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Billy Corgan points to his new Reverend Billy Corgan Z-One Infinite Sadness signature model
Reverend launches the very sweet Billy Corgan Z-One Infinite Sadness – and there’s a Drop-Z baritone version too

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Who wants that honey? The Billy Corgan Infinite Sadness is released to coincide with the Smashing Pumpkins’ Rats in a Cage Tour, and is limited to 60 instruments

Electric Guitars
Our pick of the best fuzz pedals in our studio
Best fuzz pedals 2026: add some filth to your sound with these essential pedalboard effects

By Alex Lynham Last updated

Want to know your Fuzz Face from your Fuzz Gun, or channel your inner Jimi Hendrix? This guide is for you

Effects & Pedals
Musician Melissa Auf Der Maur performs at Highline Ballroom on March 3, 2011 in New York City
Melissa Auf der Maur lifts the veil on her surprise appearance at Lollapalooza with the Smashing Pumpkins

By Janelle Borg Published

Auf der Maur ascended to the Lollapalooza stage with her former band in a move that harked directly back to the ’90s

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Bassists
Left to right: Collage of Billy Corgan, Melissa Auf Der Maur, Olivia Rodrigo and Yungblud playing their guitars on stage
The Smashing Pumpkins reunite with Melissa Auf der Maur at Lollapalooza

By Janelle Borg Published

Billy Corgan and co. balanced nostalgia with their more recent era at their first Lollapalooza set since 1994

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Concert, Gigs & Tours
Kiki Wong performs live with Smashing Pumpkins in London, 2025
Smashing Pumpkins’ Kiki Wong on how Billy Corgan led her down the stompbox rabbit hole

By Andrew Daly Published

Kiki Wong discusses her pedalboard strategy for nailing classic Pumpkins tones and credits Corgan as a bona-fide guru of effects

Guitarists
Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins performs onstage during a concert at Gunnersbury Park on August 10, 2025 in London, England
The Smashing Pumpkins reunite with Siamese Dream producer for the first time in 32 years

By Janelle Borg Published

Butch Vig was the man behind the board for Billy Corgan and co's landmark albums, and has been on production duties for their new single

Bands
Brian Carstens poses with his guitar amp builds
How a Smashing Pumpkins superfan made the only amp Billy Corgan has ever truly loved

By Michael Astley-Brown Published

Brian Carstens spent 30 years obsessing over Corgan’s guitar tone. Then he ended up making amps for his hero – not to mention John Fogerty, Tool and Misha Mansoor

Guitar Amps
Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins performs onstage during a concert at Gunnersbury Park on August 10, 2025 in London, England
Billy Corgan trained himself to play in pitch black

By Janelle Borg Published

Corgan reveals the unconventional approach he took to learn the instrument

Guitarists
Reg Smithies of the Chameleons performs live in 2023 with a Hanley offset guitar
The unsung 1986 album that inspired the ’90s Britpop boom

By Henry Yates Published

The big-name fans. The studio where the Smiths tracked The Queen Is Dead. The bird that got caught in the control room. This is the story of the Chameleons’ Stranger Times

Guitarists
Left–Billy Corgan is shown performing on stage during a "live" concert appearance with The Smashing Pumpkins on January 25, 1997; Right–Courtney Love of Hole on 7/15/95 in Chicago, Il
Billy Corgan on the first time he met Courtney Love and witnessed Hole live

By Janelle Borg Published

After meeting at a Chicago venue in 1991, the two artists and their respective bands were interlinked for decades to come

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