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 · 4 blocksLive values · Boss Katana
Guitar
Ibanez Universe UV7 (7-string)
Pickups
HSH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
a_standard_7
Noise Gate
Brown
Reverb
Noise Gate
← Rack noise gate (FRFR essential)
Threshold
50dB
Release
15s
Level
0
Brown
← Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
Gain
90
Volume
55
Bass
90
Middle
20
Treble
80
Presence
60
Master
55
Reverb
← Subtle tracking ambience
Time
9ms
PreDelay
12ms
Tone
40
EffectLevel
8
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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