Lick of the Day: Open-voiced Arpeggio Etude by Steve Morse

[JCCH74]

ur awesome

[TheZantac07]

8 dislikes? Wow! Slash (that's for sure) is your guitar hero....

[tjompiskompis]

I'm doing lick of the day marathon :D

[UpDownStroke]

@videomoviedvd hahahah Govan would like to have the Morse talent's. In addition, of all the tributes that Govan makes, Guess who's missing?

Govan= shit shredder without taste.

Morse= The most complete guitarrist and spiritual musicians in the world.

Govan, Satch, Vai, Gilbert, Sfogli etc etc... never will belong to Morse's school, and they know that

[JasonWB007]

@UpDownStroke Except, I'd take Vai out of the "won't belong" list.

[TheChuckNorris1997]

he has 4 pickups. nuff said

[kickthemothproject]

shockingly horrific tone 

[dongpedroyi]

@kickthemothproject I agree with you and I thought the same for a while until I saw him play live and just then it finally sunk in... this is THE BEST tone that cuts through the bass and drums mix like a hot knife through butter. It is weird to think that someone like Steve Morse has no ears for tone, but it's his long experience playing live that led him to settle with this 'ugly' tone. After trying to get close to this "torn speaker cone" tone, I had the best results with my POD X3 Live.True!

[videomoviedvd]

Steve Morse is an ok Guitar Instructor , but he is no Guthrie Govan

[mhoyleable]

Yes, @PopTodd, to me Steve's attitude and generosity are as much a reason to be a fan as his awesome musicianship... 

[PopTodd]

Met this guy back in 1986 when I was 16, at a NAMM show in Chicago.

He was incredibly nice and generous with his time -- more than he needed to be.

And, you hear that metronome? That was his piece of advice to this neophyte guitarist -- always practice with a metronome!

Great advice.

Steve, if you see this: thanks so much for being so cool to me when I was a kid.

I'm still playing.

[gnrcr]

A STEVE MORSE LESSON URNETIGJORNHOY4NBONYHBO5NYO5

[dgarrr2]

I saw this guy with his aged guitar and aged appearance and I was like, "Not another "amazing" old blues player" Then he played and I started bowing xD

[2funk2bpunk]

How many pick ups does a guy need? Too many.

[DYZSYX]

H-S-S-H? most people only use the bridge and neck pickups, maybe something like position 2 and 4 for strat guitar but what about this thing?

[HolyGK]

That teacher is a steve morse wannabe :)

[XAlphaZEROX]

.. Steve Morse... the man with the best alternate picking technique.

[MyLifeChanger]

steve morse you seriously rock...

[metalheadparkey]

Ive got the rest down, I just can't figure out the quarter starting on Ab

[deeppurple123456]

He is the best!

[IgorUptheIrons]

Genius guitarrist !

[DIGTHEBIGRIGG1]

John Petrucci's favourite guitarist and biggest influence. Say no more.

[macman8680]

So many pickups. It most probably is a triple in the bridge / single / humbucker with 5 way and postion 2 being the added single to the bridge humbucker only.

I got the standard 5way but do like to use the inbetween 1-2 and 4-5 to get the singlecoils of humbuckers. So much so I would love to get a 7way switch! Although position 2 splitting the bridge humbucker + the middle is shit so I would replace that one.

[Chaos23x]

Cool :)

[mrbiotech]

Anyone who claims to be a rock guitarist and doesn't know who Steve Morse is merely bluffing.

[amathew711]

/watch?v=r8K1k3cBzpU WATCH :) this dude is SO underated

[sbrave]

For those that don't know "this guy", go get the Dixie Dregs band CD's and be blown away. Then get his solo CD's : )

[scalesr4]

This guy really is talented!

[coolsprus101]

Man I can feel the rust of those strings on my fingers.

[ChameleonWanderer]

Nice shirt.

[FubarAustria]

His picking is very strange, it looks so strained.

[amathew711]

@FubarAustria this guy is a legend /watch?v=y-CC2jOVNSI everyone NEEDS to watch this!!

