"... if you get bored, you get violent, and if you get violent, you get in trouble, and now you're on TV for the wrong reasons..." cracks me up every time
For real though, that answer kinda took me aback hahaha I was like....Violent?! Really? Haha i dont ever remember gett8ng violent while bored, but hey, its a southern thing!!! Right?! Hahaha
@@dver4624 I think I know. Its RUclipss automatic "closed caption" text it produces for the videos. I just watched another video and the every time guy said Steve Morse it came out as Steve Morris!! :)
Steve Morse is one of my favorite guitarists. I could listen to his music all day long. I saw him play once for Kansas the first year Kerry Livgren left the band and Steve did a great job.
John L Do yourself a good turn and listen to all the Dregs albums and Steve’s solo records. It is a cavalcade of burning musicianship. Rod Morganstien and Steve are the stars for sure.
His brute force dedication to alternate picking is so interesting. Haven't seen one single guitarist doing it this strictly. But what gets me more are his harmonic ideas. I'm pretty sure he listened to a lot of Irish music in his childhood. So many fascinating notes in there.
+Alex May not sure with how familiar you are with his career, but yes: he's a big fan of Bluegrass (Irish / Celtic being the basis of), and has won several Bluegrass picking competitions. If you've never heard it before, checkout 'Highland Wedding' - great tune, amazing playing
Our Bluegrass came out of Celtic music as people brought it with them as they immigrated to this country. The same way rock music formed out of Southern Blues. Read Eric Clapton's autobiography, because it shows a timeline of how this all happened.
I forgot to add below that Highland Wedding is one of my favorite SM songs. In "Rare Steve Morse Stuff" there is an old clip of the Ralph Emory show where the SMB plays that song before Steve comes over and sits down next to Lacy J. Dalton. In that interview, he explains how Bluegrass came out of Celtic music.
I’ve always felt like Steve is such a down to earth nice guy, and in know way comes off as a bragging hot shot. Just an everyday dude who happens to be a killer guitarist. A true guitar players guitarist!
I think it was 1982 that I went down to our local music store and he was there talking about all sorts of stuff. Yea, really humble and super helpful. Answered everybodies questions, but also chose to give a lot of even better advice on things no one thought to ask. One of the things I'll never forget, especially as a young "shredder" (I still hate that term) was that the space between the notes was as important as the notes themselves.
He is one of My guitar héroes, the way he takes the guitar pick with three fingers is just inexplicable, His style is fantastic si talented and si gifted🤟
Can't wait to see DP in VB in September, Steve is a remarkable player and my all around favorite. Thanks for all the great music with The Dixie Dregs,SMB and of course DP.
This is really good. Sometimes the things we take for granted are the most profound. Steve is so fantastic because he knows the basics. Like Vince Lombardi's statement at the beginning of every season, "Gentlemen...this is a football."
My entire guitar playing life has been me attempting to be as clean and ferocious a player as is Steve. And even though my style of music is vastly different from his, his rigorous dedication to alternate picking is all over my playing, though I have never quite developed his level of speed.
I would love to see Steve Morse do a video dedicated to his style of voice leading, eg the chordal sections of Twiggs Approved and Ice Cakes. Would be fascinating to hear his thought process behind his compositions rather than just about technnique and scales. In this video (the essential Steve Morse) he is on top of his game, super sharp.
I love the way Steve often interrupts himself to play leaving his last word preceding it unfinished. I think it's a southern thang. He does this alot in person and his videos, I love Steve Morses style and silly character. I find myself imatating him as one would emulate a master or teacher.
Lol... That lick for Twigs Approved really caught me by surprised. First time I hear it and after the the first notes I thought "Wait, this is hard?" and then the rest came and I was like "Oh! Alright..." Steve is an absolute beast.
My friend and I are just starting on recording a cover of Twiggs Approved. He plays guitar and I will record the other instruments using my keyboards. (keys, bass, drums, violin). here is a link to us covering Night Meets Light in the same manner with my friend on guitar and me covering everything else: ruclips.net/video/YoR2sxUSEbE/видео.html
I started to study Steve Morse work, after hearing the Deep Purple album ''Purpendicular'' and yes, We all know how brilliant is, he's is incredible, unique composer and musician. Dixie Drex, His own band stuff is very special, Kansas ( For which success in 1986 Steve Morse is responded), Then Deep Purple, Living Loud, Flying Colours... Don't be mad on those who don't understand how genius Steve Morse is, there are not enough musically advanced...
ice cakes is a work of genius . that live rendition is so jaw dropping . the only way i can describe it is it shows true musicianship . a nice flow . that song should be a blueprint for instrumentals like la villa strangiato . anyway steve morse is a genius
Hardly 7 Grammy nominations, Guitar Player Magazines Hall of Fame (with only 2 other players), sold millions of albums worldwide, signature guitar and pickups etc etc...so how is that underrated.
