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Mark and I always enjoy ‘getting into the weeds’ and ‘geeking out’ about Yes kit so here is another perfect example of this. This week we both chose 3 pieces of YesKit that took our fancy and went on about them for a long time. If you don’t consider yourself a 5%er who loves hearing about the minutiae of music tech as used by Yes, then feel free to skip this episode. If you do, though, I feel I should point out that you’ll miss Mark playing actual musical examples and me giving a little bit of a sneak preview of what’s coming up in the Tales book. You have been warned.
- What bits of YesKit do we choose?
- Did you know all about these already?
- What do you think of Mark’s instrumental ‘chops’?
Let us know if you agree with us!
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- Wayne Hall
- Ken Fuller
- Jeffrey Crecelius
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| Aaron Steelman | Lind |
| Al Dell’Angelo | Lobate Scarp |
| Barry Gorsky | Mark Baggs |
| Bill Whittaker | Mark James Lang |
| Bob Martilotta | Mark Slater |
| Brian Harris | Martin Kjellberg |
| Brian Sullivan | Michael Handerhan |
| Chris Bandini | Michael O’Connor |
| Craig Estenes | Miguel Falcão |
| Dave Owen | Paul Hailes |
| David | Paul Tomei |
| David Heyden | Rachel Hadaway |
| David Pannell | Robert Nasir |
| David Watkinson | Robert Vandiver |
| Declan Logue | Ronnie Neeley |
| Dem | Scott Colombo |
| Doug Curran | Simon Barrow |
| Fergus Cubbage | Stephen Lambe |
| Fred Barringer | Steve Dill |
| Gary Betts | Steve Luzietti |
| Geoff Bailie | Steve Perry |
| Geoffrey Mason | Steve Rode |
| Guy DeRome | Steve Scott |
| Henrik Antonsson | Steven Roehr |
| Hogne Bø Pettersen | Terence Sadler |
| Todd Dudley | |
| John Cowan | John Thomson |
| John Holden | John Viola |
| Jamie McQuinn | Tim Stannard |
3 replies on “YesKit Part 3 – 668”
Funnily enough, I thought Kevin would be referring to Chris’ left thumb! It is also a very interesting one, because of the size of his hands, he uses it to fret single strings or , with the other fingers, strike octaves and even chords. This is also revisited in the Starlicks video.
Hey Miguel,
Actually…believe it or not…I was going to mention that because Chris doesn’t play with his thumb on his right hand….but like you said…he does use his thumb on his left hand…I’ve seen him numerous times use his thumb that way…in fact on Roundabout …the signature bass line…I’ve seen use his thumb on that a few times.
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Mark Anthony K
Hello Kevin and Mark
I found this weeks discussion very informative and touching upon matters that were new for me.
I wasn’t aware of the Gaia keyboard. It might be distantly related to a little SH101 I had in my rig back in the eighties. I appreciated Mark’s demonstration of the tones and effects. I hadn’t realised that that instrument was associated with Yes….
I think I had heard about the Iron Butterfly sound system previously -maybe from your podcast? Interesting to hear the history of it.
I would have thought the Yes sound (especially by the early seventies) would have been rather more textural than Iron Butterflies sonic output. Do you know when the Iron Butterfly system was again replaced?
I was particularly interested to hear an explanation of the ‘Lap Steel’ guitar. Something I know nothing about. Whenever I have seen Steve Howe he has played the pedal steel guitar.
Nor had I heard of the Variaxe guitar. I recall watching Steve Howe playing a guitar synth on the GTR tour but I suppose that would be something different if the Variaxe is more recent.
At bit cheeky to suggest Chris’ fingers are Yes Kit. I’m sure he had his own personal uses for them too!
Next time tell us about Jon’s harp please. Quite a unique inclusion in the Yes sound.
Keep up the great work! Much appreciated