Q Hey there, Steve - Don't know as I've ever crossed paths with any recordings of you using a wah - if you have, do you have a weapon of choice? I think my favorite voicing is the Colorsound wah Jerry was...

Q Hey Steve! Two questions for you: 1. Are there any modern speakers that you prefer/recommend for Fender style amps? 2. I know you don’t use boost or OD pedals, but are there ones that you like? I’m on a quest to really minimize...

Q I have been on a long quest for the “perfect” guitar tone. I play a 1984-85 Guild Aviator, and it’s my one and only. I recently bought a Motion Sound kp-408 3D stereo keyboard amp. It has 2 offset...

Q miss ya, brutha... i’m waiting on a louis electric dumble 183 build, 100 watt. (he calls it the cobra). i’m curious about the difference if any in running two 16 ohm speakers vs two 8 ohm speakers (wired parallel), IOW,...

Q Hi Steve, Huge fan...seen you with Zero so many times I lost count. I have been looking for the tab for this amazing album and I cannot find it anywhere. Can I purchase it from you? John John, NY

Q I came across your music totally randomly on the Internet Archive Live Music Archive years ago and have been hooked ever since. I had never heard of you at all, I only saw the number of shows uploaded and...

Q What is the backstory on that Dr.Seuss guitar you played on Dark Star on the 3rd night of Phil and Phriends? It’s the weird thing with the large hole between pickups - second from the right at the bottom...

Q Hi Steve, I saw you play with Phil at the two July shows at the Warfield, I wonder if you have a memory of what your general rig was with that mutating band around that time? Thanks for your time...

Q Hey there Steve! I've been curious about a few things—first, what's the scale length for your main explorer? And what are your opinions on differing scale lengths in general? Lastly, what's the setup on your 3x10 cab you use...

Q i met you a long time ago...at a hornsby show...my buddy knew charlie miller...we spoke about your guitars and amp...basically how you get the sound...dumble amps...just want to make it short...we have all been trapped for the last seven...

Q Hi Steve - I hope all is well with you and that you are staying safe and sane. I have a number of questions I would love to ask you, but will start with 1. I am new to using...

Q You've played with a wide variety of bass players throughout your career ranging from those categorized as -- please excuse the labels -- more jazzy (for instance, a Tony Saunders), more funky (e.g., a George Porter), "classical" (Alfonso Johnson),...

Q Saw you last night with Hot Tuna. Love the sound of your semi-hollow/archtop. I didn’t get a good look at it, but wanted to get some additional for. Brand, model, year, modifications, etc. Great show. Thanks. Craig, New Jersey

Q Hey Steve, I've seen you and some others position your amp on its side on stage during a show. Is there a specific reason one might do that? Anything tone-wise? I've noticed you place a head on top of,...

Q Steve, We've met several times before, back in the day. The Cotati Caberet, with the Mix, and also as sound tech at Studio KAFE in Santa Rosa. Also, we have a lot of mutual friends, including Richie Blue and Galene...

Q Hi Steve, how do you manage feedback with your L-7 at stage volume? Thank you. John, PA Taming feedback

Q Steve, In your vast array of amazing stringed instruments, which is your favorite to play and why? Ron, NJ

Q George's is such a great venue, i would love to do it again. Silly question, but when a room is listening that intently, do you consciously go for more subtle approaches to phrasing and volume? pat, Texas

Q About a year ago I acquired a guitar that used to belong to Michael Travis from string cheese, it’s a 1978 Ibanez mc 200 with a bunch of mods such as built in pre amp . From what I...

Q Hey Steve, I’m a huge fan of your music! I recently (5 months ago) started a jam band with some of my friends from college, and we’ve been loving every second of it! My question is, do you have...

Q Hello Steve, I have been enjoying the lap steel, after Ohio I work with it at least once a week. Couple questions: 1. Did you recommend a picking pattern? I am mostly thumb and index. 2. Is the...

Q Hey Steve. You think one of these might affect adversely the tone of my ‘56 strat or do you see these neck plates as only adding benefit. Also do you notice that they thicken up the high E string...

Q I was wondering what amps you typically use- I have been listening to some of the Zero material and your later albums- I really like your lead tone with the clean Jerryish thing happening. I am thinking Fender, or...

Q Hey Steve- gotta imagine that both you and Greg wrote a lot of tunes with Hunter that haven't seen the light of day. The Zero shows last July and Nov were great and SF brought back the Zero...

Q hi are there plans for touring germany in the future? i remember herrenwies black forest. best wishes rudi rudi, germany

Q I’m having trouble with the guitar parts on Bruce’s song Rainbows Cadillac. It moves so fast and I cannot find the music anywhere. Can you lead me to a sorce so I can slow it down and...

Q First of all, thank you for playing such honest and truly from the soul music. I have been playing the same kind of music for as long as I can remember. Although not on the same level. Even in 8th...

Q Hello. I have been to your gigs a couple of times both in the US and Japan. They were two of the best gigs I have ever expereinced. Anyway, I have had a 50s or 60s Supro Ozark guitar...

Q Hi Steve, I have all way been told that light les Paul’s are the only ones worth bothering with. I just bought one 11.5lb and it is the best Les Paul I have ever owned. So do I have this weight thing backwards? Bill, California

Q Hello Steve! Tal here, I have this discussion with piano tuners and various musicians, but when it comes to guitarists it’s a shoulder shrug usually, like it’s just an inherent part of our instrument that the interval of a third...

Q At Godfrey’s the sound was very organic, not piezo clack. Is that the Turner thing or do you tame that with the black box/ sho impedance tempering. John, Emmaus PA

Q over the last year or so I keep going back to the Missing Man Formation videos. The sound is so unique.... bobby's bass and your guitar meld so well. Very emotional. That Strat looks unique too, what configuration is...

Q Any chance Earl Cate will sit in one night? If so, peek into your crystal ball and enlighten me with the date. Much Appreciated! Miss seeing you in Fayetteville as often as when the highly esteemed Harold Wieties was...

Q Hey there, Steve - Many thanks for years of great tunes and vibes. Simple stuff: I know at one point you were an occasional Hartman Ge fuzz user ... how about these days? And: you've never been one to get lost in the...

Q Hi there Steve. I just bought a Two Rock Kimock signature model amp. I was wondering what amp this is based on or is it more of a custom to your specs type of this? Do...

Q Hey Steve! I recently got a lap steel and was wondering about yours! What are some turnings you use? Any specific tone bars or slides that you prefer? What string gauges you find work best? Any beginner lap steel mistakes i...

Q What kind of pickups are in your explorer. What are you looking for from your pickups? Flat response, a little color? I feel like Ive got to the point where Im making little steps as far as better "tone"....

Q Hey Steve! This might be a basic/oft asked question, but for the sake of clarity, as well as compartmentalizing in the new forum, I was wondering what strings you're running on your current guitars these days? —mainly the primary...

Q I noticed you were using a big ol' clear triangle (v-pick?) at the Sweetwater run back in February. At OCF it looked like a standard 351 shape but still that transparent material. Do you have a preferred...