@@Stratamania Because you clearly havent seen lists of greatest guitarists ever,no one ever puts him on and barely listed as an influence,i said he should be more known in the art of guitsr,but he could have been bigger with his talent,hes verh underrated...
@@Stratamania Maybe another legend said he was an inspiration but could have way more credit and has created songs that are very underrated if you took the time to look at his catalogue than you would know,and not to mention those liets you looked at did not show him in the top 30 at the very least
It is impossible do not respect such guitar players like blackmore and Joe satriani but morse was definitely right Joice for purple brilliant player, 👏👏👏🤘
John said Steve was one of his biggest influences in lead playing , and Alex Lifeson was one of his biggest influences in rythem playing , and you can tell it buy listening to him.
He uses that for his "wet" sound. All of his delays go through that amp, and get brought in to his mix via volume pedal. The Jubilee was his main sound, none of the delay went through that amp.
SEEN HIM WITH DEEP PURPLE YEARS AGO IN SYDNEY . JON LORD HAD ALREADY LEFT THE BAND THEN . SO I KNEW STEVE MORES BAND. THE DIXIE DREGS. SO TOOK DREGS OF THE EARTH. AND INDUSTRY STANDARD. WITH ME PLUS MADE IN JAPAN AND MACHINE HEAD. SO STEVE WAS PLAYING. A GUITAR SOLO THEN I GO TO THE STAGE TRUE STORY. SO I HAND HIM THE TWO DREGS ALBUMS TO GET SIGNED ON STAGE STILL DOING THE SOLO. GIVE THE PEN FOR HIM TO SIGN FORGOT TO TAKE THE CAP OFF. IN FRONT OF EVERY ONE HIMSELF STILL SOLOING TAKES THE CAP OFF. SIGNS TO THE TO ALBUMS. LOOKS AT ME SMILE LIKE YOU IDIOT FOR NOT TAKING THE CAP OFF. I SMILE BACK LIKE SORRY. I SIT DOWN .AND HE CARRIED ON PLAYING. FOUND THOSE TODAY I HAD IN A BOX WITH TOOK THEM OUT . AND PUT IN MY BED ROOM WITH MY ZAPPA ALBUMS. A NIGHT I'LL NEVER FORGET THAT NIGHT FOR A HISTORY IN THE MAKING . FOR ME IT IS. IF DON'T BELIEVE ME ASK MY FRIEND PETER. HE WAS THERE.AND OWN A MUSIC STORE IN PENRITH MY MUSIC. CHEERS. HE OWNS A MUSIC STORE. IAN GILLAIN AND ROGER GLOVER SIGN MADE IN JAPAN ALBUM. I WANTED IAN PAICE TO SIGN IT TOO. BUT HE WAS TO BUSY. SO THREE SIGNED FOR THE PRICE OF TWO. CHEERS.
Ultra Plus. It was a great amp. 3 channel. Had a goofy color changing logo that never worked on mine but was supposed to indicate what channel you had selected.
awesome. but picking the easiest way possible, even if it means starting on an upstroke, is the most flowing way. good to practice cross picking as it is more aggressive and better for ryhthm. rock
Video was before inside/outside alternate picking techniques were talked about. Instead of rehearsing the "down-up-down-up" and being so far away from the next down or up stroke, some player adjust to either "outside "or inside" picking to avoid this issue of being so far away from the next note. Another words, try instead of automatically going "down"on the first note, go up and next thing you you, the notes are "closer" together sometimes, depending on the riff. Sometimes, its better "down-up, etc". FYI: This comment is not intended for Steve Morse-he does not need my help, but for those of us who are living in the 2018's, this could for some, be helpful. Another words, if you find yourself skipping over two string only to have to cross over another two strings, try changing the start position from up to down or down to up as you alternate pick.
