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 · Kemper Profiler
Guitar
Ibanez Universe UV7 (7-string)
Pickups
HSH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
a_standard_7
Noise Gate
Search Rig Exchange for 'Dual Rectifier' or 'Mesa Recto Modern'
Room Reverb
Noise Gate
← Rack noise gate (FRFR essential)
Threshold
6dB
Volume
0
Search Rig Exchange for 'Dual Rectifier' or 'Mesa Recto Modern'
← Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
Gain
8.5
Bass
9
Middle
2
Treble
8
Presence
6
Room Reverb
← Subtle tracking ambience
Decay
0.8s
Predelay
12ms
Mix
0.1
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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