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Soma Riff Guitar Tone Settings — The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins · 1990s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (mid-'70s) with DiMarzio pickups
Pickups
DiMarzio single-coil pickups
Amp
Marshall JCM800 2203
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording of 'Soma' from the 1993 album 'Siamese Dream'.
Amp Settings
Mids5
Bass6
Gain8
Reverb3
Treble7
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi · fuzz
- Boss CE-2 Chorus · chorus
- MXR Phase 90 · phaser
- Boss DD-3 Digital Delay · delay
Guitar → Big Muff Pi → Boss CE-2 Chorus → MXR Phase 90 → Boss DD-3 Digital Delay → Marshall JCM800 2203
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Tone Character
- creamy fuzz tone
- saturated, violin-like lead tones
- massive fuzz used during crescendos
- thick rhythm and lead tones
- layered fuzz tones are key