Riff Tone

Herzeleid

Rammstein

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarESP 901

AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier

PickupsEMG 81 (bridge, active humbucker, likely stock passive before 2000s mod, but Herzeleid era likely passive humbucker)

Amp Settings

gain8

bass5.5

mid4.5

treble6

reverb1

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

overdriveIbanez Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer (or similar, model not confirmed)

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.

Sources

Rammstein – Herzeleid (Remastered 2020) - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album | Equipboard Rammstein – Sehnsucht - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album | Equipboard Amp settings! : r/Rammstein - Reddit [QUESTION] about getting Rammstein herzeleid tone - Reddit Herzeleid Review: No one else sounds like Rammstein. They have their own unique... | Rammstein | compact discs | Reviews @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com

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