KoЯn 2017 Tour Gear Breakdown plus Interview with Munky and Head | Guitar Interactive TV

Guitar Interactive Magazine, caught up with KoЯn during their London, Brixton Academy show to take a look at Munky and Head's live set up plus have a chat with them about their latest record "The Serenity of Suffering."
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Oct 27 - LINKIN PARK AND FRIENDS (Jonathan Davis performing) LOS ANGELES, CA Buy Now
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[@daysofgrandeur]

Munky : I'm not tech savvy Head: Munky is the technical one Haha

[@marshalmallow1844]

"It's dark in here right now so you can't see it" Head... you're wearing shades

[@jayhallman6666]

Hahahaha!

[@Sumswilder1999]

😂😂😂

[@drperkyreal4686]

George Marshal I hate it when you wear shades and forget you’re wearing them

[@gokhan9395]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@CentaurusRelax314]

So very cool to see that a major dude like Munky is such a humble, unpretentious, soulful fellow. I'm a new fan.

[@ahhwe-any7434]

CentaurusRelax314 he does seem nice. I saw him on tmz being drunk... other than that, he does seem pretty chill. From what ive seen.

[@CentaurusRelax314]

Ahhw E-Any the solution to that: Never watch TMZ. EVER.

[@alextaramona3745]

word!!!

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

haven't listened to korn in ages, but it was a good day when brian came back.

[@Killerman551]

The last 2 albums are bomb dude check them out, the best they've done since talitm

[@androgeniko]

True they recover that korn sound from the first albums

[@LeadMe2TheBliss]

They have a very talented drummer from David Lee Roth's solo band now and he sort of has a progressive rock/metal sound. Their last 4 albums since Brian has returned to the band are really good albums.

[@187onasimp]

I feel like Munky is the guy that spends all his free time going over his gear and remembers every detail about it... while Head is the guitarists that's played so many guitars over the years he's just happy so long as it works and doesn't go out of tune.

[@LeadMe2TheBliss]

Pretty much. Munk is the gearhead and Head just seems to have a talent from a higher power. Brian is definitely the secret ingredient in the Korn that makes them KoЯn, without Brian they just weren't as good in my opinion!

[@k5elevencinc0]

Munky and Head still look young.

[@lanayajordyn9950]

They look old as hell

[@metalmellie4371]

@@lanayajordyn9950 you must be twelve

[@metalmellie4371]

They are BOTH fifty years old. They were both born in 1970. Munkey June 6th and Head June 19th. Born less than 2 weeks apart. Pretty kool!!!

[@metalmellie4371]

@@lanayajordyn9950 your name reeks pussy baby young! Which is of course nothing to brag on. So reality is they are the koolest and most bad ass, while you're, meh.

[@lanayajordyn9950]

@@metalmellie4371 What, for starters I Am young. 20. And yeah my name does reek pussy.....the New pussy I just got transformed from my old 🍆. Anyway dumb ass; I LOVE HEAD AND MUNKY...HUGE KORN FAN TIL I DIE! IWASN'T KNOCKING THE BOYS I WAS JUST STATING HOW OLD I THOUGHT THEY LOOKED AT THE TIME. look out for our band in next couple years "RK" it's quite possible we could join them on stage is our music is very influenced by them. 🤟✋😏🎻🎸

[@chrishepburn1503]

The interviewer did a great job. I enjoyed this

[@cheri618]

them: *talking about different guitars and pegs and gear* me: *nodding along like i understand*

[@BikiniDeathSquad]

Head is asking his tech about his own guitar haha

[@alextaramona3745]

hahahahahaha

[@bang144p_life4]

Haaaaaahaaaaa

[@187onasimp]

I thought that was great... it was almost like he had just joined the band for the first time.

[@LeadMe2TheBliss]

Brian doesn't need to be a tech guy he has money to hire people to take care of his guitars and amps. He just has to show up and play the songs to the best of his ability. That is a great perk for him though, because he needs to be focusing on writing songs for us fans not wasting time working on his guitars and amps.

