GuitarCleanRiff
Mutter Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Rammstein
Rammstein · 2000s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
ESP LTD EC-1000
Pickups
EMG 81 Red Active Humbucker
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ Head
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2000-2001. Guitarist Richard Zven Kruspe is documented using the ESP LTD EC-1000 with EMG 81 pickups and Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ for the Mutter album. No explicit evidence for clean amp used, but this was his main studio rig for this era.
Amp Settings
Mids5.5
Bass5.5
Gain0
Reverb1.5
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
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Tone Character
- clean and glassy
- bright and articulate
- tight and percussive
- slight amp reverb for space
- no audible modulation
- modern, hi-fi clarity
- medium picking attack
- no breakup or crunch
- EMG 81 active pickup clarity
- studio-polished