Passenger amp settings — Hartke HD75
The Deftones guitar tone for “Passenger”, dialed in for a Hartke HD75 with a Jackson JS22 Dinky. Studio version, White Pony (2000)
Guitar: ESP Stef B-7 7-string with Seymour Duncan JB in bridge · Amp: Marshall JMP-1 Preamp into Marshall EL34 100/100 power amp · Boost/overdrive pedal for tightening
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 10 |
| Bass | 7 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Master | 6 |
01Distortion pedal (Boss DS-1, ProCo Rat, or similar)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Essential for this tone. The Hartke HD75 is a bass combo amp with clean voicing; it cannot produce Marshall-style saturation on its own. A distortion pedal is required. With the pedal as your gain source, keep the amp relatively clean (gain at practice level, not cranked).
The Hartke HD75 is a 75W bass combo amp designed for clean, full-range reproduction — it has no guitar preamp distortion circuit and only bass/treble EQ (no mid knob, no presence, no reverb). The original Marshall JMP-1 high-gain preamp tone is physically unreachable from this amp alone. A distortion pedal in front is mandatory. Set the Hartke's Shape control to noon (5) for neutral response. Your Jackson JS22 with its high-output humbuckers gets you closer to Carpenter's JB-equipped 7-string than single coils would, but you lack the extended low range of a 7-string — compensate by tuning to Drop C if your strings allow.
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