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Nightwish - Emppu Vuorinen Guitar Gear Rig and Equipment
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Emppu Vuorinen is a Finnish guitarist, best known as a member of symphonic female fronted metal band Nightwish. He started to play guitar as a private study at the age of 12 and since then he has played in various bands including Nightwish, of which he is a founding member, Brother Firetribe and Altaria.

Let's see what gear and equipment has been in the Nightwish guitar players rig.

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Guitars
- custom made ESP Horizon
- ESP EV-1 with Seymour Duncan pickups (TB-5 in the bridge, SHR-1n in the middle and an SH-2n in the neck) 1 in purple and 1 in white. Note, the EV stands for Emppu Vuorinen.
- ESP Eclipse in Vintage Black

ESP Standard Series Eclipse II Black Cherry


- Washburn CS-780 - white and purple guitars with golden hardware
- LTD MH-400 guitars
ESP LTD MH-400 Electric Guitar See Through Blue Black Hardware


Amps and Cabinets
- Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifiers
- Mesa Boogie Stereo 50 Amplifier
- Marshall speaker cabinets A and B's

Marshall 1960A or 1960B 300W 4x12 Guitar Extension Cabinet Angled


- Bogner + Engl amps also used in recording



Effects and More
- Beyer Dynamics Opus 500 MKII Wireless
- Sansamp PSA-1 Rack Preamp

Tech 21 Sansamp PSA1.1 Preamp


- T.C. Electronics G-MAJOR

TC Electronic G Major Guitar Effects Processor


- Jim Dunlop Cry Baby Volume/Wah
- Digitech Whammy XP-100

DigiTech Whammy Pedal with MIDI Control


- Boss FC-50 Midi Controller
- Boss FS-5U Tap/Tempo pedal

Boss FS-5U Footswitch - Nonlatching


- Morley Volume/Wah pedal

Morley Power Wah Volume Pedal


- specially modified Boss MT-2 by Von Lehmann (CHINA SYNDROME)
Boss MT-2 Metal Zone Effects Pedal



Strings
- DR LT-9...42 gauge (for E-Tune Guitars)

DR Strings LTR-9 Hi-Beam Nickel Light Electric Guitar Strings


- DR MT-10...46 gauge (for D-Tune Guitars)

DR Strings MT-10 Tite-Fit Nickel Plated Electric Guitar Strings

 

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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 25 November 2008 )
 
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