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Watch Stephen Carpenter hammer out Deftones classic Bored in his latest guitar playthrough
By Matt Parker published
Check out the riff-y cut from Deftones’ 1995 debut, Adrenaline
Deftones' Stephen Carpenter showcases his 5-string bass chops in new Needles and Pins playthrough
By Michael Astley-Brown published
The 2003 cut, taken from alt-metal titans' self-titled album, features two bass guitars
Watch Stephen Carpenter tear through Deftones’ Ceremony in new guitar playthrough video
By Michael Astley-Brown published
Deftones release up-close footage of Stef with his 2021 guitar rig and scrunchie-wrapped ESP eight-string
Stephen Carpenter shreds in this rare Deftones Public-Access TV performance from 1992
By Sam Roche published
Watch the band's performance of dub/reggae-influenced pre-Adrenaline track Answers now
Deftones: "The bass is a very forward-charging instrument, and it has to be for me to enjoy playing it"
By Ellie Robinson published
Nine albums down, the alt-metal assassins in Deftones continue to reinvent themselves – and the sound that made them one of the world’s most enticing musical outfits to begin with
Deftones' Stephen Carpenter unleashes his heaviest riffs yet in new Sol Invicto side project
By Richard Bienstock published
Latest track, A Reason for Being, also features members of British proggers SikTh
Stephen Carpenter debuts ESP 9-string in video for new Deftones single Ohms
By Michael Astley-Brown published
Stef also gives a shoutout to Sarah Longfield for a neat tone hack
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