Morse can refer to:

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• Morse code, a method of coding messages into long and short beeps

People[link]

• Morse (surname)
• Morse Goodman (1917 - 1993), Bishop of Calgary, Canada
• Samuel Morse (1791 – 1872), painter, inventor of the telegraph and of the Morse code.
• Marston Morse (1892 – 1977), American mathematician

Places[link]

Canada

• Morse (provincial electoral district), Saskatchewan
• Morse, Saskatchewan, a hamlet
• Morse No. 165, Saskatchewan, a rural municipality

United States

• Morse, Iowa, an unincorporated community
• Morse, Louisiana, a village
• Morse River (Maine)
• Morse Township, Minnesota (disambiguation), two places
• Morse, Texas, a census-designated place
• Morse, Wisconsin, a town
• Morse (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community

Antarctica

• Mount Morse
• Cape Morse
• Morse Nunataks

Elsewhere on Earth

• Morse River, New Zealand
• Morse Point, South Georgia Island
• Morse Park, Hong Kong

Outer space

• Morse (crater), on the Moon
• 8672 Morse, an asteroid

Buildings[link]

• Morse Auditorium, a domed theater owned by Boston University
• Morse House (disambiguation), various buildings
• Morse (CTA), an 'L' station on a line of the Chicago [Rapid] Transit Authority

Other uses[link]

• Morse College, a residential college at Yale University
• Morse Farm (disambiguation)
• Morse Field (disambiguation), two places
• The large brooch or buckle fastening a cope, one of the liturgical vestments of the Roman Catholic Church
• An archaic word for the walrus, a large aquatic mammal
• Morse chain, a chain drive with inverted teeth
• Morse taper, a type of machine taper invented by Stephen A. Morse
• Morse Diving, a US maker of diving equipment
• Morse Dry Dock and Repair Company, a defunct company in New York City
• USS Morse, a ferryboat used by the Union Navy in the American Civil War
• Morse, French title for the Swedish horror film Let the Right One In
• Inspector Morse, a fictional British detective in books and on television
• Morse potential, a model interatomic potential energy function
• Morse theory, in mathematics, a way of analyzing the topology of a manifold by studying differentiable functions on that manifold

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For the rugby league footballer of the 1930s for Great Britain, Wakefield Trinity, and York, see Harry Field

Harry Nuuanu Field (born August 18, 1911 in Wailuku, Hawaii – May 23, 1964) was an American football offensive tackle who played for the Chicago Cardinals from 1934–1936. He played college football at Oregon State University. He played in 34 games over three seasons for the Cardinals.^[2] Field was chosen as a second team All-NFL member his rookie season in 1934 by the Chicago Daily News and the UPI.^[3]

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Neal Morse
Neal Morse in 2007, performing in Zoetermeer, Netherlands
Background information
Born	(1960-08-02) August 2, 1960 (age 51) Van Nuys, California, U.S.
Genres	Progressive rock Progressive metal Neo-progressive rock Christian rock
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Vocals, keyboards, guitar, drums, bass guitar
Years active	1988-present
Associated acts	Spock's Beard Transatlantic Eric Burdon Yellow Matter Custard Flying Colors

Neal Morse (born on August 2, 1960 in Van Nuys, California) is an American multi-instrumentalist and progressive rock composer based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Background[link]

Morse grew up in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles as one of four children. His sister is now a teacher in the Walnut Creek School District. His father was a choral director. Morse started to play the piano at the age of five and started to learn to play the guitar soon after that. During his twenties he wrote two musicals (Hit Man and Homeland), did some session jobs, tried to get a deal as a singer/songwriter in Los Angeles, and recorded a few country and western demos with his brother Richard.

Musical directions[link]

With Spock's Beard[link]

After about ten years, Morse grew tired of the Los Angeles music scene and traveled through Europe for several years, busking and playing in small clubs. On his return to the U.S. he formed the band Spock's Beard with his brother Alan. Their first album, The Light (1995), was moderately successful. Spock's Beard would soon become one of the more successful progressive rock bands of the late nineties (along with Dream Theater, Porcupine Tree, and The Flower Kings).

