Bass Teacher REACTS | KoRn "GOT THE LIFE" - Fieldy Has SUCH Unique Slap Technique & Thunderous TONE!
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➡️ When I hear people talk about @kornchannel I usually hear them mention that clicky, THUNDEROUS bass sound that characterizes their music. I absolutely love when a band is commonly characterized by their bass player - it proves JUST how powerful and effective the instrument can be, even in a genre like nu metal. I had a fun time with this KoЯn reaction trying to dissect exactly what Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu does on a technical level - but make no mistake, it’s one of the most signature bass sounds in the heavy music scene. To me, it blends the visceral feeling of classic hip-hop records with the driving intensity of heavy metal. In this video, I watch a live bass play-through of “Got the Life” from KoRn’s break-through album “Follow the Leader” released in 1998. In this video, I talk about Fieldy’s signature percussive slap technique, his extremely EQ scooped bass tone, and how his bass playing style showcases the wide palette of possibilities the instrument can contribute to a band’s sound.
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I’m glad Fieldy is done being a punchline. For as long as I can remember, he was like, the quintessential “bad bass player.” And then people - myself included - started realizing what he had been saying all along. “I treat the bass like a second percussion instrument rather than a lower guitar.” Once that clicks, you’re like “oh SHIT, this dude can PLAY,” he’s just not playing like anyone else.
There are times when I have a hard time disgusting his bass from the drums. It is so sweet
Bad? He is doing what a bass is supposed to do. Lay the bottom line. On top of that he is playing bass a whole new way his technique is unique.
I always thought he was kind of genius for this , approaching the bass from a different perspective. He and Dave were really the meat and potatoes sound of Korn.
@@TheAgentAssassin yeah totally, I think it just took a long time for people - myself included - to “get it” for any number of reasons!
Are you sure that when people said he was bad they weren't just talking about his solo album?
Fieldy's bass tone is awesome. The low end sounds great on a good subwoofer; the high end snaps on even the smallest speakers. No matter how you listen to Korn, the bass always comes through.
You're definitely right, but he was sort of inaudible on most of 2007's Untitled album. I still enjoy that album though, even though it doesn't sound much like the Korn we all know and love!
@@leadme2thebliss21 on See You On The Other Side too, its one of my least favourite albums because of that
When I first listened to Korn in my car after I installed subwoofers I finally got it. It fits incredibly well when you hear it with a full range system
Sure... if you don't mind not knowing what actual note he's playing.
😂😂😂😂
Fieldy was my one primary inspiration for wanting to play bass. It was years later I discovered that there are a lot of people who consider him a bad bass player. A sentiment that is obviously hilarious, considering the overwhelming majority of bass players hardly ever break out of the mediocrity of being just the foundation. Fieldy has incredible stage presence, a unique style and one particular thing that only very few bass players ever have; a truly unique and instantly recognizable sound.
Fieldy has a lot of balls man. Think of how different and polarizing that tone was when it first came out. I had never heard anything like that. People easily could have laughed him off the stage if they didn't understand it. I just think it took so much courage to do that.
I agree. To me, that risky approach is really what embodies true artistry.
I genuinely don't think he gave a single shit, or ever has done so.
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That doesn’t make him a talented musician though, fieldy is trash.
@@christopheresposito463 we can agree to disagree on that 😂
A noteworthy aspect to Fieldy's playing is the position of the bass. His right hand slap technique is similar to playing with your thumb parallel to the strings, but he plays the bass with the neck higher, almost vertical like an upright acoustic bass
Yeah, I did notice that a bit - reminds me of Rob Trujillo's playing position.
Next: Infectious Grooves - Therapy
If you look at his tabs. He does allot of ghost dead notes mixed in with the some played notes.... that's what gives it that percussive sound.
Life long KoRn fan. Primus, funk, and Fieldy got me playing bass at 13 years old.
Im so glad people havent forgotten about Les Claypool and Primus.
My Dad showed me Stevie Ray's bass songs as a lad, but I was obsessed with Korn. Until... a little known gentleman who goes by the name of LES CLAYPOOL, changed ALL I know about that beautiful bass!
