Nothing to do with ricky. Everyone thinks if they can just go out and buy one and they'll sound like chris squire. Rickenbackers sound thin with no bottom end
I have a Jazz that I built specifically with the (fairly low-output Lindy Fralin) pickups at the same harmonic points along the scale length with real light strings and a SUPER low setup (more work than just lowering the action, fretwork has to be impeccable) for that JUST RIGHT buzz. Sounds indistinguishable from a Rickie (unless you're bi-amping with the Ric-O-Sound outputs) with NONE of the things that make me hate playing/maintaining them.
Actually this is sadly only the direct. Any bass player depends totally on the warmth of their amp to complete their tone. The fret buzz here is grotesquely loud, unlike the nice presence in his live performance. Why would anyone isolate just his direct box. Like drums without the kick.
Ahhh now there was tone. (Space Truckin' first song I ever learned on bass) The thing that struck me was Glovers tone, more woody, complimented Lords keyboard sound. Lord had that grind.. it was killer They were matched perfectly. Tie all that in with Blackmores tone and whammo- it's lights out.
I DETEST Yes. I’m sure that will be an unpopular opinion on this video. But this bass sound is fucking heaven. I will actually sit through Yes songs that are entirely too long (in my opinion) just to hear the bass playing and bass tone.
In some alternate 1969 universe I want to hear a band that has Jimi Hendrix on lead, Michael Giles on drums, Steve Winwood on organ and Chris Squire on bass.
@@RSTI191 Well, that Father guy played those same three notes, very slowly, as well as any human ever has. Is that really an example of his best performance? I fell asleep about four minutes in, so maybe I missed it.
@Mick - I can tell by your personal posts you have a wealth of musical knowledge ready to bestow upon us. RE: Entwistle- I could explain it to you, however I can't understand it for you...
YES i just mentioned that, ive been playing as long as Chris, and he plays real hard, he broke strings live, i used to also, Play Hard the energy cuts through, too many bassists that want his sound pick to soft
I love the way Chris and John Entwhistle play with that great midrange and treble. When mixed just right with all the other parts, it's indescribably wonderful. The gritty sound of big fat strings. I love it.
I'm a duffer by comparison, but I do love the thump the strings even if I am not a virtuoso. One example of me upsetting the neighbors. ruclips.net/video/ZLKKACUGeik/видео.html
And the dry thump of Bruford's kick drum locks in so well with Chris' bass tone and playing style. Together they're like an ultra-precise punch to the gut. That tight, dry recording style back then - I love it. There's a clarity to the production on Fragile and Close to the Edge that I just never get tired of, especially with the drums and bass.
@@joefry22 Yes, the recordings were so honest. Uriah Heep Demons and Wizards has that same kind of great recording. And I've always loved the feel of T Rex's Electric Warrior sound.
I have a vivid memory of hearing roundabout for the first time. The bass stood out almost instantly because I was unaware the bass was capable of such sounds
My bass hero. It isn't just the way he played, it was the simple fact he originated these tunes with Jon and they were the nucleus of the origin of Yes. Amazing and original writers. And what some won't appreciate, is that he sang perfect harmonies to Jons lyrics. I miss Chris. He made Rickenbacker bass famous in my view. x
I love this for all of it's glorious tiny "imperfections"! It sounds like someone actually playing the part and not just someone getting notes into ProTools or whatever to be chopped up, cut, pasted and quantized into a perfect part.
I first saw him near Seattle when "Yes" and Asia did their joint touring thing. They were playing along and all of a sudden Chris got lost in the middle of a song. He sheepishly looked over at Steve who had a big old smile on his face (he had recently teased Steve for screwing up) he refound his place by quickly listening to Steve and jumped back in! Both incredible musicians, born to play together 🙂
It sounds beautiful and I love hearing the fret buzz.... And the subtlety in his riffing which varies ever so slightly which makes it more human cuz when you hear it buried in the mix it sounds perfect and it's still sounds perfect.
