I'm a pretty serious/decent guitar player but a guy like Steve Morse and a few others are geniuses on guitar. Big difference between your average RUclips shredder and Steve Morse.
What an awesome guitarist. If I had to pick one musician to listen to, say if I was in prison or stranded at sea, it would be Steve Morse. His instrumental pieces are like reading a great book with intriguing plot twists and complex characters. Inspirational. Never ever get tired of his music.
Very nice guy, and a very thoughtful player. Not really into his stuff, but I can appreciate his workman-like approach to the guitar and also his kindness to explain everything so well
@Samí Warrior Grew up listening to everyone and everything. Only regret is that I ever listened to anyone. I have always had an ear for stuff and been amazed how more than two people can collaborate on anything let alone persevere and practice their art. I just enjoy hearing things that others created and can get remotely close to the sound. Too bad more people don't have a hobby or maybe we wouldn't be seeing this nonsense currently!
i remember being introduced to Steve and the Dregs in the late 80's. Changed my life musically. The creativity in his writing is epic. Not only is his playing amazing but the way he can write and play so many complex styles of music. From Bluegrass, Rock, Jazz , and Classical. A true musical genius.
@@tysonhatch Agreed. Steve has a particular picking technique that's highly articulated and unique (especially when combined with his left hand patterning), but not as fast as many of the metal guys who have come since.
It is always an inspiration to see a player that is so classically trained to play amazing fingerstyle to be able to use a pick like this. He is a master of all styles.
I saw and met him in January 1990 at an in-store clinic in GC. He was fantastic and realistic in his comments and came across as a no nonsense kinds guy. Very different from most stars in the music business.
I've been listening to this guy since I was a kid, I got my first speeding ticket listening to tumeni notes. He's an innovator and an amazing guitarist.
he is so good it's freaking ridiculous - those harmonics he gets are INSANE - and a great, natural teacher to boot - clearly he's so confident and accomplished in his playing he has no problem sharing his knowledge.
I noticed visiting this upload 10 years ago with the comment wishing to have such a accurate right hand..now I wish I had practised my right hand from that moment.
Steve's graced the covers of the biggest guitar mags, won many readers polls, played arena rock nightly in front of thousands of screaming fans. I've seen jazz greats playing to under 10 people; that's what I call underrated. But Steve is truly great; of that there's no doubt; I just think there are people as great who will never have 1/100th his audience, which makes "one of the most underrated" a strange phrase to apply to him.
Awe... Steve's getting old... This vid made me feel it man, damn... this cat has been banging it out for 4 decades! Much Love ...Much respect... Much Music... still got that attitude!
For all those wondering Steve has tried altering his picking style> He has said what he did gain in speed did not allow him to do his earlier in particular he couln't articlate arpeggios and hybrid picking! Steve is an awsome and very humble muscian as anyone who has the pleasure of meeting him will tell you. I have met mim several times and he's cool guy with great sense of humor!
Yes, I wish more people realized this fact. There is a certain "shredder" from the 80's that gets ssssoooo much love but he is sssoooo over rated and Steve Morse is 5x's the player!! Life is not fair.
My HSH setup has 2 DPDT switches for the humbuckers. Up is double coil, middle-off, and down is single coil neck or reverse phase bridge.The single coil mid pup has a push on/off latching button slightly offset between the throw switches. 1 stacked vol. for neck and middle (500/250k ohms) and a vol. for the bridge pup. Push/pull dual master tone. Independent wiring. Treble bleed for mid and neck pups. 10 minutes on this axe and you’ll see how user friendly she can be. So many combinations and tones! My only electric and it’s a blast to play! Originally an ‘83 Washburn Force 2 hardtail with Wonderbar and locking nut. $300 total investment and it’s a DIY. (NOT for sale😮)
Gawd Damn Mr. Morse, Of course you're an amazing player (Always have been!) But Your expressions within your stringed communicato is sublime Sir Daaaaaamn.
That's because he's using a small practice amplifier (as he stated) at a low volume. The proximity of the amplifier is more distant from the microphone on the camera than the guitar, hence the acoustic properties of the guitar are more dominant.
I got a chance to see steve a long time ago with Dixie Dreggs, but never with Deep Purple that has got to change. Steve is so cool to share his guitars and guitar licks is such a personable way. I want my friends over on FB to check this out.
steve is actually left handed, probably explains the unusual picking style but makes his ability all the more outstanding, this guy can play anything, huge respect.
