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Riff Tone
My Own Summer (Shove It)
Deftones
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarESP Stef B-7 (custom 7-string, early version, likely with Seymour Duncan JB bridge pickup)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (Rackmount, Rev F or G, late 1990s studio model)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1997. Gear confirmed for 'Around the Fur' era; live and later rigs differ. No evidence of pedals on the original studio rhythm tone—distortion from amp. Tuning is Drop Db (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb).
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsheavy, saturated distortionarticulate pick attackdry, no reverbcrushing low endfocused and compressedclear note separationaggressive palm mutingmodern metal rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise rhythm, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP Stef B-7 (custom 7-string, early version, likely with Seymour Duncan JB bridge pickup)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (Rackmount, Rev F or G, late 1990s studio model)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6.5
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This tone has been researched 125 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1997. Gear confirmed for 'Around the Fur' era; live and later rigs differ. No evidence of pedals on the original studio rhythm tone—distortion from amp. Tuning is Drop Db (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb).
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsheavy, saturated distortionarticulate pick attackdry, no reverbcrushing low endfocused and compressedclear note separationaggressive palm mutingmodern metal rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise rhythm, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.