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My Own Summer (Shove It) Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Deftones
Deftones · 1990s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
ESP Stef B-6 (custom baritone, 6-string, likely with DiMarzio Super Distortion pickup)
Pickups
DiMarzio Super Distortion (humbucker, bridge position)
Amp
Marshall JMP-1 MIDI Preamp into Marshall EL34 100/100 Power Amp (studio recording, 1997)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording for 'Around the Fur' (1997). Clean sections likely used the same guitar and amp as the heavy parts, but with the gain reduced and possibly rolling back the guitar volume. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the clean part in available sources.
Amp Settings
Mids5
Bass5.5
Gain5
Reverb1
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
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Tone Character
- clean and glassy
- articulate single notes
- tight low end
- slightly compressed
- minimal reverb
- no modulation
- crisp attack
- percussive feel
- clear separation from distorted riff
- not warm or rounded
Notes & Caveats
- No direct source confirms the exact clean amp/guitar settings for the clean section; settings estimated based on typical Marshall JMP-1 clean tones and genre/era.
- No evidence of alternate guitar or amp for the clean part; all sources indicate same rig as main riff.
- No explicit mention of pedals or modulation effects for the clean section; chorus/flanger/phaser not audible.
- Pickup choice inferred from typical Deftones tone and listening to isolated tracks; bridge pickup is most likely.
- Reverb is minimal and likely from the amp or studio, not a pedal.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Deftones' 'My Own Summer' features a saturated, tight, and percussive high-gain tone typical of late-90s nu-metal, with slightly scooped mids, controlled bass for clarity, and moderate treble/presence for aggression. The tone is very dry with no audible reverb, matching the production style and Chino Moreno/Stephen Carpenter's Mesa/Rectifier-based setups of the era.