[@matacorpse5762]

Nice hearing munkey namedrop newer bands like periphery

[@musicatorproductions3568]

Great video guy's....man what a great band i have been listening for 20 year's now😵 cheers to 20 more 🍻thx korn.

[@Devik666]

Musicator Productions me to that's what I told head when he asked how long I been a fan 😝🤘

[@musicatorproductions3568]

🍻 my dude

[@chumanutz]

I like how you interrupted Munky as he was about to tell a story

[@chadfolzenlogel8739]

I noticed that too. And then he didn't end up telling the story.

[@ordohereticus3427]

James/Munky retains the joy and wonder of someone into the rig; always curious and amazed to discover new details.

[@LeadMe2TheBliss]

He has a true love for playing music and performing live the guy has been doing it since the late 1980's with L.A.P.D.

[@rolfgeerlof9733]

Wauw! Excellent interview! I was a young teenager on a paper round and when my first pay check came through; it was Korn time! Follow the leader was the very first album i bought myself and it changed my life. And i realize that only just now, after watching this excellent excellent interview! great job GI, and of course many thanks to Munky and Head for existing :D

[@SnipE_mS]

Man this is my story too for the most part. I was 11 I think so I had to use my allowance money but FTL was my first CD too and I fell in love with it. Listened to it everyday on the bus to and from school. Crazy to think that was nearly 25 years ago.

[@dave1986R]

That yellow swirled Universe guitar that Munky had, that’s the exact same guitar that Head was playing in the Ibanez 7th heaven video from the ‘90’s.

[@pistonhedd]

he gave it to Head back in '97 because Munky broke Heads guitar while on tour.

[@MT_800]

It's so cool to see that same guitar, still alive, after so many years. I saw the Ibanez interview before, so watching this video I was like wow!

[@Malum09]

I think there's a story that Munky didn't want to give it to Head or something like that.

[@dave1986R]

@@Malum09 yeah in the video Munky said it broke his heart when he had to give it to Head. Because Steve Vai had signed the back of the headstock. What’s cool about the swirl paint job is no two are ever the same. Because it’s real alcohol-based paint that they put in a water vat where it rests on the surface. Then they literally dip the whole guitar body into it and the paint just immediately bonds to the white primer.

[@boyce919]

He's using a tube setup!!! That's amazing in this day and age. Love it...

[@magusking9215]

These guys were my introduction to 7 strings back in 1995

[@pistonhedd]

Thanks to the Ibanez Universe \,,/

[@UltimateGamer181]

Munky with the Periphery shoutout!

[@OlFoolish]

Great questions, and even better answers, thank you for showing the best side of one of my favorite bands.

[@6jizza6whizza6]

KoRn for life!!!! Hopefully they'll have a much better setlist next year!!!!

[@weecolski]

I’ve just bought that ltd it’s awesome

[@R0ckerM0mm4]

Awesome rundown! Thanks for posting this video! Korn rocks!

[@ZenjaminGlenn]

Rock N Roll Hall of Fame

[@user-dh2kn1qc6y]

Korn fuggin rules.

[@johnnyslowmo511]

Head‘s lookin‘ like The Terminator in between when the red power light is reflected in his glasses. 😂

[@scottnorton5670]

I love that Head never says a bad word about his former sponsors and speaks with such high regard. I feel like that may not be a normal thing.

[@irfanazaam9386]

He still play Ibanez just not during live concert.

[@red240red2]

Such a awesome interview covered gear and ended with a meaning interview!

[@2chami]

"it's a dark right now but it is deep rich purple" take off your sunglasses man : D

[@lanewest3418]

i see my dude ray back there

[@rasmusolesen5307]

Überschall is love :)

[@BazekBlu]

I love that Korn still uses traditional pedal boards.

[@louiecorpuz]

Great interviewer...awesome

[@thewest6128]

I realy would like to know which gear Fieldy, Munky and Head used by "Here To Stay". That tone was pretty brutal.

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

Contrust - Strictly Underground start at 15:25

[@thewest6128]

Yea, thanks budd

[@bobaattila6832]

Mesa Triple Rectos 2ch mixed with Diezel VH4 thru mesa standard cabs with celestions g12t75 speakers. Ibanez k7s , xp100, boss ce-5, rv5, pretty much that’s it. Fieldy ibanez k5 of course to a recording preamp to the mixer.

