Eddie Jackson (born January 29, 1961), also known as EdBass and One Take, is an American

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for the

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band

Queensrÿche Queensrÿche is an American heavy metal band. It formed in 1982 in Bellevue, Washington, out of the local band the Mob. The band has released 16 studio albums, one EP, and several DVDs, and continues to tour and record. The original lineup ...

, which he co-founded in 1982.

Career

Jackson was born in

Robstown, Texas Robstown is a city in Nueces County, Texas, United States, and a western suburb of Corpus Christi. It was founded about 1906, and was named for Robert Driscoll. The population was 11,487 as of the 2010 census. The Texas State Legislature offi ...

. He began playing the

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at age 14. Two years later, he switched to

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and

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. He also experimented with singing and

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. Jackson met drummer

Scott Rockenfield Scott Rockenfield (born June 15, 1963), also known as SRock, is an American drummer and composer. He is best known as the drummer for the progressive metal band Queensrÿche, which he co-founded in 1982, and the hard rock band Slave to the S ...

in late 1979 at Redmond High School, and joined Rockenfield's band Cross+Fire in 1980. The band's name later was changed to The Mob, and in 1982 to

. Jackson has been with the band since, and is notoriously known for putting

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s on the inside of

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s, especially in the

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Endorsements and equipment

Jackson endorsed Kramer basses during the mid-1980s, until Kramer bought out Spector. The NS-2s were his primary bass guitars throughout the late 1980s and into the 1990s, and were among others used on '' Operation: Livecrime'', until his black Spector was stolen in the mid-'90s, after which Jackson retired his white model from touring, and switched to using Spector's Euro 5LX and ReBop bass guitars. Jackson briefly endorsed

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basses from 1994 to 1996, during Queensrÿche's ''

Promised Land The Promised Land ( he, הארץ המובטחת, translit.: ''ha'aretz hamuvtakhat''; ar, أرض الميعاد, translit.: ''ard al-mi'ad; also known as "The Land of Milk and Honey"'') is the land which, according to the Tanakh (the Hebrew ...

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, before endorsing

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-based master

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Michael Lull, who had done all of the repair and upkeep work on Queensrÿche's guitars. He also used a rackmount Line 6 Bass Pod Pro at some point as well in the late 90's and early 2000's. Jackson specifically uses the following bass guitars and amplifiers:

Bass guitars

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"Kramer-era" (late 1980s) NS-2 in black (stolen in the mid-'90s). *

"Kramer-era" (late 1980s) NS-2 in white. * Spector Euro 5LX 5-string

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, with custom gloss white finish, black hardware and active EMG pickups and

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. * Spector ReBop 5 DLX FM (''Deluxe Figured Maple'') 5-string

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, in Black Cherryburst with active EMG pickups and preamp. * Mike Lull M4V "Modern/Vintage" 4-string in sunburst, with custom

Seymour Duncan Seymour Duncan is an American company best known for manufacturing guitar and bass pickups. They also manufacture effects pedals which are designed and assembled in America. Guitarist and luthier Seymour W. Duncan and Cathy Carter Duncan foun ...

Bassline Jazz Bass-style pickups, Bartolini preamp and Hipshot Bass Xtender. * Mike Lull M4V "Modern/Vintage" 4-string in black with active EMG Jazz Bass-style pickups, preamp and Hipshot Bass Xtender. * Mike Lull M5V "Modern/Vintage" custom 5-string in black, rear-routed with no

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, custom Seymour Duncan Bassline Jazz Bass-style pickups and Bartolini preamp. * Mike Lull M5V "Modern/Vintage" 5-string in sunburst with custom Seymour Duncan Bassline Jazz Bass-style pickups and Bartolini preamp. * Mid-'90s

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5-string in black * Mid-'90s Tobias 5-string with an Operation: Mindcrime graphic on the front, with Bartolini pickups and preamp. *

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4-string

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in black.

Bass amplifiers

* Hartke LH1000

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. * Hartke HX410 4x10" and Hartke HX115 1x15" HyDrive series bass cabinets.

Discography

Queensrÿche

Soundtrack appearances

References

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