Dixie Dregs' Steve Morse & Andy West Rig Rundown Guitar & Bass Gear Tour

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Steve Morse and Andy West are legendary players. In addition to co-founding the Dixie Dregs together in Augusta, Georgia, in 1970, both virtuosos have colorful personal resumes.
Guitar giant Morse’s is more high-profile. He remains the leader of the Steve Morse Band, who opened the Dregs’s late April show at Nashville’s CMA Theater, where this Rundown was filmed, with 45 minutes of smart shred. He’s also been a member of Kansas and Deep Purple, as well as another instrumental powerhouse, Flying Colors.
Besides his tenure in the Dregs, West has recorded with Vinnie Moore, the Steve Morse Band, Paul Barrere, and Henry Kaiser, with whom he’s been a member of the Mistakes, Crazy Backwards Alphabet, and Five Time Surprise, which also includes Messthetics guitarist Anthony Pirog. (Full disclosure: I recorded a version of Steppenwolf’s “The Pusher” with Kaiser and West as part of Kaiser’s Moods & Modes of Halloween video quarterly in 2023.)
The Music City show was classic Dixie Dregs, with more than two hours of high-wire playing, all anchored by the bold melodies that mark their compositions. Joined by longtime Dregs drummer Rod Morgenstein, violinist Allen Sloan, and keyboard player Steve Davidowski, the concert was an affirmation of Morse and West’s vitality and musical partnership after sharing stages for more than 50 years.
In the video, Steve and Andy explain their rigs in person and in detail.
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Roland GK-3 Divided Pickup - sweetwater.sjv.io/R5MGOv
Engl Steve Morse Signature 100-Watt Amps - sweetwater.sjv.io/vNJP4L
ENGL Amplifiers E412VSB 240-watt 4 x 12-inch Amplifier Cabinet - sweetwater.sjv.io/daMO92
Roland GR-55 Synthesizer - sweetwater.sjv.io/NkM9Q1
Keeley Compressor - sweetwater.sjv.io/B0drY9
TC Electronic Flashback - sweetwater.sjv.io/y2XqeG
TC Electronic Hall of Fame Reverb - sweetwater.sjv.io/MmMANn
Ernie Ball 2023 Super Slinky Paradigm Electric Guitar Strings - .009-.042 - sweetwater.sjv.io/75vaJ5
Line 6 Helix Guitar Multi-effects Floor Processor - sweetwater.sjv.io/Qy6Lnz
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0:00 - D'Addario & Joe Glaser
0:15 - Steve Morse Intro
0:56 - Steve Morse's No.1 Ernie Ball Music Man Guitar
2:29 - Steve Morse's Custom String Mute
4:08 - Steve Morse's Custom Pickup Switching
6:07 - Recreating Dixie Dregs' Back Catalog
7:31 - Steve Morse's Signature Engl Amps & Cabs
8:18 - Steve Morse's Pedalboard
11:19 - Designing the Engl Steve Morse Signature
13:56 - Steve Morse's Roland GR-55
15:45 - Steve Morse's No. 2 Ernie Ball Music Man Guitar
18:19 - Andy West's Gould Basses
22:09 - Andy West's Line 6 Helix Floor & EV Speakers
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@premierguitar 2 ай бұрын

Shop Dixie Dregs' Gear: Roland GK-3 Divided Pickup - sweetwater.sjv.io/R5MGOv Engl Steve Morse Signature 100-Watt Amps - sweetwater.sjv.io/vNJP4L ENGL Amplifiers E412VSB 240-watt 4 x 12-inch Amplifier Cabinet - sweetwater.sjv.io/daMO92 Roland GR-55 Synthesizer - sweetwater.sjv.io/NkM9Q1 Keeley Compressor - sweetwater.sjv.io/B0drY9 TC Electronic Flashback - sweetwater.sjv.io/y2XqeG TC Electronic Hall of Fame Reverb - sweetwater.sjv.io/MmMANn Ernie Ball 2023 Super Slinky Paradigm Electric Guitar Strings - .009-.042 - sweetwater.sjv.io/75vaJ5 Line 6 Helix Guitar Multi-effects Floor Processor - sweetwater.sjv.io/Qy6Lnz Electro-Voice ZLX-12P-G2 1000W 12-inch Powered Speaker Pair - sweetwater.sjv.io/LXMKZ0

@joesatchton212 2 ай бұрын

Despite his physical issues, Steve Morse remains a stupendous musician and guitar player. Just so inspiring...THANK YOU STEVE!

