Yes / Chris Squire: Roundabout (Isolated Bass)

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  • @milesmayhem5440
    @milesmayhem5440 2 роки тому +482

    How Chris Squire is not listed on Rolling Stone’s list of top bassists of all time is a crime.

    • @Jukestar
      @Jukestar Рік тому +21

      For fucking real. Guy is a god.

    • @michaelluciano1980
      @michaelluciano1980 Рік тому +71

      RS is hot garbage and has been for decades

    • @davidbombere3867
      @davidbombere3867 Рік тому +7

      No doubt about it. Christopher Squire innovative and awesome!

    • @DavidGarcia-nb4gj
      @DavidGarcia-nb4gj Рік тому +13

      NOPE. Crimen??? Who cares about RS criteria??? This guy is far above that!!! And you too! Our favourite bassist, that's all :)

    • @BryanHicks69
      @BryanHicks69 Рік тому +29

      Rolling Stone is not a good judge of musicians. Their job is to just sell advertising.

  • @stevemikk
    @stevemikk 5 років тому +330

    Ahhhhh, that delicious Rickenbacker growl.

    • @DannyBoi2112
      @DannyBoi2112 4 роки тому +4

      That's why I love Ricks

    • @stevemikk
      @stevemikk 4 роки тому +1

      Daniel Elder Covers “Fish Out of Water” - Rick growl heaven there, my friend.

    • @Oniweeki
      @Oniweeki 3 роки тому +6

      Yeah, love the growl but there also seems to be a lot free of fret buzz. Just sayin'.

    • @devinthierault
      @devinthierault 2 роки тому

      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

  • @teddownum7428
    @teddownum7428 5 років тому +595

    Two down voters have never seen mountains come out of the sky and stand there.

    • @perpetualchangeband
      @perpetualchangeband 4 роки тому +2

      😄

    • @RSTI191
      @RSTI191 4 роки тому +23

      Nah, they liked it so much they turned their computer upside down and voted thumbs up twice!

    • @pageluvva
      @pageluvva 3 роки тому +3

      Great comment 👏

    • @bdrowe63
      @bdrowe63 3 роки тому +2

      Best retort ever...congrats!

    • @jaex9617
      @jaex9617 2 роки тому +3

      Two words: psilocybin mushrooms.

  • @MrLabrador91
    @MrLabrador91 8 років тому +499

    this guy made fret buzz sound good

    • @johnbeake5055
      @johnbeake5055  8 років тому +37

      You're totally right!!!♫♪

    • @harmono8766
      @harmono8766 6 років тому +23

      The master of fret buzz.

    • @MikeWeiner215
      @MikeWeiner215 5 років тому +16

      Playing on a Rick aids that buzz.

    • @1203williamv
      @1203williamv 5 років тому +3

      Can also get the same sound with a medium hard pick and on any bass if the tone and pickup selection is correctly balanced.

    • @karl_3885
      @karl_3885 5 років тому +8

      nah, Rickenbacker did.

  • @orbital14
    @orbital14 5 років тому +273

    Perfect fret buzz balance, Chris's playing was the beating heart of YES

    • @francovers22
      @francovers22 5 років тому +10

      Not to mention his vocals!

    • @johnnysfunzone743
      @johnnysfunzone743 10 місяців тому +1

      Fret buzz similar to Geddy on ISO tracks.

    • @The_sinner_Jim_Whitney
      @The_sinner_Jim_Whitney 8 місяців тому +2

      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.

    • @artysanmobile
      @artysanmobile 3 місяці тому

      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.

  • @donaldmcdonald3434
    @donaldmcdonald3434 Рік тому +102

    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.

    • @therealeso
      @therealeso Рік тому +7

      The bass sounds wonderful on my very old vinyl copy of the album. Remastering not necessary.

  • @Silveradoman61
    @Silveradoman61 6 років тому +329

    Still one of the best sounding bass sounds of all time.

    • @RSTI191
      @RSTI191 6 років тому +5

      Combination of a few things, bass, tone, Squire's hands, etc.
      But yeah, can't argue that.
      Deadly all around.

    • @jesseturner9865
      @jesseturner9865 6 років тому +3

      I love that Ricki sound. The era was ripe with it. Deep Purple had it too but I think Glover used fingers mostly.

    • @RSTI191
      @RSTI191 6 років тому +4

      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.

    • @Tyrannosaurine
      @Tyrannosaurine 6 років тому +8

      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.

