<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar Player in Steve-morse ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/tag/steve-morse Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “He said, ‘Before we jam, we gotta jog. I’ve got too much energy!’” Steve Morse on his college jams with Pat Metheny and Jaco Pastorius ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/steve-morse-on-jamming-with-pat-metheny-and-jaco-pastorius 4csB2Vk9VLgzvW7H4MPqRc Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0000 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:19:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I work all day.” Steve Morse spends his days fixing tractors and flying planes — and says it makes him more creative ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/steve-morse-student-of-everything QiKbGcw3JGe7smz5GQKpWi Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:35:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I think the band's happier the way they are.” Steve Morse says “a couple of guys in Deep Purple” were glad to see him go ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/steve-morse-says-several-members-of-deep-purple-were-glad-he-left-the-group bvrh3dbyaZeHA8nyoYCWuQ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:12:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When he was around, he would hear something and say, ‘That’s a little bit leftfield, but what if we do this?’” Steve Morse says 95 percent of his ideas for Deep Purple were dismissed, but he found a kindred spirit in one member ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/steve-morse-on-writing-with-deep-purple-and-jon-lord TT9jvpZBm9gu27Vb7UeJu4 Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:08:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Turn it off, hit the note, and turn it on.” Steve Morse reveals the secret to his wah-like tone knob technique. Now try it yourself ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/steve-morse-reveals-the-secrets-to-his-wah-like-tone-knob-technique FL5bMWcsfK9hMdSAjGXrhc Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:36:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I broke my wrist right before a Deep Purple show and couldn’t reach the notes with the cast on. So I got the grinder out.” Steve Morse on the ingenious mod he made to his guitar so the show could go on ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/steve-morses-broken-wrist-guitar-mod-with-deep-purple drFWWhTqbjt2w8Dpru5GY7 Mon, 03 Nov 2025 13:09:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I can’t go across the strings fast enough. It’s very frustrating.” Steve Morse is adapting to playing with arthritis, but says “my time of doing the performance grind is closing" ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/steve-morse-on-adapting-his-playing-style-to-combat-his-arthritis opdtUQnNx3XieGaqTsyJ6k Thu, 23 Oct 2025 13:44:58 +0000 Thu, 23 Oct 2025 13:46:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I play a solo, the best score I can get is 75 percent. I got to a point where I accepted that.” Steve Morse on how to keep your cool when the going gets tough ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/advice-tips/steve-morse-guitar-advice-for-a-lifetime-of-playing N3QhtEk7bY7thaswt5qLuJ Wed, 15 Jan 2025 13:59:38 +0000 Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:22:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I apologize for what's about to happen." Watch Steve Morse pay tribute to Jeff Beck with "Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers" ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/steve-morse-covers-jeff-beck-teams-up-with-angel-vivaldi uYMBKuozKAA8gh8VTqxDkj Thu, 10 Oct 2024 12:13:47 +0000 Thu, 10 Oct 2024 13:05:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I started doing some odd jobs, running a bulldozer, cutting hay for people...”: Steve Morse almost quit music, twice – Kansas, and then Lynyrd Skynyrd, brought him back ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/steve-morse-nearly-quit-music-twice 9U2kMGfR9Ku4FxD3Wv2FH3 Tue, 30 Jul 2024 16:44:18 +0000 Tue, 30 Jul 2024 20:40:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ "A sports doctor looked at it and he was laughing at me": Steve Morse reveals how his struggle with arthritis has transformed his technique – and the nifty mod he made to limit the damage to his picking hand ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/steve-morse-arthritis-mod MBLBkFRS8K33FozmFmqrU7 Wed, 03 Jan 2024 17:34:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ "This is what separates the pros from the Joes…" Gary Hoey's top five tips for guitarists (and a bonus tip from Steve Morse) ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/player/gary-hoey-top-five-tips jnDbnVfcXYBxVsNYxYxucm Fri, 10 Nov 2023 17:21:51 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:10:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sharon Isbin: "The ability to improvise is something that is a part of all of us, but when it’s developed to the fullest in artists like Steve Morse or Steve Vai, who can just create music on the spot, it’s truly something to marvel at" ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/sharon-isbin-guitar-passions st7kTbecD28ogcrcQvgs75 Mon, 06 Nov 2023 21:43:21 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:10:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s About Having Teeth”: Simon McBride Explains How to Get a Kick-Ass Hard-Rock Guitar Sound in an Arena ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/simon-mcbride-deep-purple-guitar-tone