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.

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Settings for
Signal 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)
Cab
Threshold
-48dB
Decay
0.1s
Level
0
Deluxe Comp
← Tracking compression
Dynamics
Threshold
-28dB
Ratio
2.5:1
Knee
6dB
Attack
15ms
Release
120ms
Mix
45
Level
0dB
Cali Rectifire
← Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
Amp
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)
Cab
LowCut80Hz
HighCut9000Hz
Resonance
0.5
Level
0dB
Pan
0.5
Delay
0
Room
← Subtle tracking ambience
Reverb
LowCut250Hz
HighCut5500Hz
Mix
6
Decay
0.6s
Predelay
10ms
Level
0
Tilt
← Tilt EQ (global brightness)
EQ
Tilt
0.5
CenterFreq
1000Hz
Level
0

What we checked

Computed by a program, on this recipe, every time this page is built. How this works

Preset files — 1 of 3 complete
  • Helix builds complete — every block in the recipe is in the file
  • Quad Cortex 4 blocks replaced with a stand-in model
    Which ones

    Replaced with a stand-in: Noise Gate, Studio Comp, Room Reverb, Tilt EQ. These load cleanly but are not the model named above — the file will sound wrong here until we map them. Set these blocks by hand.

  • Katana 3 blocks replaced with a stand-in model
    Which ones

    Replaced with a stand-in: Brown, Noise Gate, Reverb. These load cleanly but are not the model named above — the file will sound wrong here until we map them. Set these blocks by hand.

Helix DSP
55.2% of one chip — fits
Sources
3 cited, 1 from publications that do original gear reporting
Attribution
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What we didn't check
  • Nobody played this through a real amp. There is no human listening test behind any number on this page.
  • The settings are reasoned from the sources below, not measured off the record.
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  • 3 platforms on this page (TONEX, Kemper, Fractal) get a model pointer, not a preset file — nothing was built or checked for them.
The mic in this chain

Shure SM57

Still made, still the studio default. The cheapest part of this chain to get right.

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