    • @knutnskar6796
      @knutnskar6796 5 років тому +5

      Geddy Lee and Chris Squire are the kings of bass sound (and playing)

  • @frank215n
    @frank215n 6 років тому +323

    This is the holy grail of all rock basslines

    • @RSTI191
      @RSTI191 6 років тому +2

      Squire - great yes.
      However he was the son.
      This is the Father -
      ua-cam.com/video/6H1I6K9i710/v-deo.html

    • @bozimmerman
      @bozimmerman 5 років тому +8

      @@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.

    • @mickthenick1
      @mickthenick1 5 років тому +5

      @@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.

    • @RSTI191
      @RSTI191 5 років тому

      @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...

    • @pilummurialis6490
      @pilummurialis6490 4 роки тому

      @@bozimmerman here's John Entwistle at his best, nobody else can do this, there's also his 5:15 solos ua-cam.com/video/p79LB1dPXl4/v-deo.html

  • @mikhail606
    @mikhail606 3 роки тому +139

    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.

    • @playsblueswolf
      @playsblueswolf 2 роки тому +12

      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.

    • @jackclement503
      @jackclement503 2 роки тому +8

      Talk about a super group. Now I really want to see this.

    • @YoushouldNOW221
      @YoushouldNOW221 Рік тому +8

      Literal perfection. Michael giles is the best drummer of the 60's and 70's

    • @cliffords2315
      @cliffords2315 Рік тому +1

      He would go well with Hendrix,

    • @JonHop1
      @JonHop1 Рік тому +3

      @@cliffords2315 I think the complete opposite.. Squire's style wouldnt suit Hendrix at all..

  • @dirkbag22
    @dirkbag22 5 років тому +181

    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.

    • @dirkbag22
      @dirkbag22 5 років тому +1

      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. ua-cam.com/video/ZLKKACUGeik/v-deo.html

    • @joefry22
      @joefry22 5 років тому +12

      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.

    • @dirkbag22
      @dirkbag22 5 років тому +3

      @@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.

    • @mattiasorre1718
      @mattiasorre1718 4 роки тому +3

      this guy is way more in the pocket than entwhistle who I checked out earlier today

    • @dirkbag22
      @dirkbag22 4 роки тому +3

      @@mattiasorre1718 Squire wouldn't have sounded right at all with The Who's explosive, ferocious music.

  • @DannyBoi2112
    @DannyBoi2112 4 роки тому +79

    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

    • @randycone77
      @randycone77 4 роки тому +7

      Pick and thumb. Chris described his technique in an interview.

    • @DannyBoi2112
      @DannyBoi2112 4 роки тому +2

      @@randycone77 yeah I've since viewed that interview, interesting technique

    • @cliffords2315
      @cliffords2315 Рік тому +3

      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

  • @werners5191
    @werners5191 Рік тому +14

    When it comes to talent, innovation, tone, and influence, Chris Squire is right there with Jaco.

  • @alixinitalics
    @alixinitalics 4 роки тому +45

    I'm so glad JoJo's introduced me to this amazing music

  • @dominon929
    @dominon929 5 років тому +85

    Chris Squire is a bass god

  • @BLzBob.7268
    @BLzBob.7268 Рік тому +11

    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

  • @NelsonMontana1234
    @NelsonMontana1234 5 років тому +328

    This proves that most everybody plays it wrong.

    • @jonmanning6637
      @jonmanning6637 5 років тому +7

      if this is indeed an isolated track?

    • @bowgart5567
      @bowgart5567 4 роки тому +5

      @@jonmanning6637 it is

    • @NelsonMontana1234
      @NelsonMontana1234 4 роки тому +44

      @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.

    • @PattieHD
      @PattieHD 4 роки тому +11

      they don't do the open string pull-offs

    • @Ampher03
      @Ampher03 4 роки тому +4

      Doug Durrum this was a dumb reply. You totally misunderstood

  • @foobarbazquux
    @foobarbazquux 4 роки тому +32

    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

    • @stringman2753
      @stringman2753 2 роки тому +2

      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 :)

  • @wadewatson2751
    @wadewatson2751 4 роки тому +30

    His attack is so hard. Distinct sound.

    • @randycone77
      @randycone77 4 роки тому +8

      Chris described his picking technique in an interview. The pick hit first, then his thumb, for what Chris thought was a unique sound.

  • @johncole015
    @johncole015 4 роки тому +48

    Lucky enough to see him eight times with Yes over the years.

  • @molonlabe8784
    @molonlabe8784 5 років тому +25

    Rickenbacker, there’s nothing like it. Chris RIP

  • @G8GT364CI
    @G8GT364CI 4 роки тому +74

    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.

    • @GeorgePiazza
      @GeorgePiazza 4 роки тому +14

      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: ua-cam.com/video/rRLzp-kfuNY/v-deo.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??

