Chi Cheng

Chi Cheng primarily uses a Fender Classic Series '50s Precision Bass, as evident from a photo on Metalsucks.

This photo shows Chi playing with a Fender Jazz Bass.

If you look closely, you can tell that Chi is playing a black Sterling bass by Music Man with a sticker on the pickguard.

Chi using a Fender Roscoe Beck Bass in DEFTONES' music video "Hexagram" #RIPChiCheng #OneLoveForChi

According to this Premier Guitar article, Chi Cheng used a SansAmp GT2 for the majority of his bass playing.

In this video from DunlopTV, Chi says at 1:32 "I keep it simple man, Fender basses, and then Ampeg".

This article from Premier Guitar states which specific Ampeg Chi uses, which is the SVT-2.

used in this video, you can see the headstock at 0:11

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.

Throughout this 2006 performance live on Conan you can see Chi has a small pedal board that seems to consist of 2x Boss ODB-3 pedals

You can see this is a '50s P bass because of the pickguard. It's been modified to have regular P pickups and a humbucker in the bridge.

Chi Cheng, the bassist of Deftones, is confirmed to have used the Tech 21 NYC SansAmp PSA-1 as evidenced by a picture found on the Deftones' self-titled enhanced CD. In this image, the SansAmp PSA-1 can be seen positioned right below the Korg tuner in Chi Cheng's equipment rack. The source of the image confirms its use during the recording of the self-titled album.

Chi Cheng, the bassist of Deftones, is confirmed to have used the Korg DTR-1 tuner as evidenced by a picture found on the Deftones' self-titled enhanced CD. In this image, the Korg DTR-1 can be seen positioned right above the SansAmp PSA-1 in Chi Cheng's equipment rack. The source of the image confirms its use during the recording of the self-titled album.

In numerous photographs and live performances from the 1990s and 2000s, Chi Cheng's basses are consistently seen with the distinctive red silk at both the string end and the ball end plus the yellow ball ends which where the standard in Rotosound strings for decades until they recently changed them to the UK style coloured ball ends, characteristic of Rotosound RS66LD Swing Bass 45-105 strings. This visual evidence supports the claim that Chi Cheng uses these specific strings. The image provided corroborates this observation.

Chi Cheng, the bassist, consistently used the DiMarzio ClipLock Strap on all of his basses since the 1990s, similar to his bandmates Stephen Carpenter and Chino Moreno, as evidenced by the image from a live concert at the Idroscalo, Gods of Metal, in Milan, Italy, in 2006.

In an archived 2003 interview from DeftonesWorld, Chi Cheng mentioned using Fender Super 7250 Nickel Plated Bass Strings 45-125, but he removed the high G string and opted for a custom gauge, using a low .120 instead of .125.

Chi Cheng used GHS Bass Boomers M3045X 45-105 bass strings in the 1990s. This is confirmed by the distinctive brass ball ends and red silk wraps visible on the strings, as shown in the source image.

Chi Cheng, the bassist, was observed using the Digitech Multi Chorus Digital Multi Voice Chorus on his pedalboard during a live performance on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" in 2006. This is evidenced by a video reuploaded by Koi No Yokan on YouTube, where his setup included this pedal alongside two Boss ODB-3 pedals.