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Brian “Head” Welch Explains the Origin of Korn’s Use of Seven-String Guitars

Seven-string guitars became a staple of the nu-metal sound in the 90s and early 2000s, thanks in large part to James “Munky” Shaffer and Brian “Head” Welch of Korn. It created the nu-metal sound that ...
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“It reminds me of Batman and the Joker. It’s just so cool”: Korn’s Brian ‘Head’ Welch and James ‘Munky’ Schaffer on their Yin and Yang signature Ibanez 7 ...

Few players have done more to popularise the Ibanez seven-string guitar than Brian ‘Head’ Welch and James ‘Munky’ Shaffer, and the Korn guitarists have unveiled an all-new collaboration with the ...
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Korn’s Head and Munky unveil new Ibanez 7-strings – and explain how it all comes back to Steve Vai

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Few players have done more to popularise the Ibanez seven-string guitar than Brian 'Head' Welch and James 'Munky' Shaffer, and the ...

Mike Stringer on how 8-string guitars take him outside his comfort zone in search of creative dissonance

Using the low-end monster riffs of Spiritbox's Fata Morgana, Stringer offers up a rhythm masterclass in modern metal ...
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Why Korn Started Playing Seven String Guitars + The Reaction From Their Hero

Brian "Head" Welch explained why Korn started playing seven string guitars, and the reaction that one of their heroes had to it. Head and Munky weren't playing in a band together yet, but Head ...