Chris Squire

That's the bass used by Chris Squire for most recordings and concerts.

Chris Squire says about the Fender Jazz in this video for Premier Guitars (5:30), "I've used that quite a bit on Yes recordings over the years... it's on 'Parallels'..."

At 6:28 of this "Rig Rundown" with Premier Guitar, Chris shows us his triple neck bass guitar. In this accompanying article "Premier" writes that he uses this beast on the song "Awaken".

Chris Squire has used this bass according to the official Lakland site.

Squire's official site states that Chris uses a Ranney bass. In this video, the bass can be seen at 0:59.

Squire's official site states that he uses an MPC Electra Bass live with Yes. A clear picture of this bass in this video is shown at 0:38.

In this image, Chris Squire can be seen playing a Gibson Thunderbird Non-Reverse.

In this Rig Rundown article, it is stated that Squire uses a Mouradian bass, pictured here.

Squire can be seen playing a Tobias Toby Deluxe V Bass at 6:43 in this live performance of "Turn of the Century" by Yes.

Squire can be seen at 1:51 playing a Fender Precision Bass.

According to the official Yes website, bassist Chris Squire played a Gibson EB-1 bass guitar.

Full article here.

At 2:47 of this acoustic performance of "Roundabout" by Yes, Squire can be seen with a fretless version of the Martin BCPA-4.

Squire can be seen playing a Carvin LB-76A in this photo.

On Chris Squire's Tech Notes section of his official site, there are photos of his "Fish Out of Water" Rickenbacker 4001 bass.

Squire can be seen in this photo, on Facebook, with a Rickenbacker 4001/8.

Further down on this page, in the touring programs, it is mentioned that Squire owned a Gibson Ripper.

Squire can be seen in this photo with a Gibson Les Paul Triumph Bass among his other basses.

Squire can be seen in a photo on this page with a Guild Jet Star II behind him.

At :54 of this Steve Hackett performance, Squire can be seen playing a Spector Coda 5.

In this live shot from the 70's Squire can be seen playing the original Wal Triple-Neck Bass, before he used the Kid's replica.

Richard Davis, Squire's guitar tech, states, "Chris’s rig…Marshall 100 watt head with a Marshall 4 x 12 speaker cabinet (over there), Two Ampeg SVT-2 Pro heads, Two SVT- 8 x10 speaker cabinets, an SWR amplifier head for the Bass Pedals, and an SWR 2 x 15 speaker cabinet," on Squire's website.

Richard Davis, Squire's guitar tech, states, "Chris’s rig…Marshall 100 watt head with a Marshall 4 x 12 speaker cabinet (over there), Two Ampeg SVT-2 Pro heads, Two SVT- 8 x10 speaker cabinets, an SWR amplifier head for the Bass Pedals, and an SWR 2 x 15 speaker cabinet," on Squire's website.

Before Chris used the Ampeg SVT 2-Pro head, he used these heads. (Similar name, very different amp.)

At 13:00, Chris's bass tech Richard points out two Marshall bass heads, that judging by the facing and controls, are early Super Bass's. The lower one is said to be from 1965 and the other is a back up that has apparently never needed to be used. After this it's said that he blends the Marshall with an Ampeg SVT 2, which Richard points out could be for clean tone and the Marshall for dirty tone. When asked about the ratio of blend between the two he says "it varies by bass actually, the levels of them, they're kinda equal but they have to change each time he changes the bass".

It is stated on Squire's official site that he used Dewtron Mister Bassman bass pedals.

"Squire, who felt that certain effects were better matched with neck or bridge pickups, rewired his Rickenbacker with stereo outputs in the early ’70s. Onstage, he used a boatload of vintage effects, including Maestro Fuzz-Tone, TC Electronic Stereo Chorus Flanger, TC Nova Reverb, Boss OC-3 Super Octave, Mu-Tron III, and custom-made tremolo pedals. He played Moog Taurus bass pedals, eventually triggering samples from an E-Mu ESI2000 sampler."

"Squire, who felt that certain effects were better matched with neck or bridge pickups, rewired his Rickenbacker with stereo outputs in the early ’70s. Onstage, he used a boatload of vintage effects, including Maestro Fuzz-Tone, TC Electronic Stereo Chorus Flanger, TC Nova Reverb, Boss OC-3 Super Octave, Mu-Tron III, and custom-made tremolo pedals. He played Moog Taurus bass pedals, eventually triggering samples from an E-Mu ESI2000 sampler."