EMJC2WebFnGioYdobLvwy3 Thu, 21 Sep 2023 11:11:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We Were Tired of Playing the Required Music You’d Play in a Bar”: Rich Williams Reveals His Top Five Quintessential Kansas Songs ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/rich-williams-kansas KBi5nZ8mg5iKERLhJCSLkm Fri, 21 Jul 2023 17:04:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Master Guitarist Steve Morse’s Top Five Tips on How to Improve Your Playing ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/Steve-Morse-top-five-tips ZBr76rpUAufa2gBjEcoV6P Tue, 20 Jun 2023 16:29:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "He brought the elements of expression that a voice has: sliding, bending and the best vibrato anyone had heard in 1966. Guitar was NOT built to do that!" What Jimi Hendrix means to me – by some of the world's greatest guitar players ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/what-hendrix-meant-to-me-by-some-of-the-worlds-greatest-guitar-players fyE6t4TctNUumvQMBShjXM Thu, 24 Nov 2022 18:44:39 +0000 Mon, 27 Nov 2023 19:26:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Deep Purple Guitarist Simon McBride Shares His Mesmerizing Guitar Approaches ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/deep-purple-guitarist-simon-mcbride-shares-his-mesmerizing-guitar-approaches wWUQCyNR4QBmj4SyDNRbuc Thu, 10 Nov 2022 10:00:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'GP' Presents John Petrucci on Monday, November 7 in San Francisco, CA – Win Tickets! ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/gp-presents-john-petrucci-on-monday-november-7-in-san-francisco-ca-win-tickets PgY5wYXjfmQLefvbvhBZLb Thu, 03 Nov 2022 12:11:23 +0000 Fri, 04 Nov 2022 22:07:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ John Petrucci: "There Are Moments that You Can Pinpoint and Say They Were Truly Life-Changing, and for Me, Hearing Steve Morse Play Guitar Was One of Them” ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/john-petrucci-there-are-moments-that-you-can-pinpoint-and-say-they-were-truly-life-changing-and-for-me-hearing-steve-morse-play-guitar-was-one-of-them yN8pNPyiroaEiArURSJy8H Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:49:04 +0000 Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:52:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Blackberry Smoke Guitarist Charlie Starr's "Mesmerizing" Performance with Guitar Legend Leslie West ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/watch-blackberry-smoke-guitarist-charlie-starrs-mesmerizing-performance-with-guitar-legend-leslie-west yEnWWvFFhYtJgfPknCjr3h Wed, 08 Jun 2022 19:20:15 +0000 Thu, 09 Jun 2022 11:46:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Five of Steve Morse’s Best Tips for Guitar Players ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/five-of-steve-morses-best-tips-for-guitar-players 4jiDJ8ceQ7HMTRSf99QjGT Tue, 10 May 2022 17:31:45 +0000 Tue, 13 Sep 2022 08:46:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Virtuosity on the Guitar Comes in Many Forms”: We Go Behind the Scenes of the Inaugural G3 Tour with Dream Team Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Eric Johnson ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/virtuosity-on-the-guitar-comes-in-many-forms-we-go-behind-the-scenes-of-the-inaugural-g3-tour-with-dream-team-joe-satriani-steve-vai-and-eric-johnson pfPA6zLr6eN7dJQzyP9VU4 Fri, 22 Apr 2022 11:44:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I Was Like a Mad Scientist, Always Refining”: Steve Morse Reveals How He Wrote “Take It Off the Top” ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/i-was-like-a-mad-scientist-always-refining-steve-morse-reveals-how-he-wrote-take-it-off-the-top DPtbj2V9F5ucHwojB7Yw7W Mon, 21 Mar 2022 17:51:50 +0000 Tue, 13 Sep 2022 08:46:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They Make Me Shake My Head and Laugh Because They’re Just That Amazing”: Gretchen Menn Reveals Her Favorite Guitar Solos ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/they-make-me-shake-my-head-and-laugh-because-theyre-just-that-amazing-gretchen-menn-reveals-her-favorite-guitar-solos kxycBVNccgQEQW3pAoYAb3 Fri, 07 Jan 2022 19:50:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steve Morse Reveals His Writing Secrets ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/steve-morse-reveals-his-writing-secrets bzfFQvTskpntP38zL348KA Wed, 25 Aug 2021 14:33:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Progressive Rock's Most Pioneering Guitarists – In Their Own Words ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/progressive-rocks-most-pioneering-guitarists-in-their-own-words 432M4CFXwq2Lyx8UQGxhon Wed, 28 Apr 2021 20:09:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steve Morse: My Career in Five Songs ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/steve-morse-my-career-in-five-songs BnCmFDky3b7wkPzAZkTvBo Tue, 10 Nov 2020 19:12:48 +0000 Tue, 13 Sep 2022 08:45:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eight Six-String Heroes Pay Tribute to the Life, Music and Legacy of Stevie Ray Vaughan ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/eight-six-string-heroes-pay-tribute-to-the-life-music-and-legacy-of-stevie-ray-vaughan yLueVFLaX6opKikt8rSohF Tue, 20 Oct 2020 15:38:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steve Morse Lesson: How to Find the Melodies in Your Low Strings ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/steve-morse-lesson-how-to-find-the-melodies-in-your-low-strings 8uH36SgnGGizbffyWdq6Q7 Wed, 29 Jul 2020 16:12:20 +0000 Tue, 13 Sep 2022 08:45:31 +0000