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Page 1 of 2 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 look at some of the gear and equipment that has been seen in Nightwish guitar players rig.  Image by gemsling. C.C. Attribution 2.0 Generic license
Click the gear images for more info and specs at Musician's Friend
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  - Washburn CS-780 - white and purple guitars with golden hardware - LTD MH-400 guitars

Amps and Cabinets - Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifiers - Mesa Boogie Stereo 50 Amplifier - Marshall speaker cabinets A and B's
 - Bogner + Engl amps also used in recording
Effects and More - Beyer Dynamics Opus 500 MKII Wireless - Sansamp PSA-1 Rack Preamp
 - T.C. Electronics G-MAJOR
 - Jim Dunlop Cry Baby Volume/Wah - Digitech Whammy XP-100
 - Boss FC-50 Midi Controller - Boss FS-5U Tap/Tempo pedal
 - Morley Volume/Wah pedal
 - specially modified Boss MT-2 by Von Lehmann (CHINA SYNDROME)

Strings - DR LT-9...42 gauge (for E-Tune Guitars)
 - DR MT-10...46 gauge (for D-Tune Guitars)
 Go to the next page for pictures of Emppu's guitar rig.
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