Bad Moon Rising – Blood
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2009 album Blood.
Music from Blood
Artists on Blood
Gear Used On Blood
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Bad Moon Rising – Blood (2009). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Doug Aldrich
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Guitars used by Doug Aldrich on Blood
Jackson Soloist Custom, USA made, Reverse head 1987
Remarks: The bridge pickup is a Duncan and the tremolo is a JT-590 Schaller Floyd. Apart from that, everything else is stock. It was born with a flat mount Kahler tremolo, which was later pulled due to sustain issues. The holes from the Kahler are still visible just rear of the JT-590. Doug used this guitar in the Hurricane video "Next To You" from 1990. The guitar still has the Kahler tremolo in the video. See still shot from the video. Notice the tape covering the bottom of both pickups.
Doug Aldrich: — "Yea that first had a Kahler trem but the sustain was kinda sacrificed so I asked Grover if we could switch. Yes, I put tape cause the high E string would get caught under both bobbins. Tape fixed that." (Forum thread). Doug taped his pickups this way on many of his Jackson's.
Doug Aldrich: — "This was the second Jackson I ever got back in '87 (was this the first?). It was the guitar I used during my Lion days in '88 before I came to Japan. I also used it in Bad Moon Rising, Hurricane and House of Lords. Actually, this has a broken headstock. During the Philadelphia show, my family came to see the show. I was supposed to throw the guitar towards my guitar tech for him to catch, but it slipped and ended up crashing down by my amp. My guitar tech ran to it immediately to check it out. (laughter) However, Jackson fixed it up, and it's as good as new now." (YG 1994 interview).
