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I assume it is the fretless Guild on Run Through The Light?

jps wrote:I assume it is the fretless Guild on Run Through The Light?

Na, it's a fretless Aria SB.

Trevor Horn played on Run Through The Light.

Nice sound on that Aria.

i had see'd gentle giant w/ starcastle backing in '76. the "playing the fool" live lp put moncton on the map as a stop in the inside gatefold . if you look really closely at the moncton star...you can see me looking at you, sticking my tongue out ...at you ! lol.

Lefty4003S8 wrote:

jps wrote:

Geddy Lee wrote:Have anyone got a picture of his Triple Necked Wal?

If I had not run out of film at the time I would have had photos of it when Roger Newell was playing it in '75. I was right in front of him the whole time, too, at the edge of the stage, this was during Rick Wakeman's King Arthur tour. As compensation, I do have some excellent photos of Gentle Giant, who opened for RW!

Alright Jeff!!!!! NOW, you are REALLY making me

I absolutely LOVE Gentle Giant!!!!!! I was listening to them WAY back when I was in high school----took A LOT of ribbing for it too. "What IS that S%#T you're listening to, my friends would ask
Would love to see those pics if you want to share.....hint hint.

BTW: I have also seen the triple-neck up close---in Chris Squire's hands. I have even talked with him about it.

Lefty4003s8


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Gentle Giant and Starcastle - that had to be quite a concert!

BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS wrote:i had see'd gentle giant w/ starcastle backing in '76. the "playing the fool" live lp put moncton on the map as a stop in the inside gatefold . if you look really closely at the moncton star...you can see me looking at you, sticking my tongue out ...at you ! lol.

I've got that on vinyl - will have a look. Great album! I especially like "Excerpts from Octopus."

I saw Gentle Giant in Balboa Park, San Diego, 1977. Hadn't heard of them before. That was with Gary Wright, Peter Frampton, and Yes.

I just watched the "Tsongas" DVD again, and still wonder, He plays his Ranney 8-string, both Moradians, the Electra MPC, a Carvin LB76A, and a Martin acoustic along with his Rickenbacker. How does he balance his signal between the active basses with the passive ones?

cheyenne wrote:I just watched the "Tsongas" DVD again, and still wonder, He plays his Ranney 8-string, both Moradians, the Electra MPC, a Carvin LB76A, and a Martin acoustic along with his Rickenbacker. How does he balance his signal between the active basses with the passive ones?

Each basses wireless unit probably has the level trimmed to suit, either that or the sound guy does a swifty every bass change...

emac.

There is a picture of Chris playing the triple neck on the inside of the Yesshows album. I have it on vinyl. It has to be on the internet somewhere.

I thought I had the pic of Chris playing it but can't remember where I put it. I know I have it on a color slide I took back in 1976(9?), but no way to digitize.

bluewhale wrote:

BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS wrote:i had see'd gentle giant w/ starcastle backing in '76. the "playing the fool" live lp put moncton on the map as a stop in the inside gatefold . if you look really closely at the moncton star...you can see me looking at you, sticking my tongue out ...at you ! lol.

I've got that on vinyl - will have a look. Great album! I especially like "Excerpts from Octopus."

I saw Gentle Giant in Balboa Park, San Diego, 1977. Hadn't heard of them before. That was with Gary Wright, Peter Frampton, and Yes.

Got around to this today. I failed to spot the tongue, but there's Moncton, sure enough.

Also, the constellation tells me that the show I saw must have been 18 July 1976.

Going back to the Telecaster Bass,
Did Chris buy it already modded or did he have it done?
I dont remember any interviews mentioning the actual modification history.
I recently enquired about a Fender Custom Shop version for myself and it could cost up to £4000!
I could buy an original 1968 Tele Bass for less.

Go old and do it yourself. I have a '57 Gibson ES-225TD with P-90 pups on it. It's claim to fame is it was Gibson's first thinline hollowbody. It is light as a feather and the neck is so slim it feel totally different that any of my other axes.

bluewhale wrote:Forumites,

Some posts mention that on certain Yes studio recordings, Chris Squire sometimes chose to use a 4-string bass other than The RM 1999. In many of these tracks, the change in sound is hard for me to detect, even after it's been pointed out that the bass is not his RM 1999.

Do any of you know of any Squire interviews in which he explains why he uses a different 4-string?


Thanks,
bluewhale

On Remembering (High the Memory) he play fretless Jazz Bass

It was a Guild fretless (similar to a Gibson EB/SG style body) on The Remembering.
Onstage for the YFTO tour it was on a stand.
The fretted Jazz was used on The Ancient and also an Earthwood acoustic bass for the Leaves Of Green section.
(as with Chris's eight string Rickenbacker bass,John Entwistle also had an identical Earthwood acoustic bass)
I think Chris used the Jazz bass on To Be Over on the Relayer album and Parallels on the GFTO album.
Clips of the Queens Park Rangers ground concert have some good shots of the Jazz.

Jim, do you have a Guild fretless?