With Transatlantic (2010)

With Transatlantic[link]

While Morse was with Spock's Beard, he also released two solo albums which contain mostly straightforward rock music. In 1999, Neal joined former Dream Theater's co-founder Mike Portnoy, Flower Kings' Roine Stolt and Marillion's Pete Trewavas to form the supergroup Transatlantic, with which he has so far released three studio albums, SMPT:e, Bridge Across Forever, The Whirlwind and three live albums, Live In America, Live in Europe, and Whirld Tour 2010: Live in London, helped live by the guest artist Daniel Gildenlöw, from Pain of Salvation.

With Flying Colors[link]

On 26th March 2012, Morse released Flying Colors with the newly formed band, Flying Colors (Mike Portnoy (drums, vocals), Dave LaRue (bass), Neal Morse (keyboards, vocals), Casey McPherson (lead vocals, guitar), and Steve Morse (guitar)).

Solo career[link]

Morse became a born again Christian in 2002. He left both Spock's Beard and Transatlantic immediately following the release of the Spock's Beard album Snow, since he felt a calling to make his personal faith more prominent in his recorded output and felt that this would not be possible or appropriate in a band context. The period leading to this decision is described on the solo album Testimony (2003), an epic, introspective composition which features Kerry Livgren of Kansas and Mike Portnoy. One part of his conversion to Christianity, omitted from Testimony but described in full on Testimony Live, was that his daughter Jayda had been diagnosed as having a hole in her heart that required open-heart surgery. However, before Jayda was given surgery the hole disappeared following a church service in which Morse's wife and others prayed for God's healing.^[1]

On May 18, 2003, Morse also took part in Portnoy's Yellow Matter Custard, a Beatles cover band, which later released a double-CD and DVD.

In 2004, Morse wrote and recorded a new concept album featuring Portnoy and Randy George (on bass guitar). Guitar virtuoso Phil Keaggy made a guest appearance on guitar and vocals. The album, titled One, is about man's relationship with God from his Christian perspective and was released on November 2, 2004.

In 2005, Morse released two non-prog Christian albums. In January, Morse recorded Lead Me Lord with the Christian Gospel Temple Choir, his children, and his friends. Morse wrote about half of the tracks. This was released in February and is available for a donation. In July, Morse released God Won't Give Up, which was written around the Snow period. This is a pop album similar to It's Not Too Late, but with Christian lyrics.

In the summer of 2005, a member of his church approached Morse to tell him that he should make an album based on the tabernacle and that he should keep it a secret. Morse mentioned that he was working on a secret project before he had written a note or was convinced that he should do the project, and mentioning it during a radio interview created enough buzz to convince him to make the album. There was a contest on his message board to guess the participants, theme, and meaning of the album based on a series of clues. The secret project was finally revealed to be ? (also known as The Question Mark album, rumoured to be influenced in title by The White Album) and is about the tabernacle in the wilderness and the tabernacle of the heart. The studio band is Neal, Mike Portnoy, and Randy George with guests Mark Leniger, Alan Morse, Roine Stolt, Steve Hackett, and Jordan Rudess.

In 2006, Morse issued Cover to Cover, a collection of cover versions by himself, Mike Portnoy, and Randy George recorded during the production of ?, One and Testimony, proving that despite the new focus of his solo career Morse wasn't completely averse to tackling songs with non-religious themes.

In early 2007, Morse released his next Christian Progressive rock album entitled Sola Scriptura, which is a concept album detailing the life and struggles of the German theologian Martin Luther, and corruption within the medieval Church. Mike Portnoy and Randy George once again teamed up with Morse for this album, and were also joined by guest musician Paul Gilbert (of Racer X and Mr. Big) who played guitar parts for a few of the songs from the album.

Immediately following the release of Sola Scriptura, Morse released an acoustic folk album entitled "Songs from the Highway".

The studio album, Lifeline, was released on September 30, 2008. Morse was once again joined by Portnoy and George, only four months after the release of the Sola Scriptura live DVD.

