Stephen Carpenter
United States musician, Deftones guitarist
Stephen Carpenter's Gear
In this video, Stephen Carpenter's rig is shown to consist of two Fryette 2/50/2 power amps.
A detailed gear diagram for Stephen Carpenter of Deftones, traces the signal flow of the equipment, containing a Rocktron Intellifex, in his 2011 guitar rig.
This amp is seen in this Instagram post
At 0:35, Stephen Carpenter of Deftones discusses his gear, including a Palmer PDI-CTC (Palmer Direct Injection Box - Classic Tube Circuit).
At 1:35 of this private gear tour, Stephen Carpenter of Deftones shows off some of his gear, including a Boss BF-3 Flanger Pedal.
At 3:00 of this Rig Rundown for Stephen Carpenter of Deftones, he shows off some of his gear, including an MXR EVH-117 Eddie Van Halen Flanger.
At 3:00 of this Rig Rundown for Stephen Carpenter of Deftones, he shows off some of his gear, including a ZVex Ringtone TT(Tap Tempo).
At 3:00 of this Rig Rundown for Stephen Carpenter of Deftones, he shows off some of his gear, including an MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay.
At 3:00 of this Rig Rundown for Stephen Carpenter of Deftones, he shows off some of his gear, including an MXR M288 Bass Octave Deluxe Effects Pedal.
"I love my 7strings signature model and i have zero doubt that you will too"
At 1:31 of this private gear tour, Stephen Carpenter of Deftones shows off some of his gear, including a Boss TR-2 Tremolo Pedal.
A detailed gear diagram for Stephen Carpenter of Deftones, traces the signal flow of the equipment, containing an Eventide PitchFactor, in his 2011 guitar rig.
At 3:00 of this Rig Rundown for Stephen Carpenter of Deftones, he shows off some of his gear, including an MXR Smart Gate Noise Gate.
"Guitar Rig is a little box of audio dynamite! There will be many amps, cabinets and effects out there getting jealous over this one! I love this machine!"
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Join Stephen Carpenter from Deftones as he takes you on a tour of his live gear rig.
According to the Positive Grid website, Stephen Carpenter uses the Positive Grid BIAS Head amplifier along with the BIAS Amp software.
In this video, Stephen Carpenter's hybrid rack rig is shown to consist of the Strymon bridge - the Mobius, TimeLine and BigSky.
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.
A detailed gear diagram for Stephen Carpenter of Deftones, traces the signal flow of the equipment, containing an MXR Custom Audio Electronics MC-403 Power Distributor, in his 2011 guitar rig.
A detailed gear diagram for Stephen Carpenter of Deftones, traces the signal flow of the equipment, containing a Palmer PDI-09 'The Junction' Passive DI Box, in his 2011 guitar rig.
At 2:32 of this private gear tour, Stephen Carpenter of Deftones shows off some of his gear, including a Digitech Whammy 4.
At 3:00 of this Rig Rundown for Stephen Carpenter of Deftones, he shows off some of his gear, including a Z.Vex Seek Wah.
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 3:00 of this Rig Rundown for Stephen Carpenter of Deftones, he shows off some of his gear, including a ZVex Hand-Painted LO-FI Loop Junky Guitar Effects Pedal.
At 3:00 of this Rig Rundown for Stephen Carpenter of Deftones, he shows off some of his gear, including an MXR Micro Chorus M148.
At 3:00 of this Rig Rundown for Stephen Carpenter of Deftones, he shows off some of his gear, including an MXR M-103 Blue box.
He has a number of ESP/LTD signature guitar models in production, both in six, seven string and baritone models featuring the EMG-707. Carpenter also uses a new 8-String guitar built for him by ESP featuring the EMG-808X.
2019 NAMM, ESP's booth presented his newest/most recent model with his endorsement with ESP.
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