Solo Tone

Beauty School

Deftones

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarGibson SG

AmpRivera Knucklehead Tre Reverb

PickupsHumbucker (likely stock Gibson SG pickups)

Amp Settings

gain0

bass5.5

mid5.5

treble6.5

reverb4

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

chorusBoss Boss DC-2 Dimension C

delayMXR MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay

Notes

Studio recording, 2010 (Diamond Eyes album). Gear confirmed for Chino Moreno in studio by Premier Guitar. No explicit evidence of alternate guitars or amps used for 'Beauty School' clean solo; SG and Rivera are the only confirmed studio rig for this era.

Tone Character(10)

lush and ambientsmooth and glassyshimmering modulationspacious and reverb-heavywarm neck pickup tonesoft attackgentle dynamicssubtle analog delay repeatsno breakup or gritstudio-polished clean sound

Difficulty

The solo requires careful control of clean tone dynamics and effect timing, but does not involve advanced technical passages or fast runs.

Sources

Deftones: A Little Darkness - Premier Guitar

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