MOURADIAN

Mouradian custom basses are high quality instruments generally associated with bassist Chris Squire (Yes) due to his continued use of his CS-74 model. Other noted Mouradian bass players include Pat Badger (Extreme).
Jim Mouradian first built Squire´s custom bass in 1980, and formed a production company in 1982. Mouradian Guitars was initially based in Winchester, Massachusetts for the first 6 years, and then moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1989. Jim and his son, Jon, continued to produce custom-built electric basses while offering repair services.
The Mouradian company expanded their production capabilities in 1997/1998 when Jim and John teamed up with Martin Flanders (see Flanders Archtop Guitars) and Pat Badger. Badger, a former employee before his band Extreme hit nationally, has returned to the company that originally hired him, (Preliminary research courtesy Jeff Meyer; company information courtesy Jon Mouradian).