Stephen Carpenter

Stephen uses the Dunlop Heavy Core .011–.069 gauge on his 8 string guitars and uses .011–.050 with an additional .11 on all his 7 string guitars.

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.

"I have two of these little Micro Dark"

In the "Deftones – Ceremony (Stephen Carpenter Guitar Play-Through)" video, Stephen Carpenter can be seen using the Line 6 Helix multi-effects pedal.

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!🤯"

A detailed gear diagram for Stephen Carpenter of Deftones, traces the signal flow of the equipment, containing a ZVEX Machine, in his 2011 guitar rig.

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 1:30 of this private gear tour, Stephen Carpenter of Deftones shows off some of his gear, including a Boss FZ-2 Hyper Fuzz.

Stephan Carpenter shows his Fractal Axe-Fx processors at 3:30 in this rig rundown video.

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.

A detailed gear diagram for Stephen Carpenter of Deftones, traces the signal flow of the equipment, containing a ZVex Fuzz Factory, in his 2011 guitar rig.

"I've used the 1mm Tortex pick from the very beginning. I've never liked another pick and I've always used that."

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 of Deftones uses the Floyd Rose Original Tremolo System on some of his 7 and 8-string guitars during live performances. These guitars can be seen in the concert photo from Rock im Park 2016, available on Wikimedia.

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.

At 0:20 of this Rig Rundown for Stephen Carpenter of Deftones, he shows off some of his gear, including a DiMarzio ClipLock Strap Camouflage.

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.

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.

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.

“It’s having a great amp and effects setup with the minimal effort.”

In the YouTube video "Deftones - Needles and Pins" by Gilbert Velasquez, Stephen Carpenter is seen using an ESP 5 String Bass while performing "Needles and Pins" and "Xerces."

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.

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 hybrid rack rig is shown to consist of the Strymon bridge - the Mobius, TimeLine and BigSky.

this is one of his signature guitars