Paul Landers' equipment
Guitars (studio & live)
Gibson Les Paul custom
During the Reise, Reise tour, Paul used a Gibson Les Paul Studio. Paul left this guitar but keeps a black Gibson Les Paul that he customized. He removed the pickguard, added a white edging and kept only one volume knob. This guitar is used in standard tuning, drop C or drop D. This is the most used guitar on the LIFAD tour.
ESP Eclipse I CTM PL Paul Landers
Paul Landers has two ESP signatures guitars. A black one with white edging that he already used during the Reise, Reise tour, and a silver with black edging, new.
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Construction Type | Solid body |
| Neck construction | Set in neck |
| Strings | 6 |
| Frets | 22 Xtra-Jumbo |
| Scale Length | 24,75" / 62,9cm |
| Body | Mahogany |
| Top | Maple |
| Neck | Mahogany |
| Fret board | Ebony |
| Fretboard Inlays | Flag inlays |
| Pickup | H-H, 2x Humbucker |
| Pickup Neck | EMG 60 |
| Pickup Bridge | EMG 81 |
| Pick up selecter | 3-way toggle |
| Controls | 2x volume, 2x tone |
| Bridge | Tune-O-Matic Gotoh |
| Hardware | Gotoh auto-block in chrome |
Live equipment
Paul uses a Shure 520DX Green Bullet microphone, mounted on a spring that switches off with the foot.
Studio equipment
Paul does not communicate on his gear. However, here a list of equipment he uses or has used in the past.
| Equipment type | Brand |
|---|---|
| Amp heads | Bogner Uberschall Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifiers Engl Powerball Amplifier Rath-Amp Amplification |
| Pre-amp | Tech 21 SansAmp PSA-1 |
| Power amp | Mesa Boogie Strategy 500 Power Amp |
| Speakers | Marshall Amplification 4x12 Cabinets Mesa Boogie 4x12 Cabinet Engl 4x12 Cabinets |
Paul uses the Guitar Rig software to record demos or riffs ideas:
Old equipment
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Guitars
- Gibson Les Paul Black Beauty (studio)
- ESP LTD EC-50 Black (Mann gegen Mann video)
- Gibson Les Paul Studio Ebony (Reise, Reise tour)
- Ibanez AXS32 TKF (Reise, Reise tour)
- Sandberg Custom 1-String Plasma White (Mutter tour)
- Music Man Axis Ex (from 1994 to the Reise, Reise tour)
- Music Man Axis (from 1994 to the Mutter tour)
- Takamine EF341SC (acoustic guitar)
Microphones
- Shure SM58 (Reise, Reise tour)
- Shure 520DX Green Bullet (Reise, Reise tour)
- Shure Beta 58A (Mutter tour)
