My own summer amp settings — Fender Frontman 10g

The Deftones guitar tone for “My own summer”, dialed in for a Fender Frontman 10g with a Squier Sonic stratocaster. Main riff and chorus, studio cut on Around the Fur (1997)

Original rig

ESP Stef B-7 (Seymour Duncan JB) -> Marshall JMP-1 preamp (OD1/OD2) -> Mesa/Boogie Strategy 400 power amp -> Marshall 1960B 4x12 cab

Aggressive, percussive high-gain rhythm with heavy low-end thump and scooped core mids

Amp settings — Fender Frontman 10g

CHANNELOverdrive switch ON

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	6
Treble	4
Master	4

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss MT-2 Metal Zone or ProCo Rat 2

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; switch amp to clean channel with gain at 2 once acquired

Distortion 7 · Level 5 · Tone 4

Why these settings

The Frontman 10G lacks a mid control, presence knob, and onboard reverb, so mid is set to null and tone shaping relies on bass and treble. The small 6-inch speaker will naturally sound fizzier and thinner than Stef Carpenter's Marshall JMP-1 and Mesa Strategy 400 rig, so keep treble rolled back to 4 and guitar tone to 8 to tame single-coil sharpness. Clean verse: press the Frontman's OD button to switch off overdrive and roll guitar volume to 7.

PRO TIPTune down to Drop Db (Db-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb) and dig hard into the heavy bottom strings with the edge of a thick pick right above the bridge pickup to emulate the percussive palm-muted chug of a 7-string.

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