Sextape amp settings — Fender Frontman20g
The Deathtone guitar tone for “Sextape”, dialed in for a Fender Frontman20g with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio recording, Diamond Eyes (2010) — signature ambient clean intro/verse chords
Stephen Carpenter: ESP Stef-T7 / Stef B-7 (EMG pickups) into Fractal Axe-Fx II / Marshall JCM800 clean blend with Boss CE-1 style chorus, Line 6 DL4 delay, and deep ambient plate reverb
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 5 |
| Treble | 4 |
| Master | 4 |
02Line 6 DL4 Delay / Digital Delay
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The signature sound of Sextape is a shimmering ambient clean drenched in chorus, delay, and reverb. The Frontman 20G must stay on the Normal clean channel with gain low to avoid harsh solid-state clipping, and treble rolled back to tame the amp's naturally bright top end. Adding an external chorus and delay pedal will immediately bridge the gap to Deftones' massive atmospheric soundstage. Heavy chorus section: switch your amp to the Drive channel (gain 6) while rolling guitar tone to 9 for the louder distorted passages.
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