I remember meeting Steve Morse at a small jazz festival in Rome 15 years ago, he was personally selling his CDs and casually talking with all of us after a mad performance. Humble as a saint, fierce like a God
By universal agreement there are notes in the scale that no guitarist may ever touch or relate to chord progressions in certain ways under pain of excommunication.
@@claesvanoldenphatt9972 Yarrh but what people usually do is listen to the records, learn the style and adapt it into their own style and if they’re really good and worked very hard - sometimes they succeed at evoking it. Most people appear to find that easier to act on than “communing”. Also I have never seen anyone commune themselves into anything without actual practice 😄
@@claesvanoldenphatt9972 I never suggested you said he were. I was highlighting the fact that it seems we can dispense with the concept of holy communion and still have all of Steve and Jimi. But as a colloquial expression of appreciation elevating rock guitar to the sublime I can jive with it sure 😄
The wonderful thing about people like Paul is - one can be a musician who's not a guitarist - and *still* understand his greatness. There's a special place in my heart for guitar music, and Paul's style of cleanliness and bluesy swagger have always appealed to me, though I never really took the time to properly learn the instrument. I also love John Petrucci and Marty Friedman for pretty much the same reasons. They speak to people across instrument borders.
Steve Morse is amazing. And the two of them together, guitar lovers dream. The thing about Paul Gilbert is he is not only one of the greatest players but his approach to sharing his gift and his approach to life make him all around Guitar Hero. Lots of people understandably say, half-jokingly, that they want to put down their guitars after watching him play. But he makes me want to pick mine up and get better, because he reminds you how much FUN it is! It's infectious.
Saw PG just before COVID lockdowns. His more recent stripped down material was pretty awesome, but when he cut into the Hendrix stuff, and especially Little Wing, the whole place erupted. Two masters, incredible - both of them ♥️.
For you, Paul=technical ecstasy and Steve=melodic genius... Really do you think that Steve doesn't belong to the select group of musicians who have a technical-ecstasy qualities?
Watched this again a year later.. Still same reaction: Damn. Both terrific guitarists, but Steve Morse...that haunting vibrato he (unmistakably his) and his chromatic lines.....and the way he constructs melodic solos....God, what a master. True source of inspiration on so many levels.
Even though Steve can't do alternate picking like he used to, due to arthritis, he seemed to have gained something when he was forced to slow down. His note choice, sense of Melody, and timing is so much more refined and, for lack of a better word, sweeter, if that makes sense. Really good stuff.
He told that on his concert in Moscow. He doesn't like his own singing, because guitar does it way better=) So sometimes he make songs with lyrics and stuff, but he almost never sings.
@@marshall989 Beyond the technical qualities, Steve Morse has a guitarist tone that you are dying of envy. Paul Gilbert does not back down and his humility in the face of a legend is incredible. Being fair, Paul Gilbert now plays better because he no longer has to prove he is fast.
When you can see two legends like that live playing together at a NAMM that would be a memory you would likely never forget. Their song selection also reinforces the greatness of Jimi Hendrix.
To really appreciate the musical genius of Steve you need to listen to his solo compositions done in the studio. Ex: Heightened Awareness, Wooden Music, and Highland Wedding. Deep Purple is fine but to me these songs are the essence of who he is as a musician/writer/composer/producer. Absolute melodic brilliance.
Morris when using floor effects pedals only used Duracell batteries and could tell a different tone between Energizers. Never used A/C power for them. Fresh every show! That was 20 some odd years ago keep in mind. 😁✌️
Seen em both......many times goin back 35+ years. Wish you all had my good fortune to experience the small venue guitarists dream shows that I relive in my memories.......2 of the world's best and their lack of ego humbled me so it made me who I am today.......a damned good player that will teach anyone to play for free.....never charged for a lesson.....never will....pass it on.......
Every man’s guitarist (PG) & a soulful guitarist (SM). And, I’m at home watching them on YT?! NAMM 2021 for me!! Can’t miss something like this, again!!
I love Paul a great guitarrist but Steve is a beast. His solo touches your heart. Melody after melody. He didn't play runs or licks,he didn't need to, his right choice notes and his melodies, plus his amazing vibrato was enough.
It's amazing that Steve is still playing, even though his right wrist is bone on bone locked up, and he has a couple of fingers almost paralyzed with arthritis. He had to learn how to play a different way, which caused him to lose his speed, but he still has amazing harmonics. To see Steve in his prime, type in "Steve Morse band, 1990, full concert". Professional quality audio and video, it was recorded in Germany for the Ohne Filter at Baden Baden at a small venue. Up close and personal! Crank it up!
That really saddened me to hear about Steve's physical challenge you expressed. Use to see his solo band many times throughout the '80s. The highlight gig one night had a private section (two tables/four chairs) at club called Wolfgangs in San Francisco with my bass player, back in '85. We got there before the other two people at the table next to us. Who comes walking up to the table? Carlos Santana and a friend (presume his body guard). He smiles at me..sitting right next to my chair. Smiled back and said, "Carlos." He asked my name, replied back. His final comment before Steve's band started..."you're hear to see the master (guitarist?) tonight? Absolutely.
@@musicalSFCat For Carlos to say that is the ultimate compliment. I was lucky enough to see The Dregs several times in the late 70s and early 80s. A buddy (who was lead guitarist in his own band) took me to see the first show and I was blown away, and I was instantly a fan. Everyone in that band was incredible, and it started my love for progressive rock/fusion jazz. Steve met most of the other band members when he was at music school at U-Miami. A couple of his classmates were Jaco Pastorius and Pat Metheny. Imagine the teacher trying to reign these guys in. Rod Morgenstein (drummer for the Dregs, in a video called "game changing moments") tells a story when they were first getting noticed. It was at a small venue on the strip, and in the front row were the members of Weather Report, Billy Cobham and Joni Mitchel. Thanks for sharing!
If he's not the guitar, he's at least got that bus driver-wearing a wolf-howling-at-the-moon aesthetic down pat. A bus driver with a strange picking hand angle and a love affair with chromatics.
Good to see he got rid of that wrist support he used last few years, or really a whole decade. He must have healed up. He used it on the Dregs union shows in 2018 at least.
Eu vejo o Morse tocar e me dá vontade de chorar. Sinto nostalgia, saudade, sei lá.. algo bom! Esse timbre é absurdo, como muitos já retrataram aqui usando vários adjetivos. É incrível.
It doesn't get much better than watching 2 of my favorite guitarists jam together as though they've been in a band for years! And only Paul can pull off such a maneuver as to making safety glasses look cool! 😂😎
PG is clearly a more technical shredding guitarist in this and Steve Morse is the man with the emotions and long howling tones! Two completely different style players doing awesome stuff together is always a pleasure to watch and to listen to!!! respect for both of them!
I met Morse years ago when he was playing around the corner from where I lived in NY. Nicest guy - very down to earth, as was his tech. Both of these guys are humble, self-effacing dudes and this is an excellent clip of them playing together. That delay in Morse's rig sounds AWESOME!
I used to teach at Musicland in Lindenhurst (Long Island NY)and Steve did a clinic with Dave Larue...just like you said,a really cool down to earth guy...he posed for pictures and gave me a bunch of guitar picks...still got those pictures!
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Paul just prefers to listen to Steve go on soloing forever rather than get a go at it. Love this!
John Gerson I’ve had the pleasure of speaking with both several times and they and Albert Lee are among the all time great guitarists and humble and kind people as can be!
sorry, but dude ain't got NOTHING on Jeff Beck's current pinky (volume etc) technique. Morse is sweet here, but Beck is STILL light years ahead -- ex: Beck's DYNAMICS are unmatched, while Morse is ONE VOLUME etc here. Few dynamics.
Ray Fairfax That jamming video is a great example of Steve at his best. Been following him since the early eighties. There’s a lot great guitarists out there he’s at top of my list
Dumpy Goodness Jeff Beck is certainly a legend and guitar god, but Steve Morse is the complete package. You could quite literally see him play with Deep Purple, then the Dregs, and a solo classic guitar performance all in the same week. Probably at NAMM... In the end it's silly to rate one over the other. These guys are at the top of the pyramid and we are all privileged that they have shared their gifts with us...
Steve, I remember when you came to Minsk, Belarus with Deep Purple in 2000. When you were left alone on the stage and started to play solo, I remember that wish that the moment would never end. Thank you for your music and for your "Tu many notes"), no one else could make this track👍
Oh man that was one of the most amazing jams ever. Really enjoy the variations that 2 uniquely talented guitarist offered to such an iconic song. Thanks for sharing that video
What a lovely informal jam. Steve plays so ridiculously melodically and soulfully. Those chromatic passing notes line everything up so wonderfully well. His solo tells a story. I love Paul too of course! The man is a god.
After years of intense practice and intense learning and more years of practice, you can wake up and be able to play ^^ Most of us don’t practice 12 hours a day since 30 years 😄
Steve Morse make the guitar, sings, cries, feel, prays and taste. He is out of this world. Paul Gilbert is one of the best american rock guitar player from the eighties
Interesting you should say this - it IS a great time to be a guitarist - so much info available, easier than ever to get access to learning materials, tons of great players everywhere to listen to, on and on.
Jolly Voqar and pretty good equipment can be gotten dirt cheap these days. It seemed that when I was young, you either got cheap stuff, that wasn’t that good, or you were playing stuff that was unaffordable for most people.
A treasure for all guitarist , what a jam with two humbles and hard workers of this instrument ! historical the unexpected in the crossroad of a music exposition, the best hommage for a Jimmy Hendrix' s song.
I love Paul Gilbert. And I loved Morse when High tension Wires was released, but man, the way Steve Morse manipulated those soaring lines and complez pedal-steel style bends with such fluidity... he’s so much more than the fast picker these days.
Yeah, what the hell. In the past he always had his signature nervous sounding fast vibrato which I never cared for. Here it's really well rounded and sounds amazing.
@@ericbrewerguitar1499 just tell us what your thinking Yngwie, don't hold back! Everyones intonation fucks with his absolute pitch. I think other guitar players in general fuck with YJMs classical ear I loved the one interview in 1999 guitar player where he says, I'm just miking the speaker on my Marshall to get my sound." then asked, what he runs between the mic and the board... he answers a LEXICON preamp which is like $4,000 and two other things, so there was about $10,000 worth of gear between the mic and the board ,which is as per usual, for everybody, but nobody tells you that . Yngwie is so great ,cuz he tells you like it is
Deux des plus grand guitariste tout style dans un échange inoubliable de soli,sur ce petit trésor harmonique de Jimi Hendrix, qu'est Little Wing.Merci Les Gars
I love both of these guys! I got to tell you though, Steve crushed his solo with a ton of feeling. I haven't felt that since the last time I listened to Gilmour kill it on Comfortably Numb. Even Paul was feeling it!
steve play anynotes in specific code scale. but paul play jimi's vocal melodies and any notes added for himself. so i think paul's playing is more difficult .
I love how Steve is still playing that Music Man even though paint's chipped off, and it's got some miles on it. Just goes to show that a guitar doesn't have to be pretty to sound great, it's the person making it sing that makes the difference. Don't take that the wrong way, Paul is a great player too, I'm not taking ANYTHING away from him, I just love how an old guitar can still, as Sultans of Swing lyrics say, "cry or sing".
I've been at it 27ish...I think I sort of get it. Even I didn't really start digging DEEP into tone until the last 6 years. I always had good gear, ESP & Jackson USA guitars, 5150 head, Peavey Ultra 60 head, V30 412 cabs, but I didn't get obsessed with tone till recently. There wasn't so many options back then. Its cool, as long as it sounds epic.