1979 (Remastered 2012) amp settings — Fender mustang Gtx50
The The Smashing Pumpkins guitar tone for “1979 (Remastered 2012)”, dialed in for a Fender mustang Gtx50 with a PRS SE Custom 24. Studio version, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995)
Fender Stratocaster (DiMarzio pickups) → Boss CE-2 Chorus → MXR Phase 90 → Marshall JCM800 2203 (clean/edge-of-breakup settings, Gain 3)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 6 |
01Fender Mustang GTX50 — Chorus (onboard)
Use the CE Chorus or Sine Chorus model in the GTX effects section — this is the core of the 1979 shimmer
03Boss DS-1 Distortion
Leave bypassed — this is a clean tone, no distortion needed
04Boss RC-1 Loop Station
End of chain for practice/looping — not part of the tone itself
Original used a Strat middle pickup into a barely-breaking-up JCM800. Your PRS humbuckers are hotter and warmer than Corgan's DiMarzio-loaded Strat, so I dropped treble from 6→5 and raised mid from 5→6 to recover the chimey clarity. The GTX's Fender-based amp models nail the glassy clean better than a Marshall model would here — use the Twin or Deluxe model, not a British voice. The chorus effect is non-negotiable for this tone; use the GTX's onboard chorus since you lack a dedicated pedal.
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