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Riff Tone
Back to School (Mini Maggit)
Deftones
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarESP Stef B-7 (Stephen Carpenter signature 7-string, likely custom shop or early production)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (Rackmount, late 90s/early 2000s version)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2000 White Pony sessions. No evidence of live rig or alternate gear for this specific song. No pedalboard evidence for this riff section. Gear inferred from White Pony album era and Stephen Carpenter's studio interviews.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate pick attackmodern nu-metal claritydry, minimal ambienceheavy low-end punchbridge pickup biteslightly compressed
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically tight and requires precise palm muting and articulation, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.
This tone has been researched 5 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarESP Stef B-7 (Stephen Carpenter signature 7-string, likely custom shop or early production)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (Rackmount, late 90s/early 2000s version)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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This tone has been researched 5 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 2000 White Pony sessions. No evidence of live rig or alternate gear for this specific song. No pedalboard evidence for this riff section. Gear inferred from White Pony album era and Stephen Carpenter's studio interviews.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate pick attackmodern nu-metal claritydry, minimal ambienceheavy low-end punchbridge pickup biteslightly compressed
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically tight and requires precise palm muting and articulation, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.