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Exactly, even as I was nearing 20 and started "growing out of" Korn, I could always appreciate Fieldy for sounding like no other. I could never quite match his tone myself.
When asked about subbing for Fieldy for a few shows, Ryan Martinie (Mudvayne) said he had to really think about how he was playing because every bass note really means something in the song.
"Almost everything about bass I dont like", that's just epic :D b9 most likely is him almost finding the root an octave higher. None the less David and Fieldy played a massive part on the korn sound no question.
I spoke with a person like 4-5 years ago when i first started playing bass and he said that he can imitate his tone with a warwick bass and a guitar amp yes a guitar amp
Ha! One for my hometown boys. I was hanging out with some friends in 94, and someone said, "Hey, did you hear John's new CD?" They put it in and I did know what to make of it. Few did in '94. Kurt Cobain just ended his life and the music world was sort in limbo for teenagers and young adults. Then Korn came along. I had no idea I was hearing the next 10 years of music.
That's awesome! I've been a huge Korn fan since around '96 but after visiting Bakersfield a couple times I felt like had an even better understanding of their music than before lol
I'm not a huge Korn fan but Fieldy is my favourite part of their sound. As a kid his style was instantly recognizable when often I couldn't even make out the bass line on some of the albums I liked.
I would have been in that camp as a teen but I'm officially a kernel at this point. I got a 5 string bass and seven string guitar and have been learning all the Korn songs I can for inspiration. The new boom of nü-metal/metalcore/noise-punk has been super influential on me (Korn post Head coming back to the band, Chat Pile, KEN Mode, Tallah, Vein.fm, Code Orange, LOATHE, modern Deftones). It's such a fun style of bass playing once you do it enough for your callouses to develop. Metal is percussive. All Fieldy did was take that concept at face value and push it to the Nth degree. Fieldy and Ryan Martinie from Mudvayne are metal finger-style bass playing's natural end point. There's probably room for Sam Rivers from Limp Bizkit and Dirk Lance from Incubus on that list too.
Im not super into Korn, but I can't help but to adore the bass in the chorus for Freak on a Leashe. It sounds interesting in and out the mix and it compliments the drum grove so well with how tight the rhythm is.
Fieldy is definitely a player with his style of his own, such a badass player. Would still love to request Roger Waters, Les Claypool, Paul McCartney and John Entwistle (sorry for constantly requesting them, they all have such unique styles and would love to learn how to get them) and maybe also Paul Grey from Slipknot or Tom Hamilton of Aerosmith, great lesson as always and stay awesome Paul \m/
Brilliant vid as always ! Funny, as kid born in 90s and growing up around 2000, we heard such urban legends about Marylin Manson that had his ribs removed from his body... And another guy went and said that he gave it to his drummer to get a unique sound. WTF. Urban legends were too far gone :')
I knew he removed his ribs for self blow-j's XD and another legend was that he wanted to have a sixth finger (probably a second pinky) in order to seem like the devil! They were the times when internet wasn't affordable for many of us...
Fieldy has an unique bass tone that sounds like a subwoofer on the low end and maracas on the high end. Even though I'm not into downtuning and low action when playing my 1986 Ibanez Roadstar II RB650 bass. I'm more of an Thrash, Power, Neoclassical and Death Metal bassist.
Bro back in the late 90's they were legitimate stars....unbelievable how popular they were and truly the godfathers of Nu-Metal....their third album in 1998 changed the whole game...i remember it vividly how they turned the whole scene from underground into mainstream sales wise
Love or hate them they have their own sound when I heard blind for the first I was mesmerized with the bass outro like you have this dark and heavy song to end it with a cool jazzy hip hop bassline that's what stood out for me
Another great tip for understanding Fieldys bass playing is to listen to the late 80's/early 90's eras of hip hop, groups like Cypress Hill and Wu-Tang Clan especially, there you'll find a lot of deep groovy basslines that pretty obviously inspired Fieldys approach.
" Don't try to sound like someone else" -> makes a video about how to sound like someone else. :D All stupid jokes aside, great video again. Have watched a bunch of these. Can't wait for the next one.
Man when I first heard KORN I didn’t like them at all but it sure didn’t take long for me to come around!! 🤣🤣 As a bassist myself I dig Fieldy’s clicky sound and originality. Those first 3 KORN CDs have been in constant rotation for many years. I’m kinda bummed that he has mellowed out on the clicky sound in the modern era and doesn’t stand out in the mix much anymore.
Korn was a huge influence on me growing up. I absolutely love playing the tri tone and I think this is where it comes from. Gonna go add that 9th right now.
Playing behind the fret is what you're taught by a good instructor. Especially with the genre of jazz. It's the proper way to fret notes. Just like fretless. Not Playing on top of the line gives u bad intonation. Period.
