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Riff Tone
Thru The Eyes Of Ruby (Remastered 2012)
The Smashing Pumpkins
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely American Standard, 1990s, with Lace Sensor pickups)
Amp1984 Marshall JCM800 100-watt head with KT88 tubes
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1995 (Mellon Collie era). Amp and guitar confirmed by multiple sources for this album. Pickup model inferred from era and Corgan's known studio guitars. Not a live/touring rig.
Tone Character(10)
massive, saturated fuzz walltight and percussive attackrich harmonic overtonesdense, layered rhythm guitarsphaser sweep on main riffbright and cutting bridge pickupaggressive pick attacksustained power chordsslight mid scoopcomplex, swirling modulation
Difficulty
The riff requires tight timing, aggressive picking, and the ability to control dynamics and sustain within a dense, multi-tracked arrangement. The phaser modulation adds complexity to the rhythm execution.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely American Standard, 1990s, with Lace Sensor pickups)
Amp1984 Marshall JCM800 100-watt head with KT88 tubes
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1995 (Mellon Collie era). Amp and guitar confirmed by multiple sources for this album. Pickup model inferred from era and Corgan's known studio guitars. Not a live/touring rig.
Tone Character(10)
massive, saturated fuzz walltight and percussive attackrich harmonic overtonesdense, layered rhythm guitarsphaser sweep on main riffbright and cutting bridge pickupaggressive pick attacksustained power chordsslight mid scoopcomplex, swirling modulation
Difficulty
The riff requires tight timing, aggressive picking, and the ability to control dynamics and sustain within a dense, multi-tracked arrangement. The phaser modulation adds complexity to the rhythm execution.