Stephen Carpenter

"I have two of these little Micro Dark"

Stephen Carpenter of Deftones is using the Orange Amplifiers Tiny Terror Jim Root #4 Signature 15W Tube Guitar Amp Head in his new touring rig, as featured in a photo by Orange Amplifiers on their Facebook page.

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."

"I’ve been waiting for this to arrive. I finally have it! mini 6505🤟🏼🎉😊 So cute, and solid!🤯"

At 1:45 of this private gear tour, Stephen Carpenter of Deftones shows off some of his gear, including a Marshall 9200 MonoBlock Power Amp.

At 0:33 of this private gear tour, Stephen Carpenter of Deftones shows off some of his gear, including a Marshall JMP-1 Tube MIDI Guitar Preamp.

A detailed gear diagram for Stephen Carpenter of Deftones, traces the signal flow of the equipment, containing Celestion G12K-100 speakers, in his 2011 guitar rig.

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

A detailed gear diagram for Stephen Carpenter of Deftones, traces the signal flow of the equipment, containing a Marshall 1960B 4x12" 300-Watt Straight Extension Cabinet, in his 2011 guitar rig.

At 3:35 of this Rig Rundown for Stephen Carpenter of Deftones, he shows off some of his gear, including a Electro-Harmonix 22 Caliber.

In a still image from a documentary interview, Stephen Carpenter is seen at his home recording desk, with a Bogner Uberschall 120-Watt Tube Guitar Amp Head prominently displayed on a shelf nearby.

In this video, Stephen Carpenter's rig is shown to consist of two Fryette 2/50/2 power amps.

This amp is seen in this Instagram post

at 0:22, you can see this amp

According to the Positive Grid website, Stephen Carpenter uses the Positive Grid BIAS Head amplifier along with the BIAS Amp software.

In this article discussing Orage Amps gear, Stephen Carpenter of Deftones, "has just recently come over to the "Orange side." He’ll be playing his Fractal Axe FX through (2) PPC412 speaker cabs running in stereo," discussing his Orange PPC412 Guitar Speaker Cabinet.

At 3:22 of this Rig Rundown for Stephen Carpenter of Deftones, he shows off some of his gear, including a Marshall EL34 100/100 Power Amp.

at 0:22, you can see this amp on Stef's shelf

Stephen Carpenter is shown appreciating the Synergy Amps Soldano SLO Modular Preamp in an Instagram post by user stefdodoubleg, highlighting it as a new addition to his tone toolkit.

This amp is seen in this Instagram post

In an Instagram post by Stephen Carpenter, he expresses gratitude to Stephan Killermann at Synergy Amps for providing the Synergy SYN1 Tabletop Preamp, highlighting its role as a new addition to his tonal toolkit.

In the Ernie Ball String Theory video featuring Stephen Carpenter of Deftones, Stephen is seen using Sound City 4x12 cabinets throughout the footage.

In the opening frames of the official music video for "Mein" by Deftones, Stephen Carpenter's rig includes a Marshall JCM 2000 Dual Super Lead amplifier head.

Throughout this video, Stephen Carpenter can be seen in front of two Fryette 4x12 cabinets. They are most clearly seen at 0:59.

At 5:52 in the Premier Guitar video, the gold logo on the amplifier confirms that Stephen Carpenter uses the Friedman BE-100 Deluxe.

At 3:15 in the Premier Guitar Rig Rundown video, Stephen Carpenter can be seen using the Orange Amplifiers Dual Dark 50W High-Gain Guitar Amp Head, as it is visibly placed on the shelf of amp heads.

At 1:06 the Bogner Ecstasy 101B Amp Head used by guitarist Stephen Carpenter can be clearly seen on the amp shelf.

At 17:34 of this Rig Rundown for Stephen Carpenter of Deftones, he shows off his amps, which are three Bogner Uberschall Ultra MK2s. The info text states that all six amps (three main and three backup) are loaded with KT88 tubes.

In the video titled "Deftones' Stephen Carpenter Rig Rundown" by Premier Guitar, at timestamp 21:23, Stephen Carpenter's setup includes a pair of Bogner Uberkab 4x12'' Straight Cabinets, which are equipped with Celestion V-30S and G12T-75 speakers.

At 23:33 in the "Deftones' Stephen Carpenter Rig Rundown" video by Premier Guitar, a Voodoo Lab Control Switcher is visibly present in Stephen Carpenter's rack.