Riff Tone

All In the Family (feat. Fred Durst) [Clark World Instrumental]

Korn

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarIbanez K7 (Head or Munky signature 7-string, likely Munky for riff)

AmpMesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier

PickupsDiMarzio PAF 7 (humbucker, stock in K7)

Amp Settings

gain9

bass6

mid4.5

treble6.5

reverb0

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1998. Gear confirmed for 'Follow the Leader' era. No evidence of overdrive/distortion pedals used for riff; amp distortion only. 7-string in A Standard tuning. No evidence of modulation or time-based effects on riff section.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate low-endchunky, detuned riff sounddry and immediate attackminimal ambiencecompressed rhythmfocused, modern nu-metal tone

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate skill due to the tight, percussive palm muting, handling of a 7-string in A Standard, and syncopated rhythm patterns typical of Korn's nu-metal style.

Sources

Korn – Follow The Leader - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album Munky's Pedalboard : r/Korn - Reddit Korn - All In The Family (Guitar Cover) - YouTube

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