ESP Guitars: Richard Z. Kruspe (Rammstein) Interview -- Oct 2011

In this in-depth interview, Rammstein's Richard Z. Kruspe talks about how he got into guitar, what he likes about ESP Guitars, and much more.

[@TheKumikouchiha]

I love this man!!! He may not be the best guitarrist ever( for me he is the best), but his easy riffs sound amazing!!!! So simple and wild !!!! Thumbs up if you agree

[@gilkozlowski6363]

Absolutely agree !

[@kawythowy867]

I agree! Rammstein ROCKS!

[@Rawnfella]

I love how he mentions that he isn't the best guitar player in the world, but it's because of his creativity and passion for music that has kept him writing for us

[@MrPumpingiron1987]

whoever that girl was deserves a medal!

[@MichaelD8393]

I wonder if she slept with Richard that night 😂

[@brdane]

Hey, I'm Richard ZK from Rammstein.

[@thejederlacht]

🤣

[@madnessbydesign1415]

Every interview I see with him makes me respect him more... :)

[@PhobosNoctis]

Definatly need to have a poll to bring back the Ltd RZK Thumbs up to get their attention? :)

[@DP-eb2yn]

Fuck man I can't afford his signature guitar .. but hell yeah thumbs up to help bring it back

[@aliceposoldova8023]

OMG, Richard is sooooo sweet.....

[@timtomasello7194]

i finally own a ESP RZK guitar. its a dream come true. Not only is it the actually ESP model but its the Burnt finish :) my life is complete

[@TheBboyjoakim]

Tim Tomasello is it as awesome to play as one could expect?? :)

[@timtomasello7194]

joakim fredriksson dude its great!! its super amazing. you should get one

[@mrwojak2802]

How much was it??

[@timtomasello4529]

@@mrwojak2802 2,699

[@downfallofmankind]

drinking game drink everytime Reesh says "y'know"

[@AlextheDutchDairyfarmer]

Hips....🤪

[@djrzk8452]

Ahahahahe

[@Kruspe12]

This game also applies to Jerry Cantrell interviews 🤣

[@janep6548]

Jeder hat seine Floskeln 😂

[@angiekneedler7234]

I love how he says 'idears' He is one talented man

[@halfpro9695]

I love this guy and BIG fan of RAMMSTEIN

[@jaredklock8754]

HIs english is so fluent

[@iMatty_2]

He doesn't live in Germany, He lives in New York, he has for years.

[@jameswolfe3611]

Matt Marshall You're behind the times, he's being living in Germany since 2011.

[@jhonnycagexrage7458]

Jared Klock You know...

[@annegretkasten6277]

@@iMatty_2 He lives in Berlin.

[@micmacwithahemi]

Awesome band While laid off during this Covid 19 crap I made a Rammstein custom tribute guitar from a D. I. Y Telecaster kit at home I never did anything like this before. posted under guitar build Rammstein

[@micmacwithahemi]

Thank you so much Awesome

[@paolaandreaortizcifuentes2455]

Me encanta Richard sencillo, amable, y muy guapo 😘

[@VitorDuzarte]

ESP Guitars rules so much. Love them! Either on stage or on studio, even playing in my bedroom. Eclipse and Phoenix are my favourite. Amazing

[@rammsteinmega7295]

Master

[@HARDROCKRAMMSTEINFAN]

I love every ESP LTD guitar.I cant get enough of them.I got his rzk 600 and cant believe i got it in my house

[@TacticalBacon_]

He speaks english really well

[@MichaelD8393]

Well, I studied in Berlin for a year and while I learned some German to get by, I was surprised at how many Germans spoke English. I later learned from my one dormmate that people learn English in developed Europe... except in France; guess the French are too stubborn for that 😂

[@AaronAzkidMatier]

Germans learn English from kindergarden.

[@indiaromeo3546]

@@AaronAzkidMatier now they do! But not back in the 70's and in East Germany! Even I didn't learn English in Kindergarden back in the 80's. Not even in Elementary school! Starting from 5th class onwards.

[@AaronAzkidMatier]

@@indiaromeo3546 Yes of course! I should have noted that, thank you for clarifying!

[@iamgribs]

A lot of germans speak English well. Their own language is cut from the same indogermanic cloth

[@KatieCooper1990]

Jus put it in the ohhven. Haha

[@ilovesparky13]

I have never heard him speak so much english... I love it!

[@alinarichter2101]

I must laugh so hard when he always say ,,y' know''😂😂😂

[@augie6479]

Alina Richter and "like"...so you know which version of English he learned :D

[@lareinadeloslamentos9319]

Amazing

[@espguitarsusa]

@elvislapointe Of course we see it. I'd keep an eye open for what we're planning in 2012. :)

[@donnie2675]

2:40 reminds me of that viva interview "Loyalty? - Nice word :,)"

[@HARDROCKRAMMSTEINFAN]

There are so many people who compare esp to other guitars.I hate that people.ESP is GODLIKE! There are GODLIKE bands like Metallica and rammstein who play esp and make briliant music.

