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Riff Tone

Passenger

Deftones

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarESP Stef B-7 (Stephen Carpenter signature 7-string, ca. 2000, likely with JB pickup)
AmpMarshall JMP-1 Preamp into Marshall power amp (studio, White Pony era)

Amp Settings

gain8.5
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 2000. Stephen Carpenter used his ESP Stef B-7 7-string with Seymour Duncan JB in bridge, into a Marshall JMP-1 preamp and Marshall power amp. No evidence of other guitars or amps for this riff section. Settings are for the studio recording, not live.

Tone Character(10)
tight, percussive rhythm chugssaturated, modern metal distortionarticulate low end for 7-string riffingslightly scooped mids for clarityaggressive, cutting attackminimal reverb for dry, in-your-face soundclear note separation under heavy gainchunky, palm-muted power chordsdense, layered guitar tracksstudio-recorded, high-fidelity metal tone

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate skill due to tight, percussive palm muting on a 7-string, syncopated rhythm, and managing clarity under high gain.

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