SMASHING PUMPKINS - Cherub Rock
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I play nothing like this ( style of music, or guitar tone), but I just love this song!
Funny how intense the guitars already are, during initial verses and Chorus, and THEN things get kicked up another notch ( more distortion and Octavio or similar) during solo break. Pretty creative and powerful
I remember Billy Corgan ( maybe GP Magazine article?) saying how frustrated he was that he couldn't find anything ( gear/process) that produced enough distortion that he had in his mind.... wow!!
Funny how intense the guitars already are, during initial verses and Chorus, and THEN things get kicked up another notch ( more distortion and Octavio or similar) during solo break. Pretty creative and powerful
I remember Billy Corgan ( maybe GP Magazine article?) saying how frustrated he was that he couldn't find anything ( gear/process) that produced enough distortion that he had in his mind.... wow!!
Doomguy
Tele-Holic
Amazing song on an amazing record. One of my favorite guitar tones of all time. Today, Soma, Mayonaise, Geek USA, just fantastic.
buster poser
Poster Extraordinaire
mexicanyella
Friend of Leo's
Ha! I read that same article! Yep, it was GP. And the comment Corgsn made had some F-bombs in it, as I remember, which was more surprising to see in print back then.
I Never got fully on board the SP train, but Cherub Rock did indeed have some killer distorted tones in it, and a memorable riff that was deceptively tricky to get the feel of just right.
ahiddentableau
Tele-Afflicted
Amazing record. It was the one that got me interested in the guitar. I'm a fan. I've never been a huge fan of Corgan's persona but I love those first three records, especially SD and the double album.
Knows3Chords
Tele-Afflicted
Great album but my favorite SP songs are still Tristessa and I Am One.
I know I would
( sometimes) read GP magazine articles about guitar players I had heard of, but knew nothing about their music. Maybe just to read about what guitars and gear they were using...
Billy Corgan was definitely one of those, but I would catch up soon after, listening to the 'alternative Rock' station, playing '90's music.
I would end up really liking most Grunge stuff a lot ( even though I don't play it- old fart...)
SnidelyWhiplash
Poster Extraordinaire
I remember that BC stated that he had to turn his equipment up almost to
self destruction to achieve what he wanted.
IMMusicRulz
Tele-Afflicted
The Smashing Pumpkins had a lot of really awesome pedals in their setup. I do think songs like Bullet With Butterfly Wings, Cherub Rock and The End Is The Beginning Is The End are good examples of a Strat through a lot of fuzz pedals.
Corgan will probably be blacklisted for playing a CBS Strat, but he got a good tone out of it. I believe most of his setup was a Marshall stack with some Fender tube amps.
Corgan will probably be blacklisted for playing a CBS Strat, but he got a good tone out of it. I believe most of his setup was a Marshall stack with some Fender tube amps.
Blackmore Fan
Friend of Leo's
I saw the Smashing Pumpkins in their prime. Garbage was the opening act. Both bands sounded amazing!
Fiesta Red
Doctor of Teleocity
I would have loved Smashing Pumpkins if they’d had a better singer…loved their music, hated his vocals.
TheCheapGuitarist
Tele-Afflicted
That entire album is fantastic and that pedal is all over it.
TheCheapGuitarist
Tele-Afflicted
In the early days it was a JCM800 with different tube preamps (Mesa/Boogie, Tri-Axis, Marshall JMP-1), and he hated all of them because they did not provide enough overdrive. I remember reading this in an old Guitar World magazine. That strat was stolen after a very early show, and was recently returned to Corgan, like in the past couple of years. There's a YouTube video about it.
I like Rocket better..