I had a friend in college who was a really incredible bassist. We always talked about how cool we thought Ryan Martini, Fieldy, and Cliff Burton were. We both loved the Fieldy tone, and I told him “Yeah that click bass sound” and it was like a light went on for him. He locked in a sick clicky bass tone in his band. I loved listening to him play, so groovy
Stories like this are so cool because that’s exactly how inspiration happens sometimes. Hashing out ideas and then all of a sudden that one thing, a word, sound or you see something that sparks a next level idea. That’s how the magic happens sometimes and it’s so awesome
Never cared much for Fieldy's playing style, but you can't deny it fits the bands songs so well.
I beg to differ, but TOTALLY respect your opinion. It's just so different. I'm a Les guy myself, but I can't say "no" to Victor or Jaco.
Fieldy plus the drummer David in earlier albums equal rhythmic funk magic. His tone also perfectly complimented Munky and Head’s super heavy guitar tone while his clank cut through.
Dude fieldy would have been nothing without David, he still is trash. Korn completely revolved around the drummer, he was the talent. As soon as they fired him korn hasn’t put out a fully good album since.
Fieldy's sound is what initially caught my ear when I first heard Korn, I absolutely loved it and it was on from there. Lifelong fan of the band!
I auditioned for a band back in '99 and the lead guitar player asked me if I had that "dryer full of quarters" Fieldy tone. I definitely didn't and got the gig, but I that was friggin' hilarious.
That is an incredible description of his sound 👏
His sound is so very dynamic and you cant mistake him for anyone else.. which make his play on point.
I love the fact fieldy plays the bass more like a percussive instrument with the looser strings to get that clicky sound that most people want to get rid of. Its almost intentionally sloppy but just sounds fantastic 😍 fieldy will always be my favourite bass player
Same!
I’ll never forget hearing ‘make me bad’ on NHL Hitz 2002 as a child and being blown away by the unique sound and those it was computer generated. Now at 27 I know this man just RULES
He’s in A standard (A,D,G,C,F). Thats the tuning for all korn songs. He uses a little bit of overdrive but thats it. Korn is endorsed by Ibanez. Yesterday I was down the Korn rabbit hole and played Korn on my bass all day. A, G, Eb, Db are the notes.
Hes basically making more elaborate double bass/kick drum patterns on top of the more straightforward dancy 1-2 beat
Fieldy is one of the only bassists that knows what he is doing without knowing what he is doing.
Dude that sentence is the best way i have ever heard Fieldy being described!
I love your openness of philosophy. I was a stanch traditionalist and stubborn in my early years as a bass player. Something finally clicked in me where I realized that everyone's approach is different and I need to my voice on my instrument. No one is right or wrong, then I started to appreciate what people were doing from stadium shows to garage bands.
Subbed. You Sir speaks a lot of sense. When you said blending genres is where true artistry is I immediately subscribed. You really dissected music to its core.
You’re in my top players of all time and you have such a positive outlook on all players.
You have given me a bit of appreciation for fieldy.
Mission accomplished I’d say
I love this absurd low-end of his tone. Complements so much in the groove with the guitars and the drums. KoRn is satisfying to listen and feel, particularly on good speakers/headphones.
I agree. It's really visceral to listen to!
It was the same for me, Fieldy is the person who made me go "I want to do THAT". Ryan as well, but really Fieldy. His tone is just so good. It was such a weird thing back then seeing him, he looked much more hiphop back in the day, and then he comes out and plays this. It was a mind blowing thing.
So glad you reacted to this Korn song. Both Fieldy and Billy G from Faith No More are my Bass hero's.
Billy slays, he was a highlight of all FNM records.
Oh, ya. Billy's playing on we care alot caught my attention years ago. His body of work is impressive.
@@JohnDoe-zx1ck I found The Real Thing first and The Morning After was my instant favorite FNM song because of Billy
@@JohnDoe-zx1ck it was one of the first times in my musical journey that the bass was so prominently showcased in mainstream rock/metal.
Even with as simple as some of the baselines were they were catchy as hell.
I'd love to see your commentary on Al Cisneros. He is an iconic bass player and has a really interesting style and set of techniques also. There's a few videos on youtube featuring his live playing specifically that might be helpful.
I would love to see a reaction to Jamiroquai. Their bass lines are crazy.
Frrrr no matter whos playing, ive been obsessed with the Summer Girl bassline lately
A very similar bass tone you can hear on Coal Chamber's first album. They even stated that Korn had a big influence on them.
