Pedalboard Archive

Steve HowePedalboard, 2013

Steve Howe played the 2013 Yes three-album tour on one unit: a Line 6 POD HD500, programmed with the record-specific sounds for the whole set, into the power stage of a DT50.

Board
Programmed POD HD500 rig
Context
Yes three-album tour
Board date
Evidence
Documented equipment · 3 cited sources
Order
Source-described
Scope
Touring-period rig
Routing
Serial path
Audited
Signal
1 unit · Guitar to amplifier

Programmed POD HD500 rig

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InputGuitar
POD HD500
OutputAmplifier

A source states the sequence

Inside the rig · 1 units

Pedal roles & evidence

How each unit fits Steve Howe's 2013 setup. Board-specific roles and the evidence behind each identification and position.

Cited sources

Source-described orderIdentity and position are evidenced separately. Reconstructed positions are not observed connections.

Multi-effects & Modeling

POD HD500

Front of amp

Role in this rig

Stores Howe's song-specific amplifier and effect programming and supplies his only live effects processing for this tour.

Identity
Documented
Position
Documented

Documented equipment · Documented order · Serial path

Howe told Yesworld that the HD500 handled all of his effect programming, while the tour rundown calls it his only effects device. Because its internal blocks vary by song, this archive represents the single physical audio processor instead of inventing a fixed internal chain. The separate Morley acoustic/electric A/B input selector is routing utility and is omitted.

Cited sources

Methodology
  1. Premier GuitarRig Rundown: Yes' Steve Howe and Chris Squire
  2. YesworldAsk YES: Steve Howe on effects pedals
  3. Vintage GuitarSteve Howe

Questions about Steve Howe's 2013 pedalboard

What pedals did Steve Howe use in 2013?
This dated entry lists one unit: POD HD500. This is the recorded inventory, not a claim that every connection or model identification is confirmed; see the evidence and routing notes.
What order were Steve Howe's pedals in?
A cited source states the order: Guitar → POD HD500 → amplifier.
Is this Steve Howe's full guitar rig?
No. This dated entry covers one unit in the effects path, not every piece of gear Steve Howe owned or used. Floor pedals, rack units and routing devices are included only where recorded; omitted equipment and uncertain connections are explained in the notes. It is not a complete or current rig inventory.
When and where was this pedalboard used?
2013. Yes three-album tour. This is the rig documented for that touring period, not a career-wide gear list.
How does the archive know what was on this pedalboard?
3 cited sources, listed above with the date each was read, including Premier Guitar, Yesworld, Vintage Guitar. Among them a rig rundown, an official listing and an interview. The units are recorded as documented equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-07-18.