Eddie Jackson (Queensrÿche) Rig

VIDEO VERSION

Firstly, it has to be noted than Eddie isn't really that obsessed with gear and tone-chasing, he mainly trusts and relies on sound engineers, live or in the studio.

ELECTRIC BASSES

His four current main basses are :

Mike Lull JT5-24

5 strings, modern Jbass body with Mike Lull T-pickups and Aguilar OBP-3 preamp

Mike Lull Custom P5 black

5 strings, Pbass body with EMG J jazz pickups (formerly Seymour Duncan Bassline Jazz), EMG preamp (formerly Bartolini), maple neck and fretboard.

Mike Lull Custom P5 sunburst

5 strings, Pbass body with EMG J jazz pickups (formerly Seymour Duncan Bassline Jazz), EMG preamp (formerly Bartolini), maple neck and fretboard.

Spector NS-2 black (in the studio)

Kramer-era, EMG P/J pickups, Haz Lab preamp

This is the famous bass that was used on "Operation Mindcrime", "Empire" and "Promised Land".

On those 3 classic albums, in addition to the black Spector, Eddie used :

Spector NS-2 white

Kramer-era, EMG P/J pickups, Haz Lab preamp

This bass seems to be the one that was stolen in the mid-90s after a gig.

Fender Precision bass (on "Promised Land")

with EMG P pickup

STRINGS

Eddie uses DR Strings Hi-Beam

FRONT OF HOUSE LIVE SOUND

Most of the Queensrÿche bass sound we hear live comes from :

- Radial ProDI direct box

- Tech 21 Sansamp Geddy Lee GED-2112

LIVE STAGE MONITORING

Eddie uses either Gallien-Krueger amps (800RB) + cabs or Hartke amps (LH) + cabs.

He likes 1x15" cabs and he uses them along with 4x10" cabs live.

STUDIO AMPLIFICATION

In the studio, for most of the classic albums, Eddie used Gallien-Krueger 800 RB amps pushed at very high volumes to create the distortion, into McCauley 2x15 cabs that were placed in a separate room or into isolation boxes, combined with DI.

He also used DBX 160 compressor/limiter.