GuitarDistortedRiff
Stripped (Single Version) Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Rammstein
Rammstein · 1990s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
ESP Eclipse I (early 1990s, likely custom shop, as used by Richard Z. Kruspe in studio)
Pickups
EMG 81 (bridge), EMG 60 (neck) active humbuckers
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier 150W Solo Head (Multi-Watt)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
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.
Amp Settings
Mids4.5
Bass6
Gain8.5
Reverb1
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- EBS MultiDrive Universal Overdrive Pedal · overdrive
- Noise gate pedal (model unknown) · noise_gate
ESP Eclipse I (EMG 81 bridge) → EBS MultiDrive (possible) → Noise gate → Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier → Mesa/Boogie 4x12 cab
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- scooped mids
- aggressive palm muting
- high-gain saturation
- chunky low end
- modern, compressed attack
- articulate pick response
- minimal ambience
- industrial, mechanical punch
- controlled, focused distortion