[FubarAustria]

@amathew711 I've seen him live twice and watched most of his Youtube stuff, I think he is an incredibly unique musician with a recognizable sound and a nice attitude.

[DarkVelizar]

All bow down to Steve Morse! Thank you for this!

[MegaHappyKorean]

picking is so hard...

[FollowersofDamu]

Bookmarking this so I can practice it tomorrow, then get laid :)

[CsffSmXa]

watch?v=KZJKPLo32aE&feature=re­­lated .... this band's guitarist plays like Steve Morse!!! :p

[synesthesia67]

I've been trying to pick steve's licks forever...I'll never be able to pick like him..I've resigned myself to that...

[wsmc723]

I have no idea what he is saying. All i know is that since I was 13 years old and I saw them at the Roxy in Hollywood, I have been listening to music the way it sounds in my head. No one else has done that for me in my life. I love Steve and I am grateful that he is in my life. Oh and by the way. Being a veteran of well over 40 shows I can assure you that guitar is well worn from road use!

[IrvingC96]

How come youre playing with a guitar that is all fucked up... Is all broken and its all scratch but sounds nice though :)

[TheAlexkru]

@IrvingC96 its called "road worn" not that fake relic shit from fender and gibson now, this guitar has been toured with its all real

[northlander30]

Steve is playing his signature model from Musicman Ironically called the Steve Morse model lol. The pickups are: HSSH - DiMarzio (neck to bridge); Humbucking - DP-205 Morse Signature; Single coil - DP-108 Vintage; Single coil - Proprietary custom wound; Humbucking - DP-200 Morse Signature

[Infmda488]

I love when he says you can sweep pick and use pull offs to play the riff if you don't have monstrous picking chops. Actually, that's how the mortals would play it!!!

[jmdb1994]

God

[shellslug1]

thats the first musicman ive ever seen with wear marks in it........its amazing

[JYZProductions]

lets just hope there isn't a coil tap otherwise he's got 6-8 guitars in one.... guessing two three way selectors or maybe two volume knobs... so many possibilities regardless he's one of those people guitar hero kids need to hear as this guy was a huge influence on John Petrucci amongst very many others.

[eeexxxaaaa]

oh god how many pickups does he have there

[puppetmaster532]

@eeexxxaaaa 4 lol must be a wiring nightmare

[tmblacktrack]

@leonzaa45 i thought the same thing lol

[GuitarShowPlayer]

Very good!

[leonzaa45]

the first 3 notes sound like the start of star wars xD

[TMF58]

Sounds like it would fit in a Rush song

[lzmiranda]

It's impossible not to like Steve Morse! Legendary player and awesome guy.

[wizardofmadness]

BTW. This is not an etude, just a lick. 2 bars long?

[Chaz6993X]

@wizardofmadness an etude can be any length, as long as it helps practice or teach you something

[wizardofmadness]

yep, he aged a lot. doesn't even sound like himself anymore

[Goof995]

He aged so bad!

[FCValle]

wth bridge bickup



[sixstringfretter]

Pay attention children, this guy is the real deal. Check out that pickup config! I'd like to know how the switch activates which combination. I have never seen an angled single coil in the middle with another single straight. Very cool. It's a Music Man, Me thinks...

[aeropagitica]

@sixstringfretter Mr. Morse explains his signature guitar thoroughly in this video.

watch?v=xbM4iqYDKgc

[sixstringfretter]

I just checked it out. Wow. Did he have NASA wire it up? Good Lord. Complicated doesn't do it justice. Very clever though. I bet the tonal variations are limitless. Thanks for the info.

[antihax91]

@sixstringfretter It's a music-man, looks like an older modified Silhouette Special model. The 5 way switch probably does traditional strat switching between 3 of the pickups, and the single switch is probably the on/off for one of the pickups.

[EVH51510Schumi]

@antihax91 It is the Steve Morse signature Music Man.