Most people think of Rick Wakeman when they think of Yes. Not me. The first time I heard Yes, it was the track Roundabout and I loved the bass. Such talent!
I have a vivid memory of hearing roundabout for the first time. The bass stood out almost instantly because I was unaware the bass was capable of such sounds
Right at 6:46 the bass gets more trebly, guaranteed that's a splice in the master tape from a different take. Start it like ten seconds before, it's unmistakable.
They did a lot of master tape editing back then. If you think that is extreme, listen to the bass & drums from Close To The Edge: ruclips.net/video/rRLzp-kfuNY/видео.html There are several radical tonal (& spatial) changes with both bass and drums; something Bruford mentioned in his biography - they would record a section or two, then break down to go do a gig.. thus the production inconsistencies. Fortunately it did not hurt the music!! A far cry from today's over-quantized, over edited & autotuned grid music. One might argue that the inconsistencies even helped; the bass & drums in CTTE get brighter right when the need to compete with more trebly guitars & keyboards.. a happy accident??
LeoB he uses both his pick and his thumb, actually. He held the pick so far back in his fingers he actually gets both the pick and his thumb hitting the string. He does hit it hard though
Rumor has it he used a coin as a pick - a sixpence coin, or so I'm told. If you're not familiar with them, they're similar in size and appearance to a US Quarter - serrated edges and all. I bet they chewed hell out of his strings. I heard him say in an interview that as soon as he could afford to do it, he changed strings before every show.
I was never really into YES growing up ... I was more into alternative. But, way back when, I won two tickets to YES, on KROQ. I'm an old fart now. This would have been about, 1975-76, 4th row center. They were so good. Changed my opinion of them to this day. 😎👍
No he was not. Original guitarist was Peter Banks. Chris Squire,Bass- Bill Bruford, Drums, John Anderson - Lead vocals and Tony Kay, keyboard. See the Albums - Yes + Time and a Word.
Your comment is very confusing! Roundabout was not the original lineup. Both Peter Banks and Tony Kaye we’re out of the band long before Fragile. And all are still alive except Chris. I’m very confused as to what you are saying. ???
@@joescanner7075 Why confused? Nobody said they were all DEAD!!! Just that Chris was the last original member of the band to still be playing in the band. 😎
At least I was able to see/hear the real Squire & a block away from my home. He seemed to be the last one off the stage. Class from the only one on every album. His Baby
I was actually surprised when I saw he and Howe playing it together. I thought it was a solo. They complimented one another like Don Felder and Joe Walsh.
@@sumego4180 I didn't read it. I was expressing what I felt when I was Squire and Howe playing that solo part. I was always under the impression Squire played alone. If u look at the concert footage, you'll see it's both Squire and Howe, with a taste of Wakeman on the Synth
@@sumego4180 I have read that before, Howe played in unison with the bass, at least the part during the verses, you can't hear it here but you can on the record.
Interesting to hear isolated tracks as they put into perspective how the overall sound comes together and gives you the context in which you first fell in love with the song and then it's integral parts. The member of Yes were great individual creators but together...they were transcendent, and that includes Eddie Offord.
If I keep practicing bass, and maybe someday get better at it, I hope to find a sound similar to John Paul Jones or, you guessed it, Chris Squire. Legendary bassists with legendarily fitting basslines and sounds
One perfect part of a pretty much perfect song. I could go on forever, but there is no weak part to this song. As a bass player this is a tutorial, when I am not just in joy mode listening. It could also be a tutorial on any part of recording honestly.
amazing...the Ric and the pick... great prog bass line. And you can hear and feel the man with his genius and his human defaults...you can feel and hear the man, not the auto-tune or auto-you-name-it machine...
I never thought about this before but I can imagine horns being played and the band Chicago playing this song. Good lord this is amazing! Btw: Just because my imagination hears horns and the band Chicago playing it doesn’t mean it should happen 😅
Thank you for doing this. Been trying to learn it the right way and this is extremely helpful. There is an interview with Chris on RUclips from back in the day where he says in the studio version, his bassline on this song is accompanied by someone picking an acoustic guitar up an octave. Didn't know that.