Is it just me, or does it seem like he does everything backwards? Hey I love Steve Morse and his music, and he is a genious. Maybe doing everything backwards is better, I dont know. Just an observation by a former guitarist.
I am no guitarist myself, but Steve if I am not mistaken is a left handed guy playing right handed guitar, ala Mark Knoplfer. Would that at least partly explain how his approach is different than most players? The other part is that yes, he's clearly a musical genius.
interesting how different folks approach problems. Frank Gambale would be like, fuck it, I'm not learning a new picking technique! I'll just come up with a new left hand fingering pattern so I can sweep through it. for me speed is less important. I like the sound of alternate picking so I'll sacrifice some speed and stay stuck in that old paradigm, working right hand like this guy.
It's more lucrative, yes, but importance is a measure of opinion. For instance, it's important to me that Steve stays Steve, & there are a thousand other players that I can go to for "riffs". That's like saying "players that use a lot of scales should be more 'soulful' (bluesey)." I say to that, "no, you can find bluesey players and listen to them, and don't listen to whom you don't like"...
![Steve Morse/David Grisman/Rob Wasserman Trio • 1985 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]](/img/1.gif)
Years before “Cracking the Code,” Steve Morse already divulged the secrets here.
Ha! My thoughts exactly
"... if you get bored, you get violent, and if you get violent, you get in trouble, and now you're on TV for the wrong reasons..." cracks me up every time
It's a Florida thing, I think.
blah deBlah I believe Morse is a Georgia boy, he went to college in Miami...
must have rubbed off on him.
...well, lets just say....
Its a southern thing!!!
For real though, that answer kinda took me aback hahaha I was like....Violent?! Really?
Haha i dont ever remember gett8ng violent while bored, but hey, its a southern thing!!! Right?! Hahaha
Steve Morse: Says a section is difficult.
Also Steve Morse: Plays it perfectly.
By section he means the whole song...
It was a struggle for him but he worked it out back in the day and is providing the guidance.
I've said this for years Steve Morse is a genius on the guitar 🎸
Steve Morris is one of the most humblest musicians in the industry for his talent level.
Who TF is Steve Morris?
@@dver4624 I think I know. Its RUclipss automatic "closed caption" text it produces for the videos. I just watched another video and the every time guy said Steve Morse it came out as Steve Morris!! :)
Steve Morse is one of my favorite guitarists. I could listen to his music all day long. I saw him play once for Kansas the first year Kerry Livgren left the band and Steve did a great job.
John L
Do yourself a good turn and listen to all the Dregs albums and Steve’s solo records.
It is a cavalcade of burning musicianship.
Rod Morganstien and Steve are the stars for sure.
Oh Man....
The Beloved...The Great, The One and Only, Steve Morse!!
One in Generations of Great Guitarists!! 🔥👑
Absolutely
His brute force dedication to alternate picking is so interesting. Haven't seen one single guitarist doing it this strictly. But what gets me more are his harmonic ideas. I'm pretty sure he listened to a lot of Irish music in his childhood. So many fascinating notes in there.
+Alex May
not sure with how familiar you are with his career, but yes: he's a big fan of Bluegrass (Irish / Celtic being the basis of), and has won several Bluegrass picking competitions.
If you've never heard it before, checkout 'Highland Wedding' - great tune, amazing playing
Paco
Our Bluegrass came out of Celtic music as people brought it with them as they immigrated to this country. The same way rock music formed out of Southern Blues. Read Eric Clapton's autobiography, because it shows a timeline of how this all happened.
I forgot to add below that Highland Wedding is one of my favorite SM songs. In "Rare Steve Morse Stuff" there is an old clip of the Ralph Emory show where the SMB plays that song before Steve comes over and sits down next to Lacy J. Dalton. In that interview, he explains how Bluegrass came out of Celtic music.
hazor777
That's interesting, I'm going to search that on youtube right now!
Thanks buddy!
Thanks, I so admire your playing, your one of the very best. Your a super hero to me
I’ve always felt like Steve is such a down to earth nice guy, and in know way comes off as a bragging hot shot. Just an everyday dude who happens to be a killer guitarist. A true guitar players guitarist!
I think it was 1982 that I went down to our local music store and he was there talking about all sorts of stuff. Yea, really humble and super helpful. Answered everybodies questions, but also chose to give a lot of even better advice on things no one thought to ask. One of the things I'll never forget, especially as a young "shredder" (I still hate that term) was that the space between the notes was as important as the notes themselves.
