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Riff Tone

Simple Man

Deftones

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarESP Stef B-7 (Stephen Carpenter signature 7-string, likely used for covers in this era)
AmpMarshall JMP-1 MIDI Preamp into Marshall EL34 100/100 Power Amp (studio rig, late 1990s/early 2000s era)

Amp Settings

gain8
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, late 1990s/early 2000s. Stephen Carpenter's main studio rig for Deftones' heavy riff sections was the ESP Stef B-7 with EMG pickups into a Marshall JMP-1 preamp and EL34 100/100 power amp. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this cover. No evidence of pedals used for the riff section.

Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midrangeaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate attackfull-bodied low endslightly compressedminimal ambiencefocused modern metal rhythmclear note separation

Difficulty

The riff requires tight palm muting and precise rhythm, but is otherwise straightforward with no advanced techniques or fast passages.

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