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Headup Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Deftones

Deftones · 1990s · metal

studio

Original Recording

Guitar
ESP Stef B-6 (custom baritone, likely with Seymour Duncan JB bridge pickup)
Pickups
Seymour Duncan JB (bridge humbucker, passive, high output)
Amp
Marshall JMP-1 MIDI Preamp into Marshall EL34 100/100 Power Amp
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup

Studio recording, 1997. Gear confirmed for 'Around the Fur' album era. No evidence of live rig or later digital rigs for this recording. No evidence of additional preamps or amp models used for this song.

Amp Settings

Mids
5
Bass
6
Gain
8.5
Reverb
1
Treble
7
Presence
6

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Tone Character

  • tight and percussive
  • saturated distortion
  • articulate low-end
  • slightly scooped mids
  • crisp attack
  • minimal ambience
  • focused punch
  • modern heavy rhythm
  • no modulation or delay
  • multi-tracked thickness

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