My Own Summer (Shove It)
Thick detuned wall of grinding lows.
What is the My Own Summer (Shove It) guitar tone?
The My Own Summer (Shove It) guitar tone is thick detuned wall of grinding lows, heard on Deftones' 1990s alt metal recording. It is a distorted riff tone, and Deftones reportedly tracked it with Stephen Carpenter's ESP signature S-style guitar with Seymour Duncan JB pickups, tuned down, into an ADA MP-1 preamp and a Marshall 9200 power amp. Detuned parts need the bass control pulled back further than feels right, or the low strings turn to mud as soon as the gain rises.
You do not need that exact gear to land in the same place. What carries this sound is the gain structure, the EQ curve, the pickup choice and the order of the effects, and all four can be rebuilt on equipment that costs a fraction of the original. The numbers change from amp to amp, because a high-gain head and a small practice amp reach the same voicing from different knob positions. That translation is what Tonelify works out for the rig you actually own.
My Own Summer (Shove It) amp settings: a starting point
On a generic five-knob amp, start at Gain 7, Bass 4, Middle 5, Treble 6, Presence 5, Reverb 2, with the bridge pickup.
- Gain 7
- Bass 4
- Middle 5
- Treble 6
- Presence 5
- Reverb 2
- Signal chain
- Noise gate → Amp distortion → Chorus on clean passages
- The control that matters most
- Bass. Detuned parts need it pulled back further than feels right, or the low strings turn to mud the moment the gain rises.
These positions are free and they are a starting point. A Katana, a Spark and a valve head reach this voicing from different knob positions, so Tonelify rewrites every value above for the amp and guitar you own. Your first match is free with an account, and needs no card.
Adapt these to my amp- Pickup
- Bridge pickup
These are positions on a generic five-knob amp with gain, bass, middle, treble and presence, each running 0 to 10. They are a starting point, not the settings used on the record, and they will not transfer unchanged to an amp with a different gain structure or EQ voicing. If you tell Tonelify which amp you own, it rewrites every value above for the controls that amp actually has.
What gear did Deftones use on My Own Summer (Shove It)?
Stephen Carpenter's ESP signature S-style guitar with Seymour Duncan JB pickups, tuned down, into an ADA MP-1 preamp and a Marshall 9200 power amp.
Sources: Guitar World: Stephen Carpenter looks back on Around the Fur, Guitar World: the ESP Stephen Carpenter recorded Around the Fur with, Wikipedia: Stephen Carpenter
Tonelify reads that chain and translates it to the amp and guitar you already own, returning gain, bass, mids, treble and presence values along with a pickup position.
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My Own Summer (Shove It) tone questions
What amp settings do you need for My Own Summer (Shove It)?
On a generic five-knob amp, start at Gain 7, Bass 4, Middle 5, Treble 6, Presence 5, Reverb 2, with the bridge pickup. These are positions on a generic five-knob amp with gain, bass, middle, treble and presence, each running 0 to 10. They are a starting point, not the settings used on the record, and they will not transfer unchanged to an amp with a different gain structure or EQ voicing. Tonelify rewrites the same values for the specific amp and guitar you own, because a high-gain head and a small solid-state combo reach the same thick detuned wall of grinding lows from different positions.
What is the most important control for the My Own Summer (Shove It) tone?
Bass. Detuned parts need it pulled back further than feels right, or the low strings turn to mud the moment the gain rises.
Can you get the My Own Summer (Shove It) tone without the original gear?
Yes. The original was tracked with Stephen Carpenter's ESP signature S-style guitar with Seymour Duncan JB pickups, tuned down, into an ADA MP-1 preamp and a Marshall 9200 power amp, but the parts that define the sound are the gain structure, the EQ curve, the pickup position and the effects order. Those translate to other equipment, which is what the adaptation step does.
Is My Own Summer (Shove It) a rhythm or a lead tone?
It is a riff part with a distorted character, from Deftones' 1990s alt metal catalogue.
Does Tonelify cost anything to try?
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