Yes 👍🏾
man, every numetal bassist WANTS to be fieldy, Sam Rivers, Rayna Foss, even Chi from Deftones. This guy created the movement
The first Coal Chamber album,Rayna borrowed Fieldys rig to record
I love this so much... it is like Ryan Martinie and Fieldy started their own nu-metal-slap schools back then. It is so different directions and cool in the same time. You know, that sound design... those are literally opposites! :D And then there's Paul Gray doing his own thing, having another approach. Really cool back in the days. While I always preferred Ryan's Tone/EQ and technique, I'm glad I could enjoy something else like Korn. Thanks for sharing!
EDIT: Just to add one thing re: Fieldy-> It was rumored back in the day, that they actually used microphones to record directly all the noises that came from the strings bouncing of off the bass/frets and then they might have re-amped it somehow and blend it with the actually bass track/chain. I don't know if that's true, but it just hit my mind. Pretty cool idea though.
Paul Grey didn't have a style lol, all he did was play like a low guitar that omitted powerchords
@@jasonlauritsen5587 Oh sure he had! And considering that he had big writing credits...
Loving these reactions Mark, really bummed I didn't get to see the sts lineup with you in it, but I love your content since then! keep it up!
I saw him with StS in Houston. The night after AAL played the same place. Fitzgerald's, I think.
The band was great, as you would expect. Mark injected some real live show energy though. He was the party guy of the show and it was fantastic.
I have heard him say in the past, that the way he set up his bass allowed the strings to actually bounce off the pickups which helped define his sound.
Makes a ton of sense!
Dude I am just about to join a cover band as the bass player for 90's hits. Lets be honest nothing to technical there but your channel has helped me keep motivation for my practicing and learning. I thank you sir! 🤘
I always thought it was the kick drum making that sound in Korn and its a large reason I am a drummer, now as a music producer it's really an astounding mix, IMO 1997s Follow the Leader was one of the best produced albums of all time!
The production is great on that record
I often get the drums and bass mixed up in their songs precisely because of his style. It's so cool. Talked about locked in.
He is why I picked up the bass.... and had NO idea that he could not identify any chords at all... but still look at where it got him...👍
There's a full walkthrough of that song also. He explains exactly what he's doing to get those sounds.
WOW! I did not realize you'd grown the UA-cam channel so much! This was a great video. Glad it popped up on my Facebook feed!
The bass is the bridge between rhythm and melody and lives in both.
Fieldy was just a sonic presence hands down.
Love korn!! Fieldy is the reason why i started playing bass and still to this day icam never figure out how to make his sound lol it always eludes me
Fieldy is the reason I wanted to become a bassist although I play all genres reggae, bluegrass, classic rock etc. without Fieldy I don’t know if I would have been drawn to the bass.
Exactly! He inspired so many to not only notice the instrument, but actually start playing it. People really wanted to do what he did.
I'm a guitar player, and although I'm still just kinda "a guitar player who plays bass" rather than a bassist, I'm still learning and Fieldy's probably my biggest inspiration when it comes to that. I love a lot of alt/nu metal bands and although I might get my riff inspiration more from them, the bass in Korn is probably the most clear and satisfying bass parts that I hear. While I might be going for more SOAD, L.P., Disturbed guitar parts, im trying my best at learning from Fieldy and going for a sorta korn-y bass
@@gremlinwc8996 Definitely checkout the few bass lessons Fieldy has on youtube if you haven't yet.
What makes KoRn's sound so unique is their use of effects b/c their chords throughout their songs are simple. Head and Munky both use a 7-string guitar called a K7 (KoRn 7-string) while Fieldy uses his signature Ibanez K5 and uses active pickups to get that clicky sound which also comes from his very loose strings.
Head has switched since then, now he has a something something something, but yeah
I got into metal 30 years ago because our neighbor always play Korn. As a bass player, Fieldy is my first bass hero. His signature sound still gives me chills to this day.
Thanks bud. I always learn and I am getting my 10 year old addicted to the bass. These vids help! Keep it going.
Thanks! Will do! 👊🏻💥
Love your videos man 🍻
I appreciate that!
Fieldy is the reason I've always played 5 strings...it's also why my screen name is rmp5s. Real men play 5 strings. 😂
He's playing his signature Ibanez K5 in this. The pickups are Ibanez ADX5 active pickups.
Never cared about Korn so much, but as a young bassist, he is the reason why I bought an Ibanez. The versatility that comes out those basses is insane. I still own my 6 strings SR506. Not the highest model not the cheapest too. Served me well all theses years (30y+ and counting) 😊
I was inspired to play bass differently from listning to korn as a kid. Lots of respect to fieldy.
