Discography

Tuning: Standard / Drop C#

Deftones' debut album. The ESP Mirage Custom Pearl White was the main tool of this foundational stage.

Tuning: Drop C#

The Horizon Turquoise was used prominently in the mixing process, establishing the H/H/S configuration as a trademark.

Tuning: Drop C

Transition to Drop C. The Horizon Turquoise served as the physical base for recording multiple tracks, with the newly released LTD SC-500 as backup.

Tuning: Standard G# / Drop A#-B

First documented venture into 7 strings. The LTD SC-607 was key on tracks such as “Hexagram” and “Minerva”, tuned to G-sharp.

Tuning: F# (baritone)

The SC-607B's 27" baritone scale allows tuning down to F-sharp without losing attack clarity.

Tuning: F# standard (8 strings)

Start of the 8-string era. The STEF-B8 made it possible to structure heavy riffs inspired by Meshuggah's wall of sound.

Tuning: Drop E

Continuation of the STEF-B8 in Drop E, a tuning inspired by Animals As Leaders (Tosin Abasi).

Tuning: F# / Drop E

Coincides with the STEF-B8 electronics upgrade to Fishman Fluence; likely use of the STEF-T7B on tours of the period.

Tuning: Standard C# (9 strings)

The 9-string Custom Shop guitar, built specifically for this album, stars on “The Spell of Mathematics” in a very low C-sharp. The rest of the record relies on the standard 8-string STEF-B8.

Key songs: "My Mind Is a Mountain", "Infinite Source", "Milk of the Madonna"

Released on August 22, 2025. It marks a shift toward meditative, ambient soundscapes. Carpenter contributed riffs and production, but Chino Moreno performed much of the guitar work due to Stef's health issues (type 2 diabetes), publicly revealed that same year.