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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
Amp Settings
gain2.5
bass6
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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.
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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
Amp Settings
gain2.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
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.