Sextape amp settings — Fender Frontman 20g

The Deftones guitar tone for “Sextape”, dialed in for a Fender Frontman 20g with a Epiphone Les Paul Standard 60s. Studio version, Diamond Eyes (2010)

Original rig

Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier (Modern High Gain channel), ESP LTD SC-608B 8-string baritone with EMG 808 pickups, Boss CE-2 Chorus, delay and plate reverb in FX loop

Lush, shimmering clean with heavy chorus modulation, spacious delay/reverb wash, warm yet articulate

Amp settings — Fender Frontman 20g

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	6
Mid	5
Treble	4
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01EHX Small Clone

Core of the shimmer — set to slow rate with deep modulation for the lush, watery texture

Rate 4 · Depth 8

02Boss DS-1 Distortion

RECOMMENDED AS CLEAN BOOST ONLY — Dist at 0, Level at 6 to add body and push the front end slightly; not for distortion on this track

Tone 5 · Level 6 · Dist 0

03Delay pedal

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. A basic digital delay (Boss DD-3, TC Electronic Flashback, or Donner Yellow Fall) with moderate repeats and mix creates the essential ambient depth

Time 5 · Feedback 4 · Mix 5

04Reverb pedal

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Plate or hall reverb (EHX Holy Grail Nano, TC Hall of Fame) for the spacious wash behind the chorus

Decay 6 · Mix 5

Why these settings

The original uses a Mesa Rectifier on a surprisingly clean setting with 8-string baritone depth. Your Frontman 20G is a single-channel solid-state with no presence or reverb controls — gain stays low (2) to keep the platform clean for the chorus. Bass at 6 compensates for your Les Paul's shorter scale vs the original's baritone, while treble drops to 4 because humbuckers into a bright Fender circuit need taming. The Small Clone handles the shimmer; delay and reverb are essential but missing from your rig.

PRO TIPRoll your guitar's tone knob to 7 and use the neck pickup exclusively — this softens the attack and lets the chorus bloom without harsh transients, which is how Carpenter achieves that pillowy, almost synth-like quality on the record.

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