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Stephen Carpenter (/ˈstɛfən/ STEF-ən; born August 3, 1970) is an American musician, known as the co-founder and lead guitarist of the alternative metal band Deftones.

His guitar technique makes use of both ringing open strings and dissonant chord voicings, as well as stock power chords in polyrhythms. Carpenter began his musical career with Deftones playing the traditional six-string guitar. After becoming influenced by such bands as Fear Factory and Meshuggah, he began playing a seven-string guitar in the late 1990s. After Deftones' third album White Pony, subsequent releases would be written with seven-strings, until 2010's Diamond Eyes and 2012's Koi No Yokan, which were written with an eight-string guitar. Starting with 2020's Ohms, songs have been written with nine-string guitars. Carpenter was ranked 60th in Guitar World's The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists poll.

Early lifeEdit

Stephen Carpenter was born on August 3, 1970, in Sacramento, California, to an American father and a Mexican mother.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He has a sister named Marci. He is first cousin to Testament singer Chuck Billy.<ref name="lambgoat">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He grew up in the Sacramento area and pursued many hobbies, including skateboarding.

When Carpenter was 15 years old, he was hit by a car while skateboarding. He used a wheelchair for several months. It was at this point that he began teaching himself guitar by playing along with the records of bands such as Anthrax, Stormtroopers of Death and Metallica.<ref name="GWstef">Interview with Stephen Carpenter, Guitar World, October 1997.</ref> It has been reported that the driver paid Carpenter a cash settlement that allowed the band to purchase equipment,<ref name="GWstef"/><ref name="AMGbio">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="pollstar">Template:Cite magazine</ref> but drummer Abe Cunningham commented in an interview that this was "a myth about how our band was started."<ref>Interview with Abe Cunningham, Metal Edge, January 2007.</ref>

Carpenter attended McClatchy High School with future bandmates Chino Moreno and Abe Cunningham. They were childhood friends and remained friends through the skateboarding scene in Sacramento.<ref name="GWstef"/> When Moreno found out Carpenter played guitar, he set up a jam session with Cunningham and the three began playing regularly in Carpenter's garage circa 1988. After playing with several bassists, the band settled on Chi Cheng and within two years the band began playing club shows and later expanded their playing territory to San Francisco and Los Angeles where they played shows alongside bands such as Korn.<ref name="pollstar"/><ref name="RS">Deftones [interview], Rolling Stone, 2000.</ref>

ArtistryEdit

Carpenter has stated that he mostly listens to hip hop, but outside of hip hop, Meshuggah, Fear Factory, Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax, and Faith No More are some of his influences.<ref name="deftonesworld.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He has also stated that his favorite album of all time is Chaosphere by Meshuggah, saying: "The most brutal record I've heard, from second one to second last. It left me wondering where the hell I'd been the whole time."<ref name="deftonesworld.com"/> While recording Deftones' Diamond Eyes, he claimed that the only artist he listened to was American rapper Tech N9ne.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

EquipmentEdit

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Carpenter performing with Deftones in November 2009.

Carpenter currently endorses ESP Guitars, Marshall Amplifiers, Engl Amplifiers, GuitarRig and Fishman Fluence Signature pickups. He has been a major endorser of ESP since the mid-1990s with a number of signature six, seven, eight string and baritone models in production.

Carpenter currently uses Dunlop .011-.069 gauge strings. He also uses Dunlop 1 mm Tortex picks which are black with a custom logo. Carpenter's current rig consists of only a Fractal Audio Axe-FX II running straight into the venue's PA system. He also uses one or two Electro-Harmonix .22 Caliber pedals to power his monitors.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Other projectsEdit

Carpenter is a member of the underground instrumental project Sol Invicto, formed by producer Richie Londres alongside Technical Itch & Dan Foord & Eric Bobo of Cypress Hill.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> The band released its debut EP, Initium in 2011 for free. The band's second EP, Initium II was released in 2013 via the band's official SoundCloud page. The final installment of the Initium series was released late 2016.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The group's music was only available to fans via their private mailing list "The Sol Invicto Comiti" until 2024 when they released their first public EP entitled “Loosely Aware” The band are set to release a full debut album in 2025.

Carpenter was involved in the rap metal band Kush, featuring Christian Olde Wolbers and Raymond Herrera of Fear Factory and B-Real of Cypress Hill. The band's debut album, which was set to be released in 2003,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> was never released.

Carpenter also plays drums. In an interview with Guitar.com he reported that he likes drums more than he likes guitars, "as far as when it comes to creating the ideas."<ref name="drummer">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web

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Personal lifeEdit

His relationship with Deftones lead singer and bandmate Chino Moreno has been reported to alternate between cordial and hostile at times. Though their working relationship was known to be friendly at times, the recording of Saturday Night Wrist was protracted due to their supposed "warfare".<ref name="korn">Template:Cite news</ref> With regards to musical tastes, Saturday Night Wrist being described as "more aggressive" equated to it being "more aggressive for him [Chino]"; Carpenter said he'd "definitely be glad to take it to the next level, but that's asking too much right now". During a 2016 interview; Moreno revealed the two had engaged into a backstage altercation following a 2001 concert.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In November 2020, Carpenter revealed his belief in various conspiracy theories, including his belief that the Earth is flat and expressing anti-vaccination beliefs, among others.<ref>Deftones’ Stephen Carpenter Explains His Flat Earth, Anti-Vax, Simulation Theory, Etc. Beliefs The PRP. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.</ref> Commenting on this in 2021, Moreno suggested this may be related to Carpenter's cannabis smoking or being affected by his attendance of the Bataclan theatre shortly before the November 2015 Paris attacks.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Since 2022, Carpenter has not toured with Deftones internationally due to fear of traveling, which he developed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lance Jackman and Shaun Lopez will be his live fill-in when he is not performing domestically.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

DiscographyEdit

With DeftonesEdit

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With Sol InvictoEdit

  • Unidose (Single) (2008)
  • Carrion (Single) (2008)
  • Diamond Eyes (Official Remix) 2010 Warner Bros. Records
  • You've Seen The Butcher (Official Remix) 2010 Warner Bros. Records
  • Morte Et Dabo (Sol Invicto Remix) (2011, Sumerian Records)
  • A Lesson Never Learned (Sol Invicto Remix) (2011, Sumerian Records)
  • Initium I (2011, Sol Invicto Comiti)
  • Initium II (2013, Sol Invicto Comiti)
  • Initium III (2016, Sol Invicto Comiti)
  • Initium White Label Album (2017, Sol Invicto Comiti)
  • Loosely Aware (2024 OneRPM Records)

Guest appearancesEdit

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ReferencesEdit

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