Orange Crush 12 settings
Iris settings for Orange Crush 12
Goo Goo Dolls · adapted 6 times on ToneAdapt
To get the Goo Goo Dolls "Iris" riff tone on a Orange Crush 12, set Gain 2, Volume 5, Bass 5, Mid 5, Treble 7, Overdrive 0. Use the neck pickup with your guitar's tone on 7-8 and volume on 9-10.
Riff settings
Adapted for a Ibanez Artcore AS73G Semi-Hollow Body · updated 2026-11-11
- Pickup
- Neck pickup
- Guitar knobs
- Tone 7-8 · Volume 9-10
Orange Crush 12 knobs
- Gain
- 2
- Volume
- 5
- Bass
- 5
- Mid
- 5
- Treble
- 7
- Overdrive
- 0
Built-in effects
- Reverb off
Playing tips
- Use airy strumming to enhance the chimey quality of the notes.
- Focus on sustaining the open strings to create a droning effect.
- Experiment with fingerstyle for a softer attack on the notes.
The original rig
What Goo Goo Dolls used on the recording, for reference. ToneAdapt translates this to the controls your Orange Crush 12 actually has.
- Guitar
- Electric tuned to B-D-D-D-D (Rzeznik routinely uses semi-hollow electrics; Taylor T5-class instruments live). Tim Pierce overdubbed mandolin and electric slide on the studio cut.
- Amp
- Matchless HC-30 set clean (Rzeznik's main studio amp at the time)
- Gain
- 2
- Bass
- 5
- Mid
- 5
- Treble
- 7
- Presence
- 5
- Reverb
- 4
Different guitar or pedals? Get Iris adapted to your exact rig
These settings were generated for the gear named above. ToneAdapt adapts Goo Goo Dolls's tone to your own guitar, pickups, amp and pedals in seconds.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best Orange Crush 12 settings for Iris?
Set Gain 2, Volume 5, Bass 5, Mid 5, Treble 7, Overdrive 0.
Which pickup should I use for Iris?
Neck pickup, with the guitar's tone at 7-8 and volume at 9-10.
What gear did Goo Goo Dolls use on Iris?
Guitar: Electric tuned to B-D-D-D-D (Rzeznik routinely uses semi-hollow electrics; Taylor T5-class instruments live). Tim Pierce overdubbed mandolin and electric slide on the studio cut.. Amp: Matchless HC-30 set clean (Rzeznik's main studio amp at the time).
Will these settings work with my guitar?
These settings were adapted for a Ibanez Artcore AS73G Semi-Hollow Body. Different pickups change how much gain and treble you need. ToneAdapt adapts the tone to your exact guitar, pickups, amp and pedals.
Iris on other amps
Popular songs on the Orange Crush 12
- Master of Puppets · Metallica
- Sweet Child O' Mine · Guns N' Roses
- Walk · Pantera
- Enter Sandman · Metallica
- Smells Like Teen Spirit · Nirvana
- Hotel California · Eagles
- Raining Blood · Slayer
- Whole Lotta Love · Led Zeppelin
- War Pigs · Black Sabbath
- Back in Black · AC/DC
- Do I Wanna Know? · Arctic Monkeys
- Crazy Train · Ozzy Osbourne
Settings are generated by ToneAdapt's tone adaptation for the gear named on this page and are a starting point — every amp, guitar and room is a little different.