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Ernie Ball Music Man Steve Morse models
Ernie Ball Music Man updates Steve Morse Signature series with two new models for 2021

By Matt Owen Published

The new-and-improved guitars sport striking finishes, DiMarzio pickups and a series of complex tonal controls

Electric Guitars
Glenn Hughes
Glenn Hughes: “People talk about my vocals, but I’ve never, ever felt this good about playing bass“

By Joel McIver Published

The ‘Voice Of Rock’ and Deep Purple icon speaks candidly about his bass playing over the decades, why he should have never left Trapeze, and how the Dead Daisies reignited his four-string fire

Bassists
Steve Morse
Steve Morse: ”I do have the ability to take a good solo and screw it up – sometimes I’ll need 20 takes, by which time Bob Ezrin runs out of the room screaming!”

By Joe Bosso Published

The Deep Purple guitarist on his unusually busy downtime, Purple's smoking new album and his dedication to the art of the solo

Guitarists
Steve Morse
Steve Morse: ”I don’t plan out my solos. It’s not really a solo if you do!”

By Amit Sharma Published

The Deep Purple guitarist talks tone, tension and technique – and explains how jazz continues to inspire him

Artists
Steve Morse
Steve Morse says he combined Ritchie Blackmore and Joe Satriani's playing styles for his first Deep Purple gig

By Sam Roche Published

"That's what I brought – to make the other guys feel comfortable," the shredder recalls

Guitarists
Roger Glover
Roger Glover: "I'm a simple bassist. I’m not the virtuoso bass player that some people expect"

By Joel McIver Published

Deep Purple are the last hard rockers of their era still touring, and they’ve got some miles in 'em yet, says the man in charge of the band's low-end

Bassists
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Ace Frehley previews new covers album with Deep Purple’s Space Truckin’

By Richard Bienstock Published

Origins Vol. 2 also features classics from Zeppelin, Hendrix, the Beatles and more

Music Releases
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Watch Ritchie Blackmore and Deep Purple perform in New York in 1973

By Damian Fanelli Published

See the band's classic Mark II lineup at the peak of their powers

Artists
Portrait of Canadian rock musician Devin Townsend, photographed before a live performance at St Georges Church in Bristol, England, on April 26, 2019
From groove-heavy djent to Hevy Devy's Quarantine: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Sam Roche Published

You can't physically explore new ground, so do it metaphorically with the songs you need to hear this week

Music Releases
Steve Morse: "In a band, the guitar lives in the midrange, so that’s what I care about more than anything"
Steve Morse: "Deep Purple used to put me in a separate van because I’d be playing the whole way between gigs!"

By Amit Sharma Published

The Deep Purple and Flying Colors hero on changing picking styles, choosing guitars and famous friends…

Guitarists
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