Billy Corgan and Laney Drop the SUPERGRACE LOUDPEDAL | NAMM 2026

You never know who you’ll run into when you go to NAMM. We couldn’t help but notice a tour bus sitting on the show floor, and we were “super” lucky enough to get inside and talk to the one and only Billy Corgan! We got to chat about his compositional background, his thoughts on the modern music industry, and his latest collaboration with Laney: the SUPERGRACE LOUDPEDAL. It was a “smashing” good time!

The Smashing Pumpkins don’t fit neatly into any box. They jump genres, styles, tones and everything in between — sometimes within a single song. And Billy Corgan needs a rig that allows him to swap sounds quickly and easily. Cue Laney.

Billy Corgan has always loved Laney. And about ten years ago, he reached out asking if there was anything he could do to support them. They decided to make an “amp” that could produce the diverse array of tones Billy loves in a compact, pedalboard-ready package. The result is the Laney SUPERGRACE LOUDPEDAL.

You might think with all these features and 60 watts of power that the SUPERGRACE LOUDPEDAL would be this massive amp-like box that would take up your entire pedalboard, but that’s not the case at all! This tiny powerhouse weighs only around six pounds and can fit nicely into your backpack.

Billy Corgan is very excited about the size. Touring the world, it’s incredibly expensive to ship gear — and the Smashing Pumpkins use a lot of gear! Billy said the SUPERGRACE LOUDPEDAL sounds good enough that he could easily use it as a backup for his main rig, saving tons on shipping costs. It’s literally a professional-grade rig in a box.

Two iconic tones, packed into a pedalboard-friendly stompbox. The Laney SUPERGRACE LOUDBOX is the ultimate blend between tone, power, and portability for players who refuse to compromise.

It was truly an honor to get to talk to the legendary Billy Corgan at NAMM 2026. We’re all huge fans of both Smashing Pumpkins and Laney, so the release of the SUPERGRACE LOUDPEDAL really had us nerding out — as NAMM tends to do.

If you want to check out the SUPERGRACE LOUDPEDAL for yourself, you know where to get it: right here at American Musical Supply. And for more details about the latest NAMM releases, read more articles on the AMS Blog.