Herman Rarebell
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| Background information | |
| Born | 18 November 1949 |
| Origin | Schmelz, Germany |
| Genres | Hard rock, heavy metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, record producer |
| Instruments | Drums, keyboards |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Labels | Dark Star |
| Associated acts | Scorpions, Herman Ze German, Michael Schenker's Temple of Rock |
| Website | www |
Herman 'Ze German' Rarebell (born 18 November 1949 as Hermann Erbel) is a German drummer, best known for his time in the band Scorpions from 1977 to 1995, playing on 8 studio albums. Rarebell was an important composer in the history of the group, writing classic songs like "Another Piece of Meat", "Falling in Love" and the second single from Savage Amusement "Passion Rules the Game". He wrote the lyrics for some of the most classic songs of the band like "Rock You Like a Hurricane", "Make It Real", "Dynamite", "Blackout", "Arizona", "Bad Boys Running Wild", "Don't Stop at the Top", and "Tease Me Please Me".
Rarebell has been a long time user of Ludwig drums and Paiste cymbals, which he used for his entire duration with Scorpions, though he would occasionally alter the amount of drums and cymbals he would have on his setup.
Paiste cymbals:
15" 2002 sound edge hi-hats
10" 2002 splash
18" 2002 crash
20" 2002 crash
22" 2002 heavy ride
18" 2002 china
Original 1981 setup:
15" 2002 sound edge hi-hats or 15" RUDE sound edge hi-hats
18" 2002 crash
18" 2002 medium
18" 2002 ride or 18" RUDE crash/ride
19" 2002 medium
20" 2002 medium or 20" RUDE ride/crash
20" 2002 ride
20" 2002 heavy ride
18" 2002 china type
38" Symphonic gong
Rarebell also occasionally used cymbals from Paiste's 3000 series as well upon their release in 1986, but would still usually stick to a mostly 2002 series setup.
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