Head Bio

Head

Well, Brian "Head" Welch is a very good friend of Munky. They went to the same highschool. As for bands, Head was in a band called Ragtyme. Head plays his guitar crouching down because the neck of the 7 string guitar was so wide. When he first got the guitar, he practiced playing with it sitting down. When he went to the band practice one day, he notices that he couldn't get his fingers all the way around the strings standing up. So he crouches over and started forming a habit of playing the way it is today. Oh, and he sang "Lowrider" on Peachy. Plus, he has a daughter named Jennea born during Ozzfest of 1998.

Head uses Ibanez RG7620 7-String guitars. He is also one of the endorsers of Ibanez brand guitars. Here are some Q&A's from Head about guitars.

Plugged In: What first interested you in the 7-string guitar?

Head: The thickness and the fatness of the sound combined with the wide range of notes available. You can write fatter grooves with a 7-string. The 7-string guitar is what Korn is about.

Plugged In: How do you tune your RG7620 guitars?

Head: Down to low A.

Plugged In: What are the advantages of playing a 7-string guitar?

Head: The wider range. You can get more adventurous with the instrument. I think it also makes your hand stronger because of the thickness of the neck.

Plugged In: Could you go back to using a 6-string as your primary instrument now that you are mainly using a 7-string?

Head: No way. We wouldn't sound like Korn without the 7-string.