The latest live album, So Many Roads, recorded with his European band, was released on June 30, 2009.

The latest studio album, Testimony 2, was released May 23, 2011.

Neal has touring bands for Europe and the US. His European band is: Collin Leijenaar (drums, music director), Paul Bielatowicz (guitars), Elisa Krijgsman (guitars), Wilco van Esschoten (bass guitar), Jessica Koomen (vocals, keys, percussion), Henk Doest (keys).

Guest appearances[link]

In 1997 he became a member of Eric Burdons I band. They also released the concert film Live at the Coachhouse.

In 2000, Morse provided vocals for the song "The First Man On Earth" on The Universal Migrator Part 1: The Dream Sequencer, one of Arjen Anthony Lucassen's Ayreon albums. Neal Morse tracks have also appeared on the CPR Volume 1 (2004), CPR Volume 2, and The Tsunami Projekt anthologies. Morse was also participated in recording the ProgAID single "All Around The World". The profits for both The Tsunami Projekt and the ProgAID single were donated for victims' relief from the 2004 Asian Tsunami. Morse has been a guest musician on several 2005 albums, including Ajalon's Threshold Of Eternity, Roine Stolt's Wallstreet Voodoo, Salem Hill's Mimi's Magic Moment, and Mark Leniger's Walk on Water. Morse was one of several musical guests to appear on Dream Theater's 2007 album Systematic Chaos, on the song "Repentance". These guests were recorded apologizing to important people in their lives for wrongdoings committed in the past. Morse provided vocals for the first track on Jordan Rudess' tribute album The Road Home.

Interviews[link]

Christianity Today Interview

Discography[link]

See Neal Morse discography for complete discography

• Neal Morse (1999)
• Merry Christmas from the Morse Family (2000)
• It's Not Too Late (2002)
• Testimony (2003)
• One (2004)
• God Won't Give Up (2005)
• Lead Me Lord (Worship Sessions Volume 1) (2005)
• ? (2005)
• Send the Fire (Worship Sessions Volume 2) (2006)
• Cover to Cover (2006)
• Sola Scriptura (2007)
• Songs from the Highway (2007)
• Secret Place (Worship Sessions Volume 3) (2008)
• Lifeline (2008)
• The River (Worship Sessions Volume 4) (2009)
• Mighty To Save (Worship Sessions Volume 5) (2010)
• Testimony 2 (2011)
• Cover2Cover (2012)
• Momentum (2012)

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Neal Morse

• Allmusic.com: Artist biography
• Neal Morse official website
• Neal Morse at Facebook
• Neal Morse on Myspace
• Radiant Records
• Spock's Beard official website
• Transatlantic official website

Robert Morse
photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1958
Born	(1931-05-18) May 18, 1931 (age 81) Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation	Actor/Singer
Years active	1954–present
Spouse	Carol Ann D'Andreá (1961-1981) Elizabeth Roberts (1989-present)

Robert Morse (born May 18, 1931) is an American actor and singer. Morse is best known for his appearances in musicals and plays on Broadway. He has also acted in movies and television shows. His best known role is that of J. Pierrepont Finch in the 1961 Broadway musical, and 1967 film How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. He is currently known for his recurring role as Bertram Cooper on the show Mad Men.

Early life[link]

Morse was born on May 18, 1931 in Newton, Massachusetts. After serving in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, Morse appeared on Broadway as an actor.

Career[link]

He created the role of Barnaby in The Matchmaker on Broadway in 1955 opposite Ruth Gordon and reprised the role in the 1958 film adaptation, this time opposite Shirley Booth. That same year, he won the Theatre World Award and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play for Say, Darling. Morse had to lobby David Merrick for a role in Take Me Along, as there was a question if he could, at 28, play a convincing 16 year old. He could and did. What was considered the final step toward full stardom was his performance as J. Pierrepont Finch in the Pulitzer Prize-winning How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying it won him the Tony for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical in 1962.^[1] He also starred in the 1967 movie version

