Deathblow amp settings — Orange Crush 35RT

The Deftones guitar tone for “Deathblow”, dialed in for a Orange Crush 35RT with a Ibanez RG460DX. Studio version, Deftones (self-titled, 2003)

Original rig

Mesa Boogie Dual/Triple Rectifier, ESP Stephen Carpenter signature 7/8-string baritone, mild chorus for atmospheric parts

Heavy, smooth low-end chug with warm saturation — not aggressive or fizzy, but thick and enveloping with atmospheric clean swells

Amp settings — Orange Crush 35RT

CHANNELDirty channel

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	7
Mid	5
Treble	4
Reverb	2
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss Metal Zone MT-2

Set amp to CLEAN channel when using MT-2 for the heavy sections — amp gain at 0. The settings above are for the Rectifier-style chug. Keep Dist moderate for smoothness, not buzzsaw.

Level 6 · Low 7 · High 3 · Mid Freq 4 · Mid Level 5 · Dist 5

Why these settings

The original uses a Mesa Rectifier's scooped, massive low-end with smooth saturation. Your Orange Crush 35RT is naturally warm and mid-focused, so I've boosted bass to 7 and cut treble to 4 to approximate that scooped Rectifier voicing. For heavy riffs, run the MT-2 into the CLEAN channel (amp gain 0) — the pedal provides all distortion. The MT-2's parametric mid EQ is set to avoid the ice-pick frequencies that make it harsh. For the clean atmospheric swells in the song, switch off the MT-2 and use the dirty channel at these settings with reverb.

PRO TIPCarpenter's tone breathes because he backs off the gain — this song is NOT about maximum saturation. Roll your tone knob to 7 to kill the fizz, and for the volume-swell ambient parts, use your pinky on the volume knob while bending to emulate the haunting tones described in the tabs.

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