Rig Rundown - Yes' Chris Squire & Steve Howe

Premier Guitar's Shawn Hammond is on location in Omaha, Nebraska, where he catches up with Yes' Chris Squire and Steve Howe to check out their vintage gear, including old Rickenbackers, Gibsons, Fenders, and more.

[GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy]

R.I.P. Chris, one of the greatest bass players of all time.... :-(

[cherylgalleran]

How can you not be impressed by Steve Howe??? His brilliance is truly unmatched!
I could listen to him all day!!!!

Absolutely not to forget the ever so talented Chris Squire. RIP.

[electroskeptic]

I cannot believe the levels of history and musical invention we're seeing here. The bass and the player that paved the way for the entire genre of music, that rumbly, juicy, gnarly and sexy fuzzed bass with a melodic life of its own.
The bass that brought forward Genesis, Rush and similar bass tones of other bands.

The tech is hilarious:
"So what's this we're looking at?'
'Well, I don't know really, I guess Chris he just puts it..'
'You mean it's been like that all the time?'
'Yeah, since the 60-s. Well, gee. I guess we never really talked about it.'

Epochs came and went, while this bass and this sound were grinding away, all this time.

[andrewludlam]

Steve Howe is mint. His enthusiasm is heart warming.

[ajk]

I love it when the musicians are willing to spend the time to do this rather than the techs. Nothing against techies of course, but it's great to hear it straight from the horse's mouth.

[abdulkarimtalib]

Shawn Hammond is a GREAT interviewer; he asked intelligent questions and got out of the way and let Howe, Squire and Squire's techie answer them; he wasn't intimidated by these great musicians but interacted with them in such a way as to get them really enthusiastic about talking to him. I have never seen Howe so animated in an interview before and Hammond had a lot to do with that. Hammond is just as much a rock star as those two maestro musicians. Great, great interview! Thank you.

[MikeKiker]

Chris Squire was the first bass player that really made me pay attention to the bass guitar and what it was capable of. My bass player dad got me hooked on "Close To The Edge" & "Fish Out of Water" at the age of 10. I'm 28 now and also play bass, among other instruments, and I've never been the same since. He is truly one of the finest bass players who ever lived and his passing marks the end of an era.
RIP Chris Squire

[troyleonitus]

RIP Chris your music and bass guitar skills will live on forever

[ia]

Steve Howe is a wizard, I could listen to this guy talk for days. What a lovely guy

[jeffdawson]

How we miss Chris. Like an old friend who brought so much joy onstage and in the studio, then, left so much for us to keep forever.

[sixstringlove]

Time to pull out all the old Yes albums, pour a pint of Newcastle, fire up a joint and re-live the good old days. Rest in peace Chris. Your gift will live forever.

[totalmassretain]

Chris and Steve were the reasons that I’ve called YES my favorite band since 1980

[atbglenn]

I am so bummed out right now :( Chris's bass playing was and still is one of my all time favorites. May he rest in peace. He was only 67 years old. Way too young to die. Makes me feel my own morality since I'm 63. All I can say right now is I'm glad I grew up on the best rock music in history. Today's music sucks. I'm sure most of you agree with

[FL-BEACH-MAN]

It's hard to watch this after all the times I've seen Chris in concert and met him, one of the nicest people on earth. RIP Chris -my favorite bass player ever.

[tpowelll]

Chris Squire: Weed
Steve Howe: Speed

Just a joke, love these guys and the band, may Chris Squire rest in peace

[alisterfolson]

Say what you will about Steve Howe; the performance last year with Yes and Geddy Lee on bass at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was one of the best live performances ever

[jungkvist]

Steve Howe changed everything. Using jazz, rock, country & classsical styles, in a band like Yes - the poster child for early 70s Prog Rock - he completely flipped the scriped and opened up new worlds for guitari players everywhere. And while he is considered a giant, I've always been amazed by his graciousness and his desire to pass things along. He is a great teacher and ambassitor of the guiitat.
Thank You, Steve.

[theodery]

Met Chris in van nuys CA in 2002 when he had a solo project called Conspiracy, he was rehearsing with Billy Sherwood, Jay Shelling on drums and my friend Scott Walton ( also my pot connection) on keys. He was the nicest guy, watched them rehearse for an hour by myself, smoked a joint with him ! and left when they broke midway for pizza. When I was schlepping his gear in I confided he must have heard that ..he was a big influence on my bass placing, and he said yeah I hear that a lot.

[RakelaK]

Steve Howe is a genius ... and easily one of the greatest guitar players of all time... huge amounts of respect for this noble gentleman

[theguitarelectric]

Steve Howe is amazing. He was so engaged and just being the legend that he is; it’s so cool. The songs that he has been a part of are beyond legendary. What a treat to find this video.