Engine No. 9 amp settings — Fender 15
The Deftones guitar tone for “Engine No. 9”, dialed in for a Fender 15 with a Squire Mini. Studio version, Adrenaline (1995)
ESP Custom 6-string (Seymour Duncan JB) -> Marshall JCM800 2203 / JMP-1 preamp -> Marshall 1960A 4x12 cab
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 4 |
The original tone relies on a cranked British Marshall stack pushed into tight high-gain saturation. On the Fender 15 practice amp, engage the Drive channel and push Gain to 7 while pushing Middle to 7 to replicate Marshall mid-bark on a Fender-voiced solid-state circuit. Keep Bass around 5 so the small 8-inch speaker doesn't flub out on the aggressive percussive riffing. Adding a dedicated distortion pedal later into the clean channel will get you much closer to the record's heavy punch.
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