[@LeadMe2TheBliss]

Jim O'Tell is a lucky guy. That would be amazing to be Korn's guitar tech and tour the world with them.

[@Phoney.Baloney]

Franco, he’s a friend of mine too, but I forget his last name

[@riffdude]

AMAZING! It's great to see the gear they are using in 2017. Hell Yeah I am pretty close with my Gear. That's dope 😍😍😍

[@riffdude]

There is always a next addition man 😂

[@riffdude]

Ashley Barrett here you can see and listen to my board kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYGmoq1qeNOSpKc

[@riffdude]

I have both knobs, for volume and q, all the way up. It works the best for me. I've found out, that Brent Hinds from Mastodon also plays this wah. It's very nice for downtuned guitars. Thank you so much and welcome to my channel 😀

[@DanRodriguez1]

Good interview man

[@A7XKoRnRocks1]

FUCK YEAH KORN!

[@00TheAnswer00]

The white hardware guitar is my very favorite. I remember munky played a blue one back in the day and I saw in a magazine he had a red one too! I wish I had that guitar man. Should be his next signature series. I still play my K7 to this day

[@martindammable]

I've been wanting the blue Ibanez with white hardware my entire life. It must be very difficult and expensive since they never made it available to the public.

[@machinekurbli2650]

sell it to me. the k7

[@angelinathedrifter]

U guys rock👑💪💪 all three of u👑❤

[@k5elevencinc0]

Great video here! 💯🎸

[@pistonhedd]

Ibanez & ESP \m/ Still strange seeing Head using ESP. Munky's new LACS (Grey RGA) looks smart, maybe a future Signature model.

[@440CRF250x]

It looks pretty similar to his new apex 30

[@pistonhedd]

@@440CRF250x yeah it does, was probably the prototype, just w/o the evertune.

[@kdogcronin2113]

21:05 head is the T-800

[@jasoncalvert4209]

Triple rectifier...lol. Love it

[@moneybags8869]

Were is david silveria?? This band motivated me to learn drumms till this day im a big fan. Miss david silveria.

[@OffsetDetailingUK]

Awesome!

[@Devik666]

Cool this must be when I met head had a couple photos with head then we went Backstage shook hands with and head took a pic of me with fieldy and some fans and munky and poked ray before he left the room we was chatting with head in thanks my new friend head 😉😝🤘

[@chronic_johnson_a.r.a.b]

Had no idea he used a Kemper. That's cool.

[@fretwireonfire]

Uses it for what it's for but still uses the real deal for recording and live. How it should be

[@chronic_johnson_a.r.a.b]

networkingthefuture I don't see the problem with using a Kemper for recording or live situations. They sound crisp as fuck, and you can get pretty much any sound out of it. I can understand the love for more "traditional" equipment, and I myself use real amp/cabs for my bass, but I wouldn't hesitate to use a Kemper for guitar if I saved up for one.

[@JollyGoblin666]

Why is there a random Limp Bizkit setlist behind those guitars? @ 18:30 😄✌️🎸

[@jerryfenate]

The Interviewer sounds like Pierce Brosnan from the movie "The Foreigner".

[@metaloutlander]

I met Monkey at the NAMM Show, he was super cool and took the time to talk to the fans. Head not so much.

[@LeadMe2TheBliss]

*Munky. What do you have against Head?

[@androgeniko]

I wonder where are their first guitars? The guitars they used to learn to play

[@donaldthescotishtwin]

Munky used acoustic before going to 7 string electric. Head had a Les Paul.

[@djrain14]

Vans oldskool 🤘

[@janzn777]

2:24 Would really love to know if that amp head was made by Bogner. I've always been curious of the Plexi they used on that record.

[@sergior8588]

I don't think it was a 900. Problably a late 70s, early 80s JMP modded by Mike Morin...

[@endezeichengrimm]

Dude. Let him talk. You don't have to keep asking questions. Just allow some silence.

