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Gone Away Riff Guitar Tone Settings — The Offspring
The Offspring · 1990s · punk
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Ibanez NDM (Noodles Signature) or Ibanez RG (exact model not confirmed for this track, but both cited for era)
Pickups
DiMarzio single-coil soapbar (Ibanez NDM) or Ibanez RG stock pickups (likely humbucker in bridge)
Amp
Mesa Boogie Mark IV (lead channel, studio recording era)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1996-1997 (Ixnay on the Hombre). Noodles and Dexter both tracked rhythm parts. Tube Screamer used as main drive pedal. Some sources mention Bogner amps for later albums, but Mark IV is most cited for this era. Guitar model is not 100% confirmed for this song, but NDM and RG are both plausible for riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids5
Bass6.5
Gain7.5
Reverb2
Treble8
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Ibanez Tube Screamer (likely TS9 or vintage modded) · overdrive
Guitar → Ibanez Tube Screamer → Mesa Boogie Mark IV (lead channel, spring reverb low)
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- aggressive palm muting
- bright and cutting
- scooped mids
- chunky power chord drive
- articulate pick attack
- minimal ambience
- focused, compressed distortion
- slight tube saturation
- punchy, modern punk tone