Dixie Dregs

Rig Rundowns

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Steve Morse and Andy West are legendary players. In addition to co-founding the Dixie Dregs together in Augusta, Georgia, in 1970, both virtuosos have colorful personal resumes.

Guitar giant Morse’s is more high-profile. He remains the leader of the Steve Morse Band, who opened the Dregs’s late April show at Nashville’s CMA Theater, where this Rundown was filmed, with 45 minutes of smart shred. He’s also been a member of Kansas and Deep Purple, as well as another instrumental powerhouse, Flying Colors.

Besides his tenure in the Dregs, West has recorded with Vinnie Moore, the Steve Morse Band, Paul Barrere, and Henry Kaiser, with whom he’s been a member of the Mistakes, Crazy Backwards Alphabet, and Five Time Surprise, which also includes Messthetics guitarist Anthony Pirog. (Full disclosure: I recorded a version of Steppenwolf’s “The Pusher” with Kaiser and West as part of Kaiser’s Moods & Modes of Halloween video quarterly in 2023.)

The Music City show was classic Dixie Dregs, with more than two hours of high-wire playing, all anchored by the bold melodies that mark their compositions. Joined by longtime Dregs drummer Rod Morgenstein, violinist Allen Sloan, and keyboard player Steve Davidowski, the concert was an affirmation of Morse and West’s vitality and musical partnership after sharing stages for more than 50 years.

In the video, Steve and Andy explain their rigs in person and in detail.

Shop Dixie Dregs' Gear:

Roland GK-3 Divided Pickup - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/R5MGOv

Engl Steve Morse Signature 100-Watt Amps - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/vNJP4L

ENGL Amplifiers E412VSB 240-watt 4 x 12-inch Amplifier Cabinet - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/daMO92

Roland GR-55 Synthesizer - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/NkM9Q1

Keeley Compressor - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/B0drY9

TC Electronic Flashback - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/y2XqeG

TC Electronic Hall of Fame Reverb - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/MmMANn

Ernie Ball 2023 Super Slinky Paradigm Electric Guitar Strings - .009-.042 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/75vaJ5

Line 6 Helix Guitar Multi-effects Floor Processor - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Qy6Lnz

Electro-Voice ZLX-12P-G2 1000W 12-inch Powered Speaker Pair - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/LXMKZ0

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0:00 - D'Addario & Joe Glaser

0:15 - Steve Morse Intro

0:56 - Steve Morse's No.1 Ernie Ball Music Man Guitar

2:29 - Steve Morse's Custom String Mute

4:08 - Steve Morse's Custom Pickup Switching

6:07 - Recreating Dixie Dregs' Back Catalog

7:31 - Steve Morse's Signature Engl Amps & Cabs

8:18 - Steve Morse's Pedalboard

11:19 - Designing the Engl Steve Morse Signature

13:56 - Steve Morse's Roland GR-55

15:45 - Steve Morse's No. 2 Ernie Ball Music Man Guitar

18:19 - Andy West's Gould Basses

22:09 - Andy West's Line 6 Helix Floor & EV Speakers

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