Chris Squire's Amplifiers
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".
Chris Squire previously used the Ampeg SVT-II bass amplifier head before transitioning to the SVT 2-Pro model. This is evidenced by a user-uploaded photo on Radioswissclassic.
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.
In a 1971 performance on Beat-Club, Chris Squire can be seen using a Fender Bassman Amp Head while playing "Yours Is No Disgrace."
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