No. 1111998·nu-metal·4 blocks
Freak on a Leash
The song that broke Korn into the mainstream — a creeping low-A riff, the scat 'boom-na-da' vocal break, then the heavy slam. Munky and Head ran modified Ibanez Universe 7-strings (the K7 signature didn't arrive until 2001) into Mesa/Boogie Rectifiers, tuned to A-standard (A-D-G-C-F-A-D), with maxed bass and mids scooped near zero for the cavernous, percussive chug. From Follow the Leader (1998), tracked at NRG Recording and mixed by Brendan O'Brien.
Follow the LeaderSignal path · input → output · 7 blocksLive values · Fractal Axe-Fx
Guitar
Ibanez Universe UV7 (7-string)
Pickups
HSH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
a_standard_7
Noise Gate
Studio Comp
Recto1 Red Mdn
4x12 Recto V30
Room
Filter Tilt
Noise Gate
← Rack noise gate (FRFR essential)
Threshold
-50dB
Decay
0.1s
Level
0
Studio Comp
← Tracking compression
Threshold
-30dB
Ratio
2:1
Attack
8s
Release
120s
Mix
0.3
Level
0dB
Recto1 Red Mdn
← Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
Drive
8.5
Bass
9
Mid
2
Treble
8
Presence
6
MV
5
Cut
4
4x12 Recto V30
← Mesa 4x12 (Celestion V30s)
LowCut75Hz
HighCut9000Hz
Level
0dB
Room
← Subtle tracking ambience
Mix
0.1
Decay
0.8s
Predelay
0.0ms
Filter Tilt
← Tilt EQ (global brightness)
Tilt
0.5
CenterFreq
1000Hz
Level
0
Engineer's note
File 111
The song that broke Korn into the mainstream — a creeping low-A riff, the scat 'boom-na-da' vocal break, then the heavy slam. Munky and Head ran modified Ibanez Universe 7-strings (the K7 signature didn't arrive until 2001) into Mesa/Boogie Rectifiers, tuned to A-standard (A-D-G-C-F-A-D), with maxed bass and mids scooped near zero for the cavernous, percussive chug. From Follow the Leader (1998), tracked at NRG Recording and mixed by Brendan O'Brien.
— Munky
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