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Tone Profile
Aggressive and punchy with a slightly scooped midrange, this tone delivers a blend of clarity and raw power, perfect for cutting through a mix.
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The Story
Noodles from The Offspring recorded "Come Out and Play" using an Ibanez RG guitar with humbucker pickups through a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier amp. An Ibanez Tube Screamer TS9 was used to boost the front end and tighten the low frequencies. The guitar was recorded at Rumbo Recorders using a close-mic'd cabinet, likely with a Shure SM57, capturing the characteristic scooped-midrange sound of the Dual Rectifier.
Production Credits
Producer: Thom Wilson
Engineer: Ken Paulakovich
Recorded at: Rumbo Recorders (Canoga Park, CA)
Signal Chain
Instrument: Ibanez RGShop on Reverb
Amp: Mesa/Boogie Dual RectifierShop on Reverb
Microphone: Shure SM57Shop on Reverb
Processing: Ibanez Tube Screamer TS9Shop on Reverb
Recreation Tips
- Start with a guitar equipped with humbucker pickups for a thick, powerful tone.
- Use a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier amp model or a similar high-gain amp simulator.
- Introduce an overdrive pedal like the Ibanez Tube Screamer to boost the signal and add saturation.
- Position a Shure SM57-style microphone close to the speaker cone.
- Slightly scoop the midrange frequencies during mixing to achieve the desired modern rock sound.
Original Gear
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Substitutions & Recommendations
Alternative to: Ibanez RG
Affordable RG model with humbucker pickups that maintains the same pickup configuration and tone characteristics as the original
Alternative to: Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
Compact version of the original Dual Rectifier circuit with the same scooped midrange character at lower wattage
Alternative to: Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
High-quality plugin with Mesa-style high gain amp models that capture the scooped, aggressive character
Alternative to: Ibanez Tube Screamer TS9
Budget overdrive that provides similar front-end boost and midrange emphasis for tightening high-gain amps
Alternative to: Ibanez Tube Screamer TS9
The exact same pedal used on the original recording, still in current production
Alternative to: Shure SM57
The same microphone used on the original recording, industry standard for guitar cabinets
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