Queensrÿche – Operation: Mindcrime II album cover

Queensrÿche – Operation: Mindcrime II

Album 2006

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2006 album Operation: Mindcrime II.

Music from Operation: Mindcrime II

Artists on Operation: Mindcrime II

Gear Used On Operation: Mindcrime II

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Queensrÿche – Operation: Mindcrime II (2006). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Bass Guitars used by Eddie Jackson on Operation: Mindcrime II

Electric Basses

Spector NS-2 Bass

Avg price: $6,359.40

Eddie Jackson used 2 Spector NS-2s to record Operation Mindcrime and Empire. The white one was in drop D and the black one was in standard tuning.

Strings used by Eddie Jackson on Operation: Mindcrime II

Strings

Rotosound RS66LD Swing Bass 45-105

Avg price: $24.81

The ends of the strings are red like rotos + on Mindcrime's liner notes it says he uses rotosound strings.

Amplifiers used by Eddie Jackson on Operation: Mindcrime II

Bass Amplifier Heads

Gallien-Krueger 800RB

Avg price: $750.00

In this advertisement from GK, you can see a photo of Ed resting his chin on a GK 800RB. Thought to be the amplifier used on Operation Mindcrime and Empire.

Some extra info for you tone-seekers. Ed recorded some of the bass for Mindcrime in an Airplane hangar.