Squire & Bruford

Pekka · February 20, 2018, 03:07:45 AM

Lots of new (at last to me) isolated bass tracks from the original Yes rhythm section.
"South Side Of The Sky" has Squire playing his Telecaster bass and what a sound! Might be one of my favs from him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WWgscKoFBs&list=RD_WWgscKoFBs&t=343

Chris P. · February 20, 2018, 04:51:38 AM

Nice! The melodic part has a Won't Get Fooled Again-vibe.

Pekka · February 20, 2018, 05:46:43 AM

Ric-O-Sound in action.

wellREDman · February 20, 2018, 03:36:39 PM

Quote from: Pekka on February 20, 2018, 03:07:45 AM
Lots of new (at last to me) isolated bass tracks from the original Yes rhythm section.
"South Side Of The Sky" has Squire playing his Telecaster bass and what a sound! Might be one of my favs from him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WWgscKoFBs&list=RD_WWgscKoFBs&t=343

Thats the weirdest coolest thing
I dont know this track at all, for thos of you who do, I dont know if you'll be able to hear this cos your ear/mind will be accompanying it with the Yes stuff, but to my ears the early part could be Rage against the Machine, I can hear a wukka wukka weow Tom Morello guitar nonsence and Zakk watsisface whining about capitalism

Rob · February 20, 2018, 04:31:50 PM

Quote from: Chris P. on February 20, 2018, 04:51:38 AM
Nice! The melodic part has a Won't Get Fooled Again-vibe.

It certainly has. I had never noticed that before.

gearHed289 · February 21, 2018, 08:20:59 AM

Quote from: Pekka on February 20, 2018, 03:07:45 AM
Lots of new (at last to me) isolated bass tracks from the original Yes rhythm section.
"South Side Of The Sky" has Squire playing his Telecaster bass and what a sound! Might be one of my favs from him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WWgscKoFBs&list=RD_WWgscKoFBs&t=343

Wow, that is perfection. So that's the Tele for sure? Total change in tone at 1:53. I would guess the Ric, then switched to neck pickup only for the middle, which he also did on YIND. Very inspiring.

uwe · February 21, 2018, 02:25:05 PM

For that extreme sound and how hard he digs in, almost no fret buzz! Must have had a "manly" action.

patman · February 22, 2018, 07:16:06 AM

Sounds very precise and dominant...almost dominating the mix...bass is definitely leading

Drummer is following rather than leading.

uwe · February 22, 2018, 07:25:42 AM

If you ever saw Yes live: Squire did play "lead bass" and drove the whole band.

Pekka · February 23, 2018, 03:33:36 AM

Quote from: gearHed289 on February 21, 2018, 08:20:59 AM
Wow, that is perfection. So that's the Tele for sure? Total change in tone at 1:53. I would guess the Ric, then switched to neck pickup only for the middle, which he also did on YIND. Very inspiring.

Yes it is. He has both pickups on (it had an added bridge pickup) and switches for the neck (the original single coil) for the middle part.

When Yes played this song live he never used a Ric but a Lakland P -bass or some other bass.
"A Venture" is another Tele track.

gearHed289 · February 23, 2018, 08:14:25 AM

Quote from: Pekka on February 23, 2018, 03:33:36 AM"A Venture" is another Tele track.

Funny, because there's a big tone change on that one too when he starts getting funky just before the fadeout. Was the second Tele pup another early P style single coil?

Pekka · February 23, 2018, 08:27:23 AM

Quote from: gearHed289 on February 23, 2018, 08:14:25 AM
Funny, because there's a big tone change on that one too when he starts getting funky just before the fadeout. Was the second Tele pup another early P style single coil?

Most likely it was a J pickup but as it was hidden by an ashtray no one knows.

Barklessdog · May 17, 2018, 04:10:54 PM

I took my son to see them in the 60 year old should never wear spandex and kilts tour with Jon Anderson.

However they were amazing!

It was interesting that Squired played a different bass for every song, yet they all sounded the same due to his technique, playing right in front of the bridge.