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Riff Tone
Knife Prty
Deftones
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarESP Viper VP-200
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2000, White Pony album. Gear confirmed for album era and likely used for riff sections by Stephen Carpenter. No direct evidence of alternate guitars/amps for this song's riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gainarticulate low-endslightly scooped midscrisp attackchunky and modernclear note definitionheavy, thick riffingcontrolled feedback
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting, precise rhythm, and control of high-gain tone to maintain clarity and articulation, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarESP Viper VP-200
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 2000, White Pony album. Gear confirmed for album era and likely used for riff sections by Stephen Carpenter. No direct evidence of alternate guitars/amps for this song's riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gainarticulate low-endslightly scooped midscrisp attackchunky and modernclear note definitionheavy, thick riffingcontrolled feedback
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting, precise rhythm, and control of high-gain tone to maintain clarity and articulation, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.