24 Results for "Billy Corgan"

Are Fender Stratocasters Still Cool?

In 2026, I ask the question "Are Fender Stratocasters Still Cool?" or have they lost their mojo?

Guitar Journal: Steve Stevens Folding Guitar

Steve Stevens' new folding guitars, Reverend Guitars theft alert, and David Lynch's guitars at auction.

Guitar Journal: MESA Rumors, RATs & Billy Corgan

MESA Boogie Mark IIc+ and Dual Rectifier reissues rumored, plus Barstow Bat distortion pedal and Billy Corgan's dismay at being left out.

Reverend Billy Corgan Drop Z – A Drop-Tuned Riff Machine

Reverend Billy Corgan Drop Z new longer scale-length signature model featuring Corgan's signature Railhammer Z-One pickups

Guitar Gear Gems: Randy Rhoads Signature Distortion+ is coming

This we look at Randy Rhoads Signature Distortion+, and Nembrini Audio's NA 501 Chorus Echo. Plus Smashing Pumpkins are looking for a new guitarist.

Guitar Gear Gems: Eye See ‘78 OG offers Siamese Dream tone

Wren and Cuff Eye See ‘78 OG, Solar Guitars Wolfmaster signature for Jonas Wolf and the Supercool Pedal Thneed overdrive

Avant Grunge: How To Sound Like The Smashing Pumpkins

The Smashing Pumpkins broke through in the early 1990s, with a sound influenced by both classic and progressive rock. We find out how!

EHX Big Muff and Les Paul Guitar Deals

Thomann Guitar Deals this week include Gibson Les Paul Standard 60s, plus Epiphone Les Pauls and two EHX Big Muffs

NAMM 2022: Reverend Metallic Silver Freeze 25th Anniversary finishes

Reverend is celebrating with new Metallic Silver Freeze 25th Anniversary finishes on models, including Six Gun HPP, Sensei Jr. & Decision P. bass

Reverend Billy Corgan Z-One: A new chambered model for a heavier tone

The Reverend Guitars Billy Corgan signature Z-One has a chambered body and is the Smashing Pumpkins frontman's third signature model from the brand.

Devi Ever to rejoin the pedal world in 2022

Devi Ever has made an official announcement on YouTube and looks to return to the world of pedal building in 2022.

Billy Corgan is selling a bunch of Smashing Pumpkins gear, again!

The Smashing Pumpkins frontman is once again giving you the opportunity to own gear from the band's classic era.

The Pedal Movie: Over 2 hours and 23 minutes of stompbox fun!

The Pedal Movie is finally out: This enjoyable, well-executed though imperfect homage to the stompbox runs to a wopping 143 mintues! Let's dive in.

The Billy Corgan Grace amp head: A 100W tone monster by Carstens Amplification

A hand-wired signature amp head for Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan, with exquisite components and a clean, no-fuss layout: Grace is quite the tone monster.

Watch the new trailer for The Pedal Movie here!

A full-length documentary, The Pedal Movie, celebrates and explores the history and culture of guitar effects. Watch the trailer here.

Are The Smashing Pumpkins road-testing new Yamaha prototypes?

James Iha and Jeff Schroeder have been playing three unidentified singlecuts on the Smashing Pumpkins reunion tour 2019. Are we about to see new signature models? And made by whom?

Billy Corgan’s stolen ‘Gish’ Stratocaster returned after 27 years

The guitar was stolen 27 years ago within five minutes of the band finishing a live set at Detroit’s Saint Andrew’s Hall in June 1992. It's just turned up and is back with Corgan!

Billy Corgan: “Paint colour changes the sound of a guitar”

Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan has, er, a unique take on the old "what guitar hardware sounds best" discussion, having gone on record stating that white guitars sound better to him...

NAMM 2018: Reverend Guitars Billy Corgan Terz model

The Smashing Pumpkins main man has a new short-scale signature model guitar launching at the NAMM Show this year based on a 19th Century tuning.

Billy Corgan’s Smashing Pumpkins Stratocaster for sale

Billy Corgan is auctioning off over 150 classic era Smashing Pumpkins guitars, amps and pre-amps. There is even the odd drum machine and accordion as well.

Keeley Electronics’ Rotten Apple Fuzz and a Siamese Dream

If you're after that 90's Smashing Pumpkins fuzz tone then this new Rotten Apple fuzz could be exactly what you are looking for. Everything about this pedal screams Alt '90s fuzz tones!

1979 fuzz by Mojo Hand Fx: A late 70s Big Muff you can rely on?

The new 1979 takes its classic '70s Big Muff tones and puts them into a modern day pedal, without all the hassle of the originals.

Railhammer Huevos 90 pickup: Blade-based P90 with less noise?

The latest bridge pickup from this boutique pickup company. Favoured by some smashing musicians, will these eggs crack under pressure?

Billy Corgan Railhammer Signature Pickups

Despite all his rage, Billy knows a thing or two about pickups...