Like Edward Van Halen, Chris made sounds naturally that most people need electronics for. The "fret buzz" provides a distortion/fuzz box sound without diminishing the low end.
I used to think Squire's bass sound on this track was some kind of mic'ed up overdriven SVT grit, but it sounds like the majority of the effect is fret buzz.
Listen to how hard he is playing, thats how you Cut through the mix with a bass. In the studio you should play as hard as you do live, you can hear and feel the difference
Best Bass player ever. Not interested in what the critics in the U.S.A. think, just the qualified musicians I speak to who agree Chris was the best. I wish I had have played bass like Chris Squire.
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The Sir Paul made the 4001 the go to bass ( yes other's before him played it, but no one noticed), it was Chris Squire who showed us the full potential of this wonderful bass. I have one, but it is way too heavy to play. Chris Squire actually had his shaved down just for that reason
Not exactly. During his late 60s psychedelic phase, Chris covered his 64 Rick with flowered wallpaper. When he had someone refinish his bass in Cream colored paint during the early 70s, the process of stripping off the wallpaper and sanding off the original paint finish, caused the body of his bass to become significantly thinner. Squire's original intent was simply to modernize the look of his Rick as the psychedelic era was ending. The weight-loss was just a bonus side effect of the refinishing process. Maybe you should take your bass to a Luthier and have him sand it down to the bare wood and finish it with a very light layer of clear coat. The problem with making your bass body lighter is that it might cause the neck to dive. If you never play it, you're probably better off selling it and buying something lighter. Shortscale basses are becoming very popular these days. A Hofner Ignition Club bass doesn't look like Maca's violin Beatles bass and it only weighs about 4.5 pounds. You can buy one for about $450. Since they're made in China, they're much cheaper than a German Hofner. The only downside side is that they supposedly suffer from neck dive, because the body is so light.
I have a 1976 4001 Rickenbacker.It is a beast,as far as weight goes.You can only get Roundabout and The Fish tone from a Ric.I run mine into a Trace Elliot 715 combo and a Bag End 1-15 external cab.Always puts a smile in my face.
Wow, a fair amount of fret buzz! I’d known it was present, but not to that extent. Guess you don’t need distortion pedals/circuits when you let the frets do the work for you. Great playing, great sound…. and great isolation
Bass played with fingers just takes everything good about the bass away. Playing hard with a pick just gives you the most aggresive and best tone ever (especially on a rickenbacker like what Chris played). I'll always favour pick than fingers.
@@randycone77 yeah yeah and Billy Sheehan do it god-like. The problem is when the most bassists had guitar player complex and throw away the idea of playing with pick and play inconsistent with no precision or power by their fingers. Like yeah play by fingers but practice it goddamit xD
Thick and buzzy, that Rick sound. He said his No. 1 was shaved and sanded down so many times that the body was smaller and lighter, and he liked the distinct sound of it.
I came here trying to understand how the arpeggio on beats 3 and 4 of bar 4 is played, but anytime I see a cover of this no one is playing it. What am I missing?
The "doubled up" over dub was on Howe's 6 string hollow body jazz guitar (not a bass) with a mike that helped brighten the bass up. It was a GIbson. Not a Rickenbacker.
How Chris Squire is not listed on Rolling Stone’s list of top bassists of all time is a crime.
For fucking real. Guy is a god.
RS is hot garbage and has been for decades
No doubt about it. Christopher Squire innovative and awesome!
NOPE. Crimen??? Who cares about RS criteria??? This guy is far above that!!! And you too! Our favourite bassist, that's all :)
Rolling Stone is not a good judge of musicians. Their job is to just sell advertising.
Ahhhhh, that delicious Rickenbacker growl.
That's why I love Ricks
Daniel Elder Covers “Fish Out of Water” - Rick growl heaven there, my friend.
Yeah, love the growl but there also seems to be a lot free of fret buzz. Just sayin'.
