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Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 10:28 am
by gingerly
I believe Steve Howe played PRIMARILY a Rickenbacker in one of his earliest bands, Tomorrow.
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 10:29 am
by gingerly
I believe Steve Howe played a PRIMARILY a Rickenbacker in one of his earliest bands, Tomorrow.
Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 11:16 am
by rickbeat
I received an email from Steve Howe in May last year. Here are parts of the email:
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"Hi Björn,
...My wonderful blonde 12 string was stolen and may be in France or Japan, hidden in some collection...
...The older model was then acquired through a friend....
...On Fragile, And you and I, I played Chris's Guild 12 string acoustic. Awaken was the first Rick' 12 string part. The Yes Album only has acoustic 12 string, in the Portuguese 12 string
wrongly called a vahalia at the time....
Steve."
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The older Rickenbacker he mentions is a model 1993 (YES, I have found one more, it will show up in the 1993 Inventory on my site.
Just a few words about this "Portuguese 12-string".
It is actually a Laud. Here is the
Laud and that is actually what Steve plays and here is a photo of a REAL
Portuguese guitar
Take care
Björn
Björn Eriksson's Rickenbacker Page
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 2:59 am
by randyz
Stirling: When Howe played in Tomorrow, I believe his main guitar was a Gibson ES-175. Every photo I've seen from that time period (1967-1968) shows him with that guitar.
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 7:17 pm
by twangs
Steve's predecessor, Peter Banks, used a Ric during all tenure with Yes. He gets some great sounds from that beat up guitar.
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 12:11 pm
by gingerly
I'm pretty sure there is 12 String on the Tomorrow record, and also on the Bodast record, if memory serves. I thought I saw a pic of a Ric in some live shot or another...
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 3:02 pm
by dougp
I don't hear any 12-string on the original Tomorrow album, but there definitely is on the version of "Why" included as a bonus track on the CD. Purely rhythm; the (stinging!) lead is played on a 6-string (presumably the ES-175).
