play as korn dude *fieldy is his name-o?*

Loempiaketzer · #1 05-23-2007, 08:17 AM

Well.. i think some of us know korn....

and the dude in korn has a cool sounds (imho)

the cracking "stuff" a friend of me had a movie about how to play like that... i tried to find it everywhere... couldnt find it..

i can get the same sound out of my bass...

?

XansNiceSweater · #2 05-23-2007, 08:51 AM

He tunes a 34" scale 5-string down to...er... A flat.
He uses amps with a very high-powered tweeter installed, not sure what kind.
His mids are completely gone, he turns up his bass to around 3 o'clock and everything that could possibly be considered treble to 11. Not 11 o'clock. But 11.

I don't like KoRn, I only know this because my band has a song where we go into this tuning. It's called "Drop-KoRn" and it is mostly about poop.

/maturity

FoHBass · #3 05-23-2007, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Fli

1. loosen your strings until they're about to fall off
2. turn the mids off and crank the treble/bass
3. attach a high powered tweeter

The first three are really no joke (ok, I can see #4, too). He uses a five-string Ibanez tuned down a whole step. In order to get the clacky sound, he must also use light strings.

I think I've actually seen an interview where he said something along the lines of "Throw away the midrange, no one needs that sh**."

Yngwie 4String · #4 05-23-2007, 09:15 AM

I like JD and the dude has a very innovative vocal style. So no more dissing on JD. ANyway to get that sound these guys are pretty much right, just lots of slack and no-mids.

Loempiaketzer · #5 05-23-2007, 09:23 AM

ah

not saying i was going to play like that but just wanted to know how its done... its a different style to play and im open for all of them

so... im going to try at least a few times.

ps. If a singer is a good singer or not, imho, its more like... personal preferences. (appart from false notes or something like that) So not too agressive about singers. it's just a style-thing if u ask me. besides that... whats wrong with it? i think all kinds of voices should be out there... just for the diversity. o well... enough babbling... thnq all

FoHBass · #6 05-23-2007, 09:41 AM

I do think that Davis is a unique vocalist, but he IS pretty whiny.

Rumblestiltzkin · #7 05-23-2007, 09:13 PM

Random interjection: Anyone that says they can't hear any bass in Korn songs needs to get their hearing checked. KthnxBye.

pretaanluxis · #8 05-23-2007, 09:44 PM

Check out this thread:
Fieldy from KoRn and Double Slapping.

machine gewehr · #9 05-24-2007, 08:00 AM

Its a matter of time this thread turns into a Fieldy/Korn bashing thread.

Come on,you know you want to.Fieldy sux,ain't no bass,kik drumzz...Come onn,come on.......

Eric Killinger · #10 05-24-2007, 08:01 AM

Fieldy sucks.

There, I said it.

machine gewehr · #11 05-24-2007, 08:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eric Killinger

Fieldy sucks.

There, I said it.

Yngwie 4String · #12 05-24-2007, 09:17 AM

His career is more successful than yours is right now.

Bass Mule · #13 05-24-2007, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by 4StringFury

His career is more successful than yours is right now.

Yes, but a pure-bred-blue-ribbon-championship-pedigree dog will still chew on a frozen turd in winter, sniff other dogs' butts if given the chance, and occasionally hump something it's not supposed to.

Yngwie 4String · #14 05-24-2007, 09:38 AM

And still probably have a more successful career doing it than you would.

Im not going to continue this bickery. In the end were all musicians, and hey we are bassists we gotta have a brotherhood. Let the Guitards argue over who is better thats not what we do, or at least not what I do. TRUCE?

Loempiaketzer · #15 05-25-2007, 06:59 AM

i dont understand what all the fuzz is about.

There are peeps playing a noseflute on the theme of police academy number 34252314 and noone complains about that...

its just perfectly fine fieldly is playing. and if you dont like the style of anyone or anything ignore it. and if they ask you what your opinion is, tell it to the one person that asks...

but just clicking into this topic to say "fieldy sucks" and "the singer of korn is a whiner" then i think somthing is wrong with you.

respect others, so they'll respect you too

!

*plz close topic.... i know enough 'bout this topic

ARCtrooper225 · #16 05-27-2007, 11:35 PM

Yeah, also live, he mics the tweeters, not the cabs as a whole, but all tweeter, also the ibanez also helps

PrimusNut · #17 05-28-2007, 01:07 PM

I personally think that Jon Davis is a good singer.. although I don't like his singing or the music, I still think he CAN sing. As for Fieldy, what he plays works, and thats all that matters.

TeeMartin · #18 05-30-2007, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Rumblestiltzkin

Random interjection: Anyone that says they can't hear any bass in Korn songs needs to get their hearing checked. KthnxBye.

Well yeah, their guitars are tuned down to A

JNowiski · #19 05-30-2007, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bass Mule

Yes, but a pure-bred-blue-ribbon-championship-pedigree dog will still chew on a frozen turd in winter, sniff other dogs' butts if given the chance, and occasionally hump something it's not supposed to.

I must say that was pretty clever.

-Jon

XansNiceSweater · #20 05-30-2007, 07:12 PM

this is his signature sound.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJnll6nUqT8