Sep 1, 2023 · For the recording of the Smashing Pumpkins' debut album "Gish", frontman Billy Corgan relied on his favorite guitar at the time, a 1970's Fender Stratocaster. The guitar was originally owned by...

Feb 6, 2019 · Twenty-seven years ago, someone stole Billy Corgan's favorite guitar—an early '70s Fender Stratocaster with a DIY floral paint job—after a Smashing Pumpkins gig. Corgan says the Strat was fundamental to the group's early sound, as heard on their debut Gish. At the time, Corgan offered a $10,000 reward.

Apr 3, 2023 · Before he made the Bat Strat famous, Billy Corgan’s number one instrument was the “Gish guitar”, a vintage Stratocaster from the infamous 1970s CBS era. The story follows Corgan buying this Stratocaster from Smashing Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin in 1989 or 1990, when he paid a paltry $275 for it.

Feb 8, 2019 · The yellow Stratocaster, which Corgan believes to be a 1974, was used on the band's debut album, Gish (1991). He credits the vanished guitar for the band's specific sound. …

Mar 17, 2022 · Billy Corgan used a specific Fender Stratocaster to create the guitar sounds on The Smashing Pumpkins debut 'Gish', but then lost it for nearly three decades.

Feb 6, 2019 · Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan explains how he finally reunited with the guitar he played on 'Gish,' which was later stolen.

Billy Corgan's "Gish" guitar faithfully reproduced from archival photos. This is not a bullet strat it's a guitar replica so the bullet in the truss rod hole is cosmetic.

5 days ago · Billy Corgan’s number one guitar in the Gish and Siamese Dream days and the multi-year Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness world tour was his 1957 Fender “Bat Strat” Stratocaster. This was the most-used and favorite guitar …

Feb 6, 2019 · Rolling Stone has reported that Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has just got his favourite ’70s Fender Stratocaster back. After 27 years! It’s the one he used to record the band’s debut album, Gish, and apparently it was his favourite guitar.

A true classic, Corgan's "GISH" Strat was quickly worn and played through until it was tragically stolen... remaining lost until only recently when he was reunited with arguably his most iconic and legendary guitar.