I sat in with Steve Morse and the Dixie Dregs!! WS Ep. 111

[@kaz153m]

May the Morse Be With You

[@25dbz-ot9br]

In 1978, I’d been playing guitar foe a year. Hunkering down trying to learn Zepplin deep purple and Rush tunes by ear. And a friend gave me the free fall record. I put on side 2 first by accident. Cruise control. My world stopped and my life changed. There was no Van Halen or Vai or Satriani yet. This was earth shattering music then. It was chamber music for rock ensemble. The next day I went to the record store and they had just released What If. Steve Morse made me obsessed with music. Not just his. I found classical guitar and bluegrass and Celtic and voice leading and a million other things cuz of him. And when I first heard Andy Wood I just KNEW he had a major Morse influence.

[@Taylor-kd6lr]

Two of my top three guitarists performing together on stage. What a treat for me. I couldn’t have asked for more. Thanks for sharing this with us Andy. You and Steve are both an inspiration to me!!

[@michaelgregory2231]

Awesome! I've opened for Steve in the Dregs and Steve Morse Band and seen him play countless times, but only got to jam with him once at a NAMM show. It should be noted that this is also a man who just lost his wife to cancer two months agao and he's out there doing it! What a tremendous testimony to his resolve and the human spirit! Was the call from Jeff Burkhart?

[@masterbuilder3166]

Really awesome Andy. Im sure no pressure 😂 Steve best best guitarist in the world for like 3 years straight. Happy for you bro 💯

[@joenardulli6685]

Kudos Andy...great stuff! "You're not really supporting anything unless you buy a ticket." Exactly!! 🙂

[@stanesposito2664]

Awsome! He's amazing as are you. I was lucky to see the original Dreggs in the '70s. Thanks for this!

[@ziltoid-the-omniscient]

Rod is one of my favourite drummers ❤

[@glenellison3735]

Wow! That is fantastic! Wish I could have seen it live. You mentioned Andy Timmons is going to be at the wood shed also , can’t wait till September! With Steve and all the others attending I can say that bucket list is topped off! I’m super excited to be lucky enough to be there this year!

[@saltyassassin]

Serious Master and Padawan vibes. I have shrapnel wounds in my hand from my military days. Discouraged me enough to not play for a few years. But Beatos video with Steve gave me hope again. If Steve can overcome it, so can I.

[@Sammywhat]

Outstanding. What a thing to jam with a hero!!

[@MARKSLETTERMAN]

2 masters! Awesome performance!

[@vvblues]

Livin' the dream.

[@monte.olson58]

Very cool man. I was there and just a couple seats away from Andy Reiss. Loved the little bit of Dickey Betts.

[@alguitarchristie]

You are the guy now Andy! Accept your crown! Take the baton and carry on.

[@andywoodmusic]

I just wanna be a conduit to bring guitar lovers together and encourage and build a great community where players have a place to hang out both online on my channels and in real life at shows and Woodshed 🙏🏻 cheers my friend.

[@guitarplayer5932]

very cool !

[@williambain2646]

Just smokin’ !!!!!!!!!

[@metricdeep8856]

I'm glad Andy could fill in for me on short notice. Congrats Andy and thanks for sharing! What a memory.

[@PotemkinBUMP225]

wow andy what a dream come true im right there with ya, Steve is the soundtrack of my youth and main influence my playing. So jealous!

[@stratisfied678]

I was at that show and could sense your excitement from the 2nd balcony! Most excellent.

[@therealandrecorbin4050]

Steve is great, only good things about him.

[@user-kh2yl6nn3l]

You're a humble man . Just like Steve . Thanks . :)

[@kukusnest65]

you did good buddy! I had to laugh when you talked about it being a little challenging playing on his gear. Yeah, true stoies there, you don't know what you are gonna get whenever you sit in on someone elses stuff and i have had some times where it was so far removed from my type of setup that it wasn't very fun or flattering to me. It can be even worse on somebody elses fiddle lol. Enjoyed this very much as always. Love what you do!

