Speaking in a new interview with Premier Guitar, Carpenter explains he made the massive overhaul because “the amps never fail.”“I've had too many fails with my digital world,” he tells Premier Guitar in his latest Rig Rundown. “When I went to the all-digital realm, that's when I took on a world of pain that I was not expecting. I only use the factory presets and I don't touch any knobs no more.”Get The Pick Newsletter All the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox! Factory presets, however, are right there. Boom!”Deftones' Stephen Carpenter Rig Rundown - YouTube Watch OnWorking on Deftones' latest record, private music, also saw the guitarist actually using the “whole pile of amps” he's been collecting over the past decade.