People always talk about fieldy’s percussive technique and mid-scooped clicky tone. But there are moments that he plays smooth bass lines like in swallow or porno creep, some of the growling tones from the first records, his use of bass synth and modulation effects on follow the leader, and some more sick bass solo lines on issues. I could go on. He definitely has more sounds to analyze and appreciate.
I am glad you covered him on your channel though! He was definitely creative and innovative within a genre that has very mixed reviews these days.
i love korn so muchh, a lot of the time i struggle to hear the bass in songs, but korn throws that out the windoww, i can always hear feildy
So if you watch the video fully, especially freak on a leash in the same session.
He teaches the technique.
Its like a flamenco strum, tap tap (thumb) type thing. And just bouncing around that.
The EQs are: bass just above halfway, mids completely scooped, and trebble completely boosted.
Any fairly decent bass with an active preamp can pretty much achieve this sound. Even better with active pickups.
When I played live with one of the first djent bands in Poland, I adopted Fieldy's way of slappin' the heck outta the B string, and sometimes even slapped a whole octave with my other fingers. Djent is definitely very compatible with such rhythmic approach to bass
I remember reading a while ago some tech aspect of the recording time. Comments of really good quality mics on his cabs and they micked the horn hence why the high end of the slaps cuts true the mix. I remember reading about 3 mics. Don’t remember the models but they where not your regular Audix nor Shure.
Great video man!
You should do Paul Gray next from SlipKnoT.
He did a video series for Duality and Surfacing called “Behind The Player”. And his playing is super tight and the way he just gets in that pocket is awesome. Really well performed.
As a 90s kid, (nu)metalhead, and bass player, Reggie's tone for me is the very best ever, and his style is so groovy and heavy af.
I have a preset on my Helix I created just to emulate Fieldy's tone, including dropping the tuning a step. It's so much fun to just switch to that preset and slap the hell out of my bass, I really love the tone because I can go from a super aggressive tone to a very dubby tone just by changing the way i attack the string with my right hand. I used to have a synth bass pedal that used to do that fuzzy sound perfectly, I think it was a Ibanez toneloc pedal.
Yep, the bass is an Ibanez (now known as Ibanez K5), and the pickups are active and known as IBZ ADX5N (neck) and IBZ ADX5B (bridge)!
Fieldy is one of my favourite bass players... Him and Dick Lövgren are insane, out of this world bass players.
The most creative thing about Fieldy is how he played the bass when the guitarists are using 7 string guitars tuned to A. Munky and Head both play so low that their guitars majorly overlap with the "usual" bass register. Anyone who's played low bass chords will know how easy it is to muddy up the mix if done wrong. Fieldy's tone and slap technique is great because it creates a technique and layer that fits that super low guitar vibe without muddying up the sound
All my life Fieldy was used as a bassist low bar, I am so glad he is now being seen.
He would supplant the need for David to even use a double bass in some parts of a song.
He and David were one. Just pick a song in the 90s or early 2000s and isolate the drums and bass.
Dude was nuts for like 2 decades. I desperately want them to play together again.
Woahhh Ryan is on a TOTALLY different level than Fieldy.
Ryan knows how to play.
Fieldy knows how to play Korn songs.
Back then in my teens I always thought the clicky sound came from the kick drum, and I never understood why the drummer would go with that sound, especially on live performances. After I found that the bass was the one doing that, it blew my mind. Like it or not, it's such an unique part of Korn's essence.
Fieldy was my inspiration to play back in the day. I know he’s not the “best” ever but he’s perfect for the band he’s in and that’s more important
Best band in the world imo.
Melee me happy to see this video. FINELLY someone professional on r the bass discussing Fieldy and his incredibly unorthodox and unique style on the bass. Thsnk you for not being the same stereotypical hater on Numetsl and especially KORN
In his tutorial for this song in particular he mentions on that part that he not only thumb slaps but slaps his hand over all strings as well as a random strum here and there
If you haven’t checked him out yet,
The great Martin Mendez of OPETH is definitely worth checking out.🤘🏻
Thanks for this video about Fieldy. It really made my day. Fieldy is my biggest inspiration to wanna play bass like your friends. Yes im one of the thousands if people influenced by him.