In 1964, Morse co-starred in the comedy Quick, Before It Melts. In 1965, Morse appeared in the black comedy The Loved One, a movie based on the Evelyn Waugh novel that satirized the funeral business in Los Angeles, in particular the Forest Lawn Cemetery. In 1967, he co-starred in A Guide for the Married Man opposite Walter Matthau. In 1968, he appeared in the comedy Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? opposite Doris Day. In the same year, he appeared in the television series That's Life, which attempted to blend the musical genre with a situation comedy centered on newlyweds "Robert" and "Gloria" (played by E. J. Peaker).^[2]

Morse was in the original Broadway cast of Sugar, a 1972 musical stage adaptation of Some Like It Hot, for which he was nominated for another Tony. He won a Tony for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show for his portrayal of Truman Capote in Tru (1989). In 1992, he recreated his performance for the PBS series American Playhouse and won the Emmy Award as Best Actor in a Miniseries or Special. In 2002, Morse was cast in the role of The Wizard in the San Francisco run of the musical Wicked, but quit the show before it opened on Broadway. He was replaced by Joel Grey.^[3]

Morse joined other performers, including Marlo Thomas, in creating the 1972 Free to Be... You and Me children's album.

He also provided the voice for the cartoon character Howler in Hanna Barbera's Pound Puppies. Another famous role he played was Jack in the 1979 animated Rankin/Bass special Jack Frost. In The First Easter Rabbit,yet another Rankin/Bass Production, he was the voice of the main character, Stuffy. Morse has appeared in numerous TV shows, beginning in 1955 with the soap opera The Secret Storm and including mysteries, comedies, and variety shows. He had featured roles in the 1993 miniseries Wild Palms and the 2000 medical drama City of Angels. In 1995, Robert portrayed Grandpa in the Fox telefilm Here Come the Munsters.

Beginning in 2007, Morse took on a recurring role in the AMC dramatic series Mad Men as Bertram Cooper, a partner in the advertising agency Sterling Cooper, for which role he was nominated for an Emmy Award for outstanding guest actor in 2008, 2010 and again in 2011.

Personal life[link]

Morse has married twice and has five children.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Robert Morse at the Internet Broadway Database
• Robert Morse at the Internet Movie Database

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Steve Morse
Steve Morse live with Deep Purple in Canada 2005
Background information
Birth name	Steven J. Morse
Born	(1954-07-28) 28 July 1954 (age 57) Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Genres	instrumental rock, progressive rock, hard rock, heavy metal, jazz fusion[1]
Occupations	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, banjo
Years active	1970–present
Associated acts	Dixie Dregs, Kansas, Deep Purple, Living Loud, Angelfire, Flying Colors (band)
Website	Official web site
Notable instruments
Music Man Steve Morse Signature guitar, Fender Telecaster

Steven J. "Steve" Morse (born 28 July 1954) is an American guitarist and composer, best known as the founder of the Dixie Dregs, and the guitar player in Deep Purple since 1994. Morse's career has encompassed rock, country, funk, jazz, classical, and fusion of these musical genres. In addition to a thriving solo career, he enjoyed a brief stint with Kansas in the mid 80s.

Biography[link]

Early[link]

