Steve Howe Knows I Have His Old Guitar (Phone Call)

0:00 - Intro
0:20 - The Story of His "The Les Paul" Where, When, Why, How
1:40 - Is this the original case?
2:13 - What was your typical set up with this TLP?
4:40 - Why Did You Use It In The Heat of The Moment Music Video+
5:08 - Where Did the Replaced Tuner Tips Come From?
5:34 - Steve's Ohio Story
6:09 - Steve's Serial Number + Other Famous TLP Users
7:06 - Steve's Orchestra Playing Story
7:55 - Steve's Tuner Tips Story Continued
10:10 - TP-6 Tailpiece - What Happened to Missing Tuner?
11:50 - Stories Behind Dings?
12:25 - Do You Signed All Your Guitars with Invisible Ink?
13:07 - Who Did You Sell It To? Was It Shipped?
13:55 - Why He Sold It
15:55 - How Steve Sells His Guitars
16:52 - Trogly Featured in a Tormato Book
17:30 - Gibson Signature Models with Steve Howe
21:00 - Would You Do a New Signature Model?
22:56 - Why Does Steve Like Double Pickguards (ES-Artist Talk)
27:07 - Do the Moog Boards Sound Worse With Age?
29:08 - The 4 Pickup Les Paul Custom Story - The Quadraphonic
31:48 - Photon / Roland Ready Les Paul Studio Question
33:40 - How Steve Feels about Robot Guitars
34:48 - Steve's Current Guitar Collection
35:16 - Steve's Line 6 Variaxe
36:08 - Steve Howe's Preferred Brand + Gauge String sets
37:25 - Steve's Classic Guitar Upbringing
38:10 - Steve Howe's Favorite Guitar Solo

📚Description: Steve Howe's "The Les Paul" is one of the more popular guitars on my channel. I had sold this guitar a few years back but recently got it back. About a year ago, Steve's Webmaster reached out to me saying Steve saw that video and enjoyed it very much! I asked if Steve would be willing to tell his tale about this guitar and he was happy to oblige!

This is a phone interview I had with Steve Howe in March 2024. This is edited and pieced together to tell a congruent story and many of my lines had to be redubbed for clarity and because the audio was too hot.

It was a great chat! There might even be an opportunity to reunite him to play this guitar again in the future. The Pearl Buttons were not found, but the 4 pickups have been promised to me so hopefully we can recreate that guitar someday on the show!

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[Trog]

It was a great honor to speak with Steve Howe about his old guitar! Maybe more fun things planned for the future...

[hermanturnip]

I had to smile when Steve offered to dig up the old tuner knobs for you. What class!

[mp-kqvc]

I am very impressed with this interview. You were prepared, didn't sound gobsmacked, and really got some great information all the way through. Very well done indeed.

[WorkingName-rpwi]

Don't think I've ever been genuinely happy for a YouTuber until now. Congratulations!

[metalraff]

Not just super cool he would have such long, friendly, informative conversation but that he offered to go look for the original tuning buttons is amazing. What a great dude.

[D.Guitar]

I Saw YES at Madison Square Garden during the "Going for the One" tour. '77-'78 ? Steve was a phenomenal Guitarist .. still is

[bretspangler]

Steve Howe geeks out in a sublime interview. What a treat to listen to you two digging into the minutia of Steve's collecting, great stuff, more, please!

[hkguitar]

A huge thank you to Mr. Howe, so very interesting.
Sharing his stories was both gracious and appreciated.
I'd like to see Gibson do a similar run of Les Paul Customs.

[chriscutress]

Yes was the first concert I went to with my own money. A magical night with The Eagles as the opening act followed by The Edgar Winter Group and finally Yes to finish off the night. All for $5.00 and free parking. Wonderful to hear the story of Steve Howes guitar journey and the history of this guitar in particular. Thankyou Trogly.

[dananthony]

What a cool guy. Wow he’s a treasure to listen to.

[mikekaylor]

Congratulations on getting to talk to one of the greatest guitarists of the last century.

[matthewf]

That would be just amazing if Steve found the original tuner buttons and sent them to you! Great interview Trogly!

[michaelheller]

I was only 9 years old back in '79 when my older brother and sister could see Yes live. They couldn't take me because I was too young and I remember crying lol. Fast forward to the '91 Reunion tour, I saw them
live and what a treat that I would never forget. Steve Howe was and still is a fantastic guitarist
and what a cool interview with him. He seems to have so much class as a person. I'm sure you were ecstatic about how well the interview went.

[svart_kors]

Incredible episode, definitely try and do more interviews like this if you can!

[drummerdude]

Huge Steve Howe fan, lovely guy and amazing player. Didnt plan to watch this whole video but it flew by, great video and interview man.

[jasondorsey]

Steve Howe...one of THE absolute greatest guitarists.

[arustydodge]

Trogs! This has to be my number one episode of your guitar show!!!incredible. Have loved Steve Howe since the early 70’s. Fantastic segment and so satisfying to hear all this from the Legend, himself! Hats off Trogly and thank you, MR. HOWE!!!
Please, more segments like this one. Five stars!!!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[SubxZeroGamer]

What a treat! Great interview and Steve had some great stories. He sounds like a really sweet guy

[townshendshean]

How awesome that you got to speak to and interview one of the very finest guitarists to ever walk the planet! He's such a nice guy. I've met him a couple times and he has always been super cool! This interview also reminded me that I've got a set of his guitar strings. His guitar tech gave them to me after he swapped them out during a load in for an Asia show back in 2019. I cherish them!

[doritodumpster]

Amazing video! Such an amazing player and what a gracious and outgoing personality. Happy you were able to chat with him!