[@Rammcover95]

i love esp

[@Miroslanchev]

Please, please, don't use "du hast" for background at any R+ video. (Real fans will understand)

[@lovez2eat]

Why? (just hoping for an answer 8 years later)

[@100PercentJoseph]

I don't even use ESP guitars/basses and I like them for supporting the best band in the world.

[@CaptainFysh]

Looking forward to seeing RZK's in the US, really want a burnt finish -1.

[@Tyra8652]

richard i love you

[@DP-eb2yn]

EMG 81 Hell FUCK Yeah, the proof is with RAMMSTEIN 👹. BANG BANG

[@cmmusic292]

anyone else notice kirk hammett's signature Caution guitar in the background at 1:16?

[@DP-eb2yn]

No

[@MegaDarth666]

You can still get them in the overseas market. Thing is, ESP signatures will, from now on, cost an arm and a leg. So either get a ton of cash or check other things.

[@tbbainter777]

Amazing cool guy

[@Eurocx]

you can go to ESP website go to Guitars and scroll down and you find what you want ........ Greets from Malaysia :)

[@laurenw.8178]

Only Richard would suggest putting a guitar in an oven 😂 In all seriousness though, he’s such a talented and creative man, and I love him so much ❤ could honestly listen to him all day

[@teragonisbeast1]

fuck yeah! that kirk hammett caution in the background! 1:17

[@Jeep546]

@espguitarsusa ESP i LOVE YOU!!!

[@oliver24x]

Good luck to find one

[@Dirksma]

ESP, why is the ESP LTD RZK-600 not in stores anymore? And, would you like to bring the LTD RZK-II to the European market? (: Thanks! (:

[@SolXIX]

I really want a v-307, im saving for it

[@elenasgaard7770]

y'know ❤️

[@Airiux1100]

Thumbs up if you wish to see a return of RZK-600.

[@Hillgaard84]

Awesome :D

[@toadetteremotewithwiimotio3330]

Like like y‘know like And i thought i‘m the only German who uses those as fill words XD the English equivalent to Ähmm

[@StrongestWorld]

Richard likes ac/dc fuking awesome

[@guitarmaster623]

@psyckla5 - no they are selling all of his ESP RZKs 1 and 2 and you can find them on the Japan's ESP website or DrumCityGuitarLand :-) ^^

[@DP-eb2yn]

There was never anything wrong with any Japan made guitar dude .. I have one hay

[@Jeep546]

Esp i hope you read this! Couldd you please bring some LTD RZK series to the Netherlands? I love you so much guys, dont let us down, here in the netherlands

[@TheKumikouchiha]

@FabioVitielloDrum It's "Benzin", but the images are from the video "Pussy"

[@TheLokitarKH]

Julieta I can help but enter in your profile to see that picture of Richard (I'm also in love with him

[@Mycall1983]

they still do on the jp site!!!

[@Nashman230]

@Heka41 Actually it's a fact. The only thing that could compete a 21st century Ibanez is by hooking up any guitar to a MIDI converter through an internet router with dial-up...actually that would sound better than an Ibanez.

[@DP-eb2yn]

Aye 😎👊🇦🇺

[@DP-eb2yn]

Hahaha👏

[@serenity55033]

@espguitarsusa my boyfriend Lalo just purchased the ESP RZK burnt guitar from japan and received it a few weeks ago he absolutely is in love with it, $4000 guitar yes and they take a year to make yes, but they are high quality and are like that for a reason. You mess with the quality and make something cheaper it won't be as good as the original. Nice things are expensive for a reason I think at least lol If you want the quality you have to pay for it !!

[@Nashman230]

@AndreasCB Yes but all Ibanez guitars sound the same, digital and synthetic. The only Ibanez guitars that could break out of this barrier are completely custom built Ibanez made by the artist's/customer's quota.

[@PapaSha565622]

Welldone

[@lidiashpartko3858]

Милашка такой :3

[@ryanbobadilla5967]

His signature model have always only been available for a limited time only idk why though

[@antoniorodrigues27]

Please,don't forget Brazil. I would love to buy a RZK-I.

[@Leon-oz4uf]

Will the LTD RZK-600 come back for sale?

[@Nashman230]

@psyckla5 If I'm not mistaken I think that they still do sell them in Japan.

[@AndreasCB]

@Nashman230 Each guitar is used in different kinds of music you know. Different wood, pickups..

[@rebeccawutzke9771]

i love rammstein so much if i ever meet them it would be awsome but asking them if they would sign my boobs would be akward

[@joedaddy20]

its 2013 and I still don't see the RZK-1 on your website...>:I

[@Stahlengelmusic]

Looks like a reversed Esp 901 with Eclipse headstock...

