Chris Squires Bass Player with Yes Dies

[kimball492]

It is sad to hear of the passing of Chris Squires. A phenomenal Bass player with Yes.

http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/253892/chris-squire-died/

[dingobass]

Oh man!
They are dropping like flies lately!.....

[dave.king1]

RIP a tremendous player who's work along with that of Glenn Cornick informed my playing style back in the prog rock days

[Bass Guy]

Very sad news, Squire was a titan among bassists. I expect Adam will be getting an influx of requests for RB-4s in the next few weeks...

[wokkaboy]

Bass Guy, what model is the RB-4 ? You mean Ricky RC-4 ?

[Bass Guy]

That's the one!

[pablopepper]

How's about a tribute to his Wal.
http://yesworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Squire-WAL2.jpeg
Anyone?

[Fretworn]

I find it hard to believe that Ian Waller made a bass that ugly.

[moody]

Bass Guy, what model is the RB-4 ? You mean Ricky RC-4 ?

Chris Squire is by far the biggest reason why I bought one.

I am devastated by this news, he has been my hero as a bass player since I started playing.

[moody]

I find it hard to believe that Ian Waller made a bass that ugly.

It is, more than anything else, functional.

[kimball492]

Big fan of Chris Squires technique and talent . Man that Wal bass has gotta be heavy .i think You'd end up looking like Quasimodo after a gig Pablo. If you want to hear some of Chris's playing check this out .http://youtu.be/-mc0sX3cPfg. I think Chris and Paul Mcartney showed the versatility of the Rickenbacker Bass

[Fretworn]

I read somewhere that Rickenbacker weren't fond of Chris, because he introduced string Rickys with roundwounds and playing them with a pick. Apparently basses kept getting sent back with the frets and fingerboards chewed up from the strings and needing to be replaced after a lot of amateurs followed his lead.