Billy Corgan talks about the Big Muff

Ghost Hip · Post by **Ghost Hip** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:46 pm

The Soul head one is pretty good as well. :thumb:

Good find.

Roseweave · Post by **Roseweave** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:56 pm

Remember reading a similar interview a while back... does Billy not use a Big Muff anymore?

Ghost Hip · Post by **Ghost Hip** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:27 pm

In a "ask a pumpkin" youtube interview, someone asked about his gear. He said for the Zeitgeist tour they just picked up a bunch of pedals in Germany and he didn't really know. There have been pics of his rack/pedals. I remember a OCD/Hotcake pedal. Forgot what he had for fuzz.

Blurillaz · Post by **Blurillaz** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:30 pm

PumpkinPieces wrote:In a "ask a pumpkin" youtube interview, someone asked about his gear. He said for the Zeitgeist tour they just picked up a bunch of pedals in Germany and he didn't really know. There have been pics of his rack/pedals. I remember a OCD/Hotcake pedal. Forgot what he had for fuzz.

Analogman Peppermint Fuzz, I believe?

gestaltito · Post by **gestaltito** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 4:54 am

Interesting,
I hadn't heard that other band Catherine before, most enjoyable, that John Belushi look included :stitch:

.

Spiteface · Post by **Spiteface** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:36 am

Roseweave wrote:Remember reading a similar interview a while back... does Billy not use a Big Muff anymore?

As I recall, when time came to play the "Siamese Dream" stuff live, Billy couldn't quite get it right using the Big Muff live. He claimed that it lacked definition in a live setting. That was when he started using the rack setup for touring, and also used that for much of the recording of Mellon Collie.

That said, I'd love to know what exact model Muff that is, just looks like the vintage "NYC" version (aka the V3 model) or even an "Op-Amp" version (pre tone-bypass).

I suppose this might be if interest at this point:

http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/newbay/eq_200810/

Quite a detailed piece in there about the gear used on various Pumpkins recordings.

metalmariachi · Post by **metalmariachi** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 12:44 pm

Catherine

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwiEp6piCN0[/youtube]

Nothing special and crap vocals.
MM

aen · Post by **aen** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 2:03 pm

different band

metalmariachi · Post by **metalmariachi** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 2:48 pm

Oops my bad.

MM

gestaltito · Post by **gestaltito** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:44 pm

http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/--2140132

Roseweave · Post by **Roseweave** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:55 pm

That was an awful lot to read through, I'm still not sure what Fuzz he use on Melancholy onwards. A lot of it was just the JMP preamp I guess. Those JMPs have quite a fuzzy voicing.

Teej212 · Post by **Teej212** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 7:41 pm

i thought the jmp preamp was mainly used on gish?

Roseweave · Post by **Roseweave** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:46 pm

Teej212 wrote:i thought the jmp preamp was mainly used on gish?

Different preamp :|

Spiteface · Post by **Spiteface** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 12:07 pm

Teej212 wrote:i thought the jmp preamp was mainly used on gish?

As Roseweave said, different preamp.

Gish tone = ADA MP-1 preamp + Marshall JCM800 2203 (fitted with KT88 tubes, aka the"SOUL" amp)

I love how Billy seems to be talking a lot about the "Classic" Pumpkisn tones now. For a while he was quite secretive about his stuff, or more than he used to be.

modernage · Post by **modernage** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 6:34 pm

metalmariachi wrote:Catherine

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwiEp6piCN0[/youtube]

Nothing special and crap vocals.
MM

These kids are probably as old as Siamese Dreams. hehe.

ilovefuzz.com

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