# The Best Deftones Guitar Solos

> The 13 best Deftones guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Phantom Bride (2016), then Digital Bath and Change (In the House of Flies). Every video starts at the solo.

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Deftones rarely deal in conventional solos; instead Stephen Carpenter's extended-range riffs and atmospheric leads create a mix of heaviness and dream-pop beauty. Their guitar moments are about texture, mood and dynamics, with the occasional true solo standing out all the more.

Informed by: [Wikipedia – Deftones discography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deftones_discography)

1. [Phantom Bride](https://greatestsolos.com/song/deftones-phantom-bride/) — Deftones · solo by Jerry Cantrell · 2016
2. [Digital Bath](https://greatestsolos.com/song/deftones-digital-bath/) — Deftones · solo by Stephen Carpenter · 2000
3. [Change (In the House of Flies)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/deftones-change-in-the-house-of-flies/) — Deftones · solo by Stephen Carpenter · 2000
4. [Knife Prty](https://greatestsolos.com/song/deftones-knife-prty/) — Deftones · solo by Stephen Carpenter · 2000
5. [Passenger](https://greatestsolos.com/song/deftones-passenger/) — Deftones · solo by Stephen Carpenter · 2000
6. [Diamond Eyes](https://greatestsolos.com/song/deftones-diamond-eyes/) — Deftones · solo by Stephen Carpenter · 2010
7. [Tempest](https://greatestsolos.com/song/deftones-tempest/) — Deftones · solo by Stephen Carpenter · 2012
8. [Hole in the Earth](https://greatestsolos.com/song/deftones-hole-in-the-earth/) — Deftones · solo by Stephen Carpenter · 2006
9. [Rosemary](https://greatestsolos.com/song/deftones-rosemary/) — Deftones · solo by Stephen Carpenter · 2010
10. [Ohms](https://greatestsolos.com/song/deftones-ohms/) — Deftones · solo by Stephen Carpenter · 2020
11. [Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/deftones-be-quiet-and-drive-far-away/) — Deftones · solo by Stephen Carpenter · 1997
12. [My Own Summer (Shove It)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/deftones-my-own-summer-shove-it/) — Deftones · solo by Stephen Carpenter · 1997
13. [Minerva](https://greatestsolos.com/song/deftones-minerva/) — Deftones · solo by Stephen Carpenter · 2003

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