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Gotta love the sound of that Rickenbacker in that Yes video! If I were a bassist I would DEFINITELY play a Rick!  |
Chris works hard for his sound just like Entwistle did....
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Squire obtained his distinctive tone at the time by rewiring his RM1999 into stereo and sending the bass and treble pickups each into a separate amplifier. This technique is known as "bi-amping". By splitting the signal from his bass into dual high and low frequency outputs and then sending the low frequency output to a conventional bass amplifier and the high-frequency output to a separate lead guitar amplifier, Squire produced a tonal 'sandwich' that added a growling, overdriven edge to the sound while retaining the Rickenbacker's powerful bass response. This gave his bass sound bright, growling higher frequencies and clean, solid bass frequencies. This technique allowed Squire to utilise harmonic distortion on his bass while avoiding the flat, fuzzy sound, loss of power and poor bass response that typically occurs when bass guitars are overdriven through an amplifier or put through a fuzz box. He also uses fresh strings for every show.
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Lemmy does something similar cranking the shit out of a guitar amp along with a bass amp.
Chris Squire has a great sound and in all fairness the Rick is perhaps the coolest looking bass. Buuuuuuuuutttttt ergonomicaly it is a very different beast. The neck profile is quite odd. Where most basses have a ( feel to them the Rick is like { minus the point.
Oddly enough I think they look great and Chris, Geddy, and Lemmy all sound great but ergonomically I cannot play one at all. Nothing fits me.
Jim