Riff Tone

My Own Summer (Shove It)

Deftones

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarESP Stef B-7 (custom 7-string, early version, likely with Seymour Duncan JB bridge pickup)

AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (Rackmount, Rev F or G, late 1990s studio model)

PickupsSeymour Duncan JB (bridge humbucker, passive)

Amp Settings

gain8

bass6.5

mid3.5

treble6

reverb0

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1997. Gear confirmed for 'Around the Fur' era; live and later rigs differ. No evidence of pedals on the original studio rhythm tone—distortion from amp. Tuning is Drop Db (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb).

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivescooped midsheavy, saturated distortionarticulate pick attackdry, no reverbcrushing low endfocused and compressedclear note separationaggressive palm mutingmodern metal rhythm

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise rhythm, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.

Sources

My own summer guitar tone,amp settings? : r/deftones - Reddit deftones guitar tone : r/guitarpedals - Reddit How do i make my amp settings sound like deftones song ... - Reddit Deftones' Stephen Carpenter Rig Rundown - Premier Guitar

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