Riff Tone

Rosemary

Deftones

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarESP Stef B-8 8-string

AmpMarshall JMP-1 Tube MIDI Preamp into Marshall 9200 Monoblock Power Amp

PickupsEMG 808 active humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain0

bass6

mid6

treble6

reverb1.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

chorusBoss Boss DC-2 Dimension C

delayElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Memory Toy

Notes

Studio recording, 2012 (Koi No Yokan album). Stephen Carpenter played the main riff on his ESP 8-string with EMG 808s, using his typical Marshall JMP-1/9200 rack setup. No evidence of Chino Moreno's clean guitar on the main riff; this is Stephen's part. No evidence of amp reverb or built-in effects. Effects are all pedal-based. Settings estimated based on genre, era, and typical Deftones studio rig for this song/section.

Tone Character(10)

lush and glassyambient and washymodulated shimmerclear note separationtight low endsmooth highsslightly compressedwide stereo imageno audible breakupchorus-rich clean

Difficulty

The riff requires clean, precise picking and wide stretches on an 8-string guitar, with careful timing to maintain clarity with the ambient effects.

Sources

Rig tour: Deftones | MusicRadar Stephen Carpenter - Equipboard Deftones : r/BossKatana - Reddit

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