No.. not Wakeman his Rickenbacker
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsGjl6kP0SI
 
I have not watched the whole Video yet but Steve Howe is on there too.

Somebody posted this awhile back.
 
I love where Chris isn't 100% sure how some of the switches work on the triple neck and has had everything scotch taped in position. 

Looking forward to watching this from home. At my shop vids are difficult to watch. I have turrible speeds at the shop,

Now, if he was talking about his Alembic--that would be something.    It sounds interesting, I'll try to check it out later--if my browser will let me.  I mistakenly allow one of the automatic updates to run and it's been wreaking havoc ever since. 

drewfx1
I love where Chris isn't 100% sure how some of the switches work on the triple neck and has had everything scotch taped in position. 

A Spinal Tap moment.

I chuckled when he admitted that the Rickenbacker Chris Squire signature model doesn't sound anything like his. Hope that didn't get him in trouble with his sponsor. Or maybe they're hoping if they're nice to him he might buy another guitar...it's been 49 years since his last purchase, after all.

Actually there was a bass Ric made a few years ago commemorating his "Fish Out of Water" solo album from back in the day:
 


 
It got damaged due to a major storm before an outdoor Yes show and there was a thread on the Rickresource forum about restoring it.
 
And the Chris Squire model was a limited edition with only a certain number made back in the 90's, so it's no harm to Ric at this point. I tried a couple of them back in the day, but despite me wanting one the examples I tried didn't impress me enough to buy.

"... unless my puritanical side holds, I could be playing a Variax all night.... In the end, a Variax may be all I need for live..." -Steve Howe

He shouldn't talk about those things in public!


...oh...you said "Rick"

bitflipper
I chuckled when he admitted that the Rickenbacker Chris Squire signature model doesn't sound anything like his. Hope that didn't get him in trouble with his sponsor. Or maybe they're hoping if they're nice to him he might buy another guitar...it's been 49 years since his last purchase, after all.

I'm guessing it is because of all the wiring he requires?
 
There was an article about the early days, in Bass Magazine, that he was a pain because he wanted the main pickup split, so he could get a stereo effect off it, or something like that, and even the makers of the guitar would not do it at first.
 
So yeah, of course the named does not sound like the original, which is custom wired! Duuuhhhh!!!!