor Red in bridge, Silver in middle, Blue in neck)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 (100-watt head, KT88 tubes, Marshall 1960A 4x12 cab)
PickupsLace Sensor Blue (neck), Silver (middle), Red (bridge) single coils
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb3
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
chorusUnknown Chorus pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 1995 (Mellon Collie era). Clean sections likely used the JCM800 set clean, possibly with the neck or neck+middle pickup. No evidence of live rig or alternate amps for clean part. Effects inferred from era and genre; no explicit pedalboard photo for this song's clean part.
Tone Character(10)
lush and shimmeringchimey and glassywarm lowsrounded attackambient and atmosphericclear note separationslightly compressedsubtle modulation movementclean and articulatestudio-enhanced spaciousness
Difficulty
The clean riff requires precise, even picking and dynamic control to maintain clarity and shimmer, with subtle modulation and reverb making articulation and timing more challenging than basic clean parts.
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