[@videditorEB1]

One of my great blessings in life is the Live Dregs CD permanently stuck in the player in my van. Listen to it EVERY day. “Takin it to the top” is my favorite track. Awesome!!!

[@vapor9699]

I was there, it was really great. You played super well with Steve, very much enjoyed!

[@DannyBrooks1]

That’s so awesome! Steve has always been my favorite guitarist. I have met him and he is just an incredible person. Congrats!

[@roderickgful]

Ariel Posen! Underrated player! 🔥

[@marksr12]

Just fantastic! So happy for you.

[@michaelgiordano6490]

That was so awesome and what a great story!!!

[@elephantfootrisers]

Congrats bro! Steve Morse is one of my all time favorites. Obviously, so are you!

[@jasonstone1046]

The absolute GOAT and nicest guy in the industry.

[@progrob27]

So cool you two jamming, pair of legends. I bet he found it just as cool to jam with you, great story

[@arcaderiot91]

Saw him play with Deep Purple years ago. Was incredible! Such a cool story and experience for you. Thanks for sharing.

[@NEINLIVES999]

When “The Introduction” was first released, a friend of mine that was attending GIT gave me the cassette! My life has never been the same. Coming from a vocabulary and steady diet of Zeppelin, Aerosmith..etc under my hands as a guitar player of 4-5 years, my ears exploded when I heard SMB. You can have all the great rock feel with a special something only Steve has brought to the world IMO! The Beato interview was so special to me too! Keep burning Andy!

[@jwandhistools]

The bar just gets higher and higher.

[@jimhutchins2893]

Got to see them on 4/20 in ATL....so great!!!!!! Steve is my hero too !!!!!!

[@WITELITE]

That was great Andy. And I know how special this is for you. So glad you got to do it and look forward to more of these at Woodshed 24!!!

[@kevinrich4637]

Awesome! I got help host one of Steve’s guitar clinics. One of the nicest individuals you will meet.

[@kmarchi1]

So cool, great to see and hear your passion. We're living through you as Steve is such an inspiration to so many. I have Dregs tickets for Massachusetts. You're a fantastic player so its great to see our heroes have heroes too.😊

[@smy2d269]

wow good on you sir - there is a recording on youtube of steve morse doing a clinic and jamming on crossroads in 1986 - one of the best solo i heard from him

[@plethoratone2171]

What a great night - couldn’t agree more about the SMB albums and their significance to me. It was an awesome way to be introduced to you and your music, Andy.

[@andywoodmusic]

Cheers man 🍻

[@jcugnoni]

Wow. That was a great jam ! You both matched well in the solo exchange.

[@fenderball]

great stuff Andy...been a Morse devotee since his days at The U.....and i'm the guy who "hugged your ankles" backstage in west palm several years ago when you were playing with Rascal Flatts and my band was the show opener...you were shocked that someone knew who you were!! lol...now even STEVE MORSE loves you!!!! you deserve it all!

[@CoreyJamesGuitars]

So stoked for you and you absolutely deserve this, you freaking rock!

[@telecasteroil]

Yes, this is a dream come true . Y’all did a great job……

[@bryancroad2063]

Right on, good for you!

[@thomastherriault8632]

Steve has been named guitarist of the a few times by Guitarist magazine, hes pretty much done it all, most versatile guitarist of our time. 👍

[@joe800096]

Andy, Steve Morse is the #1 Fav. of mine. Just an incredible artists we go to see him whenever he's in town. Have Tix for the Dregs show in Albany, NY I have to tell you you held your own in this jam. Kudos man. How did you like that Huges and Ketner amp, sounds really nice

[@edbernardmusic3599]

It's so awesome you got to do this! You deserve it, you're a great player.

[@PawpawJamz]

WOW! What an honor and dream scenario. Kudos, Dude. Sounded great 🤘

[@BigHairyGuitars]

Smashed it! Do you have techniques to stay calm, relaxed and in the moment, or do you just dive in?

