Riff Tone

Chi

Korn

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarIbanez Universe UV7 (custom, 7-string, bridge humbucker only, no tone knob)

AmpMarshall JCM 900 (studio recording, 1964 4x12 Marshall cab)

PickupsDiMarzio Blaze (bridge humbucker)

Amp Settings

gain9

bass6

mid4.5

treble6.5

reverb1

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

fuzzElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi (vintage, modified)

Notes

Studio recording for 'Chi' (Life Is Peachy, 1996). Guitar has only a bridge humbucker and a single volume knob, no tone knob. Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifiers were used live, but Marshall JCM 900 confirmed for studio. No evidence of additional pickup positions or alternate guitars for the riff section.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivescooped midsfuzzy, saturated distortionaggressive palm mutinggrainy, gravelly texturemassive low endminimal reverb for dry punchwall-of-sound rhythmdistinctive nu-metal chunkcompressed, focused attack

Difficulty

The riff requires tight palm muting and rhythmic precision on a 7-string guitar with high gain, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.

Sources

I want to get a guitar to play KoRn songs : r/Korn Is the self-titled album tone still a mystery? : r/Korn Korn's tone on first album! I have searched since I was 15 yrs old for ...

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