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Luna Riff Guitar Tone Settings — The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins · 1990s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (likely 1970s, Lace Sensor pickups, as used by Billy Corgan on Siamese Dream)
Pickups
Lace Sensor Gold single coils (Strat configuration)
Amp
Marshall JCM800 2203 (100W head, as used on Siamese Dream studio recordings)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup (Strat position 5, Lace Sensor Gold)
Studio recording, 1993, Siamese Dream album. Billy Corgan used a Stratocaster with Lace Sensor pickups into a Marshall JCM800 for clean/dreamy tones. No evidence of live or alternate gear for this specific song/section.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6.5
Gain4
Reverb4
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Electro-Harmonix Op-Amp Big Muff Pi V4 · fuzz
Fender Stratocaster (Lace Sensor Gold neck pickup) → Marshall JCM800 2203 (with spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- dreamy and chimey
- warm and poignant
- full and rich
- slightly compressed
- edge-of-breakup clean
- mellow and sensitive
- articulate hybrid picking
- ambient with subtle reverb
- not harsh or brittle
- lush studio layering