Deftones – Around the Fur album cover

Deftones – Around the Fur

Album 1997

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1997 album Around the Fur.

Music from Around the Fur

Artists on Around the Fur

Gear Used On Around the Fur

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Deftones – Around the Fur (1997). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Amplifiers used by Stephen Carpenter on Around the Fur

Guitar Preamps

A/DA MP-1 MIDI Programmable Tube Preamp

Avg price: $620.00

In this article, Carpenter is talking about using the A/DA mp-1 tube preamp on the Around The Fur album.

Guitar Amplifier Heads

Marshall JCM800 2203

Avg price: $2,453.67

In the GuitarWorld article it says "What gear did you use on Around the Fur? I had my ESP signature model, and back then I was using Seymour Duncan pickups. I had JBs installed in my guitars. My amps, I was using the ADA MP-1 preamp and a Marshall 9200 power amp. That was the first time I switched to a power amp; previously I was using two separate Marshall heads—two 100-watt JCM 800s."

Other Gear used by Stephen Carpenter on Around the Fur

Electric Guitar Pickups

Seymour Duncan SH-4/TB-4 JB

Avg price: $94.88

Stephen Carpenter is seen using Seymour Duncan JBs in this picture from 1997.

Additionally, in this GuitarWorld article it says "What gear did you use on Around the Fur? I had my ESP signature model, and back then I was using Seymour Duncan pickups. I had JBs installed in my guitars."

Effects Pedals used by Stephen Carpenter on Around the Fur

Fuzz Effects Pedals

Boss FZ-1W Fuzz Waza Craft

Avg price: $178.24

At 25:44 of this Rig Rundown for Stephen Carpenter of Deftones, he shows off some of his pedals, including a Boss FZ-1W Fuzz Waza Craft. The info text states that this pedal is used on "Around the Fur", "Error" and "Infinite Source"

Bass Guitars used by Chi Cheng on Around the Fur

Fretless Basses

Fender Fretless Precision Bass

Avg price: $2,195.00

While not a Sunburst Fretless Precision, Chi Cheng used a Fretless Precision in Natural finish for the songs Mascara and Dai The Flu. While there has been talk online of Chi using a fretless around this time for studio work on White Pony ( the album released the year of this performance ), this is one of the only instances of Cheng using a fretless live.