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What guitar does Stephen Carpenter play?

Stephen Carpenter uses ESP and LTD signature guitars: the ESP Custom Shop STEF B-8 and STEF-T7B, and the LTD SC-608, SC-607 and SCT-607 Baritones, all 27 inch scale, loaded with his Fishman Fluence SRC Signature 3-Voice pickups. Several are based on his own Custom Shop guitars nicknamed Dorothy and Chiquita.

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What guitar does Stephen Carpenter use?

Stephen Carpenter uses ESP signature guitars, including the ESP Custom Shop STEF B-8 eight-string and STEF-T7B seven-string, and the LTD SC-608 Baritone, SC-607 Baritone and SCT-607 Baritone.

What pickups does Stephen Carpenter use?

He uses his Fishman Fluence SRC Signature 3-Voice pickups, with a ceramic bridge pickup and an alnico middle pickup selectable between Modern Active, Modern Passive Attack and a single coil voice.

What scale length are Stephen Carpenter guitars?

His ESP and LTD signature models are neck-thru guitars at a 27 inch baritone scale, built for very low tunings.

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Stephen Carpenter is the co-founder and guitarist of Deftones, known for extended range seven and eight-string guitars and low tunings. This guide covers his ESP and LTD signature guitars and his Fishman Fluence signature pickups.

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