[@kevg1869]

If munky isn't a techy, so he says, and Head says munky is the techy, then I guess Head knows quite a bit. funny stuff. I know nothing, just plug and play.

[@androgeniko]

If you wanna be professional you gotta know about gear

[@LeadMe2TheBliss]

Munky is very smart, he is much more of a gear head than Brian. Brian just has a natural gift he doesn't need to learn about his gear lol

[@FreakHBB]

Im curious about one guitar ...Munky play on it in 1998/99r blue ibanez use at BDO 99' in Australia

[@tasosboubas6356]

15:52 :D

[@melenacrystalline393]

Inhale exhale ingest poke but only when present otherwise closed

[@elusive_mg]

muuunky :)

[@peterjsutherland]

Y i don't play

[@melenacrystalline393]

In tomb all

[@rifletwist]

What about Fieldy's bass rig? ? ?

[@schmetterling2169]

they were only interviewing actual musicians ;)

[@laoude7890]

@@schmetterling2169 fieldy isnt a musician?

[@Deadletter6]

Munky has looked 45 for the last 25 years

[@Chev427BB]

drugs

[@everythingbutnormalproduct5387]

What gauge strings do munk and head use

[@catarusu]

What is he using for distortion???

[@luisrobertolugoquijano3488]

Trippy rad bruv) LOL

[@5150Reaper]

Great interview. I’m the 557 like with 0 dislikes. Let’s see who’s gonna be the asshole?

[@Gitfiddle]

Sub Ohm number 7 right here bra.

[@Gitfiddle]

Sub Ohm all I did was answer your question. What are you so angry about?

[@melenacrystalline393]

Don't want gangsters I got the tab been paying for u since 82

[@nickwilliams6869]

What happend to David

[@LeadMe2TheBliss]

He sort of got screwed over.

[@MrDevilsJack]

sunglasses ????

[@JJ-wr3ky]

MrJack just head 😀

[@MrDevilsJack]

where do you find them? 19.21

[@netgreeterdanny]

They are sponsored by Dillon Optics!

[@jaroslawlukaszewicz]

At mark 20:00 - WTF? this is so common, there's a guitar magazine guy trying to get some information on what's the pickup, frets, and so on, an none of these guys ever remembers the spces. They most often perfectly identify the colour thou, LOL.

[@andreaeden6923]

rear drive .

[@germanowskiii4792]

head really sounds like he's on amfetmines

[@dragonflames_official]

AMAZING FOR A GUITAR ONLY PLAY 2 STRINGS

[@melenacrystalline393]

No see? Shady who will I blame no pick up on

[@thomaslovell8258]

#KoЯn #Munky #gotthelife #freaksdoitbetter #followtheleader The first time I put Follow the leader into a cd play I thought exactly! That! “What the. F_#%? Did I just buy looked at the back of the cd case and could not stop laughing! 🤘😝🤘 🤘❤️🤘 It weren’t really about the fans you just like pissing off metalheads 🙃🙈🙃

[@LeadMe2TheBliss]

What? Why were you laughing? haha

[@sebs7676]

I hope to God Brian is not back on the drugs ☹

[@kornbsblinkindazeevanmoomoobp]

The Guv he’s not

[@melenacrystalline393]

So

[@1101-f6z]

I love he pointed out that he didn't use the metal zone for distortion . . . because that petal is absolute dogshit imo

[@LeadMe2TheBliss]

I think they only use that pedal for 2 songs...Here To Stay and Did My Time.

[@shannonaugustine9762]

SORRY KIDS GOTTA PASS N KEEP ON SCROLLIN... UR OFF LIMITS N SHIT

[@Russhopson]

I was gutted when they only played 2 new songs in Nottingham. Sick of hearing the old stuff.

[@6jizza6whizza6]

that is exactly why i skipped seeing them this summer it would have been my 11th KoRn show...

[@iamtheblackwizard88]

They haven't done anything good since Issues. A few good songs on Untouchables and maybe 2 or 3 on TALITM.

[@northtimo666]

iamtheblackwizard88 The latest album was close to the old school quality.

[@6jizza6whizza6]

iamtheblackwizard88 you obviously know very little about their musical catalog.

