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Steve Morse says “a couple of guys in Deep Purple” were glad to see him go
By Phil Weller published
Morse left Deep Purple in 2022 having spent more time in the band than any other guitarist

Steve Morse says 95% of his ideas for Deep Purple were dismissed, but he found a kindred spirit in one member
By Phil Weller published
He’s Deep Purple’s longest-serving guitarist, but his creativity wasn’t always utilized

Steve Morse reveals the secret to his wah-like tone knob technique. Now try it yourself
By Phil Weller published
Once you get this down, you can leave your wah pedal at home

When Steve Morse had to tour with Deep Purple after breaking his wrist, he made a crude mod to his guitar so the show could go on
By Phil Weller published
He had a lifetime of hacking guitars to help him

Steve Morse is adapting to playing with arthritis, but says “my time of doing the performance grind is closing"
By Phil Weller published
The virtuoso believes his issues are the result of “practicing about 10,000 notes a day for decades”

“When I play a solo, the best score I can get is 75 precent.” Steve Morse on how to keep your cool when the going gets tough
By Andrew Daly published
Now 50 years into his career, the 70-year-old guitarist shares the lessons that have kept him growing in his art

Steve Morse pays tribute to Jeff Beck with Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers cover – and reimagines a jazz fusion classic with Angel Vivaldi
By Phil Weller published
In addition to covering the Beck tune, Morse reimagines a Jon-Luc Ponty jazz-fusion classic with prog-metal guitarist Angel Vivaldi

Steve Morse almost quit music, twice – Kansas, and then Lynyrd Skynyrd, brought him back
By Phil Weller published
Burnout and a cynical outlook on the music industry left the guitarist on the brink, but two key moments helped change his course

"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
By Jackson Maxwell published
"Rather than roll over and die, I’m like, ‘No, I still want to play,’” the Dixie Dregs, Kansas, and Deep Purple maestro explains

"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
By Jason Sidwell last updated
Jimi Hendrix was born on November 27, 1942. Here, Eric Gales, Paul Gilbert, Jennifer Batten, Joe Bonamassa, Kirk Fletcher, Steve Lukather, Joe Satriani and more talk about his enduring legacy
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