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Morse 46/50 Arrived - pics to prove it!

kestrou

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Got it in hand Wednesday and, yes, it's pretty rough. No case, but laughed when I saw it has DiMarzio ClipLock strap on it - somebody at some time clearly knew what Steve Morse preferred! :)

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Is all around cruddy - check out the rust on the screws and pickup poles

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And arrived with no strings (because the nut is broken on one side) and major fret wear...

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Finish definitely has some dings, but looks well-worn to me and not abused.

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Necks on these originally shipped with a satin finish (EBMM wasn't yet doing oil/wax on these necks) and the neck looks great - both birdseye and flame that has a nice aged (27yo) patina to it making it look almost "roasted".

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No major buckle rash on the back...

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So, there she is as I received her - am sending her "home" to EBMM for refret and nut replacement and "general going over" (I haven't tested the electronics on it yet since it wasn't worth putting strings on it). Not going to refinish it or anything and wipe out nearly three decades of "mojo", but want it to be playable.

Kevin
 
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Kevin,
I'm just gonna put you down in the Steve Morse ManCrush Column!
Probably about 25 of us here...including me since 1982
 
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kbaim said:
Kevin,
I'm just gonna put you down in the Steve Morse ManCrush Column!
Probably about 25 of us here...including me since 1982
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That would be an apt description! :)

But you're a noob at this if you're from 1982 - I got the Dixie Dregs album "What If" in 1978 and it changed my life. There were great rock guitarists around, but nobody that could approach the BREADTH of musical styles Morse was throwing down on every album.

Until that point I just wanted to be Ace Frehley when I grew up - but Steve opened my ears to whole other worlds of musical styles.

OK, enough crushing - enjoy the pics - and I've *got* to do a family shot sometime soon...

Kevin
 
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Thanks for the pics. I´d say it looks in better condition on your pics than in the ebay auction. I´m sure it will be a great player when back from EBMM.
Pics are stored to my "first 50 collection" :) Have pics of #1 #2 #4 #11 #14 #23 #25 #27 #30 #46
Yeah familiy shot - gooed idea!
 
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PeteDuBaldo said:
Wow that's a good addition to your family!
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Pete,

It came from Milford, Connecticut - which has to be right out your back door because Connecticut's not that big! :)

And... while I've got you on the line... I remember you saying my PDN Neptune Blue would be hitting the production floor in early November. Going to be pinging you for a status update soon! :)

Kevin
 
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kestrou said:
...you're a noob at this if you're from 1982 - I got the Dixie Dregs album "What If" in 1978 and it changed my life. There were great rock guitarists around, but nobody that could approach the BREADTH of musical styles Morse was throwing down on every album.

Until that point I just wanted to be Ace Frehley when I grew up - but Steve opened my ears to whole other worlds of musical styles...
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I was a major KISS fan too in the mid seventies ("Alive" through "Love Gun"). That inspired me to take guitar lessons, thinking he was going to teach me pentatonic solos like Ace did...but, instead, started out with the chords to "Devil went down to Georgia" by CDB - totally lost my guitar boner.

Around the same time, the (childish) topic of "fastest guitarist" came up and my big brother blurted out "Steve Morse". I had never heard of him, and since no one I knew had any Dregs albums, the name just disappeared into my subconscious.

Then Van Halen kicked everyone's ass with their first album...then Al DiMeola got real popular around the dorms...Yngwie...Satriani...

Around '92, I made friends with a guitar player at work and he was all "Steve Morse is playing in town...you gotta see it". He had "The Introduction" cassette and, although, I could hear the talent, I wasn't into the background country vibe.

I went to the show, anyway, not expecting much. SMB played every song off Southern Steel and Coast to Coast (neither of which I had heard yet) and I was...blown...away. Steve is not only a guitar genius, but he has a stage presence I've never experienced before (or since)...it was like watching the eighth wonder of the world. (and I've wanted a Music Man guitar ever since)

Rachmaninoff said:
This guitar has a lot of story to tell. So please, don't fix the dings!
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well, yeah, but I'd clean as much of the crud off as I can (don't know what you can do about the rust). Since you're already sending it to EBMM, might as well take the whole thing apart and scrub all the player(s) dirt out of the crevices....even Steve cleans #1, occasionally.
 
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OK, you noobs...:)

First saw/heard Steve in 1974 at the U of Miami Rathskeller...and his band, The University of Miami Rock Ensemble...became an instant devotee...first time I saw them was a Friday night...went back the next night to be sure I wasn't hallucinating...well, I wasn't...a few of us knew INSTANTLY what we were experiencing and became lifelong major fans...I attended Allen Sloan's and Rod Morganstein's senior recitals at Gusman Hall, where the full band performed, bought the white album, The Great Spectacular, from Steve after one of their Rathskeller gigs for 3 bucks (and still have it), and have been to countless performances, including solo, Kansas, SMB, etc etc etc....countless...he has always been such a nice guy to talk to, total class guy, and of course, as great a talent as can be...tons of stories, but this is it for now...

ps...although i can't play anything like him, i do regularly gig an EBMM Steve Morse....
pss...nice number 46! congrats!

kestrou said:
That would be an apt description! :)

But you're a noob at this if you're from 1982 - I got the Dixie Dregs album "What If" in 1978 and it changed my life. There were great rock guitarists around, but nobody that could approach the BREADTH of musical styles Morse was throwing down on every album.

Until that point I just wanted to be Ace Frehley when I grew up - but Steve opened my ears to whole other worlds of musical styles.

OK, enough crushing - enjoy the pics - and I've *got* to do a family shot sometime soon...

Kevin
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