<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar Player in Steve-howe ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/tag/steve-howe Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:31:09 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “Something very unfortunate happened.” Steve Howe reveals the accident that nearly destroyed the guitar behind Yes’s best-loved songs ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/something-very-unfortunate-happened-steve-howe-reveals-the-accident-that-nearly-destroyed-the-guitar-behind-yess-best-loved-songs UvjrcAkkMNcrgCQpVuSmLY Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:31:09 +0000 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:31:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The notes are fairly meaningless on their own.” Steve Howe’s top tip for better improvisations takes the complexity out of the art form ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/steve-howes-tips-for-better-guitar-improvisations j9uhUUH5SeEhLs62QKNKJ3 Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:44:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Can you please allow us to make one concept record without getting on our case?” Steve Howe on the most polarizing album Yes ever made, now getting a 15-disc deluxe box treatment ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/steve-howe-on-yes-tales-from-topographic-oceans o5SdtdfaXSe6fFJoqUV8TL Sat, 08 Nov 2025 19:48:35 +0000 Sat, 08 Nov 2025 19:53:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Why it didn't sound like a complete pile of crap, I don't know! It's all riffs. The beat is marvelously tricky.” Steve Howe explains why his 'Close to the Edge' showpiece is so difficult to play ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/steve-howe-the-making-of-yes-siberian-khatru HXRaqRNsezqGZJtAT6ru8P Fri, 07 Mar 2025 15:15:44 +0000 Fri, 07 Mar 2025 18:56:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There’ve been so many times we thought, 'Oh God, that's it. How can we go on?’” Steve Howe reflects on the future of Yes — and reveals that he once refused to let his techs tune his guitars ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/steve-howe-on-the-future-of-yes TyC9VkzwbwaDncWSCF99m3 Mon, 24 Feb 2025 00:01:35 +0000 Mon, 24 Feb 2025 23:13:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Prog-rockwas king. I’m not ashamed to admit that I loved it.” The Jesus Lizard’s Duane Denison says he tried to sell Steve Howe a rare jazz guitar when he was a teenager. Looks like the Yes guitarist missed a good deal ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/duane-denison-steve-howe-george-barnes-jazz-guitar VcVFYwydMLGPU3UfYYJerC Tue, 03 Dec 2024 16:46:32 +0000 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:03:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This album has given me a golden opportunity to create chordal movements and structures that I thought were a bit different”: Steve Howe says writing on keyboards let him get experimental on his new solo album, Guitarscape ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/steve-howe-guitarscape 8xYW3AHPn5MTRi72QEbMwH Thu, 18 Jul 2024 21:26:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The chord progression in the Highway Star solo – Bm, to a Db, C, and then G – is a Bach progression”: Ritchie Blackmore on Steve Howe, Jimi Hendrix, classical influences and more ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/ritchie-blackmore-1973-interview spdZQyavmq8s88UNi8qv4c Fri, 19 Apr 2024 09:00:00 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:10:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You Have to Account for 'Tales'…I Don’t Think We’d Be the Same Group Without It”: Steve Howe Talks Yes's ‘Tales From Topographic Oceans’ and Other Milestone Albums ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/steve-howe-yes-tales-from-topographic-oceans M8kHLKHQyLJG9vvWXFdEbj Tue, 26 Sep 2023 12:38:16 +0000 Wed, 27 Sep 2023 13:57:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ John Frusciante Called This Album “Beautiful” While John Petrucci Played It “Over and Over and Over”: Here’s Why Yes’s ‘Close to the Edge’ Remains a Prog Rock Masterpiece ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/yes-close-to-the-edge y2RWSQGuTeR8eDWrNAQakU Tue, 04 Jul 2023 13:34:28 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steve Howe Reveals the Awesome Guitars Used on Yes’s Expansive New Album, ‘Mirror to the Sky’ ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/Steve-Howe-Mirror-to-the-Sky-guitars Fve6dvN5YaCscqSnMU3ZbD Wed, 14 Jun 2023 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This Album Is Demonstrative of Us Growing and Building Again”: Watch the New Yes “Circles of Time” Music Video ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/yes-mirror-to-the-sky-circles-of-time-steve-howe VwPpRidxrnar7DVutejqfF Thu, 25 May 2023 11:43:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Steve Howe’s Jaw-Dropping “Clap” Instrumental Solo Performance ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/steve-howe-clap-martin-0018-acoustic