My own summer amp settings — Boss ME-80

The Deftones guitar tone for “My own summer”, dialed in for a Boss ME-80 with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, Around the Fur (1997)

Original rig

ADA MP-1 preamp → Marshall 9200 power amp, Boss FZ-2 Hyper Fuzz, ESP Horizon 6-string with Seymour Duncan JB humbuckers, Drop C# tuning

Thick, grinding low-mid chug with gritty upper-octave fuzz bite — dry and percussive

Amp settings — Boss ME-80

CHANNELR-FIER amp type (Orange bank, leftmost position)BOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	6
Mid	4
Treble	6
Presence	5
Reverb	0
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01ME-80 FUZZ (built-in)

Use MUFF-style fuzz setting if available; this replicates the FZ-2's gritty octave-up character. Stack INTO the R-FIER amp — the ME-80 handles gain staging well internally

Drive 6 · Tone 5 · Level 7

02ME-80 NS (Noise Suppressor)

Essential for Drop C# to keep detuned strings tight during palm-muted chugs

Threshold 4

Why these settings

Your GRG170DX has Infinity humbuckers — medium output, slightly brighter than Carpenter's JBs. The R-FIER amp type on the ME-80 emulates Rectifier-style voicing, which gets you the scooped-but-heavy character. I dropped mid to 4 (vs 5-6 on original) because the ME-80's R-FIER already has a mid-forward bias compared to real Rectos. Roll tone knob to 7 to tame the Infinity pickup's high-end.

PRO TIPTune to Drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) and use heavy strings (.012-.054 minimum) to keep tension. Palm-mute HARD directly over the bridge saddles — Carpenter's percussive attack comes from muting aggressively, not from the amp settings.

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