Deftones have been riding quite high with their recent release Private Music, still on the road in support of it. They’ve only got one more show in the states, so it was lucky that Premier Guitar’s ...

While Deftones' Stephen Carpenter was an early adopter of Axe-Fx, Kempers, and the Line 6 Helix, these days he prefers a slightly more traditional setup – which means he's moved away from amp modelers ...

Deftones guitarist Stephen Carpenter gave fans an intimate look into his world during a newly released rig rundown with Premier Guitar, filmed on August 30, 2025, in Milwaukee, WI. The deep-dive video ...