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Guitar tone · metal, rock

Deftones guitar tone: gear & amp settings

The gear and amp settings behind 68 Deftones songs, researched from rig rundowns, interviews and gear forums. The rig that shows up most: Ibanez RG7620 7-string into Marshall JMP-1 MIDI Preamp into Marshall EL34 100/100 Power Amp.

Guitars Deftones used

  • Ibanez RG7620 7-string5 songs
  • ESP Viper VP-2005 songs
  • ESP STEF B-82 songs
  • ESP Stef B-8 8-string2 songs
  • ESP Stef B-8 Fluence2 songs
  • ESP Stef B-7 (Stephen Carpenter signature 7-string, likely used for studio recording in this era)2 songs
  • Kiesel Stef Carpenter Camo Edition 8-string1 song
  • ESP Stef B-7 (Stephen Carpenter signature 7-string, likely used for studio recording of 'Sextape')1 song

Amps Deftones used

  • Marshall JMP-1 MIDI Preamp into Marshall EL34 100/100 Power Amp4 songs
  • Fractal Axe-Fx II (amp modeling), Engl Tube Poweramp E850/100, Orange 4x12 cabinets4 songs
  • ADA MP-1 preamp into Marshall 9200 power amp3 songs
  • Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp3 songs
  • Ampeg SVT-2 Pro head into Ampeg 8x10 cabinet2 songs
  • Marshall JMP-1 MIDI Preamp into Marshall EL34 100/100 Power Amp (studio recording, 1997)2 songs
  • Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier2 songs
  • Line 6 Helix (amp modeling, likely Mesa/Boogie Rectifier or similar high-gain model)1 song

115 Deftones tones

SongGain
My Own Summer (Shove It) · riff8
Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away) · riff8.5
Entombed · riff8
Change (In the House of Flies) · riff6.5
Passenger · riff8.5
Change (In the House of Flies) · riff0
Mascara · riff9
Pink Maggit · riff8.5
Sextape · riff0
Sextape · riff7.5
Bored · riff7.5
Back to School (Mini Maggit) · riff8
Cherry Waves · riff5.5
Diamond Eyes · riff8
Digital Bath · riff7
Knife Prty · riff0
Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away) · riff0
Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away) · solo7
Headup · riff8.5
Hexagram · riff8.5
Korea · riff8.5
Phantom Bride (feat. Jerry Cantrell) · solo7
Pink Maggit · solo7.5
Teething · riff8.5
Battle-Axe · riff8.5
Elite · riff9
Entombed · solo7.5
Hole In the Earth · riff8
i think about you all the time · riff8
Knife Prty · riff8
Mascara · riff0
My Own Summer (Shove It) · solo8.5
My Own Summer (Shove It) · riff5
Risk · riff8.5
Rosemary · riff0
Street Carp · riff8.5
You've Seen the Butcher · riff8
(L)MIRL · riff0
(L)MIRL · solo0
(L)MIRL · solo6
~metal dream · riff7.5
976-EVIL · riff8.5
Around the fur deftones · riff8.5
Beauty School · riff7.5
Beauty School · solo0
Beauty School · riff0
Beware · riff8.5
Bloody Cape · riff9
Can't Even Breathe · riff8.5
Change (In the House of Flies) · solo0
Change (In the House of Flies) · distorted6.5
Change (In the House of Flies) · clean0
Change (In the House of Flies) · solo7.5
Change (In The House Of Flies) [Tourist Remix] · riff7.5
Cherry Waves · distorted6.5
Cherry Waves · riff0
Dai the Flu · riff8.5
Deathblow · riff8
Digital Bath · riff0
Digital Bath · distorted6.5
ecdysis · riff8.5
Engine no. 9 · riff7.5
Entombed · riff0
Entombed · clean0
Fist · riff8.5
Genesis · riff9
Geometric Headdress · riff8.5
Good Morning Beautiful · riff8.5
Goon Squad · riff8.5
Graphic Nature · riff8.5
Hexagram · riff0
Hole In the Earth · solo8.5
Hole In the Earth · clean0
i think about you all the time · solo7.5
i think about you all the time · riff0
infinite source · solo8
infinite source · riff7.5
Kimdracula · riff8.5
lhabia · riff7.5
Mascara · solo7.5
Mein · riff9
milk of the madonna · riff8.5
Minerva · riff0
Minerva · riff8.5
my mind is a mountain · riff8
My own summer · riff7
My Own Summer (Shove It) · distorted7
My Own Summer (Shove It) · clean0
Ohms · riff0
Ohms · riff8.5
Passenger · distorted6.5
Passenger · clean0
Phantom Bride (feat. Jerry Cantrell) · riff7.5
Phantom Bride (feat. Jerry Cantrell) · riff0
Pink Maggit · riff0
Pittura Infamante · riff8
Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want · riff7
Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want · solo6
Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want · riff5
Poltergeist · riff8
Rickets · riff8.5
Risk · distorted6.5
Rocket Skates · riff9
Romantic Dreams · riff8.5
Rosemary · solo7.5
Rosemary · riff7.5
Royal · riff8.5
Rx Queen · riff8.5
Sextape · solo0
Simple Man · riff8
Sleep Walk · riff8.5
Sleep Walk · solo7.5
Sleep Walk · solo0
Swerve City · riff8
When Girls Telephone Boys · riff9

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Frequently asked questions

What amp did Deftones use?

Across 68 researched songs, the amps that come up most are Marshall JMP-1 MIDI Preamp into Marshall EL34 100/100 Power Amp (4 songs), Fractal Axe-Fx II (amp modeling), Engl Tube Poweramp E850/100, Orange 4x12 cabinets (4 songs), ADA MP-1 preamp into Marshall 9200 power amp (3 songs), Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp (3 songs).

What guitar did Deftones use?

Most often: Ibanez RG7620 7-string (5 songs), ESP Viper VP-200 (5 songs), ESP STEF B-8 (2 songs), ESP Stef B-8 8-string (2 songs).

How do I get Deftones's tone on my amp?

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