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Knife prty amp settings — Line 6 Spider iv 75

The Deftones guitar tone for “Knife prty”, dialed in for a Line 6 Spider iv 75 with a Kramer Striker HSS. Studio version, White Pony (2000)

Original rig

Marshall JMP-1 MIDI Preamp (OD1/OD2 modes) into Marshall 9200 Power Amp, ESP Horizon 6-string in Drop C, passive bridge humbucker

Thick, compressed, punchy alternative metal rhythm with tight low-end and prominent midrange grind
Amp settings — Line 6 Spider iv 75
CHANNELMetal Red (modded high-gain voicing)
GAIN 6 BASS 5 MID 7 TREBLE 6 REVERB 2 MASTER 5
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain6
Bass5
Mid7
Treble6
Reverb2
Master5
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PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10
Why these settings

The Line 6 Spider IV Metal Red amp model replicates high-gain Marshall/modern tube saturation; keeping gain at 6 prevents the solid-state digital preamp from getting fizzy while preserving Stephen Carpenter's heavy crunch. The Boss SD-1 is bypassed because the Metal Red model provides all necessary saturation and stacking it would cause unwanted mud. Midrange is pushed to 7 to retain punch and clarity in down-tuning on the Kramer's bridge humbucker.

PRO TIPTune down to Drop C (C-G-C-F-A-D) and strike downstrokes aggressively near the bridge to maximize percussive low-end chunk without losing note separation.

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