Blind amp settings — Waahburn WAG-09

The Korn guitar tone for “Blind”, dialed in for a Waahburn WAG-09 with a Washburn Stratocaster. Studio version, Korn (1994) — signature heavy intro drop riff

Original rig

Ibanez Universe UV7 7-string (DiMarzio Blaze pickups, tuned A D G C F A D) into Mesa/Boogie Dual/Triple Rectifier (Modern high-gain) boosted with an Ibanez TS9 / modded Big Muff, Marshall 4x12 cab with V30s

Crushing, percussive nu-metal rhythm with massive low-end thump, aggressive pick bite, and scooped midrange

Amp settings — Waahburn WAG-09

CHANNELDrive (OD switch pushed)BOOSTon

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Treble	7
Reverb	0
Master	4

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss MT-2 Metal Zone or Ibanez TS9

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; essential to bridge the gap between a 9W practice amp and a Dual Rectifier wall of sound

Dist 7 · Tone 6 · Level 5

Why these settings

The Washburn WAG-09 is a 9-watt practice amp with only Gain, Volume, Bass, and Treble controls (no mid or presence knobs), meaning mid-shaping must be handled by cutting bass and pushing treble to simulate the aggressive bite. Because you have single coils on a Strat instead of Munky/Head's DiMarzio 7-string humbuckers, engage the amp's drive switch and set gain to 7 for saturation, but keep bass capped at 5 so the tiny 5-inch speaker does not flap out or turn to mush. If you acquire a dedicated high-gain distortion pedal later, switch the amp to clean and run gain at 2.

PRO TIPMunky and Head tuned a full step down to A-standard on 7-strings; to get Korn's signature percussive string clatter on a 6-string Strat, tune to Drop D (or A-standard if string gauges allow) and hit the strings aggressively with a heavy 1.0mm+ pick right over the bridge pickup.

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