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Riff Tone

Change (In the House of Flies)

Deftones

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarESP Stef Carpenter Signature 6-string (likely custom M-II or M-1000, used on White Pony era)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (studio recording, White Pony era, confirmed main amp by Stef Carpenter)

Amp Settings

gain0
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1999-2000, White Pony album sessions. Clean tone for verse/riff section. Stef used Marshall JCM800 as main amp; effects from rack units (TC Electronic FireworX, Rocktron Replifex) also mentioned for this era. Guitar is ESP 6-string with EMG active pickups, tuned to Drop C.

Tone Character(10)
glassy and lushambient and atmosphericsmooth and slightly compressedwarm and roundedclear note separationgentle pick attackspacious with subtle modulationno audible breakupstudio-layered depthsubtle reverb tail

Difficulty

The riff requires clean, controlled picking and subtle dynamic touch to maintain the lush, atmospheric sound, but does not involve complex techniques or fast passages.

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