![]() This means this guitar has been stolen multiple times. According to the TikTok below, Jimmy had stolen the guitar before selling it to Corgan. In an emotional reunion, Corgan was reunited with his favorite guitar that had been stolen 27 years agoa hand-painted Fender Stratocaster he had used when recording the band's debut studio album. Side note: Billy Corgan originally purchased the guitar from his drummer Jimmy Chamberlin for $275. Billy decided to autograph another guitar for her. The James family insisted that they would not accept any money for his guitar. He opened the guitar case and there it was, the guitar he has missed for nearly 3 decades. He traveled to Michigan where he met Beth James. AXE HEAVEN® is excited to have Billy Corgan join our Exclusive Artists family and to have created the Billy Corgan Limited-Edition Gish Mini Fender Stratocaster Guitar. Throughout the Gish era, Billy Cordans number one guitar, by default, was a customized 57 Reissue Fender Stratocaster. A friend of Billy's happened to see the pictures and sent them his way and asked, "is this your guitar."Ĭorgan was pretty sure that was his guitar but wanted to see it in person so he would know for sure. Beth was in the process of selling some of her belongings so she could raise enough cash to buy a hot tub when she posted pictures of the guitar. She purchased the guitar for a couple of hundred dollars at an estate sale about 10 years ago. The Gish Guitar was hanging in the basement of Beth James in Flushing, Michigan. ![]() So, where has the guitar been this whole time? We're not sure where the guitar has been for the entire 27 years, but we do know where it spent the last decade.
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