Korn is vastly unique in their sound so much even Fieldy's slap technique is very different from Flea, Les Claypool or other great slap players. He has his own way of jammin' and i surre works well. I dont think he has EMGs as Ibanez basses have Bartolini pickups BUT that is hus signature K5 bass so maybe it has EMGs. Thanks again. Love this channel
Fieldy liked that super scooped tone so much his signature used the old "DX Ibanez"(iirc) bass pickups that were on the 90's soundgears for a loooong time. Always loved fieldy's approach to the instrument as an extension to the percussion section with notes. It really suits the band being as out of the box as they are. This song is tame, listen to some of the tunes on they're second album for the most Korn of early Korn. I remember reading something in guitar mag when this album came out and fieldy said something to the effect of wanting to have a huge impact, along with the drums, but still leave a ton of space for the guitars and vocals.
He had a sound only he could do love it or hate it... his sense of timing and groove unusual in this style of music
So Fieldy is my hero in life. He is the reason I play bass. I have a Fieldy signature Ibanez K5 Bass. I have seen Korn 3x. If you were curious his tone, it's treble all the way up, bass in the middle and mids completely cut. (His signature has a fully sweepable mid knob). It gives him the bright snappy pop and the click. All the low ana everything and is from how he plays. The pickups are Ibanez own ABX5 pickups. Rare pickups outside of his signature (I absolutely love mine.) My fieldy bass is a workhorse bass. Along with Jen Ledger of Skillet, Fieldy is my biggest inspiration in life and as a musician. If u have never read his book or tried his signature Bass I highly recommend it!
Nice positive review of Fieldy's playing. Would love to see a video on Lemmy (please not Ace of Spades though).
And yes, the entire band from different backgrounds. Fieldy was a big hip hop and rap guy. They really took their individual influences be it, punk, metal, ska, jazz, funk etc and combined it. Johnathan Davis was a melodic goth kid, Munky was big into Stevie Ray Vaughn, blues and jazz. Head was a metalheas through and they and David silveria was a punk rocker and they just combined it all together.
percussion for sure!!!
My favorite thing about Fieldy is how he hasn’t ever tried to be anyone else. He has such an instantly recognizable sound that went on to inspire other bass players to incorporate a similar tone. I’ve always loved how percussive and clicky his play style is. Add in how heavy his down tuned bass is and you get hit with this wave of deep yet fuzzy sound that’s also very percussive. It shouldn’t work yet it does. His playing style helped give KORN their signature sound and set them apart from anyone else.
Theres a pretty interesting snippet in an interview frome i forget where, but he pulls a bass out of a case and says, "this bass right here was used to record every Korn song, without this bass, there is no korn", and it was definitely a sound gear. I dont believe it was the one hes playing in this video, but i found that pretty interesting. Nice work man.
Thank you! I knew the left hand mute to be a legit technique.
He has his signature Ibanez bass, with Ibanez pickups. I don't know much about these pickups, the intermediate and higher-end Ibanez usually have Bartolinis or Nordstrand.
I hear some flanger in the intro, but I am not sure if it is on the guitars or on the bass. I love using flanger on the bass. You know in a heavy song, in a moment where all the guitars stops their riff but the bass keeps going, I step on the flanger pedal and it adds such a cool vibe.
I used to have a sr505 with his pickups instead of the stock Bartolini's. ADX5 I think is their name. Sounded miles better than the Barts
@@bothesheep4064 Do you know what year was that bass ? I have a 2007 SR-506 with Barts. I eventually upgraded the stock pickups with some US-made higher-end Barts, but my main bass still has the stock MK-1s and I love the tone. I can understand why they wouldn't be for everyone, but they work well for what I do.
VERY insightful, intelligent commentary. New subscriber here. Thank you.
Michael, I really appreciate that. Glad to have you here with us! See you around.
I really wish Mike Butler from The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza was still around and playing. Dude was an absolute madman on a bass. A mix of Fieldy and I don't know how to explain it. If you know you know.
I know, homie. Saw them with a life once lost and arsonists get all the girls at a tiny show in my tiny town a long time ago. Josh blew my brain balls, and I remember thinking how is this bass player even finding space to play in these songs, but he just killed it. Amazing.
@@kaynesantor8136I went to that tour, he asked me for a cigarette from stage (I saw them in a very small basement).
Fieldy is a beast for sure.
'I've heard it said that they bass guitar chooses the person...
No one chooses to play bass.'
