Classic Rock History interview
Recently Steve spoke with Andrew Daly in an interview for ClassicRockHistory.com. They talked about how hard it can be in the music business, what inspired Steve to pick up a guitar in the first place as a kid, the early days of the Dixie Dregs and the development of his style, his time in Kansas […]
Triangulation guitar transcription book
Hot off the press, the official Triangulation guitar transcription is here! Carefully transcribed by Denny Bayer, who also transcribed Stressfest and Out Standing In Their Field not long ago, this book breaks down every note, phrase, and nuance of Steve Morse’s intricate compositions on this album. Available in GuitarPro and PDF format on Steve’s official […]
Steve Morse: Crafting Musical Identity
Dive into the remarkable journey of Steve Morse, the legendary guitarist whose work with Dixie Dregs, Kansas, and Deep Purple has helped shape progressive rock, fusion, and modern guitar artistry. In this exclusive Mind Behind The Music interview, Steve Morse shares insights into his early musical development, musical identity, compositional philosophy, creativity, career evolution, the […]
American Musical Supply interview with Steve at NAMM 2026
A while ago at NAMM 2026, Steve met up with Ryan of AMS. Steve was super generous with his time and talked about how he warms up, the struggles of younger musicians, having a sense of humor while playing, struggling with arthritis and not giving up, non-musical influences, his long-time affiliation with Ernie Ball Music […]
Steve talks to Jordi Pinyol
Recenty Steve talked to guitarist/composer/arranger/interviewer Jordi Pinyol in Spain. Topics they discussed include the latest Steve Morse band album Triangulation, Steve’s process of writing/composing and rehearsing for live shows, his days at Miami music school and meeting and jamming with fellow musicians like Jaco Pastorius, Pat Metheny and Hiram Bullock, collaborating with John Petrucci and […]
String-jumping and fretboard stretching: A Steve Morse masterclass on wide intervals
Deep-dive your technique for powerful intervals with six string-jumping, fretboard-stretching examples from one of the world’s most influential super-pickers. Steve has kindly agreed to this unique tutorial on big intervals, a core component of his trademark style. He defines big intervals as anything larger than using adjacent notes, such as playing a linear scale (eg […]
Throwback: Steve Morse, Dave LaRue, Mike Portnoy & John Petrucci at Petrucci’s Guitar Universe 2025
Last August at John Petrucci’s Guitar Universe 5.0, Steve, Dave, Mike and John got together for a blistering cover of Focus’ iconic 1971 prog-rock masterpiece “Hocus Pocus”, and they absolutely nailed it. The yodeling, the riffs, the chaos… all of it. With this display of jaw-dropping musicianship, this is a video you won’t want to […]
Taken By An Angel – A tribute to Janine Morse, featuring Kevin Morse
“After losing my wife and Kevin losing his stepmother, this is the piece we put together as a tribute. The part at the end was actually something I had written as a chapter two for “Contact Lost,” and had even tried out with Deep Purple. I knew it was something I’d want to use in […]
Steve guesting on new Dead Groove single
Power trio Dead Groove has released a new single, a cover of Jimi Hendrix’s Voodoo Child (Slight Return). Steve has contributed some great guitarplaying to this track, check it out! Read more about this collaboration and the band here.
Steve about his composing process
One of the followers of this Steve Morse fansite, David Knorr, sent in a question for Steve about his composing proces. This seemed like an interesting one, so we passed it on to Steve, and he was kind enough to provide a reply. Question: “How do you approach musical form in your composing process? I’m referring […]