Riff Tone

Gone Away

The Offspring

Guitarpunk1990s

Original Gear

GuitarIbanez NDM4 (Noodles signature, sunburst, single-coil soapbar pickups)

AmpBogner Ecstasy (studio recording, 1996)

PickupsSingle-coil soapbar (Ibanez NDM4 stock, not P-90s)

Amp Settings

gain7

bass6

mid6.5

treble7

reverb2

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

overdriveIbanez Ibanez Tube Screamer (vintage or Keeley-modded)

Notes

Studio recording for 'Gone Away' (Ixnay on the Hombre, 1996). Rhythm guitar by Noodles, using Ibanez NDM4 with single-coil soapbar pickups into a Bogner Ecstasy amp. Main pedal used was a Tube Screamer (vintage or Keeley-modded).

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussiveaggressive attackmid-forward punchslightly scooped lowsclear pick articulationcrisp high endgrowling single-coil characterfocused and powerfulminimal ambiencedry, in-your-face rhythm

Difficulty

The riff requires solid palm muting and fast, accurate power chord transitions at a medium tempo, but does not involve advanced techniques or complex rhythms.

Sources

The Offspring: “We wanted to go back to basics: heavy guitars, bass and drums – and a melodic song underneath all that” | Guitar World

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