How To Sound Like The Smashing Pumpkins Using Guitar Pedals | Reverb Potent Pairings
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Treat yourself or find the perfect gift for your favorite music maker. Billy Corgan and James Iha of The Smashing Pumpkins created a massive guitar sound that was paramount in defining the alt-rock sound of the '90s. In this video, we grab some pedals from the office and see how close we can get to some of those iconic tones in this episode of #PotentPairings.
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Really demonstrates how important multi-tracking is to the Smashing Pumpkins sound.
Yeah man the layer's of sound, gave them the whirling wall of guitar sounds.
cause Butch Vig
How to sound like The Smashing Pumpkins with 36 guitars
No dude, you can do that with one Strat, just change amp and pickup config for each overdub
@@user-wc6pw8oh6v it was a joke on Billy Corgan saying he used 36, unless the video says this is old af
XD
@@user-wc6pw8oh6v learn how to take a joke idiot
Cherub Rock is Big Muff, Big Muff, Big Muff, and more Big Muff...The whole "Siamese Dream" album is, really.
In particular, the Op Amp Big Muff. I just bought one and it sounds amazing. Definitely NOT disappointed.
@@scottudell7202 Exactly! I just picked one up and it’s amazing
And mxr phase 100 classic throaty phasing
@@scottudell7202 nope, o think it’s a Russian for cherub rock surprisingly
That white guitar is a Billy Corgan signature Strat. I had one of those and to this day I still regret selling it. It was a damn masterpiece of guitar.
Can't believe that you can't even buy a hard tail strat from Fender or Squire nowadays without paying for the custom shop. It makes it harder to build your own piece by piece. Take a look at what people are selling their replica Billy Corgan Strats for online, its insane!
How to sound like Billy corgan is really just like grow 6 arms and play four guitars at once lol
True
step one: form a band step two: record an album and play all of the instruments yourself
Why not just use a Big Muff for the Big Muff sound?
Billy used a particular version of the Big Muff. Eye See Pi is a recreation of that version of Muff
Why he used a Russian style Muff for Cherub Rock though....?
drmeandad yeah why they used a Russian when it's well noted he used an Op Amp muff didn't make sense to me either.
Because the idea is to get that tone using pedals (I think).
Omer Carmona big muff is a pedal. What are you talking about?
RhythmGrizz That was to the guy who talk about an OP amp something.
NAILED the solo on "Cherub Rock"
@Dwarf From The North sounded pretty damn good to me
Agreed
Didn’t nail it but kinda close.
My 2¢: i've found that with Lace Sensors and a Big Muff PI you're 95% there.
This video is killer, though. Lots of great pedals. That MXR Uni-vibe is gold.
get the op amp reissue.
Not bad at all, it would've been cool to see "Today" on here, because that's one of the Pumpkins' most iconic tunes
That’s just big muff
kinda shows how important the drums were to that band.
The SickNeeds oh hell yeah jimmy chamberlin is definitely one of the best drummers of all time
Jimmy's drum is as important as Billy's guitar to differentiate pumpkins from the other alternative bands of that era
Yeah, Jimmy Chamberlain is a beast on drums
Yeah...drums are usually important, especially in rock bands.
Do Slowdive
This was actually pretty solid. 2 changes I'd make:
-use a strat with lace sensor pickups, not hot rails
-use a big muff, ideally the op-amp version (EHX just released a new one they designed w Billy Corgan)
Good job overall though, def nailed the pumpkins vibe
I'm pretty sure the white strat is the Billy Corgan signature model which sounds very pumpkinsy.
Another trick is to layer open chords using the same riff on top of power chords, like on "Bullet With Butterfly Wings". It opens up so much more sonically.
Heavy Metal Machine live in a small venue was one of the greatest concert experiences ever...well, experienced.
Damn, Cherub Rock solo sounded amazing
One of my favorite all time bands!
Oooh, that heavy metal machine sound! That is one of my favourite Pumpkin songs that most have now forgotten about.
FINALLY AND THE TONES ARE ACTUALLY DECENT ON THIS VID! Lil excited soz. Good job Reverb x
Yes! So glad this finally happened! I'm waiting for Pearl Jam potent pairings now!
Really enjoying this stuff, Zero sounded awesome. Would love a vid on sounding like Korn or MBV!
I have been waiting for this video for ever!
Well done Reverb. Seriously this sounds fantastic!
Wow brilliant cherub rock solo! One of my favourites ever
Helping me get any closer to figuring out that Cherub Rock Solo is a thumbs up from me :D Thankyou
Been waiting on this one
Well done, these sound great.
who never thought id see a tym's pedal in a vid like this, local brissie scene smashing it up! legends
What was great work
Thank you , Great work!
Great job!
Really great insight into coming up with some of the tones -- albeit using completely different methodology
That Cherub Rock tone is f'ing gold.
That's so cool thanks!
Great video! The Beatles part 2/ The Strokes next?
Perfect!
GREAT JOB, GREAT SERIES. 2 CHEERS.
Great video.
The effect for the chorus in the everlasting gaze would be great to see.
Finally after all these years I know what effect Billy used for that guitar solo on cherub Rock. The Steyron Deco. Sweet. The big muff will always be my favorite pedal by ehx though. That is the sound of the Smashing Pumpkins
the Deco wasn't used on the record, it was just used to simulate the doubling they did in studio.
Do How to Sound like My Blood Valentine! Although I think it would be pretty difficult to do with just a handful of pedals...