Morse's father was a minister and his mother a classically trained pianist; both were also psychologists. The family moved to Tennessee, then Ypsilanti, Michigan, where Morse spent his childhood. Although familiar with piano and clarinet, Morse ultimately became interested in guitar after seeing a gentleman finger picking a Dixie melody at a county fair.^{[citation needed]} Morse worked briefly with his brother Dave in a band called The Plague until the family moved to Augusta, Georgia. In the late 60s, he played in a band called Three—named on the day of a local battle of the bands (and finishing 2nd)-- with his older brother; and 12 yr. old keyboardist William Gerald (Jerry) Wooten, a student at the same junior high as, though 1 grade earlier than, the 13 yr. old guitarist. Wooten, at Morse's suggestion (after a tryout—with tentative pointers of the solo- and bass-key style on the Doors' "Light My Fire", at the home of the young Morse) added bass keys (as well as melodic blues scales learned from Steve) to the band—and was known casually as "Steve's Little Brother", by schoolmates and denizens of a local psychedelic youth club, "The Green Onion" where—along with Legion Halls and church functions—the early band performed. Enrolled in the Academy of Richmond County, he met bassist Andy West and, together, they formed the nucleus of the Dixie Grit, adding keyboardist Johnny Carr, guitarist and vocalist Frank Brittingham with Dave Morse drumming. However, this effort was short lived, since covering Led Zeppelin, Cream and the like limited their ability to get higher-paying jobs at local dance halls. West and Morse continued to play as a duet billed as the Dixie Dregs until Morse's expulsion from school in the 10th grade (for refusing to cut his hair) enabled his enrolment at the esteemed University of Miami School of Music. During the 1970s, the University of Miami played host to a number of future influential musicians, including Bruce Hornsby, Pat Metheny, Chuck Schuldiner, Jaco Pastorius and others. Andy West also enrolled at the University of Miami and, with Morse, drummer Bart Yarnall, keyboardist Frank Josephs and violinist Allen Sloan, collaborated in a lab project entitled Rock Ensemble II. Rehearsing and performing Morse's compositions at the University of Miami brought some attention to his credibility as a composer and player. The group compiled a recording used for promotional efforts in 1975. This recording was eventually released as The Great Spectacular in 1997.

Dixie Dregs[link]

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Steve Morse, Roxy Theatre, Hollywood, CA 28 August 1999. This was the last concert of the Dixie Dregs' tour.

Upon Morse's graduation from the University of Miami in 1975, he and West officially named the group Dixie Dregs. A fellow University of Miami alumnus, Rod Morgenstein, replaced the injured Bart Yarnall and the band commenced performing on a regular basis, interspersing their compositions with covers of John McLaughlin and of southern rock gems. Despite their decidedly non-commercial intent, an increasingly heavier performance schedule eventually led to the attention of Capricorn Records recruiters including Allman Brothers Band manager Twiggs Lyndon and, in late 1976, the group was signed by the vaunted southern rock label.^[2]

Their first effort for Capricorn, Free Fall, established Morse as an important newcomer to the fusion genre, and he was recognised for both his compositional skills (having written all 11 tracks) and his consummate musicianship. Although critically acclaimed as a pivotal jazz fusion album, the LP sold poorly.

What If was released in 1978 to continued acclaim. Writing credits were more collaborative and the band's sound had matured into something a bit more than what defined fusion at the time. Southern rock, classical, folk and country elements combined to form a cohesive and complex pastiche of passionate and highly listenable music. Though supported by a tour, record sales remained flat, but gained Morse and the band received an invitation to perform at Montreux Jazz Festival on 23 July 1978. The recorded performance was released the following year on Night of the Living Dregs. Capricorn went bankrupt in late 1979, and the Dixie Dregs were left without a label.

Arista Records stepped in to sign the band in 1979 to record three albums. Production control was handed to Morse, and Dregs of the Earth was released in May 1980. All eight tracks were written by Morse, and the album peaked at number 27 on Billboard's Jazz Album Chart.

Arista became increasingly concerned about Dixie Dregs' album sales and pressured the band to change their name to simply The Dregs in an attempt to increase the band's visibility in the public eye. Unsung Heroes brought eight additional Morse compositions forward in early 1981, but the name change did little to address Arista's worries. The Dregs were compelled to add lyrics to their next effort, appropriately titled Industry Standard, an apparent reference to executive and management oversight of their creative process.

Despite this, Morse's compositions on Industry Standard began to sound more like his evolving solo work than Dregs' collaborations, and the album stood up to critical and public praise. Industry Standard was voted "Best Guitar LP" by readers of Guitar Player magazine in their annual reader's poll that year. Additionally, Morse was voted "Best Overall Guitarist" in the same poll, an honour that he would hold for five consecutive years (which ended his eligibility by retiring him into their "Gallery of Greats", a distinction shared only by Steve Howe of Yes.) Having fulfilled their commitment to Arista, the band succumbed to the pressures of constant gigging, and disbanded in early 1983.

