Tom Angelripper's Gear
Tom Angelripper is shown using a Warwick Stryker bass in the provided image.
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In this user-uploaded photo, Tom Angelripper is seen with an Ibanez Destroyer bass, a model popularized by Cronos of Venom, whom Tom cites as an influence.
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In this video we can see Tom Angelripper playing a natural finish Gibson Thunderbird bass.
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That is surely a JCM 800, what I'm not sure of is if it's the Lead Series or the Bass one.
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In the image in the video we can see Tom Angelripper holding a black Ibanez Iceman bass.
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The interview is in german, here's the original sentence:
''Ohne Boxen geht nix. Ohne Klampfe selbst geht auch nix. Am Anfang war´s bei mir aber der Verzerrer. Das war schon ein magisches Instrument! Meinen Bass-Verstärker konnte man nicht zerren. Ich wollte aber so klingen wie Lemmy oder Kronos und da habe ich mir einen Marshall Shredmaster zwischengeschaltet. Damit hab ich dann auch meinen Sound gefunden. Die Tretmine hab ich immer noch, aber benutz sie nicht mehr. Ich hab da jetzt anderes Zeugs. Später hab ich dann mein Motorrad verkauft, und dann haben wir auch nagelneue Marshall-Boxen gekauft. Drei Wochen später wurde uns dann der Proberaum aufgebrochen und alles war wieder weg.''
It roughly translates as:
''Nothing works without boxes. Nothing is possible with just the instrument itself. In the early days it was just me and the instrument. That was already a magic instrument! My bass amp could not be heavily distorted, but I wanted to sound like Lemmy or Cronos. Then I got a Marshall Shredmaster. That's how I found my sound. I still have the pedal but I don't use it anymore. I have other stuff now. Later I sold my moped and then we bought brand new Marshall boxes. Three weeks later the rehearsal room was broken up and everything was gone.''
I guess that was the sound of ''In The Sign of Evil'' and ''Obsessed by Cruelty''. I'm not sure about ''Persecution Mania'': probably not, but it could be.
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In this picture, Tom is holding a Darkglass Alpha Omega Ultra. The caption says, “Check out Tom’s new toy: The Alpha Omega Ultra by @darkglasselectronics.
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Equipment: Marshall Amplifier EL 34, Sansamp Tech21, diverse Ibanez Destroyer bass guitars, Fernandez bass guitar, Rotosound Swing Bass Strings, Fender delrin picks
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Tom Angelripper of Sodom uses the ESP LTD AP-4 Black Metal bass, as seen in the official music video for "Friendly Fire" by Steamhammer / SPV. I confirmed this after attending two Sodom concerts in 2024, where I noticed Angelripper’s new bass. After speaking with the band’s techs, who mentioned it was an LTD model, and conducting further research, I identified it as the ESP LTD AP-4 Black Metal. I even had the chance to see and touch the bass during the second show.
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In this Instagram post, Tom Angelripper is seen with the roto sound strings, possibly being used on his Ibanez destroyer bass
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