Trevor Rabin

I assume you have a lot of guitars, but do you have a particular favorite? —Antonio La Penza

I have three favorite guitars: My old Fender Stratocaster, and then I did a signature model with Alvarez many years ago, which I still play, and I've just recently done a new signature model with Washburn, which I also love playing. I use it mostly in the studio. I probably won't be using it on any of the songs we're doing on tour.

Trevor Rabin is widely known for being the guitarist of British progressive band, Yes featuring Anderson, Rabin & Wakeman, for whom he wrote mega-hits such as “Owner of a Lonely Heart”. Since his beginnings in South Africa with his band Rabbitt, Trevor has collaborated with top 40 artists like Michael Jackson, Mr. Mister, Seal, and Tina Turner, to name a few.

He is currently a successful film composer, scoring over three dozen films including 10 Jerry Bruckheimer films such as “National Treasure” and “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” as well as touring and writing with YES featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin & Rick Wakeman.

Rabin’s numerous awards include eleven BMI Film and TV Awards, a Grammy, a Lifetime Achievement Award (Los Angeles Music Awards), a Career Achievement Award (Temecula International Film Festival), and Gold Medal for Excellence in Film Music Award (Park City Film Festival).

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Trevor Rabin is listed as a user of Seymour Duncan's Dirty Deed Distortion pedal, according to Seymour Duncan's website.

In an interview with MusicPlayers.com, Trevor Rabin mentions using the MXR M134 Stereo Chorus pedal.

Steve said Trevor used an old 1961 Gibson Barney Kessel on “Ghosts in My Guitar" from Billy Idol's "Kings & Queens of the Underground".

Trevor Rabin uses the Boss DS-1 Distortion pedal, as detailed in an article on MusicPlayers.com, highlighting his work on soundtracks and his album "Jacaranda."

Trevor remembers using it on the recording of "owner of a lonely heart".

In an interview with GuitarPlayer, Trevor Rabin discusses his use of the 1956 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop Reissue.

In the MusicPlayers feature, Trevor Rabin discusses his use of the MXR M102 Dyna Comp in his guitar rig.

Trevor used the g-major for harmonising and reverb.

Trevor Rabin praised the Spectrasonics Symphony of Voices, describing the sounds as "simply fantastic," as noted in the Spectrasonics Legacy Products overview.

Trevor has this in the rack.

Trevor states that he still uses it in the studio.

In this YouTube video we see Trevor Rabin's rack gear with the Korg A1 on top at 3min 21seconds. He also specifically mentions the Korg A1 at 3:55.

This amp head is mentioned in this Guitarworld.com article.

Trevor Rabin is confirmed to use D'Addario EXL130 guitar strings, as mentioned in the Guitar World article "The secrets behind Trevor Rabin's guitar tone on Yes's Owner of a Lonely Heart" by Chris Gill.

According to an article by Chris Gill on Guitar World, Trevor Rabin uses the Celestion Heritage G12-65 65W, 12" Vintage Guitar Speaker in his Marshall 4x12 cabinets.

Trevor Rabin has confirmed his use of the Apple Mac G3, stating, "I'm still using a G3 and I've got 25 gigabytes and it is easily enough to hold a movie," in an interview featured in Notes From the Edge - Home Recording Visits: Trevor Rabin [From NFTE #243].