Riff Tone
Cherry Waves
Deftones
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarESP Stef B-7 (Stephen Carpenter signature 7-string, likely used for 'Cherry Waves' studio recording)
AmpFractal Audio Axe-Fx (amp modeling, used for studio recording on 'Saturday Night Wrist' era)
PickupsEMG 81-7 (bridge), EMG 707 (neck) active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
mid5.5
treble6.5
reverb2
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
chorusBoss Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble (or similar chorus pedal, model not confirmed)
delayMXR MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay (or similar analog delay, model not confirmed)
Notes
Studio recording, 2006 ('Saturday Night Wrist' album). Stephen Carpenter used Axe-Fx amp modeling for this record (see Source 7). Guitar is likely the ESP Stef B-7 with EMG active pickups, as per his known gear for this era. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this clean section.
Tone Character(10)
lush and glassyambient and shimmeringclear, bell-like articulationmodulated clean soundchorus and delay ambiencetight, controlled low endsmooth, non-harsh highswide stereo imagesoft picking dynamicsno audible distortion or breakup
Difficulty
The clean riff requires accurate arpeggiated picking and timing to sync with delay repeats, but is not technically demanding in terms of speed or advanced techniques.
Sources
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Original Gear
GuitarESP Stef B-7 (Stephen Carpenter signature 7-string, likely used for 'Cherry Waves' studio recording)
AmpFractal Audio Axe-Fx (amp modeling, used for studio recording on 'Saturday Night Wrist' era)
PickupsEMG 81-7 (bridge), EMG 707 (neck) active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
mid5.5
treble6.5
reverb2
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
chorusBoss Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble (or similar chorus pedal, model not confirmed)
delayMXR MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay (or similar analog delay, model not confirmed)
Notes
Studio recording, 2006 ('Saturday Night Wrist' album). Stephen Carpenter used Axe-Fx amp modeling for this record (see Source 7). Guitar is likely the ESP Stef B-7 with EMG active pickups, as per his known gear for this era. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this clean section.
Tone Character(10)
lush and glassyambient and shimmeringclear, bell-like articulationmodulated clean soundchorus and delay ambiencetight, controlled low endsmooth, non-harsh highswide stereo imagesoft picking dynamicsno audible distortion or breakup
Difficulty
The clean riff requires accurate arpeggiated picking and timing to sync with delay repeats, but is not technically demanding in terms of speed or advanced techniques.
Cherry Waves settings for your amp
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