Not that I'm comparing Peter Hook to Chris Squire but their tone made me love that sound. And Hook wasn't even a real Rick
Nothing to do with ricky. Everyone thinks if they can just go out and buy one and they'll sound like chris squire. Rickenbackers sound thin with no bottom end
I'm loving this new Roundabout remaster. They really did Chris justice on this mix, this is by far the definitive version of this song.
The bass sounds wonderful on my very old vinyl copy of the album. Remastering not necessary.
this guy made fret buzz sound good
You're totally right!!!♫♪
The master of fret buzz.
Playing on a Rick aids that buzz.
Can also get the same sound with a medium hard pick and on any bass if the tone and pickup selection is correctly balanced.
nah, Rickenbacker did.
Perfect fret buzz balance, Chris's playing was the beating heart of YES
Not to mention his vocals!
Fret buzz similar to Geddy on ISO tracks.
I have a Jazz that I built specifically with the (fairly low-output Lindy Fralin) pickups at the same harmonic points along the scale length with real light strings and a SUPER low setup (more work than just lowering the action, fretwork has to be impeccable) for that JUST RIGHT buzz. Sounds indistinguishable from a Rickie (unless you're bi-amping with the Ric-O-Sound outputs) with NONE of the things that make me hate playing/maintaining them.
Actually this is sadly only the direct. Any bass player depends totally on the warmth of their amp to complete their tone. The fret buzz here is grotesquely loud, unlike the nice presence in his live performance. Why would anyone isolate just his direct box. Like drums without the kick.
Still one of the best sounding bass sounds of all time.
Combination of a few things, bass, tone, Squire's hands, etc.
But yeah, can't argue that.
Deadly all around.
I love that Ricki sound. The era was ripe with it. Deep Purple had it too but I think Glover used fingers mostly.
Ahhh now there was tone.
(Space Truckin' first song I ever learned on bass)
The thing that struck me was Glovers tone, more woody, complimented Lords keyboard sound.
Lord had that grind.. it was killer
They were matched perfectly.
Tie all that in with Blackmores tone and whammo- it's lights out.
I DETEST Yes. I’m sure that will be an unpopular opinion on this video. But this bass sound is fucking heaven. I will actually sit through Yes songs that are entirely too long (in my opinion) just to hear the bass playing and bass tone.
Geddy Lee and Chris Squire are the kings of bass sound (and playing)
In some alternate 1969 universe I want to hear a band that has Jimi Hendrix on lead, Michael Giles on drums, Steve Winwood on organ and Chris Squire on bass.
It almost happened. He was at a club Hendrix was performing and was tempted to ask Hendrix to let him sit in. Would have been amazing.
Talk about a super group. Now I really want to see this.
Literal perfection. Michael giles is the best drummer of the 60's and 70's
He would go well with Hendrix,
@@cliffords2315 I think the complete opposite.. Squire's style wouldnt suit Hendrix at all..
Two down voters have never seen mountains come out of the sky and stand there.
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Nah, they liked it so much they turned their computer upside down and voted thumbs up twice!
Great comment 👏
Best retort ever...congrats!
Two words: psilocybin mushrooms.
This is the holy grail of all rock basslines
Squire - great yes.
However he was the son.
This is the Father -
ruclips.net/video/6H1I6K9i710/видео.html
@@RSTI191 Well, that Father guy played those same three notes, very slowly, as well as any human ever has. Is that really an example of his best performance? I fell asleep about four minutes in, so maybe I missed it.
@@RSTI191 Gimme the son any day. Entwistle may have made the best of the dull material he got (the three fricking notes) but it is dull, dull, dull.
@Mick - I can tell by your personal posts you have a wealth of musical knowledge ready to bestow upon us.
RE: Entwistle- I could explain it to you, however I can't understand it for you...
@@bozimmerman here's John Entwistle at his best, nobody else can do this, there's also his 5:15 solos ruclips.net/video/p79LB1dPXl4/видео.html
You can hear how hard he digs in with his pick. One of the best bass tones ever and Chris will always be one of the best bassists ever. R.I.P
Pick and thumb. Chris described his technique in an interview.
