“You’ve only go to look at the dynamic potential of 10 fingers on a keyboard compared to 10 fingers on a guitar ”: Steve Howe on six-string explorations and how a Novatron Summit opened a window into fresh chord voicings on his new solo album

Steve Howe of Yes performs with his Gibson ES-Artist.

Those of us who think of Steve Howe as one of the great guitar frontiersman of his generation will not be disavowed of this notion upon hearing his new solo album.

Accompanied by his son, Dylan, on drums, Guitarscape is the sound of the Howe drafting an expeditionary force of his favourite electric guitars, a few choice acoustics and the occasional pinch-hitter before setting out into the tundra with a Novatron Summit in tow in search of new sounds and atmospheres.