Billy Corgan
From Geartome
Under construction.
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Guitars
- Fender Billy Corgan Stratocaster
- Signature guitar made to Corgan's exact specs in order to create his famous mid-'90s "buzzsaw" tone. Three DiMarzio pickups (two custom; not Lace Sensors), string-through hardtail bridge, satin nitrocellulose lacquer finish. Corgan currently tours with at least two of these guitars.
- Fender Stratocaster
- Red, with white pickguard.
- Fender Stratocaster
- Silver, with black pickguard.
- Schecter C-1 EX Baritone
- Black, with Tony Iommi signature pickups.
- Gibson Tony Iommi Signature SG
- Corgan currently tours with this guitar.
Past
- '57 RI Fender Stratocaster
- Main guitar during the Gish/Siamese Dream era. Lace Sensor Blue in the neck, Lace Sensor Silver in the middle, Lace Sensor Red at the bridge. Five-position pickup selector installed by Corgan.
- Gibson Les Paul Junior RI
- As heard on "Where Boys Fear to Tread".
- '72 Gibson ES-335
- As heard on "Tonight, Tonight".
- '74 Fender Stratocaster
- Baby blue, used on "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" and "Muzzle". Not the same as the below guitar.
- '74 Fender Stratocaster
- Used during the Gish era and stolen shortly after the completion of the album.
- Reverend Slingshot
- Used in Zwan, along with other Reverends.
- Fender Mustangs
- Gibson Les Paul Special
- Gibson SG Special
- Gibson SG Standard
- Gibson Flying V
- Gibson Hummingbird (and other Gibson acoustics)
- Epiphone SG
- Ovation acoustic
Effects
- EHX Big Muff Pi
- EHX Small Stone
- EHX Micro Synth
- EHX Electric Mistress
- DLS Ultra Chorus II
- DLS RotoSIM
- Digitech Whammy
- Digitech DHP-55
- Fender Blender
- Alesis 3630
- Eventide H-3000SE Ultra-Harmonizer
- Korg SDD-2000
- Mu-Tron Bi-Phaser
Amps
- two Bogner Uberschall heads and two Diezel Herbert heads (circa 2007)
- 1984 Marshall JCM800 100W head (w/ KT-88 tubes)
- Marshall MK II 100W head
- Marshall 4x10 cabinets
- Marshall JMP-1 rack preamp
- ADA MP-1 preamp
- Vox AC30
- Fender Twin
- Orange amps
Other
- DR Hi-Beam nickel-plated strings (.009's-.042's)