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Riff Tone
Engel
Rammstein
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarESP Eclipse (custom, likely early ESP Eclipse I or II, as used by Richard Z. Kruspe in the 1997 era)
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ Head
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1997. Gear confirmed for this era and song by Equipboard and interviews. No evidence of pedals in the riff section; distortion is from amp and pickups. Settings are averaged from forum sources and typical Mark IIC+ metal usage.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate low endrazor-sharp riff definitionminimal ambiencefocused and compressedindustrial metal punchhigh-output, active pickup clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, consistent palm muting and aggressive picking for the industrial metal sound, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm, making it accessible to intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP Eclipse (custom, likely early ESP Eclipse I or II, as used by Richard Z. Kruspe in the 1997 era)
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ Head
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6.5
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1997. Gear confirmed for this era and song by Equipboard and interviews. No evidence of pedals in the riff section; distortion is from amp and pickups. Settings are averaged from forum sources and typical Mark IIC+ metal usage.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate low endrazor-sharp riff definitionminimal ambiencefocused and compressedindustrial metal punchhigh-output, active pickup clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, consistent palm muting and aggressive picking for the industrial metal sound, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm, making it accessible to intermediate players.