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Riff Tone
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Deftones
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (Chino Moreno, White Pony era, likely American Standard or similar)
AmpMarshall JMP-1 preamp into Marshall 9200 power amp with Celestion G12T-75 speakers
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, White Pony album (2000). Gear confirmed for album sessions, not live. Riff section uses bridge pickup. Effects chain includes chorus and reverb. No evidence of fuzz or high-gain pedals for this clean/ambient riff.
Tone Character(10)
shimmering cleanambient and lushslightly modulatedclear and articulatebridge pickup brightnessspacious with reverbsubtle chorus movementnot compressedstudio-polishednot overdriven
Difficulty
The riff is not technically complex but requires precise clean playing, good timing, and control of dynamics to achieve the ambient, shimmering tone.
This tone has been researched 4 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (Chino Moreno, White Pony era, likely American Standard or similar)
AmpMarshall JMP-1 preamp into Marshall 9200 power amp with Celestion G12T-75 speakers
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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This tone has been researched 4 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, White Pony album (2000). Gear confirmed for album sessions, not live. Riff section uses bridge pickup. Effects chain includes chorus and reverb. No evidence of fuzz or high-gain pedals for this clean/ambient riff.
Tone Character(10)
shimmering cleanambient and lushslightly modulatedclear and articulatebridge pickup brightnessspacious with reverbsubtle chorus movementnot compressedstudio-polishednot overdriven
Difficulty
The riff is not technically complex but requires precise clean playing, good timing, and control of dynamics to achieve the ambient, shimmering tone.