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deftones Root

Unknown Artist

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarESP M-II Standard (early 90s, likely stock pickups)

AmpMarshall JMP-1 MIDI Preamp into Marshall EL34 100/100 Power Amp

PickupsSeymour Duncan SH-4 JB (bridge), SH-2n Jazz (neck) humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass6

mid5

treble6.5

reverb1

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording for 'Adrenaline' (1995); Stephen Carpenter used the ESP M-II with stock Seymour Duncan pickups and Marshall JMP-1 preamp/EL34 power amp. No evidence of live rig or modern digital gear for this era.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gainarticulate low-end chugslightly scooped midsclear note separationfocused attackminimal ambiencemodern metal crunchno audible modulation or delay

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise rhythm, with fast alternate picking and syncopation, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.

Sources

stephen carpenters rig in the 1995-2003 era : r/deftones Rig Rundown: Deftones' Stephen Carpenter & Sergio Vega - Premier Guitar Deftones Members, Gear & Sound | Equipboard Root Deftones patch? : r/BossKatana

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Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarESP M-II Standard (early 90s, likely stock pickups)

AmpMarshall JMP-1 MIDI Preamp into Marshall EL34 100/100 Power Amp

PickupsSeymour Duncan SH-4 JB (bridge), SH-2n Jazz (neck) humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass6

mid5

treble6.5

reverb1

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Sources

stephen carpenters rig in the 1995-2003 era : r/deftones Rig Rundown: Deftones' Stephen Carpenter & Sergio Vega - Premier Guitar Deftones Members, Gear & Sound | Equipboard Root Deftones patch? : r/BossKatana

Notes

Studio recording for 'Adrenaline' (1995); Stephen Carpenter used the ESP M-II with stock Seymour Duncan pickups and Marshall JMP-1 preamp/EL34 power amp. No evidence of live rig or modern digital gear for this era.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gainarticulate low-end chugslightly scooped midsclear note separationfocused attackminimal ambiencemodern metal crunchno audible modulation or delay

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise rhythm, with fast alternate picking and syncopation, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.

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