Ibanez Universe Set-Up (1996 Peachy Tour and on)
String Gauge:
Pick-Up Setup:
Some info on when and how Munky and Head started using the Ibanez
Universe
How they started using the Ibanez Universe?
Guitar World Instructional Column
Ibanez Getting PISSED at Munky and Head
Musical Equipment companies that sponsor's KoRn:
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1) Dunlop Crybaby wah
FX's Settings:
Dunlop Wah has no settings it's all manual (used on "Blind")
Munky sets his E.H Small Stone's w/ the follwing setup:
1) Color mode is up, and rate is set to 9 o'clock (used for
"Blind", "No Place to Hide")
2) Color mode is down, and rate is set on full (used for
"Chi")
Reverb Pedal (????) (used for "Adidas" sitar part)
Ibanez Bi-Chorus (????) (used for "Good God")
Head's Pedal Board
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1) Boss Super Phaser
FX's Settings:
Boss Super Phaser (set similiar to Munky's Small Stone (1)
used for "No Place to Hide")
Boss Stereo Chorus (???)
James "Munky" Shaffer
Amps (Studio):
Amps (Live):
FX's Pedal's (Studio):
FX's pedals (Live):
Brian "Head" Welch
Amps (Studio):
Amps (Live):
FX's Pedals (Studio):
FX's Pedals (Live):
Reginald "Fieldy Snuts" Arvizu
Amps:
FX's:
David Silveria
TAMA-Starclassic-green finish (Now he uses's TAMA, cause he's sponsored,
for those who don't know Ibanez owns TAMA or vice versa, that's why
David switched, also this is why the drums sound like shit on "Life
is Peachy")
Set-up:
Cymbals:
Jonathan "HIV" Davis
Bagpipes:
He has another set he's recently bought which he
used for "Lowrider" in the studio
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Munky and Head have there Universe set up w/ the following string
gauge and pickup setup:
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d - .010
a - .013 (Light Top, Heavy Bottom set, Dean Markley)
F - .017
C - .030
G - .042
D - .052
A - .060 (Munky and Head use a Bass string!)
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ALL the pickups are removed except for the Bridge Humbucker, also the
TONE
control is remvoed, leaving just a VOLUME control. 5-way Pick-up switch
is removed as well. Don't know why, but ALL there Universe's are setup
like that now. There's some work done on the neck as well. According to
Dino from Fear Factory, he had his UV's setup like this from Ibanez, and
Munky and Head bit off him, and Munk/Head were quote "bugging" Ibanez to
setup there guitars like that.
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Ok for 1 thing, I highly DOUBT they were using them on there demo
for 1 there's NO high notes what so ever (i.e no hip-hop ending on
"Blind"
which you need the 7 string to play, no high notes in "daddy" after the
"it's alright" part, etc) They probaly just tuned down to "A" w/ there
6 strings. The oldest show I've scene was 10/31/93, and they ARE using
the UV's. So maybe they did have them on there demo??
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Again there's problem, someone is lying in this band. In Guitar World
Munky has stated many times he got the Universe and switched first
because it's extra string and more sonic possibilties, etc. In Bass
Player Magizine Fieldy stated that HE had been using the 5 string for
a long time, and told Munky and Head to switch to 7 strings, who do
you believe?
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Starting this month in Guitar World (July 97), Munky and Head have there
own column called "the Art of Noise" I just got the July issue, it's
pretty phat, they have some transcriptions of some parts to some LIP
songs,
and talk about there live setup, and EFX's pedals.
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Ibanez, has apparently REFUSED to send Munky and Head anymore UV's for a
while cause they keep breaking them. (anyone who's sceen KoRn live on
there recent tour, knows that Munky accidently throws his guitar into
the doll props at the end of "Faget") So Munky is using his Sabre 7
string
on there latest tour.
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Dean Markley (Strings), Dimarzio (Pickups), Hughes and Kettner (Amps),
Ibanez (Uv's, Basses), Mesa/Boogie (Amps), Paiste (Cymbals), Regal
Tips(?),
Shure Bros. (Mics), Tama (Drums)
FX's Pedal Boards (For live Shows):
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Munky's Pedal Board:
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2) Electro Harmonix Small Stone (1)
3) Electro Harmonix Small Stone (2)
4) Reverb pedal (??)
5) Ibanez bi-Chorus
6) Ibanez Tube Screamer
7) Electro Harmonix Big Muff
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2) Boss Stereo Chorus
3) DOD Metal Distortion
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Gtrs:
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White 7str Universe UV7PW (all duct taped up, VERY damaged! now w/ green
humbucker in the bridge)
Black 7str Universe UV7
Black 7str Universe UV7BK (1997 model)
Black Saber S5407 (used in the "Blind" video, he's using it on there
current tour, cause he's got no UV's left)
'56 Fender Telecaster (for recording the album "KoRn")
Black 7str Universe PRE-97 UV7BK (green pickups)
Black 7str Universe UV7BK (w/ White pick guard, maybe custom?)
