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Riff Tone
Tonight, Tonight (Band Version Only / No Strings)
The Smashing Pumpkins
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson ES-335 (likely 1970s-80s, as used by Billy Corgan on Mellon Collie sessions)
AmpMarshall JCM 800 100-watt head (1984, with 4x12 cabinet, KT88 tubes for extra headroom)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1995; Billy Corgan used his 1984 Marshall JCM 800 for most of the album, including this track. The ES-335 is confirmed for the clean/riff sections. No evidence of pedal use for the main riff; amp settings estimated based on era and genre.
Tone Character(10)
chiming and orchestralfull-bodied and openclear and articulateslightly compressed by ampwarm, rounded attackairy and dynamicrich harmonic contentslight natural reverbno audible drive/fuzznot compressed or squashed
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, accurate chord work with open voicings and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson ES-335 (likely 1970s-80s, as used by Billy Corgan on Mellon Collie sessions)
AmpMarshall JCM 800 100-watt head (1984, with 4x12 cabinet, KT88 tubes for extra headroom)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1995; Billy Corgan used his 1984 Marshall JCM 800 for most of the album, including this track. The ES-335 is confirmed for the clean/riff sections. No evidence of pedal use for the main riff; amp settings estimated based on era and genre.
Tone Character(10)
chiming and orchestralfull-bodied and openclear and articulateslightly compressed by ampwarm, rounded attackairy and dynamicrich harmonic contentslight natural reverbno audible drive/fuzznot compressed or squashed
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, accurate chord work with open voicings and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo.