December 29, 2005
Steve will perform tonight with Biff Baby's Allstars at the Tack Room in Indio, CA. The lineup features Steve Morse, Steve Lukather, Albert Lee, John Ferraro, Cliff Hugo, Jim Cox, Sterling Ball and Mark Hart. Admission is free.

December 14, 2005
The NTSC version of the Steve Morse Band 'Live in Baden-Baden, Germany March 1990' DVD has now been released. You can buy it here. The price is in AUS dollars.

November 24, 2005

Announcement:
We regret to inform you that due to an unforseen medical problem with Sarah, the Steve Morse/Dave LaRue/Sarah Spencer concert on December 2, 2005 will have to be cancelled.

The concert will be re-scheduled at a later date. Please stay posted to this site for info.

Those who have purchased tickets, please go to www.sarahspencer.com for a full refund.

We SINCERELY apologize for any and all inconvience this has caused.

Thank you for your support.

Steve Morse was interviewed yesterday on the Australian Breakfast Club radio program. The interview is available at their website.

November 12, 2005
Steve Morse and Roger Glover will appear on the radio show 'Rockline' on November 16. The show starts at 8:30 pm PT. Visit RocklineRadio.com for radio stations near you.

November 11, 2005
Details on how to buy tickets for the show with Dave LaRue and Sarah Spencer at the Webber Center in Ocala, FL on December 2 can be found at Sarah Spencer's website.

November 10, 2005
Steve Morse joins ENGL amps. For more information visit their website.

November 3, 2005
The PAL version of the Steve Morse Band 'Live in Baden-Baden, Germany March 1990' DVD has been released. The NTSC version will be available next month. You can buy the PAL version here.

Track listing:
1. The Introduction
2. General Lee
3. Country Colors
4. Sleaze Factor
5. Highland Wedding
6. Tumeni Notes
7. Point Counterpoint
8. Night Meets Light
9. Ice Cakes
10. Rock'n'roll Park
11. Pride Of The Farm
12. Cruise Missile

Bonus Vision 1:
1. Refried Funky Chicken
2. Northern Lights
3. Pride Of The Farm
4. Rock'n'roll Park

Bonus Vision 2:
1. Cruise Missile (promotional clip)

Steve Morse will play a show at the Webber Center in Ocala, FL on December 2. It will be an intimate, acoustic/electric duo with Dave LaRue, followed by Sarah Spencer singing with them. It will be relatively quiet, and may be with some backing tracks instead of live drums.

October 16, 2005
The release of the Steve Morse Band Live DVD is now set for November 2005.

Steve has started a new SMB project, but it will progress fairly slowly, due to the guys' busy schedules. They will see each other for a bit of playing in December.

September 27, 2005
The October issue of Guitar Player magazine features another Steve Morse Lesson in his (somewhat irregularly appearing) Prog Guru column.

September 11, 2005
More pictures of the Steve Morse Band and the Hell Blues Band have been posted on the Hell Blues Festival web page.

September 10, 2005
The Hell Blues Festival web page has posted photos of the Steve Morse Band clinic and show on September 9.

September 8, 2005
According to the Hell Blues Festival the Steve Morse Band will be joined by Jon Lord on keyboard for their show on September 9.

August 11, 2005
Steve Morse appears on a tribute to Pink Floyd's "The Wall" called "Back Against The Wall". Former Yes member, Billy Sherwood, produced the tribute, which also features Chris Squire, Rick Wakeman, Steve Howe, and Alan White from Yes, Robby Krieger from the Doors, Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull, Tommy Shaw from Styx, Steve Lukather and Steve & Mike Porcaro from Toto, King Crimson veterans John Wetton, Adrian Belew and Tony Levin, Dweezil Zappa and many others. Steve plays on the song "Another Brick In The Wall Part 1". The album will be released on September 27 on the Purple Pyramid label.

July 27, 2005

July 9, 2005
The Northwest Herald has an interview with Steve Morse.

July 6, 2005
Steve Morse will be appearing at the Ernie Ball Music Man Open House in San Luis Obispo, CA on September 17. For more information check the forums section at the Ernie Ball website.

June 23, 2005
The Dixie Dregs' legendary performance at the 1978 Montreux Jazz Festival has finally been released. You can buy the NTSC version of the DVD here and the PAL version here. Expect a special DVD feature shortly here at stevemorse.com.

Track listing:
1. Introduction By Claude Nobs
2. Freefall
3. Leprechaun Promenade
4. Country House Shuffle
5. Patchwork
6. Attila The Hun
7. The Bash
8. Night Of The Living Dregs
9. Wages Of Weirdness
10. Take It Off The Top
11. Kathreen
12. Dixie
13. Bonus Vision 1 - The Dixie Dregs Live On 'American Bandstand': Crank It Up
14. Bloodsucking Leeches
15. Band Interview With Dick Clark On 'American Bandstand'
16. Bonus Vision 2 - The Dixie Dregs Live On 'Don Kirshner's Rock Concert': Punk Sandwich

June 20, 2005
Steve Morse appears on a Mahavishnu Orchestra tribute album called "Visions Of An Inner Mounting Apocalyse - A Fusion Guitar Tribute". The album will be released on June 28 on the Tone Center label. Other guitarist include Steve Lukather, Mike Stern, Jimmy Herring and many more. Jerry Goodman also appears on the album. You can buy the album here.

June 16, 2005
The Ernie Ball website has a great feature on the new MusicMan Steve Morse SM-Y2D model with three video clips. Check it out!

June 8, 2005
The Steve Morse Band will appear at the Hell Blues Festival in Norway on September 9 2005. The Hell Blues web page also mentions that Steve will host the Hell Blues Band at the "Hell Blues Night Extravaganza" on September 10.

May 20, 2005
The highly anticipated Dixie Dregs Montreux DVD will be available for sale through this website in 2 weeks time. Watch this space!

Living Loud have just been signed to EMI/Capital in the USA, making them a worldwide EMI band. The International head of EMI has been involved with the signing, an auspicious and monumental event for all members of the band.

A release date for the CD & DVD in the US is yet to be announced, however it's expected to be sometime in June/July 2005.

In related news, May 2005 will see the CD release "Live in Sydney 2004" featuring the bands debut concert. The initial pressing includes a bonus interview disc with Bob Daisley, Jimmy Barnes and Steve Morse. The double CD will be available worldwide simultaneously at all retail outlets.

April 27, 2005
Magna Carta is releasing "a collection of Steve's finest work from his Magna Carta sessions" called "Prime Cuts" on May 24. An 11 minute video interview is added as a bonus.

April 13, 2005
Steve Morse appears on a recently released CD called "Guitar Farm". He plays a guitar solo on the song "Ferrets". Several other guitar players appear on the album, including Jeff Watson and Brad Gillis.

March 21, 2005
Musician's Friend has an exclusive interview with Steve Morse.

The April issue of the UK guitar magazine Total Guitar features part three of the Steve Morse Guest Lesson.

March 1, 2005
The Steve Morse Band/Dixie Dregs show at the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano, CA on January 22 was filmed. 30 minutes of this footage will be aired on the Cox Cable systems in California (date of broadcast to be confirmed). There is also a possibility of releasing this show on DVD in the future. Check back for more details as they become available.

February 16, 2005
The March issue of the UK guitar magazine Total Guitar features part two of the Steve Morse Guest Lesson.

Warner Bros. Publications is going to release the two DCI instructional videos on one DVD called 'Steve Morse Definitive'.

Steve Morse is the founding member of the progressive rock band The Dregs and is the leader of the Steve Morse Band. He has earned five Grammy nominations for the Best Instrumental of the Year, and five Best Overall Guitarist awards in Guitar Player's reader's poll.

THE ESSENTIAL STEVE MORSE features Steve covering and analyzing the components that make up his unique style. These include SOUND, EQUIPMENT, PICKING, MUTING, SCALAR CONCEPTS, SOLOING IDEAS, CONNECTING POSITIONS and MONSTER TECHNIQUE. Also included is a section on how Steve learns difficult parts quickly and efficiently.

THE COMPLETE STYLES OF STEVE MORSE features Steve using excerpts from his tunes, as well as original examples to illustrate the various styles he combines to achieve his unique sound. Steve explains his Country, Celtic, and Classical Roots in depth, covering: CHICKEN PICKIN', DOUBLE STOP PLAYING, BLUEGRASS and FIDDLE RUNS, BANJO ROLLS, VOICE LEADING and more. He also gives a complete analysis of "Ice Cakes".

Special features include: Tuning segment, Power Lines Preview, Bonus Lesson-Picking Techniques, Steve Morse Music Man Guitar Interactive, Additional Product Previews, Printable PDF reference materials, Internet connectivity.

Running time: Approx. 120 minutes Includes previously released VHS versions VH0101 & VH0102

January 22, 2005

Music Man and Steve Morse Celebrate 20 Years with New Signature Y2d Guitar

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA (January 18, 2005) - Music Man and Steve Morse celebrate the 20 year anniversary of the Steve Morse signature guitar first created in 1985, with the new Steve Morse Y2d signature model, making its official debut at the Winter NAMM show 05.

Updated features will include a poplar body with maple top in flame or quilt, cream binding and a solid black finish on the back of the guitar. Three DI-Marzio pickups in H-S-H configuration features a new custom wound single coil pickup in the middle position. A 2-way toggle and 3-way lever switch controls various pickup selection options.

Another feature will allow guitarists to alter the 3-way lever through the control cavity on the back. A jumper connection can be manipulated without soldering to change the pickup sequence from bridge, neck, and middle to the more traditional pickup sequence bridge, middle, and neck.

The Y2d will come in three exciting new translucent finish options; Purple Sunset, De-Purple Burst and Tobacco Sunburst. To accent the overall appearance, this instrument will have a clear pickguard to show its beautiful grain. A slimmer neck profile will be standard issue, faithfully recreated from Steve Morse's number one stage guitar from 1985. This particular neck has seen eight refrets and 20 years of worldwide stage and studio use.

Current list price including case will be $2,095 (standard bridge) and $2,245 with tremelo. The original Steve Morse model will still be available at the current retail of $1,765 (standard) and $1,915 (tremelo).

Music Man is recognized as the benchmark of modern bass guitar design and manufacturing since introducing the StingRay bass in 1976. Music Man® was founded by Leo Fender, Forrest White and Tom Walker in 1972, and acquired in 1984 by Ernie Ball Inc. The company has since developed many groundbreaking guitars and basses. For more information, contact the Ernie Ball Company at (805) 544-7726, or visit their website at www.ernieball.com. Editors may also contact On the Horizon Communications at (805) 773-1000.

These products are Ernie Ball trademarks registered in the USA and many foreign countries: ERNIE BALL® CUSTOM GAUGE® STERLING® SLINKY® EARTHWOOD® MUSIC MAN® STINGRAY® AXIS® SILHOUETTE® 3+1® 4+2®

Trademark ownership is indicated by the symbol ®, however, for the sake of brevity it is omitted during the story.

Contact:
Derek Brooks
(800) 543-2255

Editorial Contact:
Holly Padove
(805) 773-1000

January 19, 2005
The expected January release of the Dixie Dregs at Montreux Jazz Festival has been delayed slightly with additional time being spent on a new 5.1 mix, as well as licensing of further material from Dick Clark Productions in the USA - they hold vision from the Don Kirschner series. Further details within the next week.

In related news, the Dixie Dregs and the Steve Morse Band just recently kicked off their mini tour of California and Arizona. View Scott DuBose's excellent photos from the first two shows in Petaluma and Sacramento.

January 13, 2005
The February issue of the UK guitar magazine Total Guitar features a Steve Morse Guest Lesson.