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Sonne Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Rammstein
Rammstein · 2000s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
ESP Eclipse I CTM (custom, early 2000s, likely with EMG 81/60 pickups)
Pickups
EMG 81 (bridge, active humbucker)
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (early 2000s, studio recording)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording for 'Sonne' (2000/2001, Mutter album). Richard Z. Kruspe is known to have used ESP Eclipse guitars with EMG pickups and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier amps in the studio for this era. No evidence of live/touring gear or alternate guitars/amps for the studio version.
Amp Settings
Mids4
Bass6.5
Gain9
Reverb0
Treble6.5
Presence6
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- scooped mids
- aggressive palm muting
- high-gain saturation
- chunky low end
- razor-sharp clarity
- articulate riff definition
- modern metal rhythm tone
- minimal ambience
- focused, compressed sound