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Deftones
Tone profile
What makes this tone
Signal chain
Tone Character
Recorded tone character
Gain character
Dense, heavy distortion with a controlled attack and thick grind.
Bass
Full but tight enough for the low-register riff.
Mids
Strong and central to Carpenter's heavy, non-scooped wall of guitar.
Treble
Moderate, avoiding brittle fizz.
Brightness / presence
Slightly dark/controlled compared with thrash tones.
Compression
Strong rack/high-gain compression.
Effects
ADA MP-1/Marshall 9200 core with Rocktron Intellifex and selected pedals available for studio effects; exact per-section effects vary.
Evidence / Sources
Tone character: thick, dark, percussive, mid-heavy, compressed, grinding, controlled, dry
Stephen Carpenter directly described the Around the Fur guitar, JB pickups, ADA MP-1 and Marshall 9200. The seed keeps song-specific effects conservative because the interview lists the album rig rather than exact per-song switching.
ADA MP-1/Marshall 9200 core with Rocktron Intellifex and selected pedals available for studio effects; exact per-section effects vary.
Guitar
ESP signature/Horizon-style six-string used by Stephen Carpenter in the Around the Fur era
Amp
ADA MP-1 preamp into Marshall 9200 power amp
Channel
High-gain ADA MP-1 rhythm voicing
Pickup
Seymour Duncan JB bridge humbucker