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 · 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
-50dB
Decay
0.1s
Level
0
Deluxe Comp
← Tracking compression
Threshold
-30dB
Ratio
2:1
Knee
6dB
Attack
25s
Release
150s
Mix
35
Level
0dB
Cali Rectifire
← Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
Drive
8.5
Bass
9
Mid
2
Treble
8
Presence
6
ChVol
4.5
Master
7
Bias
5
BiasX
5
Sag
4
Hum
5
Ripple
5
4x12 XXL V30
← Mesa 4x12 (Celestion V30s)
LowCut75Hz
HighCut9000Hz
Resonance
0.5
Level
0dB
Pan
0.5
Delay
0
Room
← Subtle tracking ambience
LowCut250Hz
HighCut5500Hz
Mix
8
Decay
0.8s
Predelay
12ms
Level
0
Tilt
← Tilt EQ (global brightness)
Tilt
0.5
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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