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1979 (Remastered 2012) amp settings — tututu bebebe

The The Smashing Pumpkins guitar tone for “1979 (Remastered 2012)”, dialed in for a tututu bebebe with a fabio jwhwjwuw. Studio version, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995)

Original rig

Fender Stratocaster (DiMarzio pickups) → Boss CE-2 Chorus → MXR Phase 90 → Marshall JCM800 2203

Glassy, shimmering clean with lush chorus modulation — dreamy, chimey, touch-sensitive with subtle compression and swirling texture

Amp settings — tututu bebebe

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Bass	5
Treble	7
Reverb	2
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge+middle TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss CE-2 Chorus

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned

Rate 4 · Depth 6

02MXR Phase 90

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned

Speed 2

Why these settings

Your amp is unrecognized, so settings use universal baseline controls with non-standard knobs nulled out. Keep gain low around 3 to maintain a clean edge-of-breakup tone with chimey highs. Adding an analog chorus pedal will immediately capture the essential shimmering modulation heard on the recording.

PRO TIPUse an 'in-between' pickup position (bridge+middle or neck+middle) and strum lightly near the bridge with an open voicing to capture Billy Corgan's acoustic-like chime.

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