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| E-2 RZK-1 | |
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| Electric Guitar | |
| Used by: | Richard Kruspe |
E-2 RZK-1 is a signature guitar by Richard.
Information[1]
First version
Built at our ESP factory in Japan, the latest addition to the Richard Z. Kruspe Signature Series comes in the form of the ESP E-II RZK-I Burnt. Its intense look reflects that of its designer, the co-founder of Neue Deutsche Härte (New German Hardness) band Rammstein. The E-II RZK-I BURNT has an amazingly distinctive finish, with heavily-distressed burn markings and gouges over the body top and headstock. Its unique asymmetrical shape offers excellent balance, with a comfortable contoured alder body and a satin-finished maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, 24 extra-jumbo frets, and white neck binding. The E-II RZK-I BURNT is a neck-thru-body design at 25.5” scale, with high-end professional components including Gotoh tuners, Schaller strap locks, a Floyd Rose Original tremolo, and a pair of red-covered EMG 81 active pickups for a super aggressive sound.
2023
Built at the ESP factory in Japan, the ESP E-II RZK-I Burnt is as unique and intense a guitar as the player who inspired it. Richard ZK is the founder of renowned Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein, and the E-II RZK-I Burnt is based off a guitar that he had built for him at the ESP Custom Shop. The E-II RZK-I Burnt has an amazingly distinctive finish, with heavily-distressed burn markings and gouges over the body top and headstock. Its unique asymmetrical shape offers excellent balance, with a comfortable contoured alder body and a satin-finished maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, 24 extra-jumbo frets, and white neck binding. The E-II RZK-I BURNT is a neck-thru-body design at 25.5” scale, with high-end professional components including Gotoh tuners, ESP strap locks, and a Floyd Rose Original tremolo. It also offers the innovative and flexible Fishman Fluence Richard Z Signature Series pickup set, with Modern alnico in the neck and Modern ceramic in the bridge, both with metallic red covers. These unique and toneful pickups use a hybrid magnet configuration.
Specs
| Category | First version | 2023 new |
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| Construction | Neck-Thru | Neck-Thru |
| Scale | 25.5" | 25.5" |
| Body | Alder | Alder |
| Neck | 3Pc Maple | 3Pc Maple |
| Fingerboard | Rosewood | Rosewood |
| Fingerboard Radius | 305mm | 305mm |
| Finish | Distressed & Burnt | Distressed & Burnt |
| Nut width | 42mm | 42mm |
| Nut type | Locking | Locking |
| Neck contour | Thin U | Thin U |
| Frets/Type | 24 XJ | 24 XJ |
| Hardware color | Chrome | Chrome |
| Strap button | Schaller Straplock | ESP Strap Lock |
| Tuners | Gotoh | Gotoh |
| Bridge | Floyd Rose Original | Floyd Rose Original |
| Neck PU | EMG 81 | Fishman Fluence Richard Z Signature Modern Alnico Metallic Red |
| Bridge PU | EMG 81 | Fishman Fluence Richard Z Signature Modern Alnico Metallic Red |
| Electronics | Active | Active |
| Electronics layout | Vol/Toggle Switch | Vol/Toggle Switch |
| Strings | Elixir Nanoweb Light (.010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046) | |
| Case | CECFF | RZK-1 FORM FIT CASE |
| Case included | Y | Y |