In the late 1980s, the group reunited for a tour featuring former members Morse, Morgenstein, Lavitz and Sloan. Their return was complemented by a "Best Of" release entitled Divided We Stand. Bassist Dave LaRue completed the line-up for a seven date tour culminating in the 1992 live album Bring 'em Back Alive. Violinist Jerry Goodman, of The Mahavishnu Orchestra fame, filled in for Sloan, who was frequently absent as a result of his busy medical career. They signed a deal with former label Capricorn Records for their first studio album in years entitled Full Circle in 1994.

Steve Morse Band and Kansas[link]

Morse began putting together the Steve Morse Band, a trio with Jerry Peek (bass) and Doug Morgan (drums). After Morgan left for other commitments, Rod Morgenstein replaced Morgan, and they began recording The Introduction in September. The group toured Germany in early 1984 with Morse conducting clinics, and the group was signed by Elektra Records, who released The Introduction mid-year. A second German tour began in December 1984 and Stand Up was released in 1985. This effort included guest vocalists and guitarists (Eric Johnson, Alex Ligertwood, Peter Frampton, Albert Lee, Van Temple), and violinist Mark O'Connor. He toured with Rush as a main opener on their Power Windows tour.

In 1986, Morse joined the rock group Kansas. While with the band, they released two albums, Power and In the Spirit of Things. While he was with the band, Kansas had its last big hit, "All I Wanted," which reached the Billboard Top 20 and on which Morse received co-writing credit. Morse left the band after touring behind the latter album. He re-joined the band for part of their 1991 tour.

From late 1987 to early 1988, Morse worked as a commercial airline co-pilot.^[3][4]

Deep Purple[link]

In 1994, Morse joined the British hard rock group Deep Purple. Since then, Morse has played on four studio albums Purpendicular, Abandon, Bananas, and Rapture of the Deep, as well as seven of their live albums. With those studio albums, he revitalised the band creatively, and a successful world tour followed.

Living Loud[link]

In addition to playing with Deep Purple, Morse, together with Jimmy Barnes, Bob Daisley, Lee Kerslake and Don Airey, formed Living Loud in 2003. The group released one studio album and a live DVD in 2004/2005. In Spring 2010 it was reported that Steve Morse and Bob Daisley started work on the new studio album which is set for a release in 2011.

Angelfire[link]

Morse began a collaboration with singer, Sarah Spencer, in 2007 entitled Angelfire. The album, of the same name, was released on 10 August 2010 on Radiant Records. The album features Dave Larue and Van Romaine of the Steve Morse Band on bass and drums, respectively. The album has a textural, acoustic sound that differs from Morse's previous work. Angelfire opened for the Steve Morse Band for several shows in California (January) and Florida (March) of 2010.

Influence and technique[link]

Morse is considered one of the hardest working guitarists in the world.^[5] He is widely known for his stylistically diverse compositional skills and guitaristically encyclopedic virtuosic abilities,^[6] and was voted "Best Overall Guitarist" by Guitar Player magazine for five years in a row,^[7] qualifying him for their "Guitar Player Hall of Fame", the only other members being Steve Howe of Yes and Eric Johnson. He is regularly cited by John Petrucci as a major influence. Guitarist Shawn Lane regarded Steve Morse as one of the most talented guitarist of his time.^[8] Morse has proven himself throughout his career as capable of playing highly complex chord structures in classical sequences, as well as being able to play fast, alternate picked arpeggios. He is well known for using harmonics and improvising them in songs during live performances, such as in Deep Purple's "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming".