    • @DannyBoi2112
      @DannyBoi2112 4 роки тому +8

      Just as I read this comment, it happened. And you're right, it's unmissable.

    • @DannyBoi2112
      @DannyBoi2112 4 роки тому +6

      If you really listen carefully with a good set of headphones or speakers, you can actually hear it in the song itself.

    • @rillloudmother
      @rillloudmother 3 роки тому +10

      it's a punch in, you can hear the other background instruments vanish at the same time.

    • @clinteastwood6875
      @clinteastwood6875 3 роки тому +1

      There are punch ins before that as well

  • @fredfloyd68
    @fredfloyd68 Місяць тому +1

    Great band Yes..Chris is fenomenal...
    Grew up with Yes...Love the rickenbacher...they are great...so nice job.

  • @GravyDaveNewson
    @GravyDaveNewson 4 роки тому +12

    I'm still compeley gutted that he died, more than all the others who we miss so much. Listenning to this reminds me why.

  • @perpetualchangeband
    @perpetualchangeband 4 роки тому +45

    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 🙂

  • @damiennewyorker8105
    @damiennewyorker8105 5 місяців тому +3

    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.

  • @jaya1305
    @jaya1305 Рік тому +16

    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.

  • @notgivinup
    @notgivinup 5 років тому +27

    Legend! So sad he's gone. :(

  • @descallyjr1
    @descallyjr1 4 роки тому +25

    Pretty much the most remarkable rock ‘n’ roll/electric bass composition in history thus far!

  • @goldenostrichman
    @goldenostrichman 4 роки тому +12

    I love Wakeman, howe, and Anderson, but I could listen to just the drums and bass all day

  • @N2F1
    @N2F1 5 років тому +18

    The bass line from the album that forever changed how bass sounds were thought of and attained. Happy Birthday to Chris....RIP

  • @NaraelNico
    @NaraelNico 8 років тому +35

    I miss you Fish!

  • @TheGrandBagel
    @TheGrandBagel 3 роки тому +14

    Came here for 6:00 wasn't disappointed

    • @possibly8180
      @possibly8180 2 місяці тому

      I was humming to Howe's part lmao

  • @DIY-valvular
    @DIY-valvular 5 років тому +14

    My living rooms furniture is shaking down under the sonic waves of that Rikenbaker!

  • @lunarmodule9915
    @lunarmodule9915 5 років тому +41

    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!

    • @stevedavis8329
      @stevedavis8329 5 років тому +2

      i try not to think of rick wakeman when I think of Yes.

    • @johnmenanno2152
      @johnmenanno2152 4 роки тому +11

      Rick Waksman is awesome though

    • @foobarbazquux
      @foobarbazquux 4 роки тому +6

      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

    • @Steviec63
      @Steviec63 4 роки тому +3

      @@stevedavis8329 I don't agree but that is funny! :)

    • @igorrodrigues97.
      @igorrodrigues97. 2 роки тому +1

      Steve Howe

  • @Paul-f7q
    @Paul-f7q 3 місяці тому

    Ricky gone bright with a pick. My favorite. Thanks for sharing. 🫡🫵👊

  • @OmniTron1000
    @OmniTron1000 5 років тому +47

    it sounds like he is BEATING THE HELL out of those strings

    • @pitinhabitant
      @pitinhabitant 4 роки тому +11

      It may be shocking, but he only uses pick

    • @EmptyDomoKanti99
      @EmptyDomoKanti99 4 роки тому +15

      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

    • @jonathangwynne1917
      @jonathangwynne1917 4 роки тому +2

      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.

    • @andyledger2307
      @andyledger2307 4 роки тому +15

      Are you sure you’re not confusing him with Brian May, who did (and does) use a sixpence?

    • @JohnECocaine
      @JohnECocaine 4 роки тому +2

      Low action

  • @leelauder4411
    @leelauder4411 2 роки тому +3

    The Leader of YES!!! Incredible playing and tecnique!! Rest easy ol Boy!! Peace brother

  • @CryssLuvsMuzik
    @CryssLuvsMuzik 5 років тому +16

    Just WICKED gifted!!!!❤️

  • @laurencesayers-gillan6631
    @laurencesayers-gillan6631 4 роки тому +3

    The last of the original Yes line up. Hugely influential, hugely talented and totally committed. Will never see the like again.

    • @DannyBoi2112
      @DannyBoi2112 4 роки тому

      Wait isn't Steve Howe part of the original line-up?

    • @laurencesayers-gillan6631
      @laurencesayers-gillan6631 4 роки тому +4

      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.

