My Own Summer (Shove It) amp settings — Harley Benton HB-20R
The Deftones guitar tone for “My Own Summer (Shove It)”, dialed in for a Harley Benton HB-20R with a Cort X-1. Main heavy riff, Studio version, Around the Fur (1997)
ESP Custom 6-string (Drop C#) with Seymour Duncan JB humbucker -> Marshall JMP-1 MIDI Preamp (OD2 channel) -> Marshall 9200 Power Amp -> Marshall 1960B 4x12 cabs
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 8 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 4 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
01ProCo Rat 2 or Boss DS-1 Distortion
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. With pedal, switch amp to Clean channel and set Gain to 2.
The HB-20R has a 3-band EQ and built-in spring reverb but no presence control, so push the Overdrive channel's gain to 8 to reach modern high-gain saturation without a pedal. Keep the bass capped at 6 to prevent the 8-inch speaker from farting out on low C# palm mutes, and scoop the mids slightly to 4 to mirror Stephen Carpenter's aggressive Marshall JMP-1 preamp curve. Verse switch: hit the amp's Channel Select button to switch to Clean with tone rolled down.
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