The Smashing Pumpkins - Return of the Gish Guitar

Billy is reunited with his Gish guitar after nearly 27 years.

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[Majinjef]

billy: "i got my gish guitar back"


gish guitar: "i got my billy back"

[ThorCarlton]

It still makes me happy to see James and Billy together again

[leokimvideo]

This story is worthy of a Netflix doco

[markg]

Gish reminds me of jeans, Docs, flannel/t-shirts, record stores, coffee shops, and cheap concert tickets. I miss those days.

[charleebrown]

Legend has it, if Billy brought D'arcy back into the band, Courtney Love's witchcraft spell would be broken, and Billy's hair would grow back. So the Gish guitar has told me in my Siamese dream.

[Verlf]

never been a huge Pumpkins fan, but seeing Corgan this relaxed and maybe even happy is very comforting somehow

[nalable]

“You can’t fake that wear pattern”.


*fender custom shop trying to sell signature version for 6k- “hold my beer”

[danielsmith]

someone will say what is lost can never be saved

[Elligons]

"The sound of my youth." Such a touching story.

[heatwaves]

This guitar has more personality than a vast majority of bands nowadays.

[CoberBox]

“Sound of my youth and a few other peoples”..., bit of an understatement.

[allrain]

This guy has access to the best guitars normal people can only dream about. And to see his affection for this very modest Strat, from the worst Fender era by many accounts, says a lot about what makes a true musician and a great artist. Cheers

[chrisridenhour]

The 90's seemed to have an endless supply of great songwriters.

[eduardosturla]

Billy is so good in interviews. So articulate. He sounds like a nerdy fan of the band.

[cerati]

The sounds that guitar made are so damn iconic. It just sent chills down my spine when I heard Billy play it.

[abrahamkim]

It’s so good watching billy and James as friends again.

[Cautionary_Tale_Harris]

When I was 13 I saved all my money and ordered a Harmony "Stratocaster" from the Sears Wishbook.
Played it with a friend as often as we could get together.
He got killed in an accident when we were 15. Another friend who worked part-time in the jewelry store engraved the guitar's neck plate for me with a memory of him.
About ten years ago a burglar kicked in my back door and took the guitar from me. He might have gotten $25 for it at a pawn shop---it was nothing special as far as an instrument.
I am glad Billy got his Fender back.

[joeylopo]

“I feel like we’re on antique road show”. Billy. “ yea ok cool”

[bkc]

I think the guitar decided that it was time to make a new Pumpkins record with his old buddy Billy.

[purefoldnz]

The guitar is so old it remembers when Billy still had hair.