CME Exclusive: Reverend Billy Corgan Z-One

Chicago Music Exchange took its show on the road for this demo video and met up with none other than Billy Corgan, himself, plus Reverend Guitars’ CEO at Madame ZuZu’s Emporium, where the two sat down to discuss the latest Reverend Billy Corgan Z-One model now available in CME Exclusive Outfield Ivy! Watch to learn how the guitar-maker achieved Corgan’s special request for a new signature model that delivers a darker, grungier tone in live settings, harkening back to the Smashing Pumpkins’ mid-’90s heyday!
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CHAPTERS:
00:00-01:41 Overview w/ Billy Corgan
01:42-02:28 "Quiet" The Smashing Pumpkins
02:29-03:22 Old vs New Sound
03:23-03:53 Solo Playing
03:54-04:34 Stage and Studio
04:35-05:10 "Geek USA" The Smashing Pumpkins
05:11-07:22 Talking Tone & Look
07:23-07:51 "Mayonaise" The Smashing Pumpkins
07:52-08:53 Bass Contour Knob
08:54-09:28 Pickup Demo
09:29-11:00 Making New Music
11:01-12:06 "Cherub Rock" The Smashing Pumpkins

[@chicagomusicexchange]

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[@guitaristssuck8979]

Were all those "performances" necessary?

[@brijul630]

Thanks for posting this! I never played a Reverend until last year. Z One of course. And now, because of the craftsmanship, affordability and kick-assness of this guitar, I'm buying my first limited edition. Wouldn't have done it without the help you all gave either. Amazing stuff all around.

[@kevinstarofficial]

Those guitar pickups look out of this world. I want one so badly

[@danielversion1.035]

These pickup covers are an absolute winner... and greeeeeen!!!!! 💚💚💚💚💚💚

[@uquw394u8]

I'm proud of this guitar made in my country, South Korea. I'll buy it.

[@j.hammer573]

Appreciated the video. The four band members of CME who covered the Pumpkins’ songs did a phenomenal job! Very impressed! I’m amazed how close to the tone they came & I saw the Pumpkins live last year. (I could have saved a bunch of $$$):)

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

Absolutely AWESOME guitar

[@DavidOakesMusic]

These guitars actually look awesome.

[@markjaeschke9221]

Love mine!

[@brijul630]

Just received #17 of 24!!!! (Waited a day to open it cuz it has a cold trip)

[@JimsevenFrankenstein]

Omg first time I've ever seen Billy with hair!! Wild!

[@Lovetone1983]

that pink one is super rad. I have the BC1 in satin black and that would be a great partner for it

[@Ne0nBlaqk]

I have a BC1 and the Z-one, both are amazing guitars and I would highly recommend!

[@brijul630]

The quality build, the tone, the variety......it's top notch

[@David.S.]

Cool guitar, bet it sounds better with a white paint job though..

[@danielktdoranie]

I got the reference bro

[@Candyman_Young]

🤣

[@brijul630]

You won the Internet with this comment!!!😂😂

[@basicsforbaroqueimprovisation]

I put a Railhammer Billy Corgan Signature Humcutter neck humbucker in my Strat and love how open and responsive it is. A beautiful improvement over the stock Fender neck pickup. These new guitars look great. Just when I feel I have all the guitars I need something like this pops up. Best Wishes - John

[@brijul630]

Those pickups don't disappoint!

[@qwertJoe1975]

Dude has the drum sound down..plays well

[@jas8012]

Most people will never understand that it’s not so much the guitar as it is the hands that are playing it. His signature sound comes from the guitar of course but so much comes from the fact that his uniqueness lies within him. His hands are a conduit of this signature sound.

[@mike70s]

Reverend contender is my favourite. The bass contour is so useful.

[@brijul630]

I thought it was going to be a gimmick knob that didn't do much....but it can change he the tone from fuzz to crunch to hi gain in my rig.....so much fun.

[@mike70s]

@brijul630 I thought that to, it's like an added gain/boost in a way,very cool

[@brijul630]

Yeah! It eliminates the need for any boost pedal (for me at least)

[@standinsilence]

Its cool that the other guitarplayer here plays a Silverburst LP Custom. James Iha has one of those too.

[@brijul630]

Nice Catch!

[@endlessnameless6494]

Cool guitar. And remember- don't text and drive, don't drink and drive! Stay safe and sane out there.

[@athomeontwo]

Nice bouncy bouncy jams

[@SaberToothGary]

Naylor is a friggin brilliant genius... period. (Great dude too!)

[@123uzuz]

Billy looks like that crazy Uncle that you only see at Christmas and likes to tell stories of the size of fish he recently caught 😂

[@DavidOakesMusic]

10:30 was that the Reverend or Beguiled playing over the top of the video cause the tone was identical.

[@chicagomusicexchange]

That's the Reverend!

[@DavidOakesMusic]

@@chicagomusicexchange Incredible. It sounded like the album.

[@peterlukach310]

Anyone know what song the guy was playing in the pickup demo?