He is one of My guitar héroes, the way he takes the guitar pick with three fingers is just inexplicable, His style is fantastic si talented and si gifted🤟
Can't wait to see DP in VB in September, Steve is a remarkable player and my all around favorite. Thanks for all the great music with The Dixie Dregs,SMB and of course DP.
Saw them on Hell and Heaven 2018 in Mexico City, alongside Ozzy, Scorpions, Megadeth, Mastodon and The Darkness, DP blew me away!
Oh and Judas Priest of curse heh
"If you get bored, you get violent and if you get violent you get into problems and then you're on TV for the wrong reasons" - Classic.
inefficiency sounds like Spinal Tap, lol.
This is really good. Sometimes the things we take for granted are the most profound. Steve is so fantastic because he knows the basics. Like Vince Lombardi's statement at the beginning of every season, "Gentlemen...this is a football."
My entire guitar playing life has been me attempting to be as clean and ferocious a player as is Steve. And even though my style of music is vastly different from his, his rigorous dedication to alternate picking is all over my playing, though I have never quite developed his level of speed.
I would love to see Steve Morse do a video dedicated to his style of voice leading, eg the chordal sections of Twiggs Approved and Ice Cakes. Would be fascinating to hear his thought process behind his compositions rather than just about technnique and scales. In this video (the essential Steve Morse) he is on top of his game, super sharp.
I love the way Steve often interrupts himself to play leaving his last word preceding it unfinished. I think it's a southern thang. He does this alot in person and his videos, I love Steve Morses style and silly character. I find myself imatating him as one would emulate a master or teacher.
Heroic man! Such a great guitarist
A beast of a musician.
Lol... That lick for Twigs Approved really caught me by surprised. First time I hear it and after the the first notes I thought "Wait, this is hard?" and then the rest came and I was like "Oh! Alright..."
Steve is an absolute beast.
My friend and I are just starting on recording a cover of Twiggs Approved. He plays guitar and I will record the other instruments using my keyboards. (keys, bass, drums, violin). here is a link to us covering Night Meets Light in the same manner with my friend on guitar and me covering everything else: ruclips.net/video/YoR2sxUSEbE/видео.html
@@robertebone Just saw your comment. That seems like such an amazing project! How is it going so far?
The best of the best, he is amazing at all levels and such a humble man......
Who cares about his personality disposition? Just a veiled swipe at the greater artist...Ritchie Blackmore.
Have you ever even listened to any of steves stuff? Hes actually the riff master of all riff writers, technically speaking.
LMAO! "on TV for the wrong reasons"
3:12
David H.
Came to the comment section to write this.
Typical Mr. Glib! That long, slow exercise down the frets is the basis for "Night meets Light" Hear it?
I started to study Steve Morse work, after hearing the Deep Purple album ''Purpendicular'' and yes, We all know how brilliant is, he's is incredible, unique composer and musician. Dixie Drex, His own band stuff is very special, Kansas ( For which success in 1986 Steve Morse is responded), Then Deep Purple, Living Loud, Flying Colours... Don't be mad on those who don't understand how genius Steve Morse is, there are not enough musically advanced...
I remember him playing accordian with the soul diggers back in 71.
_"If you get bored, then you get violent, and then you're on TV for the wrong reasons."_
Life hacks 101, courtesy of Steve Morse. ☺
ice cakes is a work of genius . that live rendition is so jaw dropping . the only way i can describe it is it shows true musicianship . a nice flow . that song should be a blueprint for instrumentals like la villa strangiato . anyway steve morse is a genius
IMO, Ice Cakes is the quintessential Dregs tune. It incorporates many styles including funk, rock, chordal harmonies and symphonic elements.
I can’t believe anything is hard to play for Steve Morse 😎
at 3:15 Steve accidentally wrote a new hit for Green Day
Alex Bukreev and the most sucessful single from a emo brazillian band called "NxZero"
Alex Bukreev i
HAHAHAhaHAjAHAjAHAahahAhAhAhAhAha Pois é! hahajak
Aaron Wayne
YES!!! BLINK-182 was much more accurate hahaha it actually sounds like several of their songs!
Nice ones guys!
Hahaha
Hahahaha hell yeah! Good catch!
My guitar just doesn't do that.