Damn fast insane flying fingers and he isn't even out of second gear. Saw him w/ the Dixie Dregs way back. It's like he steps out of the time stream . He can cram Way toooo many notes into a millisecond. And all the time making,it look really easy like a walk in the park. He is the ultimate. And he is humble ya kno he doesn't need a shoehorn to get his head thru doorways. Long love the king.
For anybody interested the reason there is no bevel on the guitars "arm rest". It Is because it mimics Steve's Frankenstein guitar which had a Telecaster body.
The little shop in my town had one of these (used) and I checked it out closely. This guitar is insane. The controls are configured in such a way that you can get a million different tones. There is a video somewhere on RUclips that explains it in detail. But the real reason it is so killer is the artist it's made for. Steve is in the top five, perhaps top three in the world IMHO.
I got to see a Nazareth opening for Deep Purple show back in 1976 and D.P. was just too freakin' loud, I'm sure the show was good but I couldn't even make out the words to the songs they had it turned up so loud, but when I saw you guys north of Houston in 2001 that was the loudest clearest craziest best concert I've ever seen, it was perfect, wish I co,uld have seen you with Dixie Dregs and Kansas , you're at the top of my list for guitarists with Frank Marino, Steve Vai, Robin Trower, maybe a few others but you're always tied at the top with those guys. Thanks for all you've done. Nazareth opened the 2001 show also, love those guys.
It's referring to the frequencies of the sounds basically, high's = treble, low's= bass, mid's = midrange tones. different pickups have different tonal qualities.
yes - he's using his thumb and middle finger to hold the pick and using his index finger to touch the octave 12 frets above the lower notes he's fretting with his left hand. Eric Johnson and Tommy Emmanuel (sp) also are extremely good at this technique.
Richard Fortus has similar technique of holding picking... It has certain relaxing feel when you play it like that.. and when I saw how fast and clean he can play I was amazed
so underrated.....most don't even know his name....but they know other names, Hey I think the others are cool too but, guitar skills, this is the guy..
When he plays the scales are different than Vai's but the fingering looks similar. Steve is a very acomplished guitarist. He was influenced by and spent time with John Mclaughlan so you young guys remember Steve didn't grow up with Eddy Van Halen and the modern speed picking you guys grew up with. His influences lead him in a different direction because he is from a different time. Still pretty fast for an old guy.
leave it to Steve to realize the camera would be picking up his picking noise more than the amp. That's a problem in so many youtube demos. Surprised when he said that the cameraman didn't back up and zoom in... oh well. Steve is still #1!!!
Cmon guys AVERAGE? U must be inhaling some good s#! It!! This guy is an animal musician and did more by the time he was 20 then most ever do..he works his ass off
I think most people have heard his Deep Purple stuff and maybe some of his newer stuff like Flying Colors. If they heard the Dregs albums and Steve Morse Band albums then maybe there would be some different responses.
Mox_au I actually do prefer a much more legato approach so I see your point but he is an animal at what he does and as u said a real cool guy he comes out to meet the crowd while in line to go in he says to me thanks for coming out I'm like thank you man ! His acoustic playing is insane btw check out "northern lights "fn amazing
I'm a pretty serious/decent guitar player but a guy like Steve Morse and a few others are geniuses on guitar. Big difference between your average RUclips shredder and Steve Morse.
This guy is one of the best.....truly talented musician who never stopped getting better
One of the most underrated guitarists of all time.
Absolutely.
Unsung Hero
What an awesome guitarist. If I had to pick one musician to listen to, say if I was in prison or stranded at sea, it would be Steve Morse. His instrumental pieces are like reading a great book with intriguing plot twists and complex characters. Inspirational. Never ever get tired of his music.
What a great guy, a nice smile and a BRILLIANT guitarist!!
Same for all the Dregs members.
They always looked like they're having fun!
Very nice guy, and a very thoughtful player. Not really into his stuff, but I can appreciate his workman-like approach to the guitar and also his kindness to explain everything so well
Steve Morse, just casually sitting in a lounge room with a tiny amp playing better than 99.9999% of us ever will....
Probably add a couple nines after the decimal.
@Samí Warrior U depress me! On the other hand a little equipment and a decent guitar can go a long way!