@stratjed 2 ай бұрын

SO sad for Steve and condolences. As someone who also lost their soul mate to cancer, its almost impossible to just say the words. Very glad he is still playing and touring.

@cornfilledscreamer614 2 ай бұрын

Music is a healer. Getting out and playing is seriously helping him cope with it!

@joerectifier 2 ай бұрын

I love Steve’s attention to his craft and his knowledge…..he is a wizard of rig setup

@lostinpa-dadenduro7555 2 ай бұрын

He’s paid his dues. More than most. Glad to see him out playing. 👍

@DarkVelizar 2 ай бұрын

I must say that it's always heart warming for me when I ever get to see Steve smiling. It's been hard for him, but he has found a way to find joy in what he does best! Love you Steve, Bless you!

@vintagetubeamplifiers 2 ай бұрын

I grew up seeing Steve and that guitar on the cover of all three guitar magazines.

@damham5689 2 ай бұрын

I still have a couple guitar magazine and even one of his lesson tapes where he has his frankin telecaster. Sadly the lesson tape is on beta.

@svtrader 2 ай бұрын

The poor guy's finished.

@michaelpacinus242 2 ай бұрын

@@svtraderyou finished him? With your mouth??

@svtrader 2 ай бұрын

@@michaelpacinus242 Listen to that picking @ 0:20. You'd pay to listen to that?

@michaelpacinus242 2 ай бұрын

@@svtrader no, but you said he finished

@FenderGreg 2 ай бұрын

I really like the Wetter Box and the ability to adjust delay/reverb with an expression pedal. Wow.

@brianoconnell41 2 ай бұрын

Saw the show in CT last night. My God he's still kicking ass on all levels. I was expecting him to be slightly rusty with the wrist issues and being slightly beyond spring chicken age, but holy sweet baby Jesus...my friends, this dude does not quit! He played brilliantly as always, and everyone else was insane as well. Van Romaine was particularly off the charts. A true virtuoso on guitar and as a composer. Holy shit what a show!

@tonyspada2744 2 ай бұрын

The show was great!!

@luismanuelalvarezpedrosa434 2 ай бұрын

I have always dreamed of having the Steve Morse signature guitar. I love seeing this old rocker with his usual ax making good music. I still remember with emotion the message he posted after the recent loss of his wife. Despite everything, he remains in the gap, giving us the best of himself. Thank you Steve and thank you Premier Guitar for these priceless videos.

@georgerose338 2 ай бұрын

I have followed Steve and the Dregs since his recital at U.M. (Rod's also) in the '70s. I would watch him play at the at campus bar and just be amazed. I've met him and Rod a few times over the decades and they seem like really nice guys! Keep it going Steve, you still kill it with technique and taste....

@johnthe 2 ай бұрын

Yep, the Rathskeller. Back then he was using an Ampeg and a couple Acoustic Control 150s. I don’t remember the speaker figuration, I had one with six 10’s at the time.

@georgerose338 2 ай бұрын

@@johnthe Cool. Maybe I know you John...we had to be sitting in the Rat at the same time at some point

@nickjackson6375 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Not enough people know about this amazing band.

@chrisgmurray3622 2 ай бұрын

I absolutely love Steve Morse's playing, but enjoy his gift of composition even more. Many people can play just as well, but few can actually write music that's equal to their guitar technique. The Dixie Dregs were an amazing find when I first heard " Dregs of the earth" This was the first time I heard modern complex instrumental music that wasn't obscure washed out jazz-fusion, and to this day The Dregs are a favourite album band that is listenable to more than just a few elitist jazz intellectuals.

@gizzad 2 ай бұрын

With you on that. I met him once and told him he's one of the greatest composers of our time

@coalfacechris1336 2 ай бұрын

God bless Steve. Legend.

@bradconklin2878 2 ай бұрын

"Dregs of the Earth ..." My favorite:)

@Benz2112 2 ай бұрын

I've seen Steve with Flying Colors and the trio, close to 10 years apart, and both performances were just about flawless. The adaptations he has had to make due to his condition are truly imperceivable. Such a legend.

@shredace 2 ай бұрын

The Dregs are a legendary band. I saw them live in Ft Lauderdale, FL recently and their performance was spectacular! Do NOT miss this show!!

