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Nightwish / Tarot - Marco Hietala Bass Gear Rig and Equipment

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Marco Hietala is the male vocalist, bassist and songwriter of the Finnish heavy metal band Tarot and bassist and the male vocalist of the Finnish symphonic power metal band Nightwish.

Marco has mainly been a Warwick guy, and who can blame him. Warwick basses and equipment rules! Let's look at some of the gear and equipment that has been seen in Marco Hietala's bass gear rig.

CoolClick the gear images for more info and specs at Musician's FriendCool

 

Basses

- Warwick Infinity 2000 LTD Bass Guitar

Warwick Infinity Bass Neck-Through 4-String Flame Maple

- Warwick Buzzard Signature JE custom shop bass

- Warwick Vampyre SN - Marco's Newest Bass Guitar. (below I have pictured a vampyre ltd. check out the price on that bass! Ha.)

Warwick Vampyre LTD Bass Guitar Transparent Burgundy Red High Polish

 

 



Amps and Cabinets
- Warwick Pro-Tube IX and IV bass Amplifiers (not available in the USA according to Warwick's site)

- Warwick 410Pro 4x10 Speaker Cabinets
Warwick 411 Pro 600W Speaker Cabinet

 

 

Other gear
- SansAmp Tech21 GT2 Amp Modeler

Tech 21 Sansamp Gt2 Tube Amp Emulator

Comments  

 
+1 # New bassSakke 2012-06-20 21:00
He has got a new bass from Warwick that has a rusty finish. I think it was a Buzzard model.

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0 # RE: Nightwish / Tarot - Marco Hietala Bass Gear Rig and EquipmentBuslady 2010-12-19 16:37
for the record...the Vampyre he owns is a blue tinted oil finish. I want the red one..it's HOT!!

As far as I know though, his basses aren't majorly modified...

and what a sound!!
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0 # Well.......Random bass player 2009-01-11 17:08
I hear that he uses a digitech whammy.
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0 # NiceQvistDK 2008-04-19 04:32
He has an awesome mighty overdriven bass sound, I [censored]in love it. Isn't the Sansanp tech21 GT2 amp modeler normally for guitars?
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