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Butch Snyder

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Hey guys,

I just bought "Coast To Coast" and have got to say that it's one of my favorites already. I was wondering what amps he was using on that CD. I believe it was released in 1992, so I know he was using his sig model guitar. What amps though? Maybe Peavey VTM's?
 
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Coast to Coast is a great album. If you like that one you should get Southern Steel as well. It has the same lineup, and was released in 1991. IMO those are the two best albums from the Steve Morse Band.

Also, correct me if I am wrong, but I believe the first Steve Morse album to feature his signature EBMM guitar is High Tension Wires.
 
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paranoid70 said:
Coast to Coast is a great album. If you like that one you should get Southern Steel as well. It has the same lineup, and was released in 1991. IMO those are the two best albums from the Steve Morse Band.
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Yes, I have everything from "The Introduction" through "Coast to Coast". I also have a slew of Dregs albums...

paranoid70 said:
Also, correct me if I am wrong, but I believe the first Steve Morse album to feature his signature EBMM guitar is High Tension Wires.
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Yes, you are correct; in fact, that CD has the original SMB lineup.
 
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coast to coast is probably my fav. too.
the end of morning rush hour !!!
user friendly !!!!!!!!!
the solo in cabin fever !!!
i love the whole thing & have probably played it a thousand times.

most of the solos were played through a carvin tweed 50 watt head that has since blown up. there use to be a pic of it on his site.....but they dissappeared when michael got him hooked up w/ engl.

i actually got to play through that whole studio rig . :eek:
there are no words to describe the experience......
sometimes he used the marshall & ampeg v4 head too. but most of the solos were the carvin. it was tweeked to run real hot.....but it didn't survive.
 
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my understanding is that he likes the overall versitilty & tone of the amp.....combined w/ the ability to give him international support....& they want to work w/ him in every detail of his amp. look for a steve morse sig. model amp sooner than later from engl.
also.....steve's guitar tech these days is michael berger.....who also works for engl.
Nammshow 2008

Butch Snyder said:
Cool, why did he start using them?
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tommyindelaware said:
coast to coast is probably my fav. too.
the end of morning rush hour !!!
user friendly !!!!!!!!!
the solo in cabin fever !!!
i love the whole thing & have probably played it a thousand times.
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Well, I spent countless hours trying to play those tunes ...:eek:
Morning Rush Hour is one of the best but the tempo is killing me :D
Runaway Train ! Well it's for Rob !
Great album.
This era "High Tension Wires, Southern Steel & Coast To Coast" is a must-have if you want to discover the Steve Morse Band.
 
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Split Decision rocks, too - it's too hard to pick a favorite!
 
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I love all Steve’s albums, but I will go out on a limb and say that I think the overall conception, composition and playing on these albums are at the very top of the list of instrumental rock guitar-based albums from this period, and all time. I can also say more certainly that I spent more time learning them cover to cover than any other instrumental rock albums other than perhaps “Ah Via Musicom” by EJ and “There and Back” by Jeff Beck. They ultimately push and shred the boundaries of what can be achieved in a power trio setting. Unlike nearly all other music out there in this vein, there is enormous attention paid to counterpoint in Steve’s writing as well. I really appreciate the well-crafted bass lines that truly make the trio sound twice as massive as situation where the bassist is just the guitarist’s slave (instead of the other word I usually use). These are albums that should be considered masterpieces for the great songwriting and the performance that the songs inspire.

The technical problems presented to the guitarist in Steve’s two albums here are extraordinary. You have everything from these fantastically arranged hyper-blue grass double stop and pseudo pedal-steel lyricism of “Runaway Train” to the southern violin inflections in tunes like “Simple Simon” to the sublime plucked harmonic melodies in tunes like Vista Grande and on and on. Just learning one or two of these tunes will convince anyone what a “total” or “consummate” guitarist Steve is – as well as seriously buffing up your technique and musicianship. I could go on, and on, and on…
 
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Great info Tommy, thanks for that.

I have to say that watching other guitarists tackle Steve's compositions (john, Tommy, Beej, and Norm come to mind) is one of my favorite things. Just inspiring and humbling.
 
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You guys are making me feel guilty for not listening to SMB in a while...I promise, Coast To Coast will be spinning this weekend. Like most of you, I regard Steve's music (SMB and Dregs) as some of the most brilliant and listenable instrumental compositions ever.

I haven't attempted learning any of Steve's stuff on guitar except maybe a couple of little slow parts, but I'm very interested in the gear he used, especially that Marshall Jubilee, and his Lexicon effects. Tommy, got any inside info, stories, or comments to share on it? I know Steve has a particular fondness for this amp (as do I).

Adam
 
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