No. 1162003·alternative-metal·6 blocks
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The savage opener of Deftones' 2003 self-titled album — a frantic, tremolo-picked wall of chug that announced the band's heaviest record. Stephen Carpenter tracked it on a 7-string ESP loaded with an EMG 81-7, tuned down a step and a half to a low G# (G#-C#-F#-B-E-G#-C#). The gain came from his Marshall JMP-1 rack preamp into a Marshall 9200 power amp and a close-miked 4x12, with Terry Date producing.
DeftonesSignal path · input → output · 7 blocksLive values · Line 6 Helix
Guitar
ESP 7-String (EMG 81-7)
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
custom
Noise Gate
Deluxe Comp
Brit 2203
4x12 Greenback 25
Room
Simple Delay
Noise Gate
← Rack noise gate
Threshold
-52dB
Decay
0.1s
Level
0
Deluxe Comp
← Tracking compression
Threshold
-30dB
Ratio
3:1
Knee
6dB
Attack
18s
Release
160s
Mix
40
Level
0dB
Brit 2203
← Marshall JMP-1 → Marshall 9200
Drive
8
Bass
6
Mid
5
Treble
7
Presence
6
ChVol
5.5
Master
7.5
Bias
5
BiasX
5
Sag
4
Hum
5
Ripple
5
4x12 Greenback 25
← Marshall 4x12 (Celestion-loaded)
LowCut110Hz
HighCut9000Hz
Resonance
0.5
Level
0dB
Pan
0.5
Delay
0
Room
← Rocktron Intellifex
LowCut250Hz
HighCut6000Hz
Mix
10
Decay
1s
Predelay
10ms
Level
0
Simple Delay
← Intellifex delay
LowCut250Hz
HighCut5500Hz
Time
300ms
Feedback
8
Mix
8
Level
0
Engineer's note
File 116
The savage opener of Deftones' 2003 self-titled album — a frantic, tremolo-picked wall of chug that announced the band's heaviest record. Stephen Carpenter tracked it on a 7-string ESP loaded with an EMG 81-7, tuned down a step and a half to a low G# (G#-C#-F#-B-E-G#-C#). The gain came from his Marshall JMP-1 rack preamp into a Marshall 9200 power amp and a close-miked 4x12, with Terry Date producing.
— Stephen Carpenter
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