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Riff Tone

Bullet with Butterfly Wings

The Smashing Pumpkins

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1970s or early 80s, as used by Billy Corgan in studio)
AmpMarshall JCM800 head with KT88 tubes into Marshall 1960 4x12 slant cab

Amp Settings

gain5.5
bass5.5

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1995 (Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness sessions). Clean sections likely used the Stratocaster with single coil pickups into the Marshall JCM800 set clean or edge-of-breakup. No evidence of Big Muff or heavy fuzz in clean sections. No confirmed pedal use for clean tone in studio.

Tone Character(10)
glassy and articulateclear note separationslightly compressed attackdynamic and touch-sensitiveminimal breakuppercussive strummingtight low endpresent but not harsh highssubtle amp reverbno audible modulation or delay

Difficulty

The clean riff requires tight, syncopated strumming and dynamic control for clarity, but uses basic chord shapes and moderate tempo, making it accessible to most players.

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