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Solo Tone
Mayonaise
The Smashing Pumpkins
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1970s, used by James Iha on Siamese Dream sessions)
AmpMarshall JCM 800 (KT88 power tubes, studio recording, 1993)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1993. Clean sections attributed to James Iha, using Stratocaster with single-coils into a clean Marshall JCM 800. Billy Corgan handled most solos and overdubs, but clean tone is Iha's part. No evidence of live rig or other amps for this section.
Tone Character(10)
dreamy and mellowchimey and glassyslightly compressedopen and airyarticulate and sensitivelush clean chordsnot harsh or brittlewarm but cleardynamic responsesubtle natural reverb
Difficulty
The clean solo section requires familiarity with alternate tunings and clean, articulate playing, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1970s, used by James Iha on Siamese Dream sessions)
AmpMarshall JCM 800 (KT88 power tubes, studio recording, 1993)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1993. Clean sections attributed to James Iha, using Stratocaster with single-coils into a clean Marshall JCM 800. Billy Corgan handled most solos and overdubs, but clean tone is Iha's part. No evidence of live rig or other amps for this section.
Tone Character(10)
dreamy and mellowchimey and glassyslightly compressedopen and airyarticulate and sensitivelush clean chordsnot harsh or brittlewarm but cleardynamic responsesubtle natural reverb
Difficulty
The clean solo section requires familiarity with alternate tunings and clean, articulate playing, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or fast passages.