| Kevin Wasserman | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Noodles |
| Born | February 4 1963 |
| Genre(s) | Punk Rock, Skater punk |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, Vocals |
| Years active | 1984 - present |
| Label(s) | Nitro Records Epitaph Records Sony BMG Music Entertainment Columbia Records |
| Associated acts |
The Offspring (1984 - present) |
| Website | www.offspring.com |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
| Custom Ibanez Talmans, NDM1s and NDM2s | |
Kevin Wasserman (born February 4, 1963), better known under his pseudonym of Noodles, is the lead guitarist and backup vocalist for The Offspring. Wasserman was born in Los Angeles, California. During the band's early days as high school teenagers, he was the school janitor.[1][2][3]
Equipment
Guitars Noodles generally plays Ibanez guitars, having two signature models, one with a duct tape finish (type NDM1) and another with The Offspring's Conspiracy of One logo with glasses (type NDM2). In the early days of the Offspring, Noodles played a wider range of guitars, including Fender Telecasters, Ibanez Talman's and Gibson Les Pauls. He also owns at least one Paul Reed Smith guitar, and at least one Fender Stratocaster. Amplifiers Noodles used Mesa/Boogie Mark IV amplifiers for most records. Since the album Splinter mixed with VHT Classic Lead amplifiers. "GC(Guitar Center Interviewer): What do you think of the amp rig you have now? What do you use and why? Noodles: About a year ago, Dexter and I were turned on to VHT amplifiers by our tech, Steve Masi. VHTs are made by a guy named Steve Friette, who used to play guitar in The Dickies. His amps are awesome and add so much to our sound, but we found that we missed a lot of what our Mesa Boogie Mark IVs had to offer, so we run both amps in unison. The sounds we are getting now are huge and still well defined."[4]
