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 · Neural DSP Quad Cortex
Guitar
Ibanez Universe UV7 (7-string)
Pickups
HSH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
a_standard_7
Noise Gate
Studio Comp
Cali Rectifire
4x12 V30
Room Reverb
Tilt EQ
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
35
Level
0dB
Cali Rectifire
← Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
Gain
8.5
Bass
9
Mid
2
Treble
8
Presence
6
Master
5
Sag
4
4x12 V30
← Mesa 4x12 (Celestion V30s)
LowCut75Hz
HighCut9000Hz
Level
0dB
Room Reverb
← Subtle tracking ambience
Decay
0.8s
Predelay
12ms
Mix
8
Level
0
Tilt EQ
← Tilt EQ (global brightness)
Tilt
4.5
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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