Deftones’ Stephen Carpenter
Longtime ESP user Stephen went with his signature 8-string, loaded with his signature Fishman Fluence pickups, for the opener “Rocket Skates.” Carpenter spoke with us earlier this year and had this to say on why he loves 7- and 8-strings: “The lower registers. Having that option to drop down to the lower stuff—it’s just fun, really heavy to play, a little darkness. Darkness!” (Read our recent interview with Stephen about recording the new Deftones album Gore.)






















































































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Zach loves his Sovtek Mig 60 head, which he plays through a cab he built himself at a pipe-organ shop in Denver. Every glue joint is lined with thin leather for maximum air tightness, and it’s stocked with Celestion G12M Greenback speakers.


































