No. 1121998·nu-metal·4 blocks
Got the Life
Korn's syncopated funk-metal anthem — a staccato, palm-muted low-A groove that's as much percussion as riff. Munky and Head played modified Ibanez Universe 7-strings (not the K7, which arrived in 2001) in A-standard (A-D-G-C-F-A-D) into Mesa/Boogie Rectifiers, mids scooped to near zero so every muted hit reads as a thud rather than a chord. From Follow the Leader (1998), tracked at NRG Recording and mixed by Brendan O'Brien.
Follow the LeaderSignal path · input → output · 7 blocksLive values · Line 6 Helix
Guitar
Ibanez Universe UV7 (7-string)
Pickups
HSH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
a_standard_7
Noise Gate
Deluxe Comp
Cali Rectifire
4x12 XXL V30
Room
Tilt
Noise Gate
← Rack noise gate (FRFR essential)
Threshold
-48dB
Decay
0.1s
Level
0
Deluxe Comp
← Tracking compression
Threshold
-28dB
Ratio
2.5:1
Knee
6dB
Attack
15s
Release
120s
Mix
45
Level
0dB
Cali Rectifire
← Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
Drive
8
Bass
9
Mid
2
Treble
8
Presence
6
ChVol
4.5
Master
7
Bias
5
BiasX
5
Sag
3.5
Hum
5
Ripple
5
4x12 XXL V30
← Mesa 4x12 (Celestion V30s)
LowCut80Hz
HighCut9000Hz
Resonance
0.5
Level
0dB
Pan
0.5
Delay
0
Room
← Subtle tracking ambience
LowCut250Hz
HighCut5500Hz
Mix
6
Decay
0.6s
Predelay
10ms
Level
0
Tilt
← Tilt EQ (global brightness)
Tilt
0.5
CenterFreq
1000Hz
Level
0
Engineer's note
File 112
Korn's syncopated funk-metal anthem — a staccato, palm-muted low-A groove that's as much percussion as riff. Munky and Head played modified Ibanez Universe 7-strings (not the K7, which arrived in 2001) in A-standard (A-D-G-C-F-A-D) into Mesa/Boogie Rectifiers, mids scooped to near zero so every muted hit reads as a thud rather than a chord. From Follow the Leader (1998), tracked at NRG Recording and mixed by Brendan O'Brien.
— Munky
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