@@randycone77 yeah I've since viewed that interview, interesting technique
YES i just mentioned that, ive been playing as long as Chris, and he plays real hard, he broke strings live, i used to also, Play Hard the energy cuts through, too many bassists that want his sound pick to soft
I love the way Chris and John Entwhistle play with that great midrange and treble. When mixed just right with all the other parts, it's indescribably wonderful. The gritty sound of big fat strings. I love it.
I'm a duffer by comparison, but I do love the thump the strings even if I am not a virtuoso. One example of me upsetting the neighbors. ruclips.net/video/ZLKKACUGeik/видео.html
And the dry thump of Bruford's kick drum locks in so well with Chris' bass tone and playing style. Together they're like an ultra-precise punch to the gut. That tight, dry recording style back then - I love it. There's a clarity to the production on Fragile and Close to the Edge that I just never get tired of, especially with the drums and bass.
@@joefry22 Yes, the recordings were so honest. Uriah Heep Demons and Wizards has that same kind of great recording. And I've always loved the feel of T Rex's Electric Warrior sound.
this guy is way more in the pocket than entwhistle who I checked out earlier today
@@mattiasorre1718 Squire wouldn't have sounded right at all with The Who's explosive, ferocious music.
I'm so glad JoJo's introduced me to this amazing music
Same
Chris Squire is a bass god
When it comes to talent, innovation, tone, and influence, Chris Squire is right there with Jaco.
I have a vivid memory of hearing roundabout for the first time. The bass stood out almost instantly because I was unaware the bass was capable of such sounds
when i was a kid and heard this song, i thought it was a synth or something. I was just starting to play bass then too :)
My bass hero. It isn't just the way he played, it was the simple fact he originated these tunes with Jon and they were the nucleus of the origin of Yes. Amazing and original writers. And what some won't appreciate, is that he sang perfect harmonies to Jons lyrics. I miss Chris. He made Rickenbacker bass famous in my view. x
His attack is so hard. Distinct sound.
Chris described his picking technique in an interview. The pick hit first, then his thumb, for what Chris thought was a unique sound.
Lucky enough to see him eight times with Yes over the years.
A real Lucky Man!!! ♫♪ John
which Yes lineups?
How lucky you are!!!
I love this for all of it's glorious tiny "imperfections"! It sounds like someone actually playing the part and not just someone getting notes into ProTools or whatever to be chopped up, cut, pasted and quantized into a perfect part.
I first saw him near Seattle when "Yes" and Asia did their joint touring thing. They were playing along and all of a sudden Chris got lost in the middle of a song. He sheepishly looked over at Steve who had a big old smile on his face (he had recently teased Steve for screwing up) he refound his place by quickly listening to Steve and jumped back in! Both incredible musicians, born to play together 🙂
This proves that most everybody plays it wrong.
if this is indeed an isolated track?
@@jonmanning6637 it is
@Doug Durrum You clearly misunderstood. I'm saying that a lot of the people who copy his part don't play it the way he plays it.
they don't do the open string pull-offs
Doug Durrum this was a dumb reply. You totally misunderstood
I'm still compeley gutted that he died, more than all the others who we miss so much. Listenning to this reminds me why.
Rickenbacker, there’s nothing like it. Chris RIP
Absolute Fabulous.
It sounds beautiful and I love hearing the fret buzz.... And the subtlety in his riffing which varies ever so slightly which makes it more human cuz when you hear it buried in the mix it sounds perfect and it's still sounds perfect.
I love Wakeman, howe, and Anderson, but I could listen to just the drums and bass all day
Pretty much the most remarkable rock ‘n’ roll/electric bass composition in history thus far!
thus fart!
My living rooms furniture is shaking down under the sonic waves of that Rikenbaker!
Ricky gone bright with a pick. My favorite. Thanks for sharing. 🫡🫵👊
Legend! So sad he's gone. :(
Came here for 6:00 wasn't disappointed
I was humming to Howe's part lmao
I miss you Fish!