d7DBk2NCJy8ZxQMREeWmzJ Fri, 12 May 2023 18:43:38 +0000 Tue, 16 May 2023 09:55:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Never Give up on Your Dream”: Steve Howe’s Top Five Tips for Guitarists ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/steve-howe-five-guitarist-tips xbVKnGjdsc5q4pYPBva8UN Fri, 28 Apr 2023 13:44:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Best Guitar Moments of 1972 ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/the-best-guitar-moments-of-1972 5TQE9E3iu9Ri79wgXwpKX9 Thu, 24 Nov 2022 15:05:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ "A Record Like This Was Destined to Be Made, and We Wanted to Be the Ones Making it”: Steve Howe on 50 Years of Yes's 'Close to the Edge' ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/a-record-like-this-was-destined-to-be-made-and-we-wanted-to-be-the-ones-making-it-steve-howe-on-50-years-of-yess-close-to-the-edge BF35xhoMfcgyAo3xsamuTf Mon, 01 Aug 2022 19:18:38 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:10:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steve Howe Reveals the Studio Secrets of the Yes Classic “Roundabout” ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/steve-howe-reveals-the-studio-secrets-of-the-yes-classic-roundabout FJYX4L5gpeJrgMYFuYRyTk Thu, 28 Jul 2022 13:20:55 +0000 Thu, 28 Jul 2022 13:49:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steve Stevens Recommends Listening to These Five Guitar Solos ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/steve-stevens-recommends-listening-to-these-five-guitar-solos 5WqV8MwLkT4fN3nG3ZBbQR Wed, 05 Jan 2022 18:40:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Albums and Artists that Made 1971 Guitar’s Greatest Year ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/celebrating-the-50th-anniversary-of-the-albums-and-artists-that-made-1971-guitars-greatest-year Eu894haVmXSdNqqVrHigSW Wed, 22 Dec 2021 14:27:40 +0000 Wed, 22 Dec 2021 15:40:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ If You Think the Vast Majority of Rock Riffs Are In Minor Keys Then Think Again! ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/if-you-think-the-vast-majority-of-rock-riffs-are-in-minor-keys-then-think-again EW8QAtsAepn68DEsUWM7VU Wed, 03 Nov 2021 19:09:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I Was a Bit of a Lunatic!” Steve Howe Speaks About His Number One Ax ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/i-was-a-bit-of-a-lunatic-steve-howe-speaks-about-his-number-one-ax Jtey9awVLUrwRhx6fjsXmh Tue, 21 Sep 2021 17:58:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steve Howe's Top Six Tips for Enhancing Your Creativity ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/steve-howes-top-six-tips-for-enhancing-your-creativity u4EGnqpMEz5vQXpPFsgAPi Tue, 24 Aug 2021 17:39:16 +0000 Tue, 24 Aug 2021 17:48:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hear “The Ice Bridge,” Yes's First New Song in Seven Years ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/hear-the-ice-bridge-yess-first-new-song-in-seven-years ihwCjZ3xavz3NTTZWA5XX4 Mon, 26 Jul 2021 16:19:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Fragile' at 50: Steve Howe Tells the Story Behind Yes‘s Landmark Album ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/fragile-at-50-steve-howe-tells-the-story-behind-yess-landmark-album 44J5SmeAWYi89mMourSEKk Wed, 12 May 2021 20:30:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Progressive Rock's Most Pioneering Guitarists – In Their Own Words ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/progressive-rocks-most-pioneering-guitarists-in-their-own-words 432M4CFXwq2Lyx8UQGxhon Wed, 28 Apr 2021 20:09:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ A Look Back at Steve Howe's Gibson ES-175 ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/a-look-back-at-steve-howes-gibson-es-175 s5PvevKeHihhSh8tZnG4Yd Thu, 01 Apr 2021 16:18:33 +0000 Thu, 01 Apr 2021 16:21:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steve Howe: Why I Ditched My Pedals for the Line 6 Helix ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/steve-howe-why-i-ditched-my-pedals-for-the-line-6-helix SZrNXPS2yYSSdqDBS9SvjQ Thu, 13 Aug 2020 16:48:40 +0000 Thu, 13 Aug 2020 17:40:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Geddy Lee Perform “Roundabout” with Yes ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/watch-geddy-lee-perform-roundabout-with-yes WxCn5yFfZtfmhPfRPrT6UB Wed, 29 Jul 2020 16:38:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steve Howe's Fretboard Geometry: How to Adopt the Yes Icon's Progressive Guitar Approach ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/steve-howes-fretboard-geometry-how-to-adopt-the-yes-icons-progressive-guitar-approach HxisEYdpGfhQhAooH5zyNL Thu, 16 Apr 2020 11:24:34 +0000 Mon, 04 May 2020 19:32:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steve Howe’s 10 Most Mind-Blowing Yes Solos ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/steve-howes-10-most-mind-blowing-yes-solos xVa5XPo9XDseiawoSoMjmN Thu, 16 Apr 2020 09:35:07 +0000 Thu, 16 Apr 2020 09:36:57 +0000