[@andywoodmusic]

Man it was very emotional and due to the emotions I didn’t play my absolute very best so that was a lesson that learned that day. Steve still taking me to school 🙏🏻

[@BigHairyGuitars]

@@andywoodmusic Well... you sounded great in the clip! Congrats on an amazing experience!

[@JohnWahlers]

Wow so cool Andy, have loved Morse for many decades and feel like your one of the younger guys that will keep his style of virtuosity alive. I know your probably not playing for fame and fortune however you deserve both-its criminal your not more famous!

[@rztricky]

You crushed it Andy. We all have to remember that our listening abilities are the most important in these moments. And you don’t have to say much back if you are listening. And it allows you to play the gear for the song. And you were liquid, super responsive to his phrasing. I’d say you played his guitar as well as he did that night and that’s the bar right? Love your journey, the world of guitar is saved by artists such as yourself.

[@andywoodmusic]

Kind words my friend, thank you 🙏🏻

[@SammyFarrow]

Wow Andy, you are amazing. I just about ran off the road when I seen this video of you and Steve Morris my hero by the way, you were incredibly good and I bet that music man was odd. You should’ve known he was going to give you something with all that crazy stuff he did when he was in college in Augusta, never seen anybody. Take a hardail and glue a Stratocaster neck (not to mention the other five pick ups from who knows where Seymour to D’Margio and maybe even a telslo😂) I’m his favorite fan and followed him everywhere and cannot play refried funky chicken that well. You are amazing thank you best video yet and I will be watching everything you do my friend Andy, Sammy in 😊Savannah.

[@plainviewdigital5698]

NICE!!!!

[@CoolStuffDad]

I’m sure you were just pinching yourself- to be in the presence of Morse, let alone to be then sharing stage & trading solos- too damn cool, Andy! Definitely “too many notes” shared here!

[@gregmize01]

Thank Andy!

[@marcos_c_m]

Morse's music is so insanely hard to play . I know about only 3 players who can consistently play his tunes. Jimmy Herring, Martin Miller and you. It's like the most exclusive club in guitar community . Congrats man. King Arthur officially entitled you as a Knight of the legendary blue guitar.

[@Omega-Ignition]

Were you missing your Adept Suhr? You’re awesome

[@dananthony6258]

RIP D.B.😢

[@alexmbrenner]

How cool was it to see him up close ripping? I used to watch that Power Lines VHS a lot. Y’all sounded great!

[@edwinwoods8294]

Wow

[@edwinwoods8294]

Ya. If Steve Morris asked me if I played guitar. I would say no I’m not a guitar player apparently I’m just a guitar collector. lol I wouldn’t be retarded intimidated to get on stage with that man. He is fucking phenomenal as you are too.

[@roderickgful]

Morganstein on drums?

[@srdjanbosnjak7413]

Does anyone know the name of the Dregs song starting at 13:11?Thanks a lot

[@roderickgful]

They play Kashmir?

[@Taylor-kd6lr]

Andy, what was it like playing Steve’s guitar. I’ve heard that when you play one, it feels like playing a plank.

[@andywoodmusic]

I loved the neck shape!!

[@Taylor-kd6lr]

Thanks bro. I’ve got a Silhouette Special, and always wanted to try a Morse model. It’s good to know that you like the playability of it. Other people have told me that it’s kind of a stiff guitar to play. I’m surprised he uses low action. I’ve always thought it was high.

[@srdjanbosnjak7413]

@@Taylor-kd6lr You are actually right-he used to have medium to slightly high action,but changed it in recent years for obvious reasons(he is not 32 anymore)

[@Taylor-kd6lr]

@@srdjanbosnjak7413 Thanks for the update. Based on Steve's playing style and tone, I had always thought that he played with high action. So yes, it makes more sense now that he would use low action, although it still came as a suprise when Andy said the action was low.

[@srdjanbosnjak7413]

@@Taylor-kd6lr No problem.That fact I've heard from Steve himself in one video interview years ago.He also said it enables more dynamics and it feels better-some players don't like it to slick and want more resistance.