First time i've listened to them it was when they were performing "One" on Metallica special event . You can also check it on RU-vid and I fell in love with this "crushing spines sound" . So badass bass . Before that I ve never really cared for bass because I was listening to some 80s music
As a kid I always looked at Korn as sort of a dollar-store version of Faith No More. But it's clear after watching your thoughtful video that - though Fieldy may not be a talented player in a conventional way - he is innovative. That's why I love your series. With every video, I come to see that even the most "vanilla" bass players have carefully thought-out styles, and that there are so many "right" ways to play the bass.
FNM is great, FF is cool but Korn is legendary. I still can’t believe people still sleep on them. They were waaay ahead of their time. They feel like a band that would pop onto the scene now. They still have a freshness about them
Learning about that b5 and b9 effect and lochrian made me go and read/learn about scales ASAP =0 I knew some of them but was lacking ideas about how to use them practically and how they can help to achieve certain mood so never learned them as much as should had to, this video pushed me back to direction on figuring how and what for use them. (Sorry for broken English) Thank you.
I love Fieldy! Ironically, I started copping Fieldy's percussive style of bass when playing in church choir! We didn't have a drummer or percussionist, so I'd slap the muted strings on beats 2 & 4, or wherever it enhanced the music.
It's sad to think that so many people miss the importance of his bass playing in a lot of their songs and records. For instance, the chorus on freak on a leash, I remember the first time I heard it, I thought to myself that it had almost a thin sound and then I realized that it was due to the bass playing. The way he will EQ his bass allows for these moments that just turn you upside down and then later you just respect how freaking unique the band's sound is. You can recognize Korn from anyone.
I’m not a Korn fan at all, and Fieldy as a stand-alone player is also not my thing. Yet somehow in the context of the band he’s the one thing I really dig.
Fieldy is awesome :) He said in a interview once that 95% of your time & practice should go to developing your right (plucking) hand. You only have to listen to the song 'Black is the Soul' to understand just how good he really is :)
I always loved the tone Fieldy uses, it stands out so much and many of Korn's songs would not sound the same if it weren't for his distinct tone and play style.
Exactly what I've been looking for all these years, every other video I've seen has been so misleading. You've gained yourself a subscriber Good Sir. Thank you very much!
I've always enjoyed his sound. That's one of the reasons i started playing. But whoever said "it's like their jamming, but not together", that's fucking funny
Ya but, what he left out is that he uses active pickups. That's a key factor in his playing. Try play like him with passive pickups and you will go crazy... Trust me I know... Lol.
Playing like Fieldy is just tuning down to A and slapping mutes . 25 years later Fieldy still does not know any scales . However , he is still two levels up on Nikki Sixx . Just trolling on my bro , I’m a huge Korn fan
You know...I've always known he could play but I can barely HEAR him in the mix! If he's not slapping or the guitars haven't dropped out, I can't hear him most of the time...that's always been my issue with Fieldy...Sonically, with two detuned 7 strings it just seems like doubling their lines is the worst way to go; kinda like when Newstead did that with Metallica on ...And Justice For All (I know they weren't playing 7 strings so don't start...). Other times he's locking with the Kick and song ok, but often times it's just hard to discern what he's doing... I'll have to give him another listen...
Alot of douchebags on here who think skill level is the only thing that matters in music. To me, music is passion. I'll take KoRn any day over some of the pretentious technical bands who treat music only as a means to showcase their skill level. Music is more than that.
I remember being in 3rd grade and tricking my mom into buying me a korn issue cd saying it was good nice music straight up lying. I got the cd n put it on n my life has been downhill ever since in the best way possible
Speaking of 90s nu-metal, have you covered Traa Daniels from P.O.D? I think he is an extremely underrated bassist, maybe not as innovative as Fieldy but his technique, choice of tone, and groove is rock solid. He did a number of interesting licks, such as in Sleeping Awake.
I have one of my 4 strings in that tuning right now. That bass is capable of it, but my other two aren't. If your strings are thick enough and your neck is long enough it might be possible
I listened to a lot of his raw tracks and there are so many mistakes BUT the his sound and approach is what makes Korn sound like Korn and there is no one who could have been a better fit for the band. Great video btw!
Just to note, Korn doesn’t play in all minor. Part of what makes them sound the way they do is using MAJOR in an unusual way to give you a melancholy feel mixed with minor. Literally a signature part of their riffs and John’s vocals.
FYI - use a 5 string set omitting the 1st string, & using the 2nd - 5 th. This will allow lower tuning without the excessive fretboard noise. Also a less expensive route than purchasing a 5 string bass guitar. I use DR Legend 45 - 125. Don’t forget to exclude the 1st string‼️✝️🤘‼️
I don't get the hatred towards Fieldy. It's not like we're talking about Lemmy Kilmister playing chords and sounding like a guitar. I really enjoy his choice of sounding percussive in many riffs and pure lows in other musical bridges, his style never gets old!!!
Big thanx second time :) Yesterday i bought ibanez K5 and i am waiting for pack. For me fieldy destroy bass Sound🤟💣💥. Lots of bass tones with treble and no midrange for guitar place.
