Steve Morse's relationship with Ernie Ball Music Man goes back a long way, prior to his decades-long tenure in Deep Purple, before Lynyrd Skynyrd revitalized his career with an onstage guest spot, and, oh, before he took time off his music career to become a pilot.
Despite this now 40-year relationship, though, the seeds for Morse's Ernie Ball Music Man signature guitar go back further still, to the purchase of his first serious six-string.
