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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)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
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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.
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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)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
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.