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Want You Bad Riff Guitar Tone Settings — The Offspring
The Offspring · 2000s · punk
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Ibanez NDM4 or NDM5 (Noodles signature, sunburst, single-coil soapbar pickups)
Pickups
Ibanez single-coil soapbar (not P-90, but similar growl)
Amp
Bogner Ecstasy (studio recording, as confirmed for the album)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording for 'Want You Bad' (2000, Conspiracy of One). Noodles used his Ibanez NDM4/NDM5 signature guitar with single-coil soapbar pickups. The main amp for the record was a Bogner, most likely the Ecstasy model. Tube Screamer overdrive pedal was used for much of the rhythm work. Settings are estimated based on typical Bogner Ecstasy usage for punk rock in the studio. No evidence of other pedals or effects for the riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids5.5
Bass6
Gain7.5
Reverb1.5
Treble7
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Ibanez Tube Screamer (likely TS9 or vintage modded) · overdrive
Ibanez NDM4/NDM5 → Ibanez Tube Screamer → Bogner Ecstasy (with light spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- tight and punchy
- aggressive attack
- midrange growl
- articulate power chords
- focused low end
- slightly scooped but present mids
- crisp, cutting treble
- minimal ambience
- dry, immediate response
- percussive palm muting