Gear & Equipment[link]

Guitars[link]

Throughout the 80s Steve was using a custom "frankentele" guitar, made up of a Tele body with a Strat neck, a Gibson style stop tailpiece ( coming from a twelve string guitar) and 4 pickups in HSSH configuration. Steve was then approached by Music Man Guitars to create a signature model to his specifications; he is now one of the longest endorsees of the company in particular he's been using prototype n°1 of his steve morse signature guitar for more than 20 years (the guitar has been refretted eight times and is still the first original one). He now has two signature models with MusicMan guitars:

• The first one is an exact replica of his n°1 guitar which features a poplar body with maple neck, rosewood fingerboard, 4 pickups (a DiMarzio Steve Morse bridge and neck model Humbuckers, and two DiMarzio single coils, a DP 117 and a custom wound Steve Morse single coil in HSSH configuration) volume and tone controls. The switching is also particular: it features a 3 way selector that changes between the bridge humbucker, the neck humbucker and the first single coil ( aligned with the Bridge Humbucker), a mini switch that adds the bridge pickup to any configuration and a third switch that adds the second, slant single coil to any configuration. This switch also allows for independent single coil selection.
• The second one, the Steve Morse SM Y-2D, is an updated version with quilted maple top same neck & body, 3 pickups ( the slant single coil has been eliminated) and a 5 way super switch.

Both are available with a stop tail piece or floyd rose bridge.

Steve says that the pickup configurations that he uses the most are, the bridge pickup by itself, the neck pickup by itself, bridge and neck HB together, Bridge and first (aligned) single coil together.

The super 5 way switch on the newest SM Y2D guitar replicates these combinations.

Pickups[link]

Steve has released two signature humbuckers with DiMarzio the DP 205 Bridge model and the DP 200 Neck model. They are evenly balanced to allow playing all over the fretboard, since steve plays high notes on the neck pickup and low ones on the bridge. They are the main pickups into his signature model. Dimarzio also wires a custom wound single coil pickup for Music Man to use into the SM signture model.

Amplification[link]

Steve is an endorser of ENGL amps. He has released a signature model, the ENGL E-656 Steve Morse signature Amplifier. It is a 3 channel amp specially designed by Steve with a custom version of the famous ENGL "midrange matrix".

Live setup[link]

Steve's live equipment includes two ENGL E 656 Signture heads and several Music Man guitars (both models), his #1 still being his favorite. He splits up his signal to 3 different cabinets two wet (with FX) and one dry, he uses three Ernie Ball expression pedals to blend the fx into the mix. He uses a custom skrydstrup switching system to perform all the switching and the blending. His Fx are very simple, consisting only of a Boss OC-3 Octaver and two delays: Electro-Harmonix memory man now replaced with the newest TC Electronic toneprint delay (Steve has created custom presets). He is also using a TC Electronic Polytune guitar tuner.

Discography[link]

with Dixie Dregs[link]

• 1976 The Great Spectacular (formally released in 1997)
• 1977 Free Fall
• 1978 What If
• 1979 Night of the Living Dregs
• 1980 Dregs of the Earth
• 1981 Unsung Heroes
• 1982 Industry Standard
• 1988 Off the Record
• 1989 Divided We Stand
• 1992 Bring 'Em Back Alive
• 1994 Full Circle
• 1997 King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents – The Dregs 1979
• 2000 California Screamin' – Live In California 1999
• 2002 20th Century Masters: The Best Of The Dixie Dregs (compilation)
• 2002 Sects, Dregs & Rock 'n' Roll (compilation)

with Steve Morse Band and solo[link]

• 1984 The Introduction
• 1985 Stand Up
• 1989 High Tension Wires
• 1991 Southern Steel
• 1992 Coast to Coast
• 1995 Structural Damage
• 1996 StressFest
• 2000 Major Impacts
• 2002 Split Decision
• 2004 Major Impacts 2
• 2005 Prime Cuts – From Steve Morse's Magna Carta sessions (compilation)
• 2009 Out Standing in Their Field

with Deep Purple[link]

• 1996 Purpendicular
• 1997 Live at the Olympia '96
• 1998 Abandon
• 1999 Live at the Royal Albert Hall
• 1999 Total Abandon: Live in Australia
• 2001 Live at the Rotterdam Ahoy
• 2001 The Soundboard Series
• 2003 Bananas
• 2005 Rapture of the Deep
• 2006 Live at Montreux 1996
• 2007 They All Came Down to Montreux
• 2011 Live At Montreux 2011

with Kansas[link]

