Yes Music Podcast · Kevin Mulryne and Mark Anthony K

Trevor Rabin's Star Licks video – 695

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Trevor Rabin’s harmonizer can add thirds and sevenths, then pan them left and right.

Yes Music Podcast episode 695 is built around Trevor Rabin's Starlix video. Kevin introduces it as a discovery prompted by last week's episode about Chris Squire's Starlix video. He says he had never watched Rabin's version before seeing it surface through fan work on YouTube, especially from YesSource. That makes the video feel newly available rather than just remembered. Rabin appears in 1992, talking about his guitars and his music. He also gets into technique, studio practices, soloing, songwriting, and other practical parts of how he works. Kevin says the whole thing runs almost an hour and is packed with Yes goodness. He and Mark both enjoyed watching it. The episode then turns into a discussion of what they heard and noticed. Kevin is the enthusiastic host who is learning as he goes. Mark takes the lead whenever the talk moves toward studio kit and instruments. That keeps the conversation balanced between fan reaction and technical explanation. The hosts are happy to move slowly through the material. They do not rush the interesting parts. When the gear or the musical process matters, they go deep into the weeds. At one point the discussion gets into how pitch-shifting and harmony effects actually work. They talk through the difference between older tape-delay ideas and more modern digital processing. The example of adding thirds and sevenths becomes a way to explain how Rabin's sound can be spread across the stereo field. The conversation also touches on why some guitarists keep harmonies centered instead of pushing them wide. The result is a discussion that is as much about listening as it is about equipment. Kevin notes that he learned a great deal he did not know about Rabin's musicianship and kit. That learning-by-listening tone is central to the episode. It feels like a couple of informed fans working through a document that still has more to give. The show keeps its usual conversational shape, with an easy pace and plenty of shared curiosity. By the end, the episode makes a strong case for Rabin's video as more than a curiosity. It is treated as a source of musical detail, performance history, and gear talk all at once. The whole thing ends up as a specific, affectionate look at a very particular corner of Yes history.

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A gear-heavy, fan-led look at Trevor Rabin that will land best with listeners who like the technical side.

Yes Music Podcast episode 695 uses Trevor Rabin's Starlix video as a springboard for a grounded talk about guitars, soloing, studio work, songwriting, and the choices that shape a player's sound.

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Press play if you want a Trevor Rabin video deep dive, guitar kit detail, and a very Yes rabbit hole.

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