KORN setup? KORN sound? still trying

[Roland]

HELLO, ZOMBIE!

[toma]

use a big muff for the 'epic' bits.

moth munky and head had them on their boards at some stage,

x

[Clydefrog]

This thread is like 3 years old, dude.

[Demiurge]

And yet still... the tone proves to be elusive! DUN-DUN-DUNNNNNN

[jesusrocker316]

Anyone play in Drop A or A standard with an RG7321? I'm about to buy one, and plan on using the D'Addario ECG24-7 (11-65). Does anyone use those strings? How do they sound?

And I already bought an EMG 707 HZ-B 7 String passive Pickup on **** because it was $20 and I wasn't going to pass that up, even though I want to go the Dimarzio route. Idk if I'd put it for the neck or the bridge. If the bridge, then I'd get a Blaze for the neck. If for the neck, I'd get an Evolution for the bridge. I think.

Some of you were saying that when you tune down to A, you have to hit the string softly and not attack it. Have any of you people gone to Youtube and watched Korn live-performances? Head and Munky attack their guitars like they're any other kind of regular guitar.

[wilch]

Originally Posted by Clydefrog

This thread is like 3 years old, dude.

Make that 5 now!


I think the easiest way to nail the Korn tone nowadays would be a Pod XT Live outputting 2 different amps.

[rgk7]

Originally Posted by jesusrocker316

Anyone play in Drop A or A standard with an RG7321? I'm about to buy one, and plan on using the D'Addario ECG24-7 (11-65). Does anyone use those strings? How do they sound?

And I already bought an EMG 707 HZ-B 7 String passive Pickup on **** because it was $20 and I wasn't going to pass that up, even though I want to go the Dimarzio route. Idk if I'd put it for the neck or the bridge. If the bridge, then I'd get a Blaze for the neck. If for the neck, I'd get an Evolution for the bridge. I think.

Some of you were saying that when you tune down to A, you have to hit the string softly and not attack it. Have any of you people gone to Youtube and watched Korn live-performances? Head and Munky attack their guitars like they're any other kind of regular guitar.

I use Drop A as my standart tuning now and had standart A for years.
Strings from .10, .13, .17, .30, .42, .52, .60.
Like Korn does and no you don´t have to hit the trings softly...
I think if you leave the .52 string away and put something thinner in it your guitar has less string tension.But still playable!

I use GHS Boomers Zakk Wylde for a 6 string guitar(.10-.60) and buy a single 42.
You could also buy the complete 7 string set
http://www.thomann.de/de/dean_markley_2504c_lthb.htm
But i DON´T like them!!!

Korn used in their early years a blaze neck for bridge position in basswood guitars.
Now PAF in Mahagony.
I use a DiMarzio D-Sonic for bridge in my Apex1 - chainsaw!
And for my K-7 I got some Blackouts - killer...

[jesusrocker316]

well. after watching a lot of live performances on Youtube, I've realized that Brian and Munky both "attacked" it right above the bridge pup, not above the neck pup. I'm used to playing over the neck pickup ... So I think I'll focus more on the bridge pickup

[Mr.WizardNeck]

I have a 70 for my A and it's lovely. It's best to play their stuff in A because everything is just so messy in drop A. Closest I ever got to their sound was with my Zoom G9.2TT. Lovely thing it is.

[rgk7]

I don´t play their stuff anymore...just used it as basics.

[raifo]

in the book i am reading. it says the early korn sound was made with different marshalls and the big muff pedal. A tuning. here is a list of pedals brian welch used in the later days of korn (they both use mesa now i think >.>)

BOSS PH-2 Super Phaser
BOSS CE-5 Chorus Ensemble
BOSS RV-3 Delay
BOSS DC Digital Chorus
BOSS DR Digital Reverb
BOSS PS 3 Pitch Shifter
BOSS Flanger
BOSS Stereo Chorus
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff
Electro-Harmonix Small Stone
Electro-Harmonix Uni-Fuzz
Digitech Whammy
DOD Metal Distortion
Dunlop UV-1 Uni-Vibe
Ibanez Tube Screamer
Mu-Tron Bi Phaser
Pro Co RAT
Rocktron Tremolo

[pbiava]

Originally Posted by raifo

in the book i am reading. it says the early korn sound was made with different marshalls and the big muff pedal. A tuning. here is a list of pedals brian welch used in the later days of korn (they both use mesa now i think >.>)

BOSS PH-2 Super Phaser
BOSS CE-5 Chorus Ensemble
BOSS RV-3 Delay
BOSS DC Digital Chorus
BOSS DR Digital Reverb
BOSS PS 3 Pitch Shifter
BOSS Flanger
BOSS Stereo Chorus
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff
Electro-Harmonix Small Stone
Electro-Harmonix Uni-Fuzz
Digitech Whammy
DOD Metal Distortion
Dunlop UV-1 Uni-Vibe
Ibanez Tube Screamer
Mu-Tron Bi Phaser
Pro Co RAT
Rocktron Tremolo

this is more of a general list of things that he HAD used at various points in his career, correct?
that can't be all in parallel!

[rgk7]

1997 Munky

Head


1999 Munky and/or Head

[mike570]

My guess is a big part of their sound is.... Fieldy!
Especially since they're so low in the audio spectrum.

[jurassic chris]

loddy doddy korn is the beez neez!!!!!

ive just ordered an apex 2 (my first 7) im well excited, not really worried about re-creating their sound though i wanna come up with my own and start a filthy dirty creative band any one with any input welcome to post!