Latest about Stephen Carpenter
Even Chino Moreno doesn’t know why Stephen Carpenter isn’t touring with Deftones
Carpenter stepped away from touring duties in 2022 and hasn't played any overseas shows since
Stephen Carpenter’s ESP Horizon Custom from the Back to School video has been valued at $55,000
The S-style – which was used on Around the Fur – has been verified by Carpenter himself
Stephen Carpenter shares his power chord addiction as Deftones announce new album
In a candid conversation with Zane Lowe, Stephen Carpenter and Chino Moreno describe how they search for soundscapes instead of songs – while Carpenter reveals his long-lasting guitar tone influences
Stephen Carpenter reveals when he expects to return to live duties with Deftones
Carpenter was notably absent from the band's recent shows and had previously talked about anxieties related to touring
Deftones' Stephen Carpenter absent from 50,000-strong San Francisco concert, headlined by System of a Down
In 2022, the guitarist announced he was sitting out any future international tours and has recently spoken out about touring-related anxiety
“I'm just going to use them as they were built from the factory”: Deftones' Stephen Carpenter admits he prefers amp modeler factory presets to his own tone creations
Carpenter teases the tones we can expect from Deftones' highly-anticipated upcoming album
“When Kiesel built me the first one, I was like, ‘Man, this is amazing’”: Kiesel and Deftones’ Stephen Carpenter launch new Vader signature model – a mean, clean headless metal machine that’s “exceptionally difficult to produce”
Carpenter will continue to endorse ESP Guitars alongside the new models, which come in Snow and Shadow variants, as well as seven-string, eight-string and left-hand configurations
Deftones’ Stephen Carpenter is now playing Kiesel guitars – but will continue endorsing ESP at the same time
The Deftones guitarist’s new model lineup begs the question: are dual-brand endorsement deals the future for signature artists?
NAMM 2023: ESP meets fan demand with James Hetfield Olympic White Vulture and debuts 12 LTD signature guitars, including Gary Holt’s “very pointy” GH-SV
Bill Kelliher, Stephen Carpenter, Nergal, Lars Frederiksen and Javier Reyes all have at least one new guitar on the way from the LTD stable
