Riff Tone

Love & Meth

Korn

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarIbanez K7 (Head or Munky signature 7-string, likely with DiMarzio PAF 7 pickups)

AmpMesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier (studio recording amp for Korn's Paradigm Shift era)

PickupsDiMarzio PAF 7 humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain9

bass6

mid4.5

treble6.5

reverb1

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

overdriveIbanez Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer (or similar overdrive/boost)

noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 2013. Korn's 'Love & Meth' riff section. Gear based on known studio rig for 'The Paradigm Shift' album, as no direct source specifies exact gear for this song/section. No evidence of live/touring substitutions.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate low endmodern nu-metal punchcrisp, defined high endminimal ambiencefocused, compressed rhythmchunky, down-tuned riffing

Difficulty

The riff requires precise, aggressive palm muting and rhythmic accuracy on a 7-string guitar, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or extreme speed.

Sources

Cool songs for guitar playing : r/Korn Mixing seems off in Healing : r/Korn

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