James "Munky" Shaffer

James "Munky" Shaffer is the lead guitarist of KoRn.

Biography & Personal Life
An adopted child, Jame's life was troubled. While he was trying to sneak out at night, he cut the tip of one of his fingers on a motorcycle chain, and while he was in rehab for his finger, he picked a guitar. He often played with Brian during his high school years.

KoRny
He was the one who originally asked Jonathan Davis to join L.A.P.D., which eventually formed KoRn.

Hardware

 * Ibanez Apex|APEX1-BBK Munky Signature - Munky's current signature model from 2007 and onward.
 * Ibanez Apex|Apex Prototype - Seen used on the Live from Montreux DVD.
 * Ibanez K7 Series|K7 - Munky and Head signature guitars now discontinued.
 * Ibanez K7 Series|K7 Protoype - The prototype for the K7 was long Munkys main guitar.
 * Ibanez K14 Custom built 14 stringed guitar, used for the song Alone I Break.
 * Ibanez RG Prestige|RG8 - 8 stringed guitar, used on recent tours.
 * Ibanez Universe|UV7BK - Steve Vai signature model.
 * Ibanez Universe UV7PW - Covered in duct tape with, all pickups removed except for a humbucker in the bridge position only equipped with a single volume control.
 * Ibanez Universe UV7BK - Used during 1997 Lollapalooza tour.
 * Ibanez Universe PRE-97 UV7BK - With replaced pickguard, now retired.
 * Ibanez Custom 7-string acoustic - Used for the MTV Unplugged and the recording of the untitled album.
 * Gibson SG|SG 6-stringed model, tuned down to drop-A.
 * Gibson EDS-1275|EDS-1275 - Used during studio recordings.
 * Fender Telecaster|Telecaster - 6-string model used on the song Kiss.
 * Gretsch Hollowbody - Used during the recording of Evolution.
 * Gibson Gibson Les Paul|Les Paul - Used during the recording of the untitled album.
 * Saber S5407 - Seen in Blind video also occasionally used live during early tours.
 * Silvertone (instruments)|Silvertone - Used to record the Blind intro.
 * Dean Markley strings - .010 .013 .017 .030 .042 .052 .060 gauge.

Effects

 * |BOSS DD-5 Delay
 * |BOSS DD-6 Delay
 * |BOSS HR-2 Harmonist
 * |BOSS Metal core
 * |BOSS PH-3 Phase Shifter
 * |BOSS PS-5 Super Shifter
 * |BOSS RV-3 Digital Reverb/Delay
 * |BOSS RV-5 Reverb
 * |BOSS SD-1 Super Overdrive
 * |Digitech Metal Master
 * Digitech|Digitech XP100 Whammy Wah
 * Digitech|Digitech Synth Wah
 * DOD Electronics|DOD FX25B Envelope Filter
 * Dunlop Manufacturing|Dunlop Crybaby Wah
 * Dunlop Manufacturing|Dunlop Rotovibe
 * Dunlop Manufacturing|Dunlop Univibe
 * Electro-Harmonix Big Muff|Big Muff π
 * |Electro-Harmonix Small Stone Phaser
 * |Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress
 * |Electro-Harmonix Q-Tron Filter
 * Tremolo|Guyatone Flip Tremolo
 * |Ibanez Bi-Chorus
 * |Ibanez BC9 Chorus Mode
 * |Ibanez DE7 Delay/Echo
 * |Ibanez LF-7 Lo-Fi Filter
 * |Ibanez PM-7 Phase Modulator
 * |Ibanez Tube Screamer
 * |Ibanez Tube Screamer TS-9
 * Memphis Envelope Follower
 * Phaser (effect)|Mu-Tron Bi Phaser
 * Prescription Electronics Depth Charge
 * Distortion (music)|ProCo Rat Distortion
 * Talkbox|Rocktron Banshee Talk Box
 * Roland corporation|Roland Jet Phaser
 * Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2
 * Whirlwind A/B Selector
 * Mesa Boogie|Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifiers
 * Diezel|Diezel VH4
 * Line6|Line 6 Flextone Amplifier
 * Rivera Knucklehaed
 * Gibson Guitar Corporation|Gibson Amplifier
 * Marshall Amplification|Marshall JCM 900