Twist amp settings — Fender Hot Rod Deluxe IV
The Korn guitar tone for “Twist”, dialed in for a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe IV with a Fermata ST-H1 Stratocaster electric guitar. Studio version, Life Is Peachy (1996) — opening heavy rhythm riff
Ibanez 7-string guitars (DiMarzio Blaze pickups, tuned A D G C F A D) into Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier heads and Mesa 4x12 cabinets with Celestion V30s
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 9 |
| Bass | 7 |
| Mid | 4 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 5 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 3 |
01Mesa Boogie Throttle Box or High-Gain Distortion
RECOMMENDED — not owned. A high-gain modern distortion pedal is essential to get true Mesa Triple Rectifier saturation out of a Fender tube amp.
The Hot Rod Deluxe IV is voiced as a clean/blues amp with high-frequency chime and scooped mids, so we push the 'More Drive' channel hard (gain at 9) while trimming treble to 5 to avoid harsh fizzy bite. The amp's natural low end is tight, so bass is set to 7 to approximate Korn's massive down-tuned thump without flubbing the open-back cabinet. When you add a dedicated high-gain distortion pedal, switch back to the Clean channel and set amp gain to 2.
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