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The Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan: "I’m a firm believer that the distortion signatures of a guitar need to be organic"
To leap forward into a bold and brave new chapter of their musical narrative, The Smashing Pumpkins go all the way back to square one.
Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan teams up with Carstens Amplification for “game-changer” signature amp
Hand-wired, 100-watt Grace boasts “unheard of amount of gain, high headroom and distinct tone”
Billy Corgan recalls his “religious experience” interviewing Eddie Van Halen for Guitar World
The Smashing Pumpkins frontman looks back on his quest to “introduce EVH to a generation of alternative guitar players”
Tom Morello’s wrong: young people are practicing guitar – but they’re trying to forge careers, too
Quit raging against young guitar players: the music industry has changed, and so has the route to success
Billy Corgan shares advice for upcoming bands: “Going out into the world and playing down the street? Don’t even bother”
Smashing Pumpkins leader on why you should focus completely on the internet
Billy Corgan is Reunited with Stolen ‘Gish’-Era Stratocaster
The guitar, essential to the early Smashing Pumpkins sound, was taken 27 years ago.
Watch Smashing Pumpkins Perform New Songs on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
The semi-reunited band played a mini-set of ‘Shiny and Oh So Bright’ tracks and classics.
Billy Corgan: “Paint color actually changes the sound of a guitar”
The Smashing Pumpkins mastermind also dishes on which finish he thinks sounds the best
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