A very underrated guitarist
Hardly 7 Grammy nominations, Guitar Player Magazines Hall of Fame (with only 2 other players), sold millions of albums worldwide, signature guitar and pickups etc etc...so how is that underrated.
@@Stratamania Because you clearly havent seen lists of greatest guitarists ever,no one ever puts him on and barely listed as an influence,i said he should be more known in the art of guitsr,but he could have been bigger with his talent,hes verh underrated...
@@Stratamania Maybe another legend said he was an inspiration but could have way more credit and has created songs that are very underrated if you took the time to look at his catalogue than you would know,and not to mention those liets you looked at did not show him in the top 30 at the very least
@@Stratamania Well yeah i can see that in petruccis playing and morses as well...
@@Stratamania And don't forget he's currently the guitarplayer of one of the greatest rock bands ever, Deep Purple.
The guitar sounds very piano like on the slow exercises. I've always wanted to try the Steve Morse siggy axe.
This helps a lot with approaching practicing difficult guitar parts.
Cool to this particular guitar in pristine condition, looks a little different now after 20 years of touring and recording with it.
Steve has a very unique sounding music
,thx!👍🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎸
It is impossible do not respect such guitar players like blackmore and Joe satriani but morse was definitely right Joice for purple brilliant player, 👏👏👏🤘
What year is this? And what songs ?
tone is immaculate
Great tip! Thanks. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🎼🎵🎶🎸
Which year was this?
Steve Morse is a legend.
Wow! He's amazing. Great insight. He thinks like me!
WHICH SONG HAS THAT PART ?
dude's right hand is unmatched
It looks like he has two patch cords plugged in. Is that his was way of plugging into a DI box and the amp simultaneously?
Is that Grand Spectacular he's playing?
That exercise he plays could be a section in a Mike Oldfield instrumental...
This is Petrucci's guy. Petrucci is our guy. Any questions?
John said Steve was one of his biggest influences in lead playing , and Alex Lifeson was one of his biggest influences in rythem playing , and you can tell it buy listening to him.
Both those players are the most vaguely recognized by Rock listeners. Their peripheral careers an ode to male wankage at its worst.
Rick Feith yeah i’ve got some
@@Bogeyman19DidNotScareMyAss Shoot...lol
Hey Steve what’s up? How have you been?
okay cool. he does what i do as well. im on the right track haha
Awesome lesson.👌
Anybody else hear the basis for "Night Meets Light" in there?
Please someone tell me what song is he playing at the begin?
Twiggs approved.
Part at 3:15 sounds like Chuck Schuldiner!!!!
is that a Peavey VTM sitting under the Marshall?
FlowtnWitWalden yep that's what he's plugged into
He uses that for his "wet" sound. All of his delays go through that amp, and get brought in to his mix via volume pedal.
The Jubilee was his main sound, none of the delay went through that amp.
SEEN HIM WITH DEEP PURPLE
YEARS AGO IN SYDNEY . JON
LORD HAD ALREADY LEFT
THE BAND THEN . SO I KNEW
STEVE MORES BAND. THE DIXIE
DREGS. SO TOOK DREGS OF THE
EARTH. AND INDUSTRY STANDARD.
WITH ME PLUS MADE IN JAPAN
AND MACHINE HEAD. SO STEVE
WAS PLAYING. A GUITAR SOLO
THEN I GO TO THE STAGE TRUE
STORY. SO I HAND HIM THE
TWO DREGS ALBUMS TO GET
SIGNED ON STAGE STILL
DOING THE SOLO.
GIVE THE PEN FOR HIM
TO SIGN FORGOT TO TAKE THE
CAP OFF. IN FRONT OF EVERY ONE
HIMSELF STILL SOLOING TAKES
THE CAP OFF. SIGNS TO THE TO
ALBUMS. LOOKS AT ME SMILE
LIKE YOU IDIOT FOR NOT TAKING
THE CAP OFF. I SMILE BACK
LIKE SORRY. I SIT DOWN .AND
HE CARRIED ON PLAYING.
FOUND THOSE TODAY I HAD
IN A BOX WITH TOOK THEM
OUT . AND PUT IN MY
BED ROOM WITH MY ZAPPA
ALBUMS. A NIGHT I'LL NEVER
FORGET THAT NIGHT FOR
A HISTORY IN THE MAKING .
