Queensrÿche – Rage For Order (Remastered) [Expanded Edition]

On this message board on gearspace.com Neil was asked what Keyboards he used on Queensryche’s Rage for Order album. He said,

“I think it was either a DX7, or possibly another Yamaha digital synth, which was sort of a DX7 rack, with numerous modules that you could stack sounds etc. We also had other synths in addition to the Emulator 2, so it's also possible that any voices were added on another track. I don't remember doing much MIDI stacking on RfO.”

Neil Kernon confirms his use of the E-Mu Emulator II for keyboard work, stating, "As far as keyboards went, some of the sounds were from a Roland Juno, but mainly we used an Emulator 2, along with several other popular keyboards at the time, things like Yamaha DX7 etc. A huge amount of the keyboard work was sampling, and we used raw material from field recordings that I did in Vancouver and Seattle, along with other things we grabbed from TV and radio broadcasts etc. All of that was manipulated using the Emulator and a Mac Plus computer." This information is supported by a discussion from the Gearspace forum, specifically in the thread titled "Queensryche making of Rage For Order video."

Neil Kernon utilized the EMT 250 Digital Reverb during the mixing of "Rage For Order" at Yamaha's studio in Glendale, CA. This is confirmed by a comment on the Gearspace forum, where Kernon details his use of various reverb units, including the EMT 250, alongside other Yamaha equipment.

Neil Kernon confirmed the use of the EMT 251 Digital Reverb during the mixing of "Rage For Order" at Yamaha's studio in Glendale, CA. He stated, "As far as reverbs, I used an Emt 250, Emt 251, several Yamaha Rev 1s, some Rev 5s, and also numerous SPX-90s." This information is supported by a discussion found on the Gearspace forum in the thread titled "Queensryche making of Rage For Order video."

Neil Kernon utilized the Yamaha REV-1 Professional Digital Reverberator with RCR-1 Remote Control during the mixing of "Rage For Order" at Yamaha's studio in Glendale, CA. This is confirmed by Kernon's statement: "As far as reverbs, I used an EMT 250, EMT 251, several Yamaha Rev 1s, some Rev 5s and also numerous SPX-90s." This information is sourced from a discussion on the Gearspace forum, specifically from the "Queensryche making of Rage For Order video" thread.

Neil Kernon has confirmed the use of the Yamaha SPX90 Digital Multi Effects Processor by stating, "As far as reverbs, I used an Emt 250, Emt 251, several Yamaha Rev 1s, some Rev 5s and also numerous SPX-90s. I mixed the album at Yamaha's own studio in Glendale, CA, hence the proliferation of Yamaha gear." This information is sourced from the Gearspace forum discussion related to the making of Queensryche's "Rage For Order" video.

Neil Kernon utilized the Yamaha REV5 Digital Reverberator among other equipment such as the EMT 250, EMT 251, several Yamaha REV1s, and numerous SPX-90s while mixing an album at Yamaha's studio in Glendale, CA. This information is supported by a comment from the Gearspace forum in the "Queensryche making of Rage For Order video" discussion.

In this mini-documentary press kit video on the Making of the Rage for Order album on YouTube, Chris is seen playing a white single humbucker Kramer Pacer Special with a maple fretboard at 2:34 into the video.

In a personal letter written by Chris DeGarmo about the guitar shown on the Juliens Auction website, Chris mentions the Kramer Voyager was used on The Warning album, Rage for Order album, and the Operation: Mindcrime music video. A photo of Chris holding the guitar shows the albums and tours it was used on written in white pen on the back, which verifies this information.

In the 'A Conversation' EPK (1986) video on YouTube, at the 2:35 mark, Chris DeGarmo can be seen playing a Kramer Baretta, distinguished by its white finish and maple fretboard. The guitar features the characteristic black 'hockey stick' (banana) headstock with a white block logo and a truss rod cover labeled 'Baretta,' identifying it as a late 1985 or early 1986 model before Kramer's transition to the pointy headstock design.