Riff Tone

Beware

Deftones

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarESP Stef B-7 (Stephen Carpenter signature 7-string, 2006 era)

AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (2000s revision, studio recording)

PickupsEMG 81-7 (bridge position, active humbucker)

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass6

mid4.5

treble6

reverb1

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2006, Saturday Night Wrist album. Stephen Carpenter plays the heavy riff sections with his ESP 7-string loaded with EMG 81-7 pickups into a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier. No evidence of additional pedals or effects for the main riff section. Chino Moreno plays clean/ambient parts, but the heavy riff is Stephen's 7-string setup.

Tone Character(10)

tight, percussive low endscooped mids for modern metal clarityaggressive palm-muted chugsarticulate attacksaturated high-gain distortionchunky, ballsy, heavy tonelow-tuned, extended rangetight and focused rhythmminimal ambiencemassive, wall-of-sound riff

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate skill due to its tight, percussive palm muting, low tuning control, and syncopated rhythm, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or extreme speed.

Sources

BEWARE TAB by Deftones @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com Tuning for guitar : r/deftones How do i make my amp settings sound like deftones song ...stephen carpenters rig in the 1995-2003 era : r/deftones

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