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Ritchie Blackmore: "It's much easier to flow across the strings on a Gibson. Fenders have more tension, so you have to fight them a little bit"
In this classic 1991 GW interview, the Deep Purple guitar hero chats about his whammy bar violence, his switch from Gibsons to Strats, and why he thinks Smoke on the Water has endured as a rock classic
Steve Morse announces temporary hiatus from Deep Purple due to personal reasons
Blues-rock ace Simon McBride has been brought in to replace Morse, who is taking time out to support his ill wife
Watch fan footage of Yngwie Malmsteen's career-spanning setlist at recent Pennsylvania show
The shred legend blazed through Parabellum cuts including Wolves at the Door and Relentless Fury, older hits like Rising Force and Black Star, and Deep Purple's Smoke on the Water during his Nov 23 show at the Midtown Arts Center in Harrisburg
Deep Purple announce new covers album, Turning To Crime, premiere hard-rocking version of Love's 7 and 7 Is
Set for a November 26 release, the album features Purple's interpretations of songs from an eclectic array of artists – including Bob Seger, Cream, Little Feat and Fleetwood Mac
Petition launched for Ritchie Blackmore’s hometown to honor the guitarist with historic blue plaque
The petition seeks to pay homage to the Deep Purple and Rainbow guitar hero in his native Weston-super-Mare
How to play blues like Ritchie Blackmore
This solo workout goes deep into Deep Purple MkII-era Blackmore and unpacks his electric blues style in detail
Watch Ichika Nito transform Smoke on the Water into a virtuosic math-rock riff
The Japanese virtuoso gave the humble four-note riff the Ichika treatment, turning it into a monstrous fretboard masterclass
Catalinbread unleashes Ritchie Blackmore-inspired double-pedal boxset
These trippy-looking offerings aim to sound as good as they look by way of period-accurate appointments and like-for-like preamp and treble booster circuitry
Ernie Ball Music Man updates Steve Morse Signature series with two new models for 2021
The new-and-improved guitars sport striking finishes, DiMarzio pickups and a series of complex tonal controls
Glenn Hughes: “People talk about my vocals, but I’ve never, ever felt this good about playing bass“
The ‘Voice Of Rock’ and Deep Purple icon speaks candidly about his bass playing over the decades, why he should have never left Trapeze, and how the Dead Daisies reignited his four-string fire
