Stephen Carpenter

In this photo Stephen Carpenter is clearly playing the STEF B-7 in a custom blue paint job with a reversed headstock. His stage guitars are not ever available for purchase so this is the absolute closest thing to his exact guitar.

This ESP 9-string was custom build for Stephen. He first used this for the recording of the Deftones album "Ohms"

In this video, Stephen Carpenter presents his STEF-8 8 string signature guitar.

Stephen shows and discusses his signature guitar with ESP, although without much detail other than that the appearances are all superficial. He uses multiples of the same guitar with different colors and designs.

Stephen Carpenter uses the LTD SC-200QM, a semi-hollowbody electric guitar. According to The ESP Guitar Company, this model features a Sonic Blue finish, ESP Designed LS-120N and LH-150 pickups, and a Seymour Duncan JB in the neck position. It also includes passive pickups and controls for master volume, master tone, and a 5-way switch.

this is one of his signature guitars

"I love my 7strings signature model and i have zero doubt that you will too"

Join Stephen Carpenter from Deftones as he takes you on a tour of his live gear rig.

At the 2019 NAMM show, Stephen Carpenter's ESP LTD SC-608B RSP was showcased at the ESP booth. This guitar, with its striking red sparkle finish and robust humbuckers, highlights Carpenter's preference for powerful and visually distinct instruments.

2019 NAMM, ESP's booth presented his newest/most recent model with his endorsement with ESP.

Stephen Carpenter is known to use the Stephen Carpenter SC_20 Sonic Blue, along with other ESP guitars, as evidenced by images from his live performances.

In a user-uploaded photo, Stephen Carpenter is shown with an ESP Vintage Plus guitar, identifiable by the ESP logo on the headstock.

In this music video, stephen is seen playing an ESP Viper at a few points, such as at 1:22.

In this post it is announced that stephen would be playing kiesel guitars along with still being a esp signature artist. Kiesel made him a custom headless guitar. His guitar is loaded with his signature fishman pickup set. This deal is similar to the agreement devin townsend made to play Kiesel Guitars while still endorsing Framous

In this live recording Stephen is using a reverse Jackson Firebird

In the video titled "Deftones – Entombed (Stephen Carpenter Play-Through)," at the 0:13 mark and various other points, a black Gibson '80s Explorer can be observed hanging on the wall to the left of the closed window, confirming Stephen Carpenter's use of this guitar.

In this video, at 1:41, Stephen Carpenter is seen showcasing his ESP Custom Shop STEF B-8 See-Thru Purple guitar.

In this video at 0:49, Stephen Carpenter is seen changing the strings of his ESP Custom Shop STEF B-8 Blue

In the video titled "Deftones' Stephen Carpenter Rig Rundown" by Premier Guitar on YouTube, Stephen Carpenter discusses his Kiesel Vader V8 8 string guitar at the 5:32 mark, providing clear evidence of his use of this specific instrument.