GuitarCleanRiff
Tonight, Tonight (Remastered 2012) Guitar Tone Settings
The Smashing Pumpkins · 1990s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (likely 1970s, 'Bat Strat')
Pickups
Fender single-coil pickups
Amp
Marshall JMP-1 preamp into Mesa Boogie Strategy 400 power amp (studio recording)
Pickup Position
Position 4 (neck + middle)
Studio recording for 'Tonight, Tonight' (1995, remastered 2012). Clean riff section. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this part. Billy Corgan is known to use his 'Bat Strat' with stock single coils for clean tones in this era.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass5.5
Gain0
Reverb4.5
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
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Tone Character
- shimmering and orchestral
- bright and articulate
- lush and open
- clear note separation
- warm but not muddy
- slightly compressed
- dynamic and responsive
- studio reverb ambience
- classic alternative clean
- no audible distortion