[savannahsean]

@sixstringfretter hi- you can find the schematics for that guitar if you go to the music-man website and find the link to Steve's sig. guitar- there is a link for "diagram and schematics" in the lower right corner

[ElGbayRGX]

@sixstringfretter = O indded !!

[beeroosterm]

@sixstringfretter I have one of these guitars and can tell you how it works. The blade switch is a three way - in the down position it activates the bridge humbucker; in the middle the neck humbucker, and in the up position the straight single coil. The two way switch (beneath the angled single coil) turns on the straight single coil, adding it to whatever is selected on the 3 blade. The 3 way switch adds the angled single coil or turns on the angled single coil exclusively. 11 settings in all.

[beeroosterm]

@beeroosterm I'm sorry, I was incorrect on the settings (it's late and I'm tired) The two way switch beneath the angled single coil adds the BRIDGE humbucker to whatever else is selected - not the straight single coil.

[beeroosterm]

@beeroosterm While this Music Man Steve Morse signature guitar has the ability to achieve 11 different pickup combinations, Steve uses 5 settings almost exclusively: 1) Bridge alone 2) Neck alone 3) Bridge/straight single coil 4)Neck/straight single coil 5) Bridge/Neck. He also uses the straight single coil by itself to achieve clean ringing tones at distorted amp settings by switching to it exclusively and then rolling the volume way down. The angled single coil is used for weird rhythm stuff.

[Guitarmazdur]

@sixstringfretter its a Music Man, Me knows

[ProgressiveGuitarist]

@sixstringfretter

Definitely a Music Man. Steve Mourse is a bawwss

[aegalis]

@sixstringfretter it's the ernie ball music man steve morse signature

[DavidORogers]

Steve Morse talks about his Music Man Signature Model

[XAlphaZEROX]

@sixstringfretter If you're still curious...

Bottom toggle: up - Slant single only ; mid - add slant single to any combo ; down - bypass

Blade switch: down - bridge ; mid - neck ; up - unslanted single

Top toggle: down - bypass ; up - add bridge to any combo

[sixstringfretter]

@XAlphaZEROX Yeah, I researched it myself as well. Thanks for the info though. In my research, I found out how much this guy actually does. I just thought he was Ritchie Blackmoore's replacement in Deep Purple. Wow, this guy is all over the friggin' map! Country, blues, classical...you name it. I have a much deeper respect now of Steve. I watched him playing Bach Third Brandenburg on a accoustic. He's got it.

[wickedwizardofspeed]

@sixstringfretter yeah it is a music man. and a killer one at that. the humbuckers set in the bridge and neck are passive while the two single coils in the middle are battery powered like emg's. i'm not sure if there emg's or not though. they have one down at the local music shop where i live and steve morse came to play so the guitar is set up just how steve likes it. if i had the money i'd buy t haha!

[sixstringfretter]

What are they asking for it? I have been eyeing the Petrucci model for some time now. If it's close to the same price, I may just go for it. The tonal range this thing must have is off the charts. I would love to find one so I can sit down with it for 10 or 11 hours (haha)

[wickedwizardofspeed]

@sixstringfretter oh man, buy the petrucci. the petrucci is great for anything. they want about 1300 for the morse. they have like six petrucci's at our local music store, and they're all set up perfect. if i had 2000 i'd buy the petrucci asap.

[MyLifeChanger]

@sixstringfretter well it kinda depends what you're looking for to play... if you're in a dream theater cover band choose the JP, if you're going for versatility go for the Morse ;) hehe

[Hawkins1989]

@sixstringfretter it is a musicman, my teacher has the same guitar, it is very cool

[OMERTA011]

@sixstringfretter yeah its his signature monster.. played it, loved it. but needed something like lukathers model.. but this is probably gonna be my next guitar.. anyway, you can go to the mm site and look at the specs.. it is too complicated to explain :)

peace

[kylejimwilcox]

Finally



[vigierandprsrule]

steve is the shit no doubt

[UKRCyanide]

Reminds me of the outro from "Floods"