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Riff Tone
Herzeleid
Rammstein
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarESP 901
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
Amp Settings
gain8
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1995. ESP 901 was Richard Z. Kruspe's main guitar for Herzeleid. Amp confirmed by multiple forum sources and typical for the era. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for the album recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutingraw and bitinghigh-gain saturationminimal ambienceindustrial metallic edgefast, rhythmic attackcompressed, focused low endclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, fast palm muting and precise rhythm, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.
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Create Free AccountGuitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarESP 901
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
Amp Settings
gain8
bass5.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1995. ESP 901 was Richard Z. Kruspe's main guitar for Herzeleid. Amp confirmed by multiple forum sources and typical for the era. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for the album recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutingraw and bitinghigh-gain saturationminimal ambienceindustrial metallic edgefast, rhythmic attackcompressed, focused low endclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, fast palm muting and precise rhythm, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.