Chris Squire - 2002 Yes tour

basstorius · Post by **basstorius** » Tue Jul 23, 2002 10:09 am

I saw the Denver show last night and have to say Chris was amazing. This was only the 6th time I've seen Yes since 1975 and Chris easily topped his performance of any of the prior shows I've seen. The whole band was excellent and you could tell they were really having a good time playing together.

Chris' Rickenbacker looked so clean I was thinking it was a replica made for him by Rickenbacker or perhaps it has recently been repainted. Anybody know? He also brought out the tripleneck and I'm wondering if this is a replica of the original also. Could be he just had his basses cleaned up for the tour. He also played a Lakland P Bass copy.

Don't miss this tour if it comes to your city! Bring lots of money if you want a t-shirt - they were $30 and up!

tim4003 · Post by **tim4003** » Tue Jul 23, 2002 12:02 pm

I'll be there 3 weeks from tonight,Aug.13 in Atlanta!

weemac · Post by **weemac** » Wed Jul 24, 2002 12:57 am

The triple neck is a replica of his original which was made be Wal basses.

landon · Post by **landon** » Wed Jul 24, 2002 8:04 am

I just saw them last night at Sandstone in Kansas City, and I agree his Rickenbacker was looking emaculate. I think he has had continous care, and several repairs to keep it so New looking. I could tell it was his original by the pickguard, It had the 2 holes where the old thumbrest went.
And by the sound, nothing sounds quite like that..

levykev · Post by **levykev** » Wed Jul 24, 2002 9:52 am

I'm going to see YES August 2nd in Boston....and I'm REALLY looking forward to it. Yeah, his Rickenbacker always looks so clean and well taken care of. Even in his instructional video, you see the bass up close and it looks amazingly new. He must have taken great care of it through the years and continues to do so. I do get nervous when he hoists it above his head at the end of the shows. But, I'm sure he's holding on as tight as can be. I noticed last year when I saw them...right after the last tune of the encore...'Roundabout', of course....he handed his bass over to his roadie and it IMMEDIATELY went into its hardshell case. No hanging around on the stand for that one!

squirebass · Post by **squirebass** » Thu Jul 25, 2002 3:54 am

He may take great care of it these days, but he apparently didn't back in the late '60s. I think there is a place on his website where he says that he once slid it from one side of the stage to the other and the end of a show, and that the headstock was once completely broken off. It also had some kind of flower power stickers stuck all over it at one time when he was in the Syn. It was refinished from mapleglo to the cream finish after the Fragile tour and was originally Fireglo when he first got it, according to Rick12DR. So it has really been thru the wars of many tours...
I've got tickets for the show here, and I'm really looking forward to it!