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Riff Tone

Pennies

The Smashing Pumpkins

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1970s or early 1990s reissue, as used by Billy Corgan in Mellon Collie era)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 head with KT88 power tubes (studio recording, Mellon Collie era)

Amp Settings

gain7
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1995-1996 (Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness sessions). Billy Corgan used his modded Strat with a DiMarzio Super Distortion in the bridge and a Marshall JCM800 with KT88 tubes for high headroom. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars/amps for this song's riff section.

Tone Character(10)
wall of fuzzthick and saturatedmid-forwardtight low endsmooth sustainnot brash or piercingcutting and aggressivehigh outputcrunchy attackslightly compressed

Difficulty

The riff is rhythmically straightforward but requires control to keep clarity under heavy fuzz and to maintain tightness and definition, especially with palm muting and dynamic picking.

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