[@Russhopson]

Serenity of suffering is dope

[@richardkeltr0n149]

Korn will never use those stupid amp modelers. Munky will leave that thing rotting in the rack.

[@cris_numetalaggro4708]

Esta es la mejor banda del mundo aunque me gustaría que volviera David Silveria y ray luzier se valla ...

[@BigKernKomix]

What a shame! Munky could care ;less about his tone.

[@PistolPete1980]

Bring Dave Back.

[@Darkhalo314]

Got to meet Korn the other day and asked Munky about the Marshall Amp he used on issues. He showed me the amp at his house and told me a bit about it. Munky was such a cool dude! Respect!

[@ChronicBreakdown]

They seem like such good guys

[@themodernguitarist]

I'd hate to burst Munky's bubble, but they did do a JEM 7-string. The JEM7V7.

[@V3Ymzsd]

Not in black with dual humbuckers though...still one of a kind :) I wish they offered another finish other than that same old white :(

[@lukestoltenberg3836]

15:44 16 year old mystery has been solved, thank you!

[@blasterkid2014]

really amazing interview and rundown. thank you!

[@analicon6404]

God bless your heart Brian Welch in Jesus Name amen I love you Brian Welch my godly lover baby miracle blessings thank you Jesus hallelujah

[@Seven7Pain1]

thats awesome my favorte guitarist munkys first distortion was a metal zone so was mine

[@laughs2651]

Munky is head of the guitar deparment, he likes gear, Head on the other hand is like a surfer that plays guitar lol

[@heatherpaci8871]

Nice, True, that made me laugh!

[@LeadMe2TheBliss]

Brian is the mastermind in the studio though and has an incredible knack for writing alt metal/nu metal riffs. You can almost say he has a talent from a higher power. Munky is a solid player too and has been active in bands since 1989, which sounds crazy, but Munky, Fieldy, and David were members of the band LAPD from 1989-1991 and they even got a small-time record deal. Then they formed Creep with Brian, and then they replaced the singer from Creep with Jon and named themselves Korn.

[@rebd00mer93]

Ugh the camera is so blurry and the close ups weren't close enough, you can't get their EQ settings when they zoom in on the amp. Maybe next time when you guys do these videos, zoom in real good on the amp knows for people that want their amp settings.

[@simonbertrand6709]

9:58 Do we know which seymour duncan pickup used to be on this one as he mentioned???

[@scottnorton5670]

Its amost time for a 2024 rig rundown with these dudes.

[@andreaeden6923]

he said wreckDfyerz

[@MetalBaller83]

I run a dual amp setup and I use the exact same Radial Bigshot ABY switcher that Munky is showing us at 8:51. It’s an amazing tool and it’s built like a fucking tank. Radial Engineering makes some of the best utility pedals and equipment in the industry; hands down.

[@jayhallman6666]

Head talking about how he always had tuning problems is funny because all the Ibanez’s KoRn played throw the years had the Floyd Rose Locking Tremolo systems. It’s main purpose was to keep the guitars in tune.

[@SavedbyGraceAlone84]

Uhhh Floyd Rose do have a locking nut to help keep tuning from going out when using the tremolo but they are not known for tuning stability when used extensively. Also lower tuning, particularly the low B (in his case A) is harder to keep tune at a lower gauge string (they used .060 on a 25.5 inch scale guitar) which is a bitch to keep tuned properly without a floating trem let alone a floating trem. The evertune solves that problem. Its pretty amazing. I have one of the Ibanez RG7620 that they used before their signatures came out. I also have two evertune equipped guitars and they play amazing. Its night and day from a Floyd Rose.

[@jayhallman6666]

@@SavedbyGraceAlone84 I had a KoRn signature K7 model. I sold it last yeah. I never had tuning problems and I keep it in Korn’s low tuning. It was alway in tune. This was the first year 2001 model, the Japanese models. Really collectible now. The heaviest sounding Ibanez ever made. Because of the mahogany body and pickups used. Only reason I sold it was because it felt too much like a KoRn guitar. It would’ve been so much better with a clean fret bored instead of the big K7 inlay.