@Samí Warrior 63 and don't worry about how good others are but get a kick still anytime I can learn something that makes my motor run!
@Samí Warrior Grew up listening to everyone and everything. Only regret is that I ever listened to anyone. I have always had an ear for stuff and been amazed how more than two people can collaborate on anything let alone persevere and practice their art. I just enjoy hearing things that others created and can get remotely close to the sound. Too bad more people don't have a hobby or maybe we wouldn't be seeing this nonsense currently!
Sorry, regret listening to anyone telling me I couldn't make a living playing music. Was never the intent.
Steve Morse è per me il più grande chitarrista al mondo. Nessuno mi trasmette le sue sensazioni/emozioni. Special one.........
i remember being introduced to Steve and the Dregs in the late 80's. Changed my life musically. The creativity in his writing is epic. Not only is his playing amazing but the way he can write and play so many complex styles of music. From Bluegrass, Rock, Jazz , and Classical. A true musical genius.
I agree....but yet he gets dogged by a bunch of idiots on the internet who aren't good enough to even shine his guitar. Unbelievable...smh
Saw him play when I was 13 and been a fan ever since.
06:16
The answer to all people who ask "how do you become that good?"
at 2:42 he finally gave sense to the tone knob
Great point. I learned something.
Deep Purple is such a famous band they could of pretty much called any guitarist in the world to play with them. They called Steve Morse. 'nuff said.
I love these instructional vids......so personal, it's like you're sittin' there with him.
Steve u are humble and simple and that is what makes u a killer guitarist. God bless Steve.
Been following Steve and the Dregs since the 1970's. Without a doubt, the fastest most creative guitarist on the planet.
Now you're a true old school fan. Respect. The Dregs material is by far my favourite, I wish they'd get together to record a new album
warlord1958 - Steve is great! Very enjoyable to listen too. Fastest? No.
@@tysonhatch Agreed. Steve has a particular picking technique that's highly articulated and unique (especially when combined with his left hand patterning), but not as fast as many of the metal guys who have come since.
That dude is ageless.
It is always an inspiration to see a player that is so classically trained to play amazing fingerstyle to be able to use a pick like this. He is a master of all styles.
My gosh he is a heavy handed player. One of my all time favorites.
My favourite guitar player and all round good guy too. He has amazing chops, taste and tone.
steve morse is a monster of guitar..love his tone, technique, feeling, everything, complete player..
I saw and met him in January 1990 at an in-store clinic in GC. He was fantastic and realistic in his comments and came across as a no nonsense kinds guy. Very different from most stars in the music business.
I could listen to Steve Morse noodle all day every day.
He's bloody good. Old-school.
I've been listening to this guy since I was a kid, I got my first speeding ticket listening to tumeni notes. He's an innovator and an amazing guitarist.
The harmonics he does in Sometimes i Feel like Screaming are the best i`ve ever heard. Along with the ones in Mary Jane from Megadeth
he is so good it's freaking ridiculous - those harmonics he gets are INSANE - and a great, natural teacher to boot - clearly he's so confident and accomplished in his playing he has no problem sharing his knowledge.
One of the coolest guitarists around.
This is great because "Take It Off The Top" and "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming" are two of my favorite Morse bits and Bob's your uncle right here!
Even as I watch this discussion about Steve's gear, I'm reminded that it's the player, not the gear, that makes the music special.
I noticed visiting this upload 10 years ago with the comment wishing to have such a accurate right hand..now I wish I had practised my right hand from that moment.
Monster player this guy.he did some awsome stuff with dixie dregs
I know. esp .Industry Standard
Steve's graced the covers of the biggest guitar mags, won many readers polls, played arena rock nightly in front of thousands of screaming fans. I've seen jazz greats playing to under 10 people; that's what I call underrated. But Steve is truly great; of that there's no doubt; I just think there are people as great who will never have 1/100th his audience, which makes "one of the most underrated" a strange phrase to apply to him.
Going to see him on Wednesday in Seattle 2nd row center stage. (!)
Awe... Steve's getting old... This vid made me feel it man, damn... this cat has been banging it out for 4 decades! Much Love ...Much respect... Much Music... still got that attitude!
Steve, you are such an inspiration on so many levels. When I grow up I want to be just like you, but I'd better get started because I'm already 64!
