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Title: What that thing ? (Chris Squire's Ric 1969)
Post by: elwoodblue on January 16, 2013, 02:32:59 PM

At 1:17 and a bit beyond you can see a clamp/capo/pickup?? of some sort on the heel of the headstock.
 Does anyone know what that is ... looks like a hotel room repair to get you through the gig sorta deal , or was that a permanent fixture on his old Ric ?
 
 just curious...here's the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXaPKDd7oGQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXaPKDd7oGQ)
 
cheers,
Elwood

Title: What that thing ? (Chris Squire's Ric 1969)
Post by: moonliner on January 16, 2013, 02:57:22 PM

There's lots of information on that over at the Ricsource forum.  
I believe it was a temporary repair. I think the director Vincent Gallo (Buffalo 66) owns that bass now. As I said, all that information is at that Ric forum. There's a whole section (as you would imagine) dedicated to Chris Squire.

Title: What that thing ? (Chris Squire's Ric 1969)
Post by: David Houck on January 16, 2013, 03:50:26 PM

Cool video; thanks!

Title: What that thing ? (Chris Squire's Ric 1969)
Post by: elwoodblue on January 16, 2013, 04:29:32 PM

Thanks moonliner, I'll venture over to Ricsource soon.  
 I recently rediscovered the XYZ album (thx youtube!) ...boy does Chris sound good on that one.
 He cuts through the mix great on that one.
 
thanks agin,

Title: What that thing ? (Chris Squire's Ric 1969)
Post by: moonliner on January 16, 2013, 05:24:54 PM

http://www.rickresource.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=20&sid=8cad126231caf21fe7e5e7ffdb6fe3b6
 
Here's a link to the Chris Squire portion of that forum.  
I was wrong, it's not Ricsource, it's RicReSource!

Title: What that thing ? (Chris Squire's Ric 1969)
Post by: pauldo on January 16, 2013, 05:32:21 PM

Great song and sound!
I was surprised to hear the audience applaud at the end . . . at times it appeared that they weren't  really enjoying the tune.

Title: What that thing ? (Chris Squire's Ric 1969)
Post by: elwoodblue on January 16, 2013, 09:47:54 PM

Seems like most of us have experienced that one pauldo...LOL
 
thx for the link moonliner !