As well as having a reputation for being one of the best players on the planet, Steve Morse is known for being an uncompromising perfectionist when it comes to equipment, resulting in some complex and unusual set-ups over the years. These days Steve is probably best known for his work with Deep Purple, one of rock’s most successful and enduring franchises. However, many of us will always think first of the instrumental classic Take It Off The Top, recorded by Steve with the band he formed back in 1972 – the Dixie Dregs – and used by the late Tommy Vance as the theme tune for BBC Radio 1’s seminal Friday Rock Show as far back as 1978. In between, Steve has also managed to form his own band and reform the Dregs on several occasions, not to mention filling in the odd idle moment by becoming an airline pilot! So when Engl announced the Steve Morse Signature head we were keen to see how complex – or simple – it would turn out to be.