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Back to School (Mini Maggit) amp settings — Line 6 Spider 240

The Deftones guitar tone for “Back to School (Mini Maggit)”, dialed in for a Line 6 Spider 240 with a ESP LTD Stephen Carpenter SC-607B. Studio version, White Pony re-release (2001)

Original rig

Marshall JMP-1 preamp into Marshall 9200 power amp, ESP signature 7-string with Fishman Fluence pickups, drop G# tuning

Loose, saturated nu-metal crunch with prominent mids and aggressive attack, slightly less tight than later Deftones material

Amp settings — Line 6 Spider 240

CHANNELInsane

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	4
Mid	7
Treble	6
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

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Why these settings

The JMP-1 is mid-forward British voicing, so the Spider's Insane model needs mids pushed to 7 to cut through at drop G# rather than disappearing. Gain stays moderate at 6 because the Fluence actives hit hard and low tunings get muddy with excess saturation. Bass rolled to 4 prevents the 7-string low end from overwhelming the mix.

PRO TIPUse the active voicing on your Fluence pickups for this tone—the compressed, hot output matches the era's pushed preamp sound. Dig in hard with your pick for that loose, aggressive attack Steph had on the early records.

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