FOR ME IT IS. IF DON'T BELIEVE
ME ASK MY FRIEND PETER.
HE WAS THERE.AND OWN
A MUSIC STORE IN PENRITH
MY MUSIC. CHEERS.
HE OWNS A MUSIC STORE.
IAN GILLAIN AND ROGER GLOVER
SIGN MADE IN JAPAN ALBUM.
I WANTED IAN PAICE TO SIGN IT
TOO. BUT HE WAS TO BUSY.
SO THREE SIGNED FOR THE
PRICE OF TWO. CHEERS.
If you can play something slowly.... you can play it quickly
"Best" way, is to meditate on the lick, practice it in your head. When you can see it with your eyes closed, you are close to achieving it:)
Which Peavey amp is that?
Ultra Plus. It was a great amp. 3 channel. Had a goofy color changing logo that never worked on mine but was supposed to indicate what channel you had selected.
😊😊😊
awesome. but picking the easiest way possible, even if it means starting on an upstroke, is the most flowing way. good to practice cross picking as it is more aggressive and better for ryhthm. rock
I didn't know Steve Zahn played guitar.
Video was before inside/outside alternate picking techniques were talked about. Instead of rehearsing the "down-up-down-up" and being so far away from the next down or up stroke, some player adjust to either "outside "or inside" picking to avoid this issue of being so far away from the next note. Another words, try instead of automatically going "down"on the first note, go up and next thing you you, the notes are "closer" together sometimes, depending on the riff. Sometimes, its better "down-up, etc".
FYI: This comment is not intended for Steve Morse-he does not need my help, but for those of us who are living in the 2018's, this could for some, be helpful. Another words, if you find yourself skipping over two string only to have to cross over another two strings, try changing the start position from up to down or down to up as you alternate pick.
The lick he's playing at the beginning is from Dixie Dregs, Twiggs approved : ruclips.net/video/O1oObPhgtDM/видео.html
Those finger can play 7 notes each
Steve Master
is that fan fret?
+Avisek Ganguly no
"Steve Morse Goes Down On The D"....there's your clickbait title :)
Dynamic Hypnotic and up the A
👍
99% hard work. higher chance to get violent
Funny. When I get bored, I just get...bored!
rhythm
THAT SHIRT
Snoo Lee 왜 아무도 말안하나 싶었다.
@@faggotsmoker9588 쩝...
don't like his bands (or what he plays in purple) but he seems like SUCH a nice guy. great advice.
You didn't like Dixie Dregs?!
Is it just me, or does it seem like he does everything backwards? Hey I love Steve Morse and his music, and he is a genious. Maybe doing everything backwards is better, I dont know. Just an observation by a former guitarist.
I am no guitarist myself, but Steve if I am not mistaken is a left handed guy playing right handed guitar, ala Mark Knoplfer. Would that at least partly explain how his approach is different than most players? The other part is that yes, he's clearly a musical genius.
Wow, not a national spokesperson = #SteveMorse
Child's play, with a $4,000.00 guitar, Ha!
Guthrie who?
Steve looks like Ted nugent
Jeff E. Exactly the same only different
interesting how different folks approach problems. Frank Gambale would be like, fuck it, I'm not learning a new picking technique! I'll just come up with a new left hand fingering pattern so I can sweep through it. for me speed is less important. I like the sound of alternate picking so I'll sacrifice some speed and stay stuck in that old paradigm, working right hand like this guy.
I’ve told you 100 million times, don’t exaggerate
WTF$%::";?????
this lesson for Asian people or for aliens
Great guitarist but his guitar tone is horrible the treble sound.
Great guitarist but he`s not a great riff writer - wich is more important than to be good technically..
Who among the guitar "superheros" IS a great riff writer? None of them. I'm talking about guys like Satriani and Vai.
Who cares about riffs?
I highly disagree, a monster riff writer, just bigger and more complex often times than pop/rock riffs heard on the rdio ;)
Steve has written some great riffs like Bloodsucking Leeches, but more importantly, he's an accomplished composer.
It's more lucrative, yes, but importance is a measure of opinion. For instance, it's important to me that Steve stays Steve, & there are a thousand other players that I can go to for "riffs". That's like saying "players that use a lot of scales should be more 'soulful' (bluesey)." I say to that, "no, you can find bluesey players and listen to them, and don't listen to whom you don't like"...