Interesting, but...

HarrySeven

...if this is *still* an outlet for who I think it is, the innards have probably been replaced by a couple of Harley Benton pedals...  

https://reverb.com/item/17311066-quark-pedal-board-ex-steve-howe-yes-asia-1980?utm_medium=share&utm_source=android-app

prowla

Listed 9 months ago, according to the ad.

HarrySeven

prowla said:

Listed 9 months ago, according to the ad.

Plenty of time to snare the unwary...

thecolourbox

It looks like a filling cabinet

guitars4you

thecolourbox said:

It looks like a filling cabinet

more like the control panel and accelerator/brake + clutch for Apollo 13 

HarrySeven

guitars4you said:

thecolourbox said:

It looks like a filling cabinet

more like the control panel and accelerator/brake + clutch for Apollo 13 

IIRC, Quark were UK-based purveyors of various MIDI interfaces/switching gear in the mid-‘80’s (I vaguely recall a 1U device called Midilink), so I suppose this is an alternative to the usual Pete Cornish leviathans which were around back then...any Yes aficionados know more about this?

Funkfingers

If the Quark is that good, why would Howe sell it?

My favourite "ex-Howe" gear story appears in one of Julian Colbeck's Keyfax books. It concerns the Roland MKS-80/MPG-80 in Howe's guitar synthesis rack. Colbeck casually enquired whether the pair might be for sale. Howe's only reply was to give Colbeck the Stare Of Death.

impmann

Why did he offload it? (Probably) Because his Line6 gear gives him access to the same sounds reliably without the aggro, stage real estate or complexity.

I used to work with Steve (I rebuilt a couple of his guitars and have worked on his stage rig) and aside from a few very special instruments, the rest are tools. And he’s a lot easier to work with than some would have you believe - he just expects high standards.

stonevibe

My friend programs the sounds for Steve Howe when he tours. He said that there was a shedload of this old gear stacked up in his 'garage' gathering dust and not used.