Photo Op BP and Steve Morse

[kneeoh]

Thanks for the neat pics guys. I kinda looks like the pickguard on the earliest proto's were inspired by the humongous pickguard on Mr. Morse's tele/strat hybrids. Are there any other photo's of this particular guitar in the EBMM vaults.... just curious.

 

[banjoplayer]

on the Steve Morse Faniste: Steve Morse / Dixie Dregs Tribute I found the following notes:

The following information regarding Steve's Music Man guitar was provided courtesy of Andrew Campbell

First, if one studies the 2 kansas music videos that were released in support of "Power" ("All I
Wanted," 1986, directed by Wayne Isham; "Can't Cry Anymore", 1986) you can clearly see
Steve's signature guitar in an early stage of development. Notable features:

- the humbucking pickups were white/cream colored instead of black - a color that appears to be a bit darker and greener than the blueburst we have come to know.
the wood also seems grainier. perhaps not poplar?
- a pickguard that is cut to cover a much larger area of the lower bout of the guitar, where the
knobs and controls typically sit. Think Marcus Miller's pickguard.

More controls:
Three black knobs instead of the two on the production model.
Three additional Gibson Les Paul style knobs (each of which look to be numbered), further back in a line, above the main black controls. An Additional smaller toggle switch.


Second, there were important changes in the production specs of the guitar in the early 90s.
a) As of the January 1992 catalog, neck finishes were "catalyzed lacquer, velvet" [meaning a
satin finish] and Bodies were finished in "catalyzed lacquer, high gloss". I believe this lasted
through 1993 and then (per the January 1994 catalog), neck finishes (inspired by the Van
Halen model success) were "Gun stock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend." Bodies were
likewise changed to a "High gloss Polyester" finish.

b) As of the January 1992 catalog, Music Man began using the 5 bolt neck attachment with
the sculptured neck joint, as used today.

c) The earliest tremolo systems (late 80s and perhaps a bit later) were not Floyd Rose
licensed systems. They were similar in that they had tuners on the bridge and a string locking
system at the nut, but they were another design entirely. I know this having seen a 1988
tremolo version at a guitar show. Perhaps other readers can add more detail here!




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High Tension Wires

Music Man Steve Morse Model guitars.
One guitar has a kahler tremolo unit the other a shadow synthesizer pickup and touchpad.
Synth guitar drives two synthesizers. an ensoniq sq-80 and a yamaha tx-7 as well as an akai s-900 sampler.(sax sample is used as bagpipe sound in highland wedding).
An ovation classic(in stereo) was used as well as a fender 12 string acoustic and an ovation electric/acoustic medium bowl 6 string(miked).
Marshall jubilee with jbl speakers and ampeg v-4.
effects: Lexicon Delays and Reverb Units.Pcm 41, prime time)
Eventide Diatonic Harmonizer.

 

[fbecir]

Hello

If you want to study the videos, here is a link for "Can't Cry Anymore" :
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19coBkVAOGU"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/nomedia]

The pickups are white and it seems that there are a lot of buttons ...

 

[Adwex]

....

I guess I didn't realize Steve could actually play while wearing a shirt with sleeves...

HAHA, I was thinking the same thing.

 

[robelinda2]

if i had muscles like him i'd wear tank tops on stage too!

 

[banjoplayer]

if i had muscles like him i'd wear tank tops on stage too!

well, I have a pic, which could be actually a scene from a Action-Movie

 

[Colin]

check out the bling, those are great photos any more you can share?

 

[Psychicpet]

where's Darg's pic????

 

[banjoplayer]

where's Darg's pic????

I can see it, but in the case you can´t, here it is:

 

[banjoplayer]

check out the bling, those are great photos any more you can share?

sorry, I´m german - what´s a bling?
Yes, I have many Steve Morse pix, but this thread ain´t the right place, I guess. Of course I share them if you like. The most are pix from somewhere in the web, but everytime I see a nice one, I store it.

 

[Colin]

sorry, I´m german - what´s a bling?
Yes, I have many Steve Morse pix, but this thread ain´t the right place, I guess. Of course I share them if you like. The most are pix from somewhere in the web, but everytime I see a nice one, I store it.

bling is a hip hop slang term which refers to expensive jewelry...

 

[banjoplayer]

bling is a hip hop slang term which refers to expensive jewelry...

yeeess, I understand thanx.
here are two shots, I made myself seeing Steve with DP exactly a year ago

 

[Colin]

keep em coming, especially with the y2d

 

[roburado]

Great pictures!

 

[banjoplayer]

ok here´s a link to pix, which I took at a Purple Gig in February 06
banjopayer/morse_pic/own - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

and here are some pix I collected through the web
banjopayer/morse_pic/own - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

some teaser:

 

[JMB27]

Banjoplayer, those are some great pics. thanks for sharing .... man, those guitars look cool.

d'oh, was that a b.a.s. pain I just felt

 

[gus74]

We want more.We want more.

 

[Big Poppa]

i cant believe the hijack.....
I might have to post some old photos

 

[Spudmurphy]

bling is a hip hop slang term which refers to expensive jewelry...

Yeah - I wanted to go on the club circuit as Bling Crosby .

BP - yes, please post some of your archived photos

 

[banjoplayer]

i cant believe the hijack.....

I´m sorry, it just happened, one word gave the other

I might have to post some old photos

pleeeease