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Posted by: JVM Jul 30 2008, 01:10 AM

While it would be REALLY COOL if any of the instructors would do a smashing pumpkins lesson, this topic is really to ask GMC if they would be interested in me doing a student instructor lesson. It would be in the style of the Gish through Mellon Collie era, the heavier stuff. Riffing, soloing, melodies (think of the kind of stuff in 'Today', a pumpkins trademark in my eyes). However, I can't sing like billy (no singing ), nor program drums to sound like Jimmy. Anyway, just seeing if anyone is interested.

Posted by: audiopaal Jul 30 2008, 10:39 AM

I love smashing pumpkins
If you wanna make a lesson, please do so

Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Jul 30 2008, 12:03 PM

Hey if you wanna do the lesson - go for it man, it's a nice way to learn something new yourself, and also something new for the rest of us. I would do it, but already have planned lessons till September

Posted by: Fran Jul 30 2008, 12:53 PM

Sure JVM, Smashing Pumpkins have some great songs, I specially like Bullet with Butterfly wings, Tonight, tonight and Bring the light.

Posted by: JVM Jul 30 2008, 03:19 PM

Cool. Well, I'm going to jam with my drummer today so I think we'll go over it and I'll try to get a nice arrangement. Try the songs "I am One" "Siva" "Tristessa" "quiet" "silverf*ck" and others in that vein for an idea of what I'm getting at.

Posted by: coffeeman Jul 30 2008, 03:26 PM

Go for it , smashing is a great band and Billy Corgan is an awesome guitar player.

Posted by: Guitar1969 Jul 30 2008, 07:34 PM

QUOTE (JVM @ Jul 29 2008, 05:10 PM)

While it would be REALLY COOL if any of the instructors would do a smashing pumpkins lesson, this topic is really to ask GMC if they would be interested in me doing a student instructor lesson. It would be in the style of the Gish through Mellon Collie era, the heavier stuff. Riffing, soloing, melodies (think of the kind of stuff in 'Today', a pumpkins trademark in my eyes). However, I can't sing like billy (no singing

), nor program drums to sound like Jimmy. Anyway, just seeing if anyone is interested.

Go for it - I personally think there's a need for more alternative style rock lessons on GMC. I am not really into speed/death/metal and it seems like there's more than enough of a concentration of those style lessons on GMC. But I am working through the non style specific lessons and blues lessons(Which helps with other styles), which there are more than enough of, so it doesn't hinder me in my progress.

Posted by: JVM Jul 31 2008, 03:01 AM

Well, we had an awesome jam. I wish we had a bass player to jam with, that would make it even better

I just need to finish working on the solo a bit, and maybe tweak the main riff a bit (at the moment its more "my" style than pumpkins, so I might change that or might keep it) then I'll do the lesson. I unfortunately don't have video, but I'll be as thorough as I can with audio and tabs.

Posted by: fkalich Jul 31 2008, 03:12 AM

QUOTE (JVM @ Jul 29 2008, 07:10 PM)

While it would be REALLY COOL if any of the instructors would do a smashing pumpkins lesson, this topic is really to ask GMC if they would be interested in me doing a student instructor lesson. It would be in the style of the Gish through Mellon Collie era, the heavier stuff. Riffing, soloing, melodies (think of the kind of stuff in 'Today', a pumpkins trademark in my eyes). However, I can't sing like billy (no singing

), nor program drums to sound like Jimmy. Anyway, just seeing if anyone is interested.

living in a college town, the record for any band causing kids to most to freeze their asses off in the dead of winter was the Pumpkins.

he has been doing these Beatles things with Cheap Trick recently, he has played with them for years, guess they are friends, from Chicago. Cheap Trick is my favorite all time American band btw.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0plWhBXJ04&feature=related

Posted by: JVM Jul 31 2008, 04:16 AM

QUOTE (fkalich @ Jul 30 2008, 10:12 PM)

living in a college town, the record for any band causing kids to most to freeze their asses off in the dead of winter was the Pumpkins.

he has been doing these Beatles things with Cheap Trick recently, he has played with them for years, guess they are friends, from Chicago. Cheap Trick is my favorite all time American band btw.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0plWhBXJ04&feature=related

I've got tickets to see them on the 17th in raleigh

Posted by: Tomotoms Jul 31 2008, 05:08 PM

I'm a huge SP fan (they are my favourite band) anyone seen the new Billy Corgan Fenders?

http://www.guitarvillage.co.uk/product-detail.asp?id=6729

Posted by: JVM Jul 31 2008, 06:31 PM

QUOTE (Tomotoms @ Jul 31 2008, 12:08 PM)

I'm a huge SP fan (they are my favourite band) anyone seen the new Billy Corgan Fenders?

http://www.guitarvillage.co.uk/product-detail.asp?id=6729

That's awesome. I have an american deluxe strat which gets pretty close to his sound. And it's a decent price for an artist model, too. Some of them are ridiculous.

Posted by: norma21 Aug 1 2008, 06:57 PM

ive been wanting a smashing pumpkins lessons so im looking forward to this

Posted by: Juan M. Valero Aug 1 2008, 07:24 PM

great request !!! I'm not a fan, but some songs are really interesting

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