Billy Corgan

Billy Corgan — Gear by Song

How Billy Corgan's rig changed track to track — specific amp settings, key gear, and what you need to replicate each tone.

Cherub Rock

Siamese Dream · 1993

G:8 · M:7 · T:6

Siamese Dream's guitar production is widely regarded as one of the greatest rock guitar recordings ever made. Producer B

Gibson Les Paul Custom (1974)Marshall JMP Super Lead (1974)
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Today

Siamese Dream · 1993

G:3 · M:6 · T:7

Today's clean guitar intro uses a Silvertone 1484 amp — a vintage US department store amplifier with a raw, slightly hol

Fender Stratocaster (modified)Silvertone 1484
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Bullet with Butterfly Wings

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness · 1995

G:8 · M:6 · T:7

The most aggressive Smashing Pumpkins track maintains the Siamese Dream guitar approach — layered Marshall tracks — but

Gibson Les Paul CustomMarshall JMP Super Lead
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