@stevenlewis4376 2 ай бұрын

I saw The Dregs in the late seventies at Toad's Place in New Haven. Steve was the first guitar player I ever saw that was like an athlete. You could see his wiry arms attacking the strings. It was a great show. I remember Andy playing hammer ons while doing a shot.

@whyis45stillalive 2 ай бұрын

Wow! Toad's brings back memories!

@alanblakeguitarist 2 ай бұрын

Man I love Steve!!! Been listening to the Dixie Dregs for over 40 years! And still do to this day. When I listen to him it brings me back to those days when I was a kid learning to play. I love this dude! I met him at the Bottom Line here in NYC 44 years ago! Holy fuck I’m old! Steve said he was so busy he didn’t have time for anything even to just relax. I play nothing like him but he influenced me so much. I heard his wife was sick. I didn’t hear about it until now so if she passed like someone has said in these comments my heart goes out to him. ❤️🔥❤️🔥

@billmajor7180 Ай бұрын

I could listen to Steve & Andy talk shop all day.

@kennethquintini658 2 ай бұрын

Saw the fantastic Steve Morse band in New Orleans in the nineties and eighties with Allan Holdsworth at tipitinas music club, thanks for your great music 🎵🎶 Steve and the band 🎸

@darenanderson1960 2 ай бұрын

I love how well he knows his equipment! Not all rock stars do.

@bradrehn1007 2 ай бұрын

Was lucky enough to see the original Dregs twice. 70's SF, CA... jaw-dropping, hungry, volatile, and oh so tasty!!

@gregmize01 2 ай бұрын

Icredible player!!!!

@mogoduc Ай бұрын

I love the Dregs since their "Free Fall" Album. So happy they are still playing ❤

@KeithCopeland778 2 ай бұрын

The Dixie Dregs and the Steve Morse Band are two of the most skilled groups of musicians ever assembled!!!! Steve, whose technical knowledge is impressive, and Andy are two of the best to ever play their instruments!

@privateer0561 Ай бұрын

The idea of Morse releasing a new Dregs album is marvelous. And I'm glad to hear he's always working on stuff - which means he has a huge backlog of stuff.

@williamweiss6128 2 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤ Steve since the 70's, man.

@jeddak 2 ай бұрын

Nothing but love

@tonyspada2744 2 ай бұрын

I've Known Steve since 78 and have done many shows together over the years!! One of the Nicest people I've ever had the pleasure to know .✌️💗🎸🎼😊

@brentheathersimons7042 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for including Andy's rundown folks! We bass players appreciate the bass rigs! -Be Well- Brent

@jppagetoo 2 ай бұрын

Damn... that dude is a player! I have always been blown away by Steve's playing. I did see him with Deep Purple. I hope he comes around with the Dregs or his solo band. I would pay to see that in a heartbeat!

@TM-jo4wz 2 ай бұрын

Saw DD in Charlotte NC probably early 70s Maybe 1975. At the Double Door Inn. Fantastic! Even after all the years. Younger musicians Steve can still hang. A older slower Steve is still really good. Better than most. Of course the compositions. Nobody writes like the Dreggs. Thanks for life long memories!

@greg3030 2 ай бұрын

I saw them then, but I thought it was later. Miss going to the Double Door.

@damham5689 2 ай бұрын

Id like to see Andy West, Lyland Sklar, Anthony Jackson, and Les Claypool have a bassist jam session.

@BenCDaugherty Ай бұрын

lol Anthony would come in a say he was better then all of them and slap bass is an abomination and then walk out. I love him haha!

@Jackie_Rosewood 2 ай бұрын

Love the Dregs!!🎸🎸🎸 awesome interview!!!

@premierguitar 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for listening

@larrmad7919 2 ай бұрын

These Guys R a MUST listen for ANY Musician. Life Changing.

@Barflew1 2 ай бұрын

Thank You for the rig run-downs. Thank You Steve Morse. Sitting here, looking at that small Dregs off the record disk. A Ensonic SQ-80 and Rackmount Photon Midi converter was my 1st midi guitar set-up.We did a lot with that SQ-80. Have a Boss GM-800 guitar synth now.Amazing how much tech,is in such a small pedal. Best Regards

@billvillamusic3625 2 ай бұрын

Steve is the guitar players’ guitar player. So good 👍

@chrisgmurray3622 2 ай бұрын

I'm also impressed by the fact that Steve is a left-handed person who plays right-handed. Very few lefties, apart from maybe Mark Knofler, have the fortitude to adapt and flourish like this.

