Riff Tone
Tonight, Tonight (Remastered 2012)
The Smashing Pumpkins
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1970s, 'Bat Strat')
AmpMarshall JMP-1 preamp into Mesa Boogie Strategy 400 power amp (studio recording)
PickupsFender single-coil pickups
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb4.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording for 'Tonight, Tonight' (1995, remastered 2012). Clean riff section. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this part. Billy Corgan is known to use his 'Bat Strat' with stock single coils for clean tones in this era.
Tone Character(10)
shimmering and orchestralbright and articulatelush and openclear note separationwarm but not muddyslightly compresseddynamic and responsivestudio reverb ambienceclassic alternative cleanno audible distortion
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, accurate chord voicings and dynamic control to blend with the orchestral arrangement, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
Sources
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1970s, 'Bat Strat')
AmpMarshall JMP-1 preamp into Mesa Boogie Strategy 400 power amp (studio recording)
PickupsFender single-coil pickups
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb4.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording for 'Tonight, Tonight' (1995, remastered 2012). Clean riff section. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this part. Billy Corgan is known to use his 'Bat Strat' with stock single coils for clean tones in this era.
Tone Character(10)
shimmering and orchestralbright and articulatelush and openclear note separationwarm but not muddyslightly compresseddynamic and responsivestudio reverb ambienceclassic alternative cleanno audible distortion
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, accurate chord voicings and dynamic control to blend with the orchestral arrangement, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
Tonight, Tonight (Remastered 2012) settings for your amp
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