    • @DannyBoi2112
      @DannyBoi2112 4 роки тому

      @@laurencesayers-gillan6631 ah i see

    • @joescanner7075
      @joescanner7075 3 роки тому

      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. ???

    • @laurencesayers-gillan6631
      @laurencesayers-gillan6631 3 роки тому +2

      @@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. 😎

  • @sumego4180
    @sumego4180 5 років тому +43

    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,

    • @CryssLuvsMuzik
      @CryssLuvsMuzik 5 років тому +8

      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
      @sumego4180 5 років тому

      Vizionairee Jones where did you see that?

    • @CryssLuvsMuzik
      @CryssLuvsMuzik 5 років тому

      @@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

    • @G8GT364CI
      @G8GT364CI 4 роки тому +1

      @@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.

    • @G8GT364CI
      @G8GT364CI 4 роки тому +1

      @@CryssLuvsMuzik Howe played a lot of that line in unison with Squire. You can't hear it here but you can on the record.

  • @knuckleheadcollections
    @knuckleheadcollections Рік тому +2

    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. 😎👍

  • @TomBass411
    @TomBass411 4 роки тому +12

    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!

  • @jorgevaldomero
    @jorgevaldomero Рік тому

    He was the Best Bassist and unrecognized, former member of Yes. Grande Christian!

  • @big.bald.boss.man.gaming
    @big.bald.boss.man.gaming 10 місяців тому

    My favourite bassline ever! So glad that i can play this 😊😊😊

  • @davedillon1372
    @davedillon1372 2 роки тому +3

    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

  • @Choobie57
    @Choobie57 4 роки тому +5

    So cool, love all the fret buzz and everything that was not fixed in the mixdown

  • @robinwatson4282
    @robinwatson4282 9 місяців тому

    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!

  • @greg19670
    @greg19670 Рік тому

    One of my fav bass players of all time.

  • @grandstrateguerre8334
    @grandstrateguerre8334 Рік тому

    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...

  • @rembeadgc
    @rembeadgc 4 роки тому +4

    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.

  • @stanleywilliamsbigdreams7867
    @stanleywilliamsbigdreams7867 4 роки тому +6

    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.

  • @viperzenthic1573
    @viperzenthic1573 Рік тому +3

    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

    • @commentatron
      @commentatron Рік тому +1

      And who knows, 40 years from now, young bassists will say they want a bass sound like viperzenthic.

  • @stratboy1000
    @stratboy1000 4 роки тому +6

    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 UA-cam 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.

  • @everydaystuffandthingsguy4554
    @everydaystuffandthingsguy4554 2 місяці тому

    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 😅

  • @paultrussy
    @paultrussy 3 роки тому

    These very notes transformed my music taste to what it is today 50 years later.

  • @stephenmartin3248
    @stephenmartin3248 5 років тому +6

    This is so good it brings tears to my eyes. Layin' it down like it should!

  • @dancartlidge5202
    @dancartlidge5202 4 роки тому +1

    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!!

  • @capitolemiproducer
    @capitolemiproducer 2 роки тому +3

    He had a very unique way of plucking. He used his pick and thumb like a double track sound as he describes it

  • @zeke7142003
    @zeke7142003 4 місяці тому

    When Yes was inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame Geddy Lee filled in with the band and played this with his fingers.

  • @stevebrzosko9793
    @stevebrzosko9793 2 роки тому +1

    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.

  • @julianjimenez7975
    @julianjimenez7975 6 років тому +5

    Lot of soul on this track. Thanks for uploading!

  • @DavidSumeray_BassGod
    @DavidSumeray_BassGod Рік тому

    A fantastic bass player

  • @TracyC-nj2tq
    @TracyC-nj2tq 6 місяців тому

    I wonder if I'm the only one who wants to sing, "Celebrate good times, COME ON!" during the chorus of this song.

  • @joemurray3082
    @joemurray3082 3 роки тому +8

    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.

    • @youandwhosearmy6339
      @youandwhosearmy6339 3 роки тому +6

      Sounds like a really, really low action and the bollocks if it buzzes like fuck approach. but, hey, doesn't it just sound amazing.

  • @richardtodd7797
    @richardtodd7797 8 місяців тому +2

    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.

  • @billyboy7374
    @billyboy7374 4 роки тому +7

    This is the BEST bass sound ever. I don't care what anybody says lol

  • @kevincramer2683
    @kevincramer2683 5 років тому +8

    Not a single dislike as it should

  • @nadussias
    @nadussias 4 роки тому +6

    SCHIIIIINDLEEEEERIIIIIAAAA
    PRAAAAAEEEEMAAAATUUUROUS

  • @NotSosigRamsey
    @NotSosigRamsey 7 місяців тому

    the absolute filth!!, love it!!!

