billy: "i got my gish guitar back"


gish guitar:  "i got my billy back"

“You can’t fake that wear pattern”.


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

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.

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

someone will say what is lost can never be saved

This story is worthy of a Netflix doco

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

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

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

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

Not surprising Billy can put into words how much that guitar meant to him. We are all happy to hear it again. It really does have a signature sound. Full circle much deserved.

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

Stealing somebody's instrument is a whole kind of different low

Congratulations Billy!  I lost a unique crucifix pendant my grandmother gave me years earlier.  It was missing for 9 years.  I checked flea markets, garage sales, even pawn shops.  I then started checking out eBay.  That was the longest shot, but I had nothing to lose.  After 9 years of searching, I actually found it.  There was no doubt it was the one.  The turquoise flecks were identical.  The seller was in Texas... I am in California!  It was $36 and I of course bought it immediately.  When it came in the mail, I felt complete again.  Like a part of me that was missing, was returned.  I am wearing it was I write this.  May your guitar never again leave you, and may you make more beautiful music with her for years to come.

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

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.

Billy has the rare ability to articulate the things in life that are profoundly meaningful to creative types in such a straightforward, relatable way. As a '90s child - my first show I ever went to at 10 years old was Smashing Pumpkins in 1995 at the height of the Mellon Collie phenomenon - it's so cool to be able to watch these kinds of videos now. They really have come full circle, and it's a beautiful thing

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

Made me more happy when I realized that James Iha was cheking out the guitar with him

Billy is dead on regarding the relevance of “The Gish Sound”. The beautiful jangley clean tones mixed with the amazing fuzz infused almost out of control tone of that Strat through the old Marshall’s up against James Iha’s chunky Les Paul tones was a recipe for one of the best guitar combo tones ever recorded. I was actually at the show at Saint Andrews hall in 1992 where this guitar got stolen and  the show was absolutely unbelievable, one I will never forget! Without a doubt absolutely had an influence on me as a musician for the rest of my life. Not only is it awesome that he got this guitar back, it actually seems as though it sat hanging on the basement wall somewhere basically unplayed until it was returned to its rightful owner 👍