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1979 guitar tone

The Smashing Pumpkins · Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (Deluxe Edition) · 1995 · Alternative

Clean

Main

AmpFender Twin Reverb
GuitarFender Stratocaster
PickupNeck single-coil
GAIN3
BASS5.5
MID5
TREBLE5.5
PRESENCE4.5
REVERB2.5

SIGNAL CHAIN

  1. Boss CE-2 Chorus chorus
    Rate 3 · Depth 4
    Hazy nostalgia filter

Loops and lazy strums — the guitar is a texture, not a riff.

These are starting points, not gospel. Every amp is a little different, so let your ears do the last 10%.

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