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Fender should issue a Chris Squire Signature model
- Thread starter Ric5
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- Jan 29, 2008
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When I created this thread part of it was about a real interest in this bass that disappeared out of history and part of it was a small sarcastic poke at Fender for over-doing the sig bass thing …
But I am always interested in basses that are out of the ordinary and unusual and someday I will build a bass like this ...
Yeah..."Old Black." Neil recorded most of his solos on that axe.
There's a great scene in the Neil bio "Shaky" where his players all gather round
Old Black's case as it lifted open; their excitement is palpable.
I've seen similar scenes in a dojo when an old Master unwrapped and presented his sword.
I, for one, appreciated your title as rhetorical rather than misinterpreting it as a literal call for issuance.
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No offense to you meant, Mr. @Ric5 . I hope one day you get to build your dream bass.
That's primarily what he played in the studio. He also used a Supro combo. I've tried this combo (Thunderbolt?), and it nails his recorded tone.
I'm holding out on my next Ric until they issue a sig from MY favorite 4003 playa
- Jan 29, 2008
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- I like 5, 8, 10, and 12 string basses
No offense to you meant, Mr. @Ric5 . I hope one day you get to build your dream bass.
My dreams are complex … If I built all of my dream basses than I will end up owning 20, 30, or maybe 40 basses … I am glad my wife loves me a lot
Here's vid of Chris playing the Lakland on South Side of the Sky. You can see the oval bridge at 1:58.
He also played it on this and got the typical Chris sound-
He also played it on this and got the typical Chris sound-
Being somewhat emphatic, put Roto Sound Swing Bass 66 on any bass and use a pick and ya pretty much get "that sound".
Back to the thread, thanks for posting. I never knew Chris had or played such a bass!
I'm assuming there's another pickup under the chrome cover? Is there?
Kind of strange the dual chrome control plates. What's the deal with that? Seems like dual concentric knobs could have been used on the Telecaster guitar control plate instead of using 2 plates side by side. I don't know.
Yeah, Fender should bring out a signature model of his bass!
Back to the thread, thanks for posting. I never knew Chris had or played such a bass!
I'm assuming there's another pickup under the chrome cover? Is there?
Kind of strange the dual chrome control plates. What's the deal with that? Seems like dual concentric knobs could have been used on the Telecaster guitar control plate instead of using 2 plates side by side. I don't know.
Yeah, Fender should bring out a signature model of his bass!
Shoot! I've always wanted one of those since I heard DEVO play live at the Paramount in Seattle 81. Beautiful basses! I'd have to have a custom lefty unfortunately. That mean mucho denero...
- Jan 29, 2008
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I found one at a music store for a reasonable price, it was in good shape and it played and sounded amazing … the price was good too … but alas … I don't play 4 string basses any more and I already own too many … but these are under-rated basses that are somewhat rare
Pretty sure he lost the 21 fretter 4001 in the divorce, too.What blows my mind is that he lost this bass in a divorce. Must have been pretty ugly. That's pure hate right there.
I've been through two divorces and didn't lose a single piece of gear 'cause I negotiated/traded the value for other stuff, i.e. I kept my gear but walked away with no furniture, let a piece of artwork go (which I hated anyway, but didn't let on - Thomas Kinkaid??!!?), etc.
- Jan 29, 2008
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Chris used both Marshall and Fender amps at various times (as well as Ampeg and Sunn in the US).
The modern way of thinking about bi-amping is that you have a bright, overdriven amp for treble and a clean, deep-voiced amp for bass. I think Chris actually used two identical Marshall heads, but not for this sort of purpose.
I think Chris's Rickenbacker was wired in mono until after he got the 21 fret 4001 he used on The Yes Album. He then had the cream RM1999 rewired in stereo. However he had this done for the benefit of feeding each pickup into different effects units. The two signals were summed at some point prior to hitting his main amps. I've never heard a live Yes recording where Chris changes the pickup selector and you can hear only a thin distorted amp or a clean bassy amp.
- Jan 29, 2008
- 29,772
- 30,452
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- I like 5, 8, 10, and 12 string basses
- Jan 29, 2008
- 29,772
- 30,452
- Disclosures
- I like 5, 8, 10, and 12 string basses
The early 70s a lot of the big bands had not so good pa systems … The live sound of yes then was not so good like most bands in that era …
The best live sound from that era was Pink Floyd … I saw them doing Dark side of the moon and their live sound was amazing … they had a quadraphonic pa system.
The next best live sound was Jethro Tull
So as per Chris Squire live tone when I saw them it was kind of a mix where the instruments were interfering with each other
