Is the Morse the right guitar for me?

[Charles]

I was sitting here wondering what I should buy as my next guitar, when "Tumeni Notes" by Steve Morse came on. With the fact that I already have three Musicman's in mind, I thought "Why not another one?"

So, I mostly shred, but one of my major gigs is a blues/classic rock show as well. On the side, I like to play country music and dabble in some jazz. Whammy bars to me are one of the coolest things to ever happen to guitars, so I'll definitely need one.

Is the Morse the right guitar for me, and, if not, what would be?

P.S: I already have a JP BFR and a Luke.

 

[beej]

The Morse is a pretty versatile axe, so sounds like it would be a good fit from that perspective. Great for rock, country and jazz. I'm not so keen on the Floyd, preferring the hardtail, but you've got that option.

Neck-wise, it's somewhere between the Luke and Petrucci. Not as flat or wide as the Pet, but bigger than then Luke.

Key difference is the body- it's flat with no contours. Some people love that (me included), some don't. If you can get on with a tele you'll love the Morse.

It's a killer guitar. See if you can try one out and if it suits you.

 

[DaPatrooch]

Yeah, I would try one out first. But it seems like it can handle just about any type of music and you can't beat a Music Man neck, so you're good in those areas!

 

[Pittman75]

Is the Morse the right guitar for me?

Yes. Simply put, Yes. Especially if you order through Mr. Dubaldo

 

[PugNinjas]

Key difference is the body- it's flat with no contours. Some people love that (me included), some don't. If you can get on with a tele you'll love the Morse.

You are correct sir......plus the neck pickup on the Morse commands you to use it

 

[Charles]

I played a Morse today; pretty cool guitar, actually.

The only thing that stopped me from buying it was the hardtail, otherwise I would have gotten it. I was a bit horrified at the seven kajillion pickup options, but I'm sure I would have learned to exploit that to my favor.

 

[Pittman75]

its so much easier to understand when you have the diagram with you. Nick Dubaldo printed up one for me as I was playing the morse there. Its pretty easy to get once you play with it a bit. And personally, I love the hardtail.

 

[Roubster]

The Morse geetar is a Swiss Army Axe! I really need to get me one. He shreds, he does major chicken pickin, beautiful cleans...he does it all on this geetar. Steve and his guitar IS the reason why I am here on this forum playing these guitars. I've been trying to steer away from the sig models as I want to be an individual, but I have learned that that is a bunch of nonsense. I want all the models...signature or not, hahahaha.

 

[beej]

Charles- another option for you is the Y2D. Only three pickups and one 5-way switch.

But the standard Morse is intuitive once you get used to it. Definitely an odd duck, but there's a big reward once you bond with it

 

[candid_x]

They both sound very appetizing to me, and for the pure space warrior guitar jammer , fills a lot of territory between the nearly archetypal Strat and LP. Think I'd really miss the contours, though.

 

[k.gormley]

i love my morse y2d hardtail....It had been hanging in me local store for some time..I was there getting some graphtec saddles put on my strat and just played it for ****s and giggles. long story short I traded in my gibson sg and a ibanez and some money and had it the next day. Super guitar and the tone nob has a lot of range

 

[Ripper]

I played a Morse today; pretty cool guitar, actually.

The only thing that stopped me from buying it was the hardtail, otherwise I would have gotten it. I was a bit horrified at the seven kajillion pickup options, but I'm sure I would have learned to exploit that to my favor.

A floyd equipped Morse will do you alright!!

 

[phatduckk]

dude get it! ive been wanting a morse pretty bad lately. i wanna live vicariously thru u

 

[Colin]

go the Y2D you won't be disappointed

 

[Charles]

Collin, my JP BFR buddy! Man I remember when you went through the process of picking my guitar with me...

Looks like I'll be picking up a Morse now too.

Either a Morse or a semi-hollow.

Decisions, decisions!

 

[fogman]

You can't go wrong with it. It's a do-all axe 4 sure!
My only thing would be to say try one and make sure you bond with the neck.

 

[Colin]

Looks like I'll be picking up a Morse now too.

Wise choice Charles, they're great guitars