[@psyckla5]

too bad they dont sell his sig model anymore

[@crustybuttnugget]

Cant get the rzk1 anymore. Its discontinued. Only the rzk2.

[@MrAdwe747]

Fred's bass 2:14

[@serenity55033]

@espguitarsusa i hope not, they won't be the same good quality handmade 1 year to make. My boyfriend owns the ESP RZK 2 burnt guitar as of January 5th this year. He says the same thing, they will be lower quality and won't sound the same if they are made "cheaper" for the general public and they will not be as "special" as they are now. I agree completely with my boyfriend. When they are mass-made they will be cheaper for a reason

[@DP-eb2yn]

What a load of shit. It's a signature guitar it will still be high end. Watch a ESP factory manufacturers video. And learn

[@drk3758]

Not to offend him in any way or something but does he REALLY need a floyd rose?

[@thedisabledviking]

i think its for emigrate stuff

[@PhobosNoctis]

How about the possibility of a (for example) Rzk-200? the cheaper end model, and at least some form of way getting it to Australia :( Coming from a MAJOR fan of RZK and Rammstein, the next best thing i could settle for is the KH-202 which Richard used (the Esp version not the ltd of course) for quite some time, easily seen in the Live Aus Berlin dvd, but nothing would make my day than to find a Rzk thats in my country or at least does not cost $3000 to get an import :)

[@rewyyr]

What is the song name at 1:58?? Please???

[@timtomasello4529]

Benzin 😁

[@rewyyr]

@@timtomasello4529 thank you so much

[@timtomasello4529]

@@rewyyr no problem

[@djrzk8452]

YOU KNOW

[@xEloiseKerryx]

anyone know and estimate price?

[@easypeesylemonsquezy]

Anyone know the song at 3:24 and 3:55?

[@theproxymoxie5140]

im gonna buy the esp rzk burnt

[@Heka41]

@Nashman230 thats your opinion

[@metalloween9880]

I search a black rzk-1, someone know a guitar shop wich sells ?

[@Dirksma]

Nobody does it man, as ESP discontinued this model back in 2012 or something. So if you want to buy one you'll have to be lucky to find one on Ebay ;)

[@kimiicemanmz]

How much does it cost?

[@HARDROCKRAMMSTEINFAN]

Fuck other guitars! ESP OWNZ!!!

[@DP-eb2yn]

Do you play an instrument......

[@MichaelD8393]

What's the song at 3:23?

[@ZHAK_OFICIAL]

Rammstein - Ich tu dir weh

[@MichaelD8393]

yzk_73 Ok thanks so much.

[@MrBurakOzel]

'so i told them to put the guitar in the oven and take it out hahaha' the prime solution of germans for everything lol

[@MichaelD8393]

3:53 what song is that?

[@j.pabloquinche3283]

MichaelD8393 Keine lust

[@dustinsmeltzer4342]

No, it's ich tu for weh

[@dustinsmeltzer4342]

Ich tu dir weh

[@Appleblade]

Very German music engineer. ;)

[@MrFaceman18]

Yeah, Richard says that ESP is loyal, but wouldn't put a guitar in an oven.... reaaaallly loyal

[@Heka41]

@nolliefIip Because I can do whatever I want to prick, K? thanx

[@johnnyluvstacos]

I love real ESP's, but I don't really care for LTD's. As a whole, I'm more of a Jackson man myself.

[@DP-eb2yn]

You make no sense at all .

[@vasilevpavel997]

Keine lust

[@eliten0Ob]

His old model, aye. His new one though is.

[@Elenberg4]

Это его гитара?брэнд его?

[@ilya1503]

Кирилл Томин не совсем брэнд просто линейка моделей, сделанная по его заказу,проще говоря кастом, заказаный у японской фирмы esp

[@ruwoldt39]

omg, how much did they pay him to do this kind of fake interview comercial??!

[@darrellmiddleton6615]

So he's shit at guitar but he's great at guitar

[@Wyttt95]

Darrell Middleton more great then shit :0

[@lozzzadew]

@lftm1 Lame.. He's amazing!

[@re1gamer]

@lftm1 jealous?

[@aleskociper9920]

jea AC/DC rulees,wright BUTTHEAD??:)))

[@victorluis9735]

??????

[@navajosundance]

Whenever I listen to Rammstein and their great Riffs I m thinking about Ozzy and how will listen to it. Lmao

[@M_Carter_]

he sounds quite american these days

[@Nashman230]

@Heka41 Ibanez is overrated.

[@MacassarMusic]

***** is Keine Lust

[@Vl1imir]

and bring rzk in russia

[@Heka41]

meh, Im an Ibanez guy

[@DP-eb2yn]

Mate I play a Schecter Demon , Basically the Brother of ESP same owner . I don't just say I'm a Schecter man..fuck when I go in store and play a ESP, BC Rich, Jackson , solar I would take any of those home .. seriously haha