Steve is an amazing player ! Such a legacy 🤘🎸
For all those wondering Steve has tried altering his picking style> He has said what he did gain in speed did not allow him to do his earlier in particular he couln't articlate arpeggios and hybrid picking! Steve is an awsome and very humble muscian as anyone who has the pleasure of meeting him will tell you. I have met mim several times and he's cool guy with great sense of humor!
one of the top 10 best EVER!!
still one of the most amazing guitarists - great musician and humble and even greater person.
Monster player!!!
Yes, I wish more people realized this fact. There is a certain "shredder" from the 80's that gets ssssoooo much love but he is sssoooo over rated and Steve Morse is 5x's the player!! Life is not fair.
My HSH setup has 2 DPDT switches for the humbuckers. Up is double coil, middle-off, and down is single coil neck or reverse phase bridge.The single coil mid pup has a push on/off latching button slightly offset between the throw switches. 1 stacked vol. for neck and middle (500/250k ohms) and a vol. for the bridge pup. Push/pull dual master tone. Independent wiring. Treble bleed for mid and neck pups. 10 minutes on this axe and you’ll see how user friendly she can be. So many combinations and tones! My only electric and it’s a blast to play! Originally an ‘83 Washburn Force 2 hardtail with Wonderbar and locking nut. $300 total investment and it’s a DIY. (NOT for sale😮)
I saw him 35 years ago. Always loved his playing.
3:40....What chords is Steve using for this amazing etherical sound? Does he use this lick on any tune/album of his?
4:18
Recently had the chance to hang with "Steve Morse" After his show in Florida. He is amazing
excellent versatility!! love your right hand ... you have taught me soo much in music thank you steve morse!
dude steve... thank you for contributing soooo much to music... love u bro
always like morses no frills approach to guitar!
Gawd Damn Mr. Morse, Of course you're an amazing player (Always have been!) But Your expressions within your stringed communicato is sublime Sir Daaaaaamn.
Great demonstration of using the tone control to shape the tone!
Hands down my favorite guitarist. What a humble guy he is. Big contrast to someone like Stevie Vai who's in love with himself.
What an incredible right hand he has!!!
That's because he's using a small practice amplifier (as he stated) at a low volume. The proximity of the amplifier is more distant from the microphone on the camera than the guitar, hence the acoustic properties of the guitar are more dominant.
I got a chance to see steve a long time ago with Dixie Dreggs, but never with Deep Purple that has got to change. Steve is so cool to share his guitars and guitar licks is such a personable way. I want my friends over on FB to check this out.
Steve is incredible. I love his work. I have one of these guitars. It’s one of the easiest gits to play. Awesome tones too.
steve is actually left handed, probably explains the unusual picking style but makes his ability all the more outstanding, this guy can play anything, huge respect.
I've been a fan for a long time. Love your playing. Thanks for all the great sounds!
Damn fast insane flying fingers and he isn't even out of second gear. Saw him w/ the Dixie Dregs way back. It's like he steps out of the time stream . He can cram Way toooo many notes into a millisecond. And all the time making,it look really easy like a walk in the park. He is the ultimate. And he is humble ya kno he doesn't need a shoehorn to get his head thru doorways. Long love the king.
Can somebody tell me what the pick holder on the body of his guitar is called? Thank you.
Love that guitar. Morse has a huge body of work, and all of it exceeds...
I MET HIM AT MY FIRST NAMM SHOW HE SIGNED A PIC FOR ME VERY COOL GUY VERY TALENTED GUITARIST YOU ROCK STEVE
For anybody interested the reason there is no bevel on the guitars "arm rest". It Is because it mimics Steve's Frankenstein guitar which had a Telecaster body.
The little shop in my town had one of these (used) and I checked it out closely. This guitar is insane. The controls are configured in such a way that you can get a million different tones. There is a video somewhere on RUclips that explains it in detail. But the real reason it is so killer is the artist it's made for. Steve is in the top five, perhaps top three in the world IMHO.
STILL the BEST from back in the day when the Dregs were virtually a Vandy house band!
Thanks Steve!!!!
Steve, you can make ANY guitar or amp sound good!
Morse has always been a clean player lots of melody in his playing nice to listen to,
his picking is very clean,
this is TOP MASTER of the guitar -- just watch his PERFECT right hand technique with perfect LEFT HAND TECHNIQUE - this guy is highly INTELLIGENT !!!
when i saw purple some time ago it was mainly a steve morse show... and it was fucking awesome!
