Clown amp settings — Orange Crush 12
The Kprn guitar tone for “Clown”, dialed in for a Orange Crush 12 with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, Korn (1994) — signature heavy main riff/groove
Ibanez Universe UV7 7-string (DiMarzio Blaze pickups, tuned A D G C F A D) into modded Marshall JCM800 / Mesa Dual/Triple Rectifier and Richard Kaplan 'Bigger Muff' fuzz/drive into 4x12 cabs
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 7 |
| Mid | 3 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Master | 5 |
01Boss DS-1 Distortion
GAIN SOURCE — provides primary saturation and clipping; keeps small 6" speaker clear
02Ibanez Tube Screamer TS9
TIGHTENING BOOST — placed after DS-1 (or before with Drive 0) to cut flubby sub-bass and sharpen attack
The Orange Crush 12 is a single-channel analog practice amp with a 6-inch speaker and only Gain, Overdrive, Bass, Middle, Treble, and Volume controls (no presence, no reverb). To avoid turning the amp's small speaker into a muddy, fizzy mess on an A-standard tuned riff, the owned DS-1 serves as the primary gain source into the clean-set amp (Amp Gain 2, Overdrive 0/clean). The TS9 acts as a tight pre-eq boost with Drive at 0, while the amp EQ scoops mids down to 3 and pushes Treble to 7 to offset Orange's naturally dark midrange voicing. (Clean verse tone: step on both pedals to bypass them and switch to your guitar's neck/middle pickup).
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