[@timvanboening9432]

“Drown” from the Singles Soundtrack. It was how many folks first heard The Pumpkins. I think it was mine, just before “Today” came out.

[@brijul630]

Drown.....my first exposure to them from the Singles movie soundtrack.

[@snapfinger1]

A much more suitable model for me. Kinda the Reverend Billy F. Corgan Gibbons version.

[@ajagoff]

Madame Zuzu's is not in Chicago.

[@kristopherryanwatson]

Great interview. It's nice to see photography of the OG Band (D'arcy 's inclusion) present in Billy's tea shop. does anyone know what pickups are on those btw? I was never too fond of Reverend guitars at first. I still really loved Billy's strats with the Dimarzio and especially the Lace Sensor pickups he had installed in them. these Reverends are really starting to grow on me now though.

[@xxczerxx]

He's talking about needing to sound contemporary but come on now -- Siamese Dream sounds brand new still, for some reason SP's music just hasn't dated, whereas much 'newer' (in the literal sense) music has.

[@justletmepostthis276]

@1:37 I think what he means is you can get the new 90's tone, but not the same tone of the 90's, so all those people that have the expensive guitars of the old tone, don't go down in price, but up because we get the new old tone, not the original. I think that's what Billy means.

[@brijul630]

The billy Corgan Strata have gone up the last month...

[@PuebloYo]

What happened to Billy’s hand?

[@adamfstewart81]

It’s a birthmark.

[@RunOfTheHind]

Wanking injury.

[@louderthangod]

Bring back Naylor amps.

[@adambosse]

Why didn’t billy play the demos? He’s sitting there with the damn guitar in his hand lol. The guys doing the demo itself.. not convincing

[@standinsilence]

Hes also playing almost every riff slightly wrong. Like just playing 3 of those 4 harmonics on the Zero main riff.

[@RunOfTheHind]

They'd have to pay him more.

[@Domn879]

Missed a trick not giving it a zero fret.

[@Smilingpolitely553]

Man why not have Billy play, he’s already there with the guitar in hand. Guy in the demos isn’t even playing the songs right, it’s bad.

[@jbroutson17]

If I was as legendary as him I wouldn’t play for free either

[@Smilingpolitely553]

@@jbroutson17 its his signature guitar that he's obviously getting paid for the namesake and to market it

[@tres311]

I think that guitar is about $5000 cheaper than anything CME sells

[@chicagomusicexchange]

lol we have affordable guitars too!

[@nderevi]

Actually, all the guitars CME sells are affordable.

[@crosswalklarry]

(Guitar just came out) "We hear that all the time." 🤣

[@RHCPTIM]

I think he was referring to the bass contour knob which Reverend has been doing for years.

[@brianfoster4493]

Kinda lame we couldn't see billy play

[@srt4b]

hmmm, these sound absolutely nothing like the 94-96 sound. Also, Bill sits there with the guitar in hand but someone else makes a half hearted attempt to play the songs weird.

[@brijul630]

Sound exactly like Zero, BWBW (but fuller)etc though my rig. Where I'm using an Orange, a Mesa or 20watt practice amp. There's no denying it

[@recklesstoboggan]

The song is called "Quiet", you labeled it "Quite". Really CME? Send me the Shell Pink zOne and I'll forgive you.

[@mytorment]

Billy Corgan can't only not write a song, he can't write an automated thank you letter to his many most genuine thousands of additional guitarist applications; I hope they also all agree on how ultimately self centred he is 😅 don't smash pumpkins, smash your pumpkins albums 🎉😇

[@RunOfTheHind]

"I have to make music for this century". Nah, no one cares about the new stuff. Just keep doing nostalgia tours like everyone else nowadays.

[@williamkennedy8133]

Wow. I’m hearing Billy doesn’t have a great relationship with his signature guitar builder. “You didn’t ask me…” “I thought about having my tech make this a dummy knob..” The cringy etching on the pickup covers… A self-serving colorway… Dang.

[@nlprelated4375]

I know right?!

[@RunOfTheHind]

He already cashed the cheque tho.

[@guitaristssuck8979]

3:24 WT ACTUAL F!?! You DON'T play palm mutes on Zero! Learn to freaking listen and to play properly, flippin heck!!!

[@guitaristssuck8979]

@@melodiccanvas are you the guitar player in the video or his boyfriend?

[@DavidOakesMusic]

It's to demo the guitar not to cover the songs exactly....

[@guitaristssuck8979]

@@DavidOakesMusic I can't see how an annoying demo can serve the guitar sales.

[@DavidOakesMusic]

@@guitaristssuck8979 And yet you watched it and posted about it multiple times instead of saying " it's not for me " and doing something else with your time.

[@guitaristssuck8979]

@@DavidOakesMusic what kind of nonsensical point are you trying to make? Of course I watched it if I found out he played like shit. Didn't post it anywhere by the way. Don't struggle too much being defensive with sloppy players, you probably are one of them.

[@777Lateralus]

This is the best guitar to rock out while at Disney world.