I got to see a Nazareth opening for Deep Purple show back in 1976 and D.P. was just too freakin' loud, I'm sure the show was good but I couldn't even make out the words to the songs they had it turned up so loud, but when I saw you guys north of Houston in 2001 that was the loudest clearest craziest best concert I've ever seen, it was perfect, wish I co,uld have seen you with Dixie Dregs and Kansas , you're at the top of my list for guitarists with Frank Marino, Steve Vai, Robin Trower, maybe a few others but you're always tied at the top with those guys. Thanks for all you've done. Nazareth opened the 2001 show also, love those guys.
It's referring to the frequencies of the sounds basically, high's = treble, low's= bass, mid's = midrange tones. different pickups have different tonal qualities.
I used to work in a music store and we had a used Burnside (owned by Guild) Steve Morse model back in '87 or so. Weighed a TON but sounded great.
this is what I need every single day!! Steve rocks
Thanks for the tour!
turn the amp up Steve!
yes - he's using his thumb and middle finger to hold the pick and using his index finger to touch the octave 12 frets above the lower notes he's fretting with his left hand. Eric Johnson and Tommy Emmanuel (sp) also are extremely good at this technique.
Best ~~~~~ one of the most creative guitarist & composer ever.
Steve is Awesome. PERIOD!
Richard Fortus has similar technique of holding picking... It has certain relaxing feel when you play it like that.. and when I saw how fast and clean he can play I was amazed
Great player. Loved his time with Kansas.
2:00 to 2:14
2:50 to 3:24
Oh man, just phenomenal stuff. I listen to it over and over.
Shawn Boozer that harmonics, what song is come from?
He is the best of the best......with god given talent!.......
He is GREAT with his guitar!!!!
He is so good! And nice. Ultimate electric guitarist.
he is like flying a jet amazing
wow this is really cool...great guitarist just learned some new things! the purple guitar is beautiful!
Damn he plays so fucking hard.
Listen to the dregs and high tension wires and come back here and say the same. Steve morse wrote and arranged all of those songs. He is great.
My, I knew this guy by name... but what a talent!
used to watch him in augusta at the p i ..when he was first getting started..very structured..sounds a lot more bluesy now..
so underrated.....most don't even know his name....but they know other names, Hey I think the others are cool too but, guitar skills, this is the guy..
Now THAT'S tone. It comes from the player, his hands, head and his heart.
Greetings Mark, surprised to read that you dislike his tone, what exactly do you think is wrong with it?
And also from the guitar and the amp and all that kind of thing.
Big Dregs fan since ‘77
If you want to see some of Morse's playing that will blow your mind, search RUclips for Steve Morse Lesson: Arpeggio Picking.
Love those chord sequences.
"Eh well, I practice every day". Yeah, that was obvious. Beautiful guitars, playing and person!
Fantastic handwork !
When he plays the scales are different than Vai's but the fingering looks similar. Steve is a very acomplished guitarist. He was influenced by and spent time with John Mclaughlan so you young guys remember Steve didn't grow up with Eddy Van Halen and the modern speed picking you guys grew up with. His influences lead him in a different direction because he is from a different time. Still pretty fast for an old guy.
Lol. I'm not sure if it's you who posts this all over the place, but I love it!
leave it to Steve to realize the camera would be picking up his picking noise more than the amp. That's a problem in so many youtube demos. Surprised when he said that the cameraman didn't back up and zoom in... oh well. Steve is still #1!!!
Cmon guys AVERAGE? U must be inhaling some good s#! It!! This guy is an animal musician and did more by the time he was 20 then most ever do..he works his ass off
I think most people have heard his Deep Purple stuff and maybe some of his newer stuff like Flying Colors. If they heard the Dregs albums and Steve Morse Band albums then maybe there would be some different responses.
he's got a fucking horrible picking technique that makes his alternate picking sound awful....nice guy though and a hell of a player aside from that
Mox_au I actually do prefer a much more legato approach so I see your point but he is an animal at what he does and as u said a real cool guy he comes out to meet the crowd while in line to go in he says to me thanks for coming out I'm like thank you man ! His acoustic playing is insane btw check out "northern lights "fn amazing
As if u would know.
phil123711 yes I would actually philly