@NotSosigRamsey 2 ай бұрын

There's more then you think, Micheal angelo batio, Robert Fripp, Rabea massad, Duane Allman, Nick Johnston and many many more they also exist the other way, mikey demus from Skindred is right handed but plays lefty

@kyleluttrell5411 2 ай бұрын

Gary Moore !

@chrisgmurray3622 2 ай бұрын

@@kyleluttrell5411 Thank you, am I to understand that Garry Moore is a lefty who plays right handed?

@kyleluttrell5411 2 ай бұрын

Yes. That is correct. RIP Gary

@adiohead 2 ай бұрын

I'm left handed but play right handed.

@clemguitar63 2 ай бұрын

Hey Ted, I wish to personally 'THANK YOU' for doing this video, truly meaningful!

@careypaterson5247 2 ай бұрын

In the 80s, my band played the hotel club circuit on the East coast. One Fri. afternoon at rehearsal, Butch Trucks was in the bar which was closed. He was the road Mgr for The Dregs when they first toured. They were opening for Chuck Levell and Sea Level, and Steve walked in the third set, the last song, and while we were playing , he got on stage and played ! The next set , the whole band including Andy, played the whole set. Very gracious nice guy. He had a military road case and his old tele with 5 pups plus midi, which we knew nothing about ! Amazing pickers and Butch said they were playing hotel gigs like us until a couple of months ago ! Mind blowing to hear them in a 150-seat club !

@markbois1713 2 ай бұрын

Just saw the Dregs tonight in Albany, NY, absolutely amazing! At a little venue called the Egg the sound in that place is incredible, only maybe 3-4 hundred people there.

@Tylercorrell 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for filiming this

@premierguitar 2 ай бұрын

thanks for watching!

@Fuxerz Ай бұрын

Miss Steve in Deep Purple 😢

@lostinpa-dadenduro7555 2 ай бұрын

I see the TC Flashback on a lot or pro rig rundowns.

@bobmartino8073 2 ай бұрын

Love Dixie Dregs. Broad Street Strut baby!

@sentforth5 2 ай бұрын

I saw the first show in Macon, Ga. It was phenomenal!

@teddnagurski5583 2 ай бұрын

I never realized he was so short.

@clarkie101 2 ай бұрын

thanks Steve

@badscrew4023 2 ай бұрын

Seen him with this guitar live with Deep Purple back in 1997 when it was much newer :)

@damonstewart70 2 ай бұрын

I love those dimarzios

@tomcoryell 2 ай бұрын

I saw the Dregs at a little tiny club in Dayton OH.

@erickreyes6969 2 ай бұрын

Finally, an Aria GSB-6000 in the wild! Too bad he didn't get to plug it in.

@gizzad 2 ай бұрын

I'm flying to Boston on the 17rh to see em!

@jeremyhelm2833 Ай бұрын

Steve is the GOAT. I've followed him and been influenced by him since "What if".

@mudzera 2 ай бұрын

Gênio ❤

@Jamler3 2 ай бұрын

Steve will go down as Legend amongst Players... Respected talent! He'll also be Legend to guitar innovators who've learned from his Frankenstein creations... What an amazing dude. He's a engineer of sound! Always a Dregs fan and I'd hate to even mention this last comment, but it's a good one just the same... I kinda like his playing of late better than when we was cramming a million notes a measure... Now reliant more upon tone and a lifetime of experience translating to finesse based riffs... Allowing some space and expansion of notes!

@privateer0561 2 ай бұрын

Steve's rig has changed somewhat. He used to have just a short delay, a long delay, and a synth set to an orchestra patch, all modulated by volume pedals. The more you pushed on them, the longer the delay or the more prominent the synth became. Now Steve has a few other gimcracks like a compressor and that reverb box going.

@Crinkle65 2 ай бұрын

Cool!!

@chrischoir3594 2 ай бұрын

Steve is most well rounded player of all time

@damonstewart70 2 ай бұрын

Every guitarist take note about what he said about mid range

@billyrouse4813 Ай бұрын

The spacing on Andy’s bass sounds pretty similar to John Myung’s signature basses.

@kmichaelp4508 2 ай бұрын

Mr Morse… I’m deeply sorry for your loss of your wife 🙏🙏🙏 I’m sure she is looking down on you. From Sebastian Flarda. One Georgia/ Flarda boy to another ❤️

@babagadoush1 2 ай бұрын

Steve!!!!

