Since I’m relatively new to pedals, I really took an open stance on how to approach fusing my style of playing with the Smashing Pumpkins' sound. I wanted to find a series of pedals that allowed me to add those shoegazey-style twinkles and reverb while simultaneously retaining my super-heavy metal roots. It’s really a pedalboard that serves a variety of styles, yet not too complex.
Before I joined the Pumpkins, my pedals were minimal to none. I really only used distortion straight from the amp head, maybe a wah once in a while. Rarely did I ever play on clean. In my previous band, Vigil of War, we ran through Kemper amps, so many of our effects were pre-programmed as well.