(old) Fender Stratocaster (probaly American) (for recording the sitar
part of "Adidas")
Old Silvertone guitar (one's w/ the amp built right into
the guitar, they put the mic right up against the guitar)
(used on "Blind" intro part)
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Marshall JCM 900 (only in the studio)
Vintage 4x12 Marshall Cabs (100w)
Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifiers
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2 Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifiers (one set clean, and one set for
distortion,
he uses a channel switcher)
Vintage (1964) 4x12 Marshall Cabs (100w)
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(Vintage) Leslie Cabinet ("Lies", "Kill You", "Shoots and Ladders")
Electro-Harmonix Small Stone Phaser ("Blind")
Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress(flange) ("No Place to Hide")
Mu-tron Bi phaser
Ibanez Bi-Chorus
Dunlop Uni-Vibe ("Swallow") ("it's like a phaser but you have control
over
it!"-Munky)
Dunlop Crybaby wah pedal
Big (Bigger) Muff pedal (modified by Richard Kaplan) ("Blind", "Shoots
and Ladders", "we dont use it live cause it's to noisy"-Munky)
Roland Jet Phaser
ProCo Ratt Distortion
Memphis Envelope Follower (small blue box pedal, end of "Kill You", and
"Kunt" verse part, but Munky broke it or lost, and doesn't use it
anymore)
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Electro Harmonix Big Muff Distortion (I guess he uses it live now??)
2 Electro-Harmonix Small Stone Phasers (one set-up for a wind like
effects,
like in "Blind", and "NPTH", and one setup w/ phase on FULL for that
"flutter" sound in "Chi")
(original) Ibanez Tube Screamer (probaly his main pedal used live)
Ibanez Bi-Chorus
Dunlop CryBaby Wah Pedal
Reverb Pedal (don't know what kinda, only used on clean stuff, Munk
doesn't
like reverb on his crunch tone, used for the "Adidas" sitar part)
Gtrs:
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White 7str Universe UV7PW (Munky's 1st Universe apparently)
Gibson Les Paul (for recording the "Korn" album, "Shoots and Ladders")
Custom Natural Ibanez 7str Universe (Has only 1 pickup slot, a bridge
humbucker, used mostly on the 96 Peachy tour, no TONE knob, just 1
VOLUME
control knob, NO 5-way selector switch)
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Hughes & Kettner Tri-Amp head, GC 412
Hughes & Kettner Attax (don't think he uses these anymore)
Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier Heads 150w
Hughes and Kettner speaker cabinets
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2 Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifiers (running in Stereo)
Vintage 4x12 Marshall Cabs (100w)
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Ibanez Tube Screamer (old vintage "Sea-sick" green ones)
Big (Bigger) Muff distortion pedal ("Blind", "Shoots and Ladders")
Electro-Harmonix Uni-Fuzz
Mu-Tron Bi phaser ("Porno Creep")
Chorus pedal (not sure what kind? possiably Ibanez like Munky's?)
ProCo Ratt Distortion
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Boss Super Phaser
DOD Metal Distortion
Boss Stereo Chorus
Basses:
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Ibanez Soundgear SR1305 5str (Maroon(?), w/ sand paper scrathes on it)
5 str Bass (In the "Blind" video for some clips, he's not using a Ibanez
SR1305, but it's still a 5str, anyone know what kinda of bass this is?)
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Hughes and Kettner BC 410s
2 MESA/Boogie M-2000 heads (no mids, and a HEAVILY tweaked 18-band EQ)
Hughes and Kettner 2x15 Cab (on tour only)
MESA/Boogie 4x10 Cab (on tour and studio "we don't even mic the speakers
we just put the mic right in the middle of the horn"-fieldy)
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SansAmp Pedal (live and in the studio)("it puts a real sub-low on the
bass you can't really hear-you just feel it"-fieldy)
EQ Boost Pedal? (possiable used live, to get that treble boost
sound on the bass intro to "No Place to Hide")
Drums:
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Pearl(?)-metallic green finish (first album/pre peachy tours)
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20" Single Bass drum (w/ double bass pedal)
2 tom-toms
3 floor toms
3 1/2" Piccolo Snare
Gibraltar rack system
DW pedals/Hardware
Roland Midi Module TR-808 (w/ TR-808 sounds)
Drum trigger set (for the thud in "Ball Tongue", "Blind", "Lies", and
many
others and the Kettle thing in "Ball Tongue", also probaly used for
drums
on "Wicked", as far as it being used on "Helmet in the Bush" album
version,
I'm pretty sure that's a drum machine playing it, NOT David)
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15" 2002 Rude Hi-Hat
(2) 18" 2002 Rude Crash/Ride
18" 2002 Rude China
10" 2002 Rude Splash
22" 2002 Rude Power Ride
14" 2002 Rude Sound edge Hi-Hat
20" 2002 Rude Ride/Crash
13" Sound Formula Mega cup chime
*Jon has a contract with Shure mics*
Mics:
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Shure mics (don't know which model)
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All I know is he has 2 sets of Bagpipes. One (Black/Red)
his grandmother gave him when he was younger
used for "Shoots and Ladders" cause they
sound better outside and sound better for
"traditional" songs, also they have "HIV" written on them
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