# Steve Howe Pedalboard 2013: Full Gear & Pedal List > The 2013 Steve Howe board ran one pedal: POD HD500. Signal-chain order, settings and cited sources. - Canonical page: https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/steve-howe/three-album-yes-tour-2013/ - Machine-readable index of the archive: https://pedalboardarchive.com/llms.txt - Evidence and reconstruction conventions: https://pedalboardarchive.com/methodology/ ## At a glance | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Artist | Steve Howe | | Board | Programmed POD HD500 rig | | Date | 2013-05-01 — 2013 (year precision) | | Context | Yes three-album tour | | Scope | Touring-period rig | | Signal path | 1 unit · Guitar to amplifier | | Routing | Serial path | | Unit evidence | Documented | | Order evidence | Source-described | | Status | Artist- and tech-confirmed sole effects unit | | Audited | 2026-07-18 | | Sources | 3 | 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. ## Signal chain **Order evidence — Source-described.** A source states the sequence. `Guitar → POD HD500 → amplifier` | # | Unit | Role | Zone | Unit evidence | Position evidence | Catalog page | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | POD HD500 | Stores Howe's song-specific amplifier and effect programming and supplies his only live effects processing for this tour. | Front of amp | Documented | Documented | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/pod-hd500/ | ## Reconstruction note 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. ## Questions ### 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. ## Sources 3 cited sources across 3 independent groups. Two sources sharing an independent group report the same observation and count once. 1. [Rig Rundown: Yes' Steve Howe and Chris Squire](https://www.premierguitar.com/gear/rig-rundown-yes-steve-howe-and-chris-squire) — Premier Guitar (Primary source · rig-rundown), published 2013-05-01, accessed 2026-07-18, independent group `premier-guitar-steve-howe-2013` 2. [Ask YES: Steve Howe on effects pedals](https://yesworld.com/2013/04/ask-yes-friday-12th-april-2013-steve-howe/) — Yesworld (Primary source · official), published 2013-04-12, accessed 2026-07-18, independent group `yesworld-steve-howe-qa` 3. [Steve Howe](https://www.vintageguitar.com/13252/steve-howe-3/) — Vintage Guitar (Primary source · interview), accessed 2026-07-18, independent group `vintage-guitar-steve-howe-interview` ## Related pages - Every documented board by Steve Howe: [Steve Howe board history](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/steve-howe/) - Previous board in archive order: [Stephen Stills — CSN show-day effects box](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/stephen-stills/csn-show-day-effects-box-2012/) - Next board in archive order: [Steve Jones — Anarchy studio effect](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/steve-jones/anarchy-studio-effect-1977/)