Riff Tone

Sextape

Deftones

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarESP Stef B-7 (Stephen Carpenter signature 7-string, likely used for studio recording of 'Sextape')

AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording, 2010 era)

PickupsEMG 81-7 (bridge), EMG 707 (neck) active humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain0

bass6

mid5.5

treble6.5

reverb3

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 2010, Diamond Eyes album. Stephen Carpenter is known to use his ESP Stef B-7 with EMG pickups and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier for clean and ambient tones on this record. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this specific song's riff section.

Tone Character(10)

lush and ambientsmooth and glassywide stereo imagewarm lowsshimmering highssoft attackdynamic and expressivespacious and etherealclean with subtle delay trailsmajor 7/9 chord voicings

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate skill due to its use of extended chords, precise timing to sync with delay repeats, and dynamic picking for expressive, ambient clean tones.

Sources

cabt figure out the sextape dealy pedal settings : r/deftones How to recreate Sextape delay tone by Deftones using this pedal ...Devo: Bastardizing the Blues - Premier Guitar

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