Not sure any guitarist is as active with tone/volume control as Steve. Constant adjustments. Extremely nuanced player. Oh, and ridiculously skilled.

one of my favorite DP albums with Steve is Purpendicular..... ......AMAZING album!

Happy birthday to Steve!

Steve (with straight face): "collaboration with ernie ball[...] getting close to three decades, which is odd since I'm 29 years old" I cracked up

If you have ever scene Steve talk about his original guitar, you know he has put a ton of thought into the design of his signature guitars.

I have one of these but with the tremolo bar. It’s incredible sounding and is a very easy guitar to play. I love it. Thanks Steve and Ernie Ball.

Steve Morse is a legend!

awesome pinky control !

Steve Morse is incredible!

Steve's work with The Dixie Dregs will live on forever.

We're lucky to spend the same phase in time with this guy,...

I saw you in Toronto some 30 years ago playing Dreggs. You are an idol of mine on guitar. You gave me the kindest smile as I drooled watching/hearing you. Great guitarist and a great person. Nice to see your right wrist without a bandage for a change. Take care and stay well Steve.

Steve is THE BEST guitarist undoubtedly. Extremely fast and melodic. He knows his guitar and all the sound combinations thus drawing out the best sounds from his guitar. To top it all Steve you are humble.

great player

awesome guitar, awesome player

Thats a beautiful guitar. I'm glad Steve got Music Man to put on a clear pickguard though. I really hate the white pickguards that are on most guitars. I just dont see the point of painting an instrument in a beautiful colour then slapping a horrible bit of white or off white plastic on it.

That body looks SO similar to the Ibanez Roadstar II body. The only difference in shape is on the Roadstar II, the upper horn had a small difference in design (it was Luke's signature guitar in 1983). Although I had, as a 12 year old girl, a Bill Laurence pickup installed in the neck position to get that creamy sound. Although the Roadstar was sold in this color scheme, mine was the first aqua to black "sunburst" (thanks again to Luke). My point in saying all this? I started listening to Steve in 1983, and this guitar he's holding brings back SO MANY wonderful memories of the first year I gigged with that beautiful guitar. This guitar (and the amp & pedals) sounds INCREDIBLE! 💙🎶

Da 2 anni ho il modello con leva Floyd. In precedenza ho avuto molte altre chitarre Fender e Gibson ma questa è per me l'equilibrio perfetto di suono e dimensioni ma anche del controllo dei PU e del volume. Ho presto venduto tutte le altre chitarre e ho tenuto solo una vecchia strato Floyd USA da me profondamente modificata di persona in base alle mie misure ed esigenze. È un gran confronto ma la Strato HSS resta a fare il muletto semplicemente perché la MM controlla molto meglio ogni suono ed ogni dinamica e mi restituisce molte delle sonorità a cui sono abituato aggiungendone altre molto belle Complimenti Steve, sei una brava persona e un grandissimo musicista.

Anyone ever noticed that when Steve is talking about the music he makes with Deep Purple he nearly always plays woman from Tokyo which is a tune written by his predecessor Ritchie Blackmore. You'd think he'd want to play one of his own compositions.

One of the finest guitarplayer in this galaxy

musical genius

the 29 year old joke was cool

that is his favorite rock guitar, but will it do country as well as the previous version with 4 pickups?

PS Anyone remember when Steve cut his hair in the '80s, I believe? 😱 No worries... his playing still rocked the house down.

Some guys just have it when it comes to guitar.

STEVE !!!!

I so want the RED Y2D.... I need a raise.

I bought a music man axis, 23 years ago and no guitar except maybe another Music Man feels right to me. She is not a looker compared to the Beauties out there She's a plain Jane to the untrained eye, with a subtle metal flake pewter finish on the body, polished chrome Hardware bird's-eye maple neck and headstock, Rosewood fretboard, mm90 with black covers, whammy bar but no locking nut, (i have Incorporated the whammy bar into my playing Style so much that I feel like something's missing when I play a guitar without one. Not so much for deep dives but subtle pitch variations and expression.) I have a top of the line (not a custom) Strat that is arguably The Best of the Best as well as other fine six string specimens but none compare to My Music Man. The playability the sound the feel the craftsmanship.. Forgetaboutit.

Great video, thanks! Is there maybe a video from the Sweetwater clinic that Steve did with Dave LaRue?

Strange thing... Sweetwater sells all different EBMM guitars, but no longer seems to carry the Steve Morse model?!?

but your playin is even better x

This is one of the best guitar demos on KZfaq. One way to improve upon it, though (of course in my opinion) is to remove the delay, as it makes it a bit more difficult to hear the true sound of the guitar.

Steve is so gud

why the pickguard? that guitar does not need one..just bolt the pups to the wood.

I love Steve Morse and greatly respect his amazing playing BUT I ordered this exactly model and din't like the sound. I found the tone, attack level and sustain mediocre compared to all my other instruments; PRS, Les Pauls, Stratocasters and Telecasters....Steve would probably sound amazing on any model of guitar but I wonder if this guitar was designed only to be used with a wall of racks. I would appreciate other people's opinion. I ended up parting with this instrument. The neck is very easy to play and the general ergonomics are great. BTW I had the pickups worked on by an excellent luthier.

so this is the american jeff beck. 2 of rocks kick ass dudes.

Hahaha...29 yo...love it

Najlepszy Gitarzysta Swiata

Music Man rides along names such Steve Morse, Petrucci and Lukather. I mean, come on, you gotta at least try one them guitars... dude...

What gauge strings does he use?

Purple music must be easy for him to play compared to The Dregs.

The tailpiece looks somewhat low tech. I wonder what the reasoning behind it is.

his guitar playing is more fluent than his speech

0:09 minecraft?

That man hears like a bat..🎸🎼🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

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Dear Steve, I just found a killer deal on one of your Y2D guitars, and I realized something dumb about it. Super Dumb! Why... Do you have a pickguard at all? You may be thinking, "What do you mean? It's to hold the electronics!" No no no. The electronics are all direct mounted, and the guitar is rear routed. So why does the pickguard even exist? Certainly not for actual protection from scratches, as an experienced player such as yourself could avoid that by now. Just my 2 cents. 😉

0:22sec into the video and I am BORED =/

Useless to have the pickguard. Ruins the beauty of the axe.

heez like ted nugents lil brother

Horrible sound 💩💩💩💩💩