Most people think of Rick Wakeman when they think of Yes. Not me. The first time I heard Yes, it was the track Roundabout and I loved the bass. Such talent!
i try not to think of rick wakeman when I think of Yes.
Rick Waksman is awesome though
I have a vivid memory of hearing roundabout for the first time. The bass stood out almost instantly because I was unaware the bass was capable of such sounds
@@stevedavis8329 I don't agree but that is funny! :)
Steve Howe
Right at 6:46 the bass gets more trebly, guaranteed that's a splice in the master tape from a different take. Start it like ten seconds before, it's unmistakable.
They did a lot of master tape editing back then. If you think that is extreme, listen to the bass & drums from Close To The Edge: ruclips.net/video/rRLzp-kfuNY/видео.html
There are several radical tonal (& spatial) changes with both bass and drums; something Bruford mentioned in his biography - they would record a section or two, then break down to go do a gig.. thus the production inconsistencies. Fortunately it did not hurt the music!! A far cry from today's over-quantized, over edited & autotuned grid music. One might argue that the inconsistencies even helped; the bass & drums in CTTE get brighter right when the need to compete with more trebly guitars & keyboards.. a happy accident??
Just as I read this comment, it happened. And you're right, it's unmissable.
If you really listen carefully with a good set of headphones or speakers, you can actually hear it in the song itself.
it's a punch in, you can hear the other background instruments vanish at the same time.
There are punch ins before that as well
Great band Yes..Chris is fenomenal...
Grew up with Yes...Love the rickenbacher...they are great...so nice job.
The bass line from the album that forever changed how bass sounds were thought of and attained. Happy Birthday to Chris....RIP
it sounds like he is BEATING THE HELL out of those strings
It may be shocking, but he only uses pick
LeoB he uses both his pick and his thumb, actually. He held the pick so far back in his fingers he actually gets both the pick and his thumb hitting the string. He does hit it hard though
Rumor has it he used a coin as a pick - a sixpence coin, or so I'm told. If you're not familiar with them, they're similar in size and appearance to a US Quarter - serrated edges and all.
I bet they chewed hell out of his strings. I heard him say in an interview that as soon as he could afford to do it, he changed strings before every show.
Are you sure you’re not confusing him with Brian May, who did (and does) use a sixpence?
Low action
I was never really into YES growing up ... I was more into alternative. But, way back when, I won two tickets to YES, on KROQ. I'm an old fart now. This would have been about, 1975-76, 4th row center. They were so good. Changed my opinion of them to this day. 😎👍
The Leader of YES!!! Incredible playing and tecnique!! Rest easy ol Boy!! Peace brother
The Entwistle isloated tracks inspired me to pick up the bass as a kid. Got burnt out and now I'm listening to this getting fired up again. Thanks!
The last of the original Yes line up. Hugely influential, hugely talented and totally committed. Will never see the like again.
Wait isn't Steve Howe part of the original line-up?
No he was not. Original guitarist was Peter Banks. Chris Squire,Bass- Bill Bruford, Drums, John Anderson - Lead vocals and Tony Kay, keyboard. See the Albums - Yes + Time and a Word.
@@laurencesayers-gillan6631 ah i see
Your comment is very confusing! Roundabout was not the original lineup. Both Peter Banks and Tony Kaye we’re out of the band long before Fragile. And all are still alive except Chris. I’m very confused as to what you are saying. ???
@@joescanner7075 Why confused? Nobody said they were all DEAD!!! Just that Chris was the last original member of the band to still be playing in the band. 😎
Just WICKED gifted!!!!❤️
At least I was able to see/hear the real Squire & a block away from my home. He seemed to be the last one off the stage. Class from the only one on every album. His Baby
A shame this does not include his singing. The wonder that was Chris Squire is at least half his singing to me.
My favourite bassline ever! So glad that i can play this 😊😊😊
He was the Best Bassist and unrecognized, former member of Yes. Grande Christian!
