Riff Tone
Stripped (Single Version)
Rammstein
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarESP Eclipse I (early 1990s, likely custom shop, as used by Richard Z. Kruspe in studio)
AmpMesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier 150W Solo Head (Multi-Watt)
PickupsEMG 81 (bridge), EMG 60 (neck) active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
mid4.5
treble7
reverb1
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
overdriveEBS EBS MultiDrive Universal Overdrive Pedal
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 1997 (Sehnsucht era, 'Stripped' single version). Evidence from Equipboard and Mesa/Boogie official site confirms Triple Rectifier use. Guitar and pickup model inferred from Kruspe's known studio gear for this era. No explicit studio pedalboard photo for this track, but effects inferred from audio and typical Kruspe setup.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationchunky low endmodern, compressed attackarticulate pick responseminimal ambienceindustrial, mechanical punchcontrolled, focused distortion
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting and precise rhythm to maintain the industrial metal feel, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP Eclipse I (early 1990s, likely custom shop, as used by Richard Z. Kruspe in studio)
AmpMesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier 150W Solo Head (Multi-Watt)
PickupsEMG 81 (bridge), EMG 60 (neck) active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
mid4.5
treble7
reverb1
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
overdriveEBS EBS MultiDrive Universal Overdrive Pedal
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 1997 (Sehnsucht era, 'Stripped' single version). Evidence from Equipboard and Mesa/Boogie official site confirms Triple Rectifier use. Guitar and pickup model inferred from Kruspe's known studio gear for this era. No explicit studio pedalboard photo for this track, but effects inferred from audio and typical Kruspe setup.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationchunky low endmodern, compressed attackarticulate pick responseminimal ambienceindustrial, mechanical punchcontrolled, focused distortion
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting and precise rhythm to maintain the industrial metal feel, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.
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