Huge influence for me back in the 90´s I literally copied his technique with the aggressive, messy & filthy slapping with the bass allost vertical. How cool was that when you were 16-18? Even the fingerplay got very powerful & hammering to get that nasty sound that would pierce the heavy guitars. Full V equalizer baby
I've always thought of Fieldy as a 2nd percussionist in the band. I'd be interested how they developed their tones. Was it an intentional idea or did it evolve to cut through the 7 string guitars?
bass player of 25+ yrs. i have a bunch of sound gears because of korn. i have a 90s sr1205 like he used to play , a doug wimbish dw5, the iron label multi scale and 2 K5’s about to get another k5
That’s Fieldy’s signature bass, a Ibanez K5 with IBZ ADX5B bridge pickups and Vari-mid 3-band EQ. D'Addario EXL165 + .130 strings with 045/.065/.085/.105/.130 string gauge.
Tuned A-Standard
When you see them live, and Fieldy's actually playing with them, you FEEL that bass slam straight into you like a truck doing about 177 miles per hour (285 kph for the non-Americans). No one else they've had play with them has been able to capture that same tone and feel, and I think part of it is gear, and the other part of it is something that can't be taught or bought. You should check out I, Mother Earth's One More Astronaut and Here and Now by the Ernies. Some Canadian funk rock/metal from the 1990's. Very funky stuff.
The pickups he uses are the Adx5
thats a great bass series. The Duff one is really educational
Fieldy got the same bass tech as Robert Trujillo when he was in Suicidal tendencies/Infectious Grooves, and you can hear the almost no mids bass in Infectious/suicidal, Fieldy push it to the limit.
@Low End University... I’ve always been impressed/obsessed with Chris Squire’s unique sound. 2 songs that exhibit this is “Owner of the Lonely Heart” and “Silent Wings Of Freedom” off of “Tormatoe”... (the latter being the best example) !!!
Same! I have YES queued up over the next few weeks - stay tuned!
What u missed is that he’s hitting the big chord hard with this thumb of course but alternating with pinkie hits that act like a mute. Thumbs & pinkie slaps go back & forth to reinforce that percussive technique. The pinkie slap create ghost notes kinda. Bottomline is he is not only slapping hard with his thumbs but alternating with his pinkie. That’s the key to his sound & technique and something you can ONLY do if you play with the bass almost vertical where the thumb and pink can align. Kinda like that 🤙
Some bands hinge on one small element to make their sound, for Korn, it's their bass for sure.
Yeah they were EMG pickups if I remember correctly and since the guitarists we're using 7-string tuned to A he had to get low thick ass strings too.... I remember going to the music store and selling "korn" strings became a shor trend back then... I even bought a pack myself for my guitar, that was some meaty Shit man!
Fieldy proving Victor Wooten's point about notes vs groove/feeling on bass playing! Victor Wooten frequently says the note doesn't matter much, as long as the groove is serving the song - which Fieldy does masterfully!
I remember hearing a song from maybe the 60s' on the radio once that had the same tempo and beats. It was weird.
Not really a big fan of Korn's music, but Fieldy has such a unique technique and tone that 100% completes the sound of the band. Having the bass doing anything different would completely change the vibe of the band
Speaking of Mudvayne and Ryan at the end there, you should check him out in Soften the Glare, March of the Cephalopods.
You should check out chaoth playing words by unexpect, an absolutely phenomenal bassist with a monstrous instrument
fantastic bass choice my man i have the 4 string with the mid boost and cut and i love it so much its my baby
Right on! Cheers to you!
At least on the first album, he was using a 4x12"+1 cab (that is, with a center tweeter), and after much arguing with the recording engineer and producer about the bass tone, and the recording engineer moving the recording mic around every conceivable point in front of the cab, the recording engineer gave up and placed the mic in front the tweeter. After yet another quick demo tracking to check the bass tone, Fieldy apparently said something to the effect of "That's it! That's the tone I want!"
I can't quite fully remember which documentary that story was told in. I want to say it may have been Metal Evolution, but it was years ago that I saw it, so I might be off. At any rate, as a long time sound technician, the story stuck out to me as another potential tool for my bag.
I has seen an interview with Feildy that he said he is less about Precision and is trying to tread his bass as a part of percussive groove
Dude! I was bouncing in my chair just as you said that.
Grew up chasing the musical stardom dream as a kid in the 90's & can definitely say Fieldy was my inspiration to buy a 5 string.
I always thought the Bassist from Korn just played on just the top string open all the time lol