I had read that Squire had credited Howe with help on the bass structure of Roundabout. Of course it is the technique of Chris that creates the sound,
I was actually surprised when I saw he and Howe playing it together. I thought it was a solo. They complimented one another like Don Felder and Joe Walsh.
Vizionairee Jones where did you see that?
@@sumego4180 I didn't read it. I was expressing what I felt when I was Squire and Howe playing that solo part. I was always under the impression Squire played alone. If u look at the concert footage, you'll see it's both Squire and Howe, with a taste of Wakeman on the Synth
@@sumego4180 I have read that before, Howe played in unison with the bass, at least the part during the verses, you can't hear it here but you can on the record.
@@CryssLuvsMuzik Howe played a lot of that line in unison with Squire. You can't hear it here but you can on the record.
Interesting to hear isolated tracks as they put into perspective how the overall sound comes together and gives you the context in which you first fell in love with the song and then it's integral parts. The member of Yes were great individual creators but together...they were transcendent, and that includes Eddie Offord.
So cool, love all the fret buzz and everything that was not fixed in the mixdown
I've seen tabs....I've seen lessons...I've seen covers....but....if EVER there was a template for a bassist to learn this anthem, Here ya GO!!
Love the photo: Revox R2R, Quad pre, HP w/curly cable, the Tele bass (pre-stolen) 12-string w/gaping hole in the back - what a cracking pic!
If I keep practicing bass, and maybe someday get better at it, I hope to find a sound similar to John Paul Jones or, you guessed it, Chris Squire. Legendary bassists with legendarily fitting basslines and sounds
And who knows, 40 years from now, young bassists will say they want a bass sound like viperzenthic.
One perfect part of a pretty much perfect song. I could go on forever, but there is no weak part to this song. As a bass player this is a tutorial, when I am not just in joy mode listening. It could also be a tutorial on any part of recording honestly.
amazing...the Ric and the pick... great prog bass line. And you can hear and feel the man with his genius and his human defaults...you can feel and hear the man, not the auto-tune or auto-you-name-it machine...
He had a very unique way of plucking. He used his pick and thumb like a double track sound as he describes it
I never thought about this before but I can imagine horns being played and the band Chicago playing this song.
Good lord this is amazing!
Btw: Just because my imagination hears horns and the band Chicago playing it doesn’t mean it should happen 😅
One of my fav bass players of all time.
Thank you for doing this. Been trying to learn it the right way and this is extremely helpful. There is an interview with Chris on RUclips from back in the day where he says in the studio version, his bassline on this song is accompanied by someone picking an acoustic guitar up an octave. Didn't know that.
When Yes was inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame Geddy Lee filled in with the band and played this with his fingers.
I wonder if I'm the only one who wants to sing, "Celebrate good times, COME ON!" during the chorus of this song.
This is so good it brings tears to my eyes. Layin' it down like it should!
These very notes transformed my music taste to what it is today 50 years later.
A fantastic bass player
Like Edward Van Halen, Chris made sounds naturally that most people need electronics for. The "fret buzz" provides a distortion/fuzz box sound without diminishing the low end.
I used to think Squire's bass sound on this track was some kind of mic'ed up overdriven SVT grit, but it sounds like the majority of the effect is fret buzz.
Sounds like a really, really low action and the bollocks if it buzzes like fuck approach. but, hey, doesn't it just sound amazing.
Lot of soul on this track. Thanks for uploading!
the absolute filth!!, love it!!!
wonderful
This is the BEST bass sound ever. I don't care what anybody says lol
My favorite bassist Rip 🙏🕊
So good! Thanks!
Nasty bass!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Chris Squire was a machine. What a mindgasm. Thanks for posting.
Not a single dislike as it should
Why do you have an airdrop as your pfp
He was so tall and robust a bass guitar looked like a baby in his lap...
Mind blowing
Hearing the drums (Bruford) added to this track would be amazing.
excellent... I really enjoyed listening to this! check out the big hole in the back of that acoustic guitar in the video picture!