Just spend your life savings on every pedal being sold on Guitar Center
Yamaha spx 90 for the reverse reverb and a fender blender for the fuzz tones and you're good ;) oh and a jazzmaster with the tremolo might help too
turn your washing machine on high
I thought that said Bullet For My Valentine for a moment
now i am upset :(
Keely loomed lol
Joe you are amazing!
Awesome!!
Brutality, thanks
Great video
awesome awesome awesome :D
Jeez heck yes there it is.
the dimarzio pickups help a lot as well. i own and love them
Very good sound...thank you for playing Smashing Pumpkins song's and technics guitar. TODAY song's iam very interested
Sick
they have a very massive sound
BIG STAR PLEASEE
Can you guys do a video on How to sound like AFI? Jade has always done some interesting stuff and has a great collection of gear he's used through the years
You do however need to use a Les Paul or something with humbuckers in unison with the strat as it fills out most of the low end and adds a warmer tone that Billy's thinner strat cuts through
Nice video. How to sound like Oasis would it be nice too.
ibanez tube screamer. all you need for classic oasis crunch
"Potent Pairings" the best.
The Crush tone is right on spot
awesome! Sound like "The Verve" plsss
The background guitar in "1979's" chorus was actually an acoustic guitar ran through some small sounding amp with minor distortion and this gave it that floating harmonic sound when he strums the A chord in the "shake these zipper blues" part.
You can hear it here in their FX track along with Billy's vocal effects as well.
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oh man! thanks!
do Ruban Nielson (UMO) next
This is your best Sound Like video . Everything was so spot on . Since you seem to have that pumpkin sound nailed what reverbs would you use to get that Siamese Dream “ dreamy sound” think Soma and Mayonnaise? Thanks for your time
H9 is the only thing peep eddie Clark's channel and cover of soma
wow these are fuckin spot on
MXR Dist+>EHX Opamp reiussue works for me.
Boss MO-2 for the synth-solo sound. Distortion>Muff is tricky tho. You need headroom.
... what unfortunate timing for this video. If you had just waited one more week!
keeley just put out rotten apples fuzz box inspired by their song off the box set ,sounds pretty good, the aesthetics resemble the look if the aeroplane flies high looks left turns right graphics as well , good times
Fucking awesome mate!
Zero was absolutely spot on
Best 'Sound Like' yet!
Soda Stereo!
Mats Larts Yessss. Click here, you won't regret it one bit.
Soda Stereo for gods sake!
Yes a million times
How to sound like television!
best band ever the only problem is that they didnt even use pedals hahaha. fender guitar going straight into fender amp = television
Alec Morgan absolutely! It'd make an interesting video for both of those reasons!
Major Biggles you may have a point there mister biggles
Do you happen to own Tom Verlaine's hands? Then it can't be done
Dan Orkin they tour with vox Amos, because you can alter the voltage in the amp itself, without having to carry extra equipment.
Yeah, Cherub Rock!!
HELL YEEAAAA
"Crush", "Cherub Rock" and "Heavy Metal Machine" were pretty much exact. Should have used that Lace Sensor Strat for all of it though
Need some light phaser on that Cherub Rock rhythm tone for sure
Sick! you guys should do Green Day
Some great stuff here. Pretty damn spot on. I don't know as much about Siamese Dream as some do, but were there any fender benders used for solo parts? I feel like that's the out of control/feedback quality with some of the solos.
a.m. remorse Hmmmm. Interesting. So what was used on those intro lead parts to Hummer?
The Cherub Rock solo tone wasn't quite close but sounds completely awesome
smashing pumpkins sound
1. fender stratacaster
2. big muff
3. marshall jcm800 i think that’s what it’s called
4. mxr phaser
5. digitech whammy pedal
6. shred like hell
7. have fun!
the op amp big muff and a 70's Strat or a Strat with Lace Sensors for the sound
It's really about the hands and how you play more than anything.
I really like the how to sound videos, there really good. can you make a white stripes video
Do DIIV next!!!
5 reverbs all at max through a roland amp
STROKES!
We need a Corgan reacts
Some of these were decent, but as with the QOTSA sounds (Troy Van Leeuwen said the same thing), too much fizzy gain.
When layering guitars, less is more.
Cherub rock was fucking perfect, solo too
Totally not on the solo
No, the solo wasn’t played correctly. Seemed like it was just improvised on the fly tbh
Brilliant! Next :Tool and NIN
Hearing 1979 even in a pedal demo just makes me feel like I'm at a funeral 😔 😢
Billy shows how he gets his sound, using a Jcm 800 and an Op Amp Big Muff with one of his strats
Spot on Joe
you know what is funny about this is that a bunch of TSP's fuzz tones weren't actually made by expensive boutique pedals - it was actually just a big muff and a behringer super fuzz.
El sonido agudo en Heavy Metal Machine se logra con un whammy.
Cherub Rock is so close! I think Billy must have used the same squealing/feedbacking guitar from “Hummer” and that’s how he got the psychedelic pitch squealing sound you miss around 1:18.
Please tell us how to emulate the feedback of his guitar with the microphonic pickups, that he used in Mayonaise and other tracks.
Really great vid! Thx, Reverb!
I still got a specific question: you used the Strymon Deco for tape flanging on the cherub rock solo. Are there (cheaper) alternatives to a Strymon deco to achieve that typical sound with which the solo starts?
The deco is worth the money, its so versatile.... buy used for 240
not really honestly.
Can you guys do the cribs
please tell me the settings for the strymon deco in cherub rock solo!
Wren and Cuff Eye See Pi is Siamese Dream in a box.
1:10 Holy shit that was spot on
yasssss
Can you make a smashing pumpkins pt 2 and make a how to sound like too black sabbath
How to sound like Foals please!