The Jesus and Mary Chain – Psychocandy album cover

The Jesus and Mary Chain – Psychocandy

Album 1985

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1985 album Psychocandy.

Music from Psychocandy

Gear Used On Psychocandy

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of The Jesus and Mary Chain – Psychocandy (1985). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Bass Guitars used by Douglas Hart on Psychocandy

Electric Basses

Rickenbacker 4001

Avg price: $2,300.00

In the video for the song "Never Understand", douglas can be seen using what appears to be a Rickenbacker 4001, however the acutal rickenbacker writing has been taped over imlying that this could be a fake or he just did not want to be assosiated with the brand due to the bands punk style.

Amplifiers used by Douglas Hart on Psychocandy

Bass Combo Amplifiers

Peavey TKO 65

Avg price: $225.00

Used during the Psychocandy era.

Effects Pedals used by Jim Reid on Psychocandy

Multi Effects Pedals

Shin-ei Companion WF-8 Fuzz Wah

From an Article on ENMOREAUDIO.COM explaining how the Jesus and Mary Chain got the sound of the album "PsychoCandy" -

"Despite Jim and Will’s guitar playing being far from virtuosic, their raw and untutored fretwork represents some of the most definitive guitar work of the 1980s. The pair most likely performed their material using semi-acoustic Gretsch models that they were fond of. These hollow-bodied guitars’ are well-suited for generating feedback, especially when paired with the groups’ favoured Fender Twin Reverb amps and (allegedly broken) ‘70s Shin-Ei Fuzz Wah pedal. “[The pedals] did most of the work themselves,” Reid stated in typical blasé fashion to Rolling Stone last year. “You just plugged them in, and they started screeching like you wouldn’t believe. That was the sound.” "

Very cool huh?