Guess that's where the back beat comes out.
I often wondered how that huge hole came about...
Listen to how hard he is playing, thats how you Cut through the mix with a bass.
In the studio you should play as hard as you do live, you can hear and feel the difference
SCHIIIIINDLEEEEERIIIIIAAAA
PRAAAAAEEEEMAAAATUUUROUS
Hearing this doesnt make hate my bass buzz anymore. It just happens.
Best Bass player ever. Not interested in what the critics in the U.S.A. think, just the qualified musicians I speak to who agree Chris was the best. I wish I had have played bass like Chris Squire.
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The Sir Paul made the 4001 the go to bass ( yes other's before him played it, but no one noticed), it was Chris Squire who showed us the full potential of this wonderful bass. I have one, but it is way too heavy to play. Chris Squire actually had his shaved down just for that reason
Not exactly. During his late 60s psychedelic phase, Chris covered his 64 Rick with flowered wallpaper. When he had someone refinish his bass in Cream colored paint during the early 70s, the process of stripping off the wallpaper and sanding off the original paint finish, caused the body of his bass to become significantly thinner.
Squire's original intent was simply to modernize the look of his Rick as the psychedelic era was ending. The weight-loss was just a bonus side effect of the refinishing process.
Maybe you should take your bass to a Luthier and have him sand it down to the bare wood and finish it with a very light layer of clear coat. The problem with making your bass body lighter is that it might cause the neck to dive. If you never play it, you're probably better off selling it and buying something lighter. Shortscale basses are becoming very popular these days.
A Hofner Ignition Club bass doesn't look like Maca's violin Beatles bass and it only weighs about 4.5 pounds. You can buy one for about $450. Since they're made in China, they're much cheaper than a German Hofner. The only downside side is that they supposedly suffer from neck dive, because the body is so light.
I have a 1976 4001 Rickenbacker.It is a beast,as far as weight goes.You can only get Roundabout and The Fish tone from a Ric.I run mine into a Trace Elliot 715 combo and a Bag End 1-15 external cab.Always puts a smile in my face.
fantastico,,
So tight
Wow, a fair amount of fret buzz! I’d known it was present, but not to that extent. Guess you don’t need distortion pedals/circuits when you let the frets do the work for you. Great playing, great sound…. and great isolation
I always just assumed that was the _Rickenbacker_ sound.
And this is why pick on bass sounds killer
Bass played with fingers just takes everything good about the bass away. Playing hard with a pick just gives you the most aggresive and best tone ever (especially on a rickenbacker like what Chris played). I'll always favour pick than fingers.
Geddy does it just fine with his fingers. ruclips.net/video/t1-NsnlPc54/видео.html
Flea uses his fingers and does quite well.
Also, Chris uses his pick and thumb simultaneously.
@@randycone77 yeah yeah and Billy Sheehan do it god-like. The problem is when the most bassists had guitar player complex and throw away the idea of playing with pick and play inconsistent with no precision or power by their fingers. Like yeah play by fingers but practice it goddamit xD
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It's interesting to hear how much the string clack is part of his sound.
Awesome!
Badass!
I cant believe how wrong i have been trying to play this on the bass, its a puzzle!
Wow, thats bad ass!
Thick and buzzy, that Rick sound. He said his No. 1 was shaved and sanded down so many times that the body was smaller and lighter, and he liked the distinct sound of it.
I came here trying to understand how the arpeggio on beats 3 and 4 of bar 4 is played, but anytime I see a cover of this no one is playing it. What am I missing?
Chris Squire and John Wetton..... need I say more?
Yes. You need to say Geddy Lee also 😜
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Not only is this an epic bass tone, but on the record, the bass is doubled by a Ric 6-string as well, giving it somewhat of an 8-string bass sound.
The "doubled up" over dub was on Howe's 6 string hollow body jazz guitar (not a bass) with a mike that helped brighten the bass up. It was a GIbson. Not a Rickenbacker.