• 1986 Power
• 1988 In the Spirit of Things
• 1998 King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Kansas
• 2004 Sail On: The 30th Anniversary Collection (compilation)
• 2009 There's Know Place Like Home DVD

with Angelfire[link]

• 2010 Angelfire

with Living Loud[link]

• 2003 Living Loud (US: 2004)
• 2005 Live In Sydney 2004 (2CD/DVD)

with Flying Colors[link]

• 2012 Flying Colors

Guest appearances with other artists[link]

• 1977 Tropical Nights – Liza Minnelli
• 1978 Kamikazee Christian – Rob Cassells Band
• 1980 Schemer-Dreamer – Steve Walsh
• 1983 The Trio – Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, Paco de Lucía
• 1986 Storytime – T Lavitz
• 1987 Stone From Which The Arch Was Made – Mark O'Connor
• 1987 Surveillance – Triumph
• 1988 Southern By The Grace Of God: Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Tour 1987 – Lynyrd Skynyrd
• 1988 Love Your Man – The Rossington Collins Band
• 1990 Nashville Rendez-Vous – Marcel Dadi
• 1991 Fingers Crossing – Marcel Dadi
• 1992 Country Guitar Flavors – Marcel Dadi
• 1992 Lone Ranger – Jeff Watson
• 1993 Coven, Pitrelli, O'Reilly – CPR
• 1994 Thonk – Michael Manring
• 1995 Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus
• 2001 Seventh Key – Seventh Key
• 2001 Nylon & Steel – Manuel Barrueco
• 2001 Feeding the Wheel – Jordan Rudess
• 2002 Camino Latino/Latin Journey – Liona Boyd
• 2004 Rhythm of Time – Jordan Rudess
• 2006 Gillan's Inn – Ian Gillan
• 2007 School of the Arts – School of the Arts (featuring T Lavitz) (Morse contributes acoustic guitar work on 2 tracks, "On Fire" and "Portrait")
• 2011 Testimony 2 – Neal Morse
• 2011 Raised in Captivity – John Wetton

Various artist compilations and tributes[link]

• 1978 Hotels, Motels And Road Shows (Various artists compilation)
• 1989 Guitar's Practicing Musicians (Various artists compilation)
• 1991 Guitar's Practicing Musicians Vol. 2 (Various artists compilation)
• 1991 Guitar Speak III (Various artist compilation)
• 1992 Rock Guitar Greats (Various artists compilation)
• 1992 Guitar On The Edge Vol. 2 (Various artist compilation)
• 1995 Tales From Yesterday (Various artists tribute to Yes)
• 1996 Crossfire – A Tribute To Stevie Ray (Various artists tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan)
• 1996 Working Man (Various artists tribute to Rush, Morse plays solos on La Villa Strangiato and Red Barchetta.)
• 1996 The Carols Of Christmas (Various artist compilation)
• 1997 The Carols Of Christmas II (Various artist compilation)
• 1997 Merry Axemas – A Guitar Christmas (Various artist compilation)
• 1997 Jazz Fusion Vol. 2 (Various artist compilation)
• 1998 Guitar Battle (Various artist compilation)
• 1999 Tribute to the Titans (Various artist compilation)
• 1999 Rock Guitarists Forever Best (Various artist compilation)
• 2001 Warmth In The Wilderness – A Tribute To Jason Becker (Various artists tribute to Jason Becker)
• 2002 A Southern Rock Christmas (Various artist compilation)
• 2004 Classical Heartbreakers (Various artist compilation)
• 2005 Future of the Blues Vol. 2 (Various artist compilation)
• 2006 Back Against The Wall (Various artist tribute to Pink Floyd's The Wall)
• 2006 Visions of an Inner Mounting Apocalypse (Various artist tribute to Mahavishnu Orchestra)
• 2006 The Royal Dan: A Tribute (instrumental guitar tribute to jazz rock band Steely Dan, featuring a different lead guitarist on 10 different songs, Morse plays Bodhisattva)

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Steve Morse

• Official website (launched January 2009)
• Steve Morse's official MySpace page
• Steve Morse's former official web site (prior to January 2009)
• Deep Purple's official web site
• Angelfire's official web site