  • @tambourini
    @tambourini 5 років тому +4

    So good! Thanks!

  • @jlr022159
    @jlr022159 6 років тому +8

    excellent... I really enjoyed listening to this! check out the big hole in the back of that acoustic guitar in the video picture!

    • @artmoss6889
      @artmoss6889 5 років тому

      Guess that's where the back beat comes out.

    • @khtnsuwdih
      @khtnsuwdih 5 років тому

      I often wondered how that huge hole came about...

  • @CrazyBxDon
    @CrazyBxDon 2 роки тому +1

    Nasty bass!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @dragonmlbb86
    @dragonmlbb86 2 роки тому

    My favorite bassist Rip 🙏🕊

  • @MacySpitfire
    @MacySpitfire 4 роки тому +13

    And this is why pick on bass sounds killer

    • @DannyBoi2112
      @DannyBoi2112 4 роки тому +3

      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.

    • @stephenpretti984
      @stephenpretti984 4 роки тому +1

      Geddy does it just fine with his fingers. ua-cam.com/video/t1-NsnlPc54/v-deo.html

    • @randycone77
      @randycone77 4 роки тому

      Flea uses his fingers and does quite well.
      Also, Chris uses his pick and thumb simultaneously.

    • @MacySpitfire
      @MacySpitfire 4 роки тому

      @@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

  • @cliffords2315
    @cliffords2315 Рік тому +5

    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

  • @robnorcio
    @robnorcio Рік тому +1

    Hearing the drums (Bruford) added to this track would be amazing.

  • @mikebyrne3682
    @mikebyrne3682 2 роки тому

    wonderful

  • @RichardWestberg
    @RichardWestberg 4 роки тому

    Chris Squire was a machine. What a mindgasm. Thanks for posting.

  • @RichardWestberg
    @RichardWestberg 4 роки тому

    Mind blowing

  • @mdctt9021
    @mdctt9021 2 роки тому +1

    Hearing this doesnt make hate my bass buzz anymore. It just happens.

  • @TilapeiroSolitario
    @TilapeiroSolitario 5 років тому +4

    fantastico,,

  • @Gk2003m
    @Gk2003m Рік тому +2

    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

    • @commentatron
      @commentatron Рік тому

      I always just assumed that was the _Rickenbacker_ sound.

  • @acebrockton1828
    @acebrockton1828 4 роки тому +2

    Badass!

  • @russianbear6384
    @russianbear6384 4 роки тому +1

    So tight

  • @criguit
    @criguit 3 роки тому

    Che splendore

  • @capitolemiproducer
    @capitolemiproducer 2 роки тому +2

    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

    • @skybluemarshall
      @skybluemarshall 2 роки тому +1

      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.

    • @edharmicar6227
      @edharmicar6227 2 роки тому

      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.

  • @alohamario3739
    @alohamario3739 5 років тому +1

    Wow, thats bad ass!

  • @fortepiano4491
    @fortepiano4491 3 місяці тому +1

    5:32
    DUDE WHAT THE FUCK

  • @MrGameMeister
    @MrGameMeister 3 місяці тому +2

    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?

  • @220773
    @220773 2 роки тому +1

    He was so tall and robust a bass guitar looked like a baby in his lap...

  • @LloydMajor
    @LloydMajor 2 роки тому

    Awesome!

  • @eddievhfan1984
    @eddievhfan1984 5 років тому +15

    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.

    • @1203williamv
      @1203williamv 5 років тому +16

      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.

  • @hippojuice23
    @hippojuice23 3 місяці тому

    Saw this, and literally said "Fuck, yeah!"

  • @lennysheldon7685
    @lennysheldon7685 5 років тому +16

    check out the hole in the acoustic guitar to the right

  • @Biffer5
    @Biffer5 4 роки тому +3

    Chris Squire and John Wetton..... need I say more?

    • @knutnskar6796
      @knutnskar6796 3 роки тому +1

      Yes. You need to say Geddy Lee also 😜

  • @oscarreyna2290
    @oscarreyna2290 3 місяці тому

    Bass God

  • @nicolasvallejo697
    @nicolasvallejo697 3 роки тому +3

    Así se toca el bajo carajo

  • @dog61
    @dog61 5 місяців тому

    It's interesting to hear how much the string clack is part of his sound.

  • @528stevieethereal8
    @528stevieethereal8 5 років тому +24

    And god created thunder

  • @ClassicJunk88
    @ClassicJunk88 4 роки тому +5

    I cant believe how wrong i have been trying to play this on the bass, its a puzzle!