Distorted Tone

Digital Bath

Deftones

Bassmetal2000s

Original Gear

BassFender Jazz Bass (likely 4-string, late 90s/early 2000s model)

AmpAmpeg SVT Classic (SVT-CL) with 8x10 cab (studio standard for Deftones era)

PickupsDual single-coil Jazz pickups

Amp Settings

gain6.5

bass6

mid5.5

treble6

presence6

compression5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

preampTech 21 SansAmp Bass Driver DI (probable, not confirmed for this track)

Notes

Studio recording, 1999-2000 (White Pony sessions); no direct confirmation of live rig for this song, but studio Ampeg SVT is highly probable for this era and band.

Tone Character(9)

deep and powerfulgritty low endclanky attackmid-scooped aggressionpunchy and saturatedslightly compressedgrowly midrangecutting through dense mixnotably overdriven but not fuzzed out

Difficulty

The part requires a steady, aggressive pick attack and tight timing to cut through the dense mix, but does not involve advanced fills or complex runs.

Sources

My Own Summer Tone/Amp Settings? : r/deftones How to get Deftones bass tone?does anyone know what tuning digital bath is in

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