No. 1131994·nu-metal·4 blocks
Blind
The 'Are you ready?!' intro that opens Korn's 1994 debut and, for many, the whole nu-metal era. Munky and Head played modified Ibanez Universe 7-strings in A-standard (A-D-G-C-F-A-D), but the debut's raw, dry sound is as much Ross Robinson's production at Indigo Ranch — modded fuzz and distortion pedals piled in front, almost no reverb, every detuned slam left exposed. Heavier and grittier than the band's later, more polished records.
KornSignal path · input → output · 8 blocksLive values · Line 6 Helix
Guitar
Ibanez Universe UV7 (7-string)
Pickups
HSH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
a_standard_7
Noise Gate
Deluxe Comp
Big Muff
Cali Rectifire
4x12 XXL V30
Room
Tilt
Noise Gate
← Rack/pedal noise gate (FRFR essential)
Threshold
-50dB
Decay
0.1s
Level
0
Deluxe Comp
← Tracking compression
Threshold
-30dB
Ratio
2:1
Knee
6dB
Attack
25s
Release
150s
Mix
30
Level
0dB
Big Muff
← Modded fuzz / distortion (Indigo Ranch)
Gain
6
Tone
5
Level
5
Cali Rectifire
← Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
Drive
7.5
Bass
9
Mid
3
Treble
8
Presence
5
ChVol
4.5
Master
7
Bias
5
BiasX
5
Sag
4.5
Hum
5
Ripple
5
4x12 XXL V30
← Mesa/Marshall 4x12 (Celestion-loaded)
LowCut75Hz
HighCut8500Hz
Resonance
0.5
Level
0dB
Pan
0.5
Delay
0
Room
← Minimal tracking ambience
LowCut250Hz
HighCut5500Hz
Mix
5
Decay
0.6s
Predelay
8ms
Level
0
Tilt
← Tilt EQ (global brightness)
Tilt
0.5
CenterFreq
1000Hz
Level
0
Engineer's note
File 113
The 'Are you ready?!' intro that opens Korn's 1994 debut and, for many, the whole nu-metal era. Munky and Head played modified Ibanez Universe 7-strings in A-standard (A-D-G-C-F-A-D), but the debut's raw, dry sound is as much Ross Robinson's production at Indigo Ranch — modded fuzz and distortion pedals piled in front, almost no reverb, every detuned slam left exposed. Heavier and grittier than the band's later, more polished records.
— Munky
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