Riff Tone

Nookie

Limp Bizkit

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarIbanez Musician MC150PW (custom 4-string baritone, tuned F#-F#-B-E)

AmpMesa-Boogie Dual Rectifier

PickupsIbanez Super 58 humbucker (stock, likely bridge position used)

Amp Settings

gain8

bass6

mid4

treble7

reverb1

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1999. Guitar heavily modified to 4-string baritone for 'Nookie' riff. Amp confirmed for early Limp Bizkit albums. No evidence of live rig or alternate gear for this recording.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivescooped midschunky palm-muted chugsaggressive attackarticulate low endmodern saturated distortionclear note separationcompressed and focusedminimal ambienceno audible modulation

Difficulty

The riff is rhythmically tight and requires precise palm muting and syncopation, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.

Sources

Wes Borland - Equipboard Wes Borland - Equipboard TIL that in Limp Bizkit's 'Nookie', Wes Borland used a custom 4 ...In-Depth Analysis of Guitars, Amps, and Effects Used by Limp ...

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