@Fender73472 2 ай бұрын

When are you coming to the west coast Steve?

@MikeCrook-yw2fk 2 ай бұрын

Michael Angelo batio has his own endorse string dampened but I bought it and it does not fit any of my guitars

@Wizardofgosz 2 ай бұрын

The Drum Rundowns link doesn't work for me when I clock on it (at about 3:37). I couldn't find it by searching either. Can someone post a link to it?

@Jason-cm6uh 2 ай бұрын

First time I've seen someone use an amp modeler correctly. Those things are not made to go through a guitar speaker cabinet or a pre-amp. It totally defeats the purpose. In a pinch, you can run a modeler through the "effects return" and hopefully your chosen model is using the same speaker size at least Edit: Oh yeah, Steve Morse is a Master. Thanks PG

@djot93 2 ай бұрын

Wish you had included Dave LaRue's bass rig as well.

@pauleddy5146 2 ай бұрын

So's everyone knows, that there guitar is worth a fortune. For someone to own Steve's number 1? Are you kidding me? The Gentleman of Guitarists.

@chrisgmurray3622 2 ай бұрын

Yeah... I've used D'Addario strings before, and sure they don't seem to break any more than other strings, but to me they don't actually have a particularly good tone, so I don't use them any more.

@bluwng 2 ай бұрын

Either Steve is short or that guy is a giant.

@rogerdat7807 2 ай бұрын

Is there a height prerequisite for interviewers at PM?

@bluwng 2 ай бұрын

I thought he quit Deep Purple due to physical issues but looks like he is still playing.

@jessemcdonald3836 2 ай бұрын

He left to care for his wife who was battling cancer. Sadly she has passed away now.

@ROCK-vl5yw 2 ай бұрын

He plays with the dixe chiks

@StreetsleeperUK 2 ай бұрын

Someone told me they met him backstage and he pretty much never took that guitar off

@Mike6StringsIn 2 ай бұрын

Bought 5 packs of D’Addario once. Put them on 5 different style guitars. 3 of the guitars had a broken string within an hour playing. Sorry but I won’t but them again. 25 years Ernie Ball strings have never done that.

@JudgeFredd 2 ай бұрын

Does his rig include his fingers ?

@3rdmm 2 ай бұрын

So does yours.

@jg932 2 ай бұрын

1:04 - Weirdest pickup configuration I've ever seen

@jaysabatier7294 2 ай бұрын

I know this sounds strange, but he is just so "musical" in his approach. It's like he belongs in a symphony.

@ROCK-vl5yw 2 ай бұрын

I thought he used to play with deep purple imußt beistaken I'm old

@kilswitchengaged 2 ай бұрын

I hope his hands are not shaking from a medical condition. I'm hoping to much caffeine.

@christianseaman4692 2 ай бұрын

Arthritis, unfortunately. Check out his Rick Beato interview. He talks about having to adapt his picking technique due to it.

@Hellyaman 2 ай бұрын

I will not be seeing them this is my favorite band of all time favorite players of all time but I’m just not interested I stop by his solo records after 1990 high tension wires there’s nothing he did after that including deep Purpl that even remotely got my interest sorry. But to see them at 70 year old going around the country and playing a few shows I’m not interested man this is just too much I’d rather this guy sit at home and write classical guitar pieces I’m so sick and tired of his rock ‘n’ roll fantasy BS man this guy has the most potential of any composer out there and he’s being limited to 3 quart rock with some great riffs involved but still it’s just not the Steve M that I remember

@Noneofurbusinesseh 2 ай бұрын

daddario strings suck

@idontwanttousemynameyoutub7538 Ай бұрын

That's a strong statement champ....

@1972Georges 2 ай бұрын

you dont need that thing on top if you know how to mute strings...Paul Gilbert.

@nylonsteel 2 ай бұрын

Paul doesn't have arthritis...

@MrJackrockerman 2 ай бұрын

What a douche you are.. 🤷🤷🤦

@1972Georges 2 ай бұрын

@@nylonsteel what about the other youg guys who using it?? all got arthritis? ;-)

@jessemcdonald3836 2 ай бұрын

What a pathetic comment that is…he physically needs assistance with it and is still a phenomenal player. Considering his age as well, he can do whatever he damn well likes

@Ziko1962 2 ай бұрын

Not a smart comment