Ginger A. Pooley (née Reyes; born April 22, 1977), also known by her stage name as Ginger Sling, is an American rock musician, best known as the former touring bassist and abacking vocalist for the Chicago alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins.[1] She is also a solo artist, and was a bassist of the California pop-punk band the Halo Friendlies.[2]