marty_the_westie
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Does anybody know what gear Blackmore used to use to get his sound. I know he played a scalloped strat, but what about pickups, strings, amp, effects? Anybody know?
Attention Ritchie Blackmore experts
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That90'sGuy
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He has his own signature amp by ENGL. That's a huge factor.
He has his own signature amp by ENGL. That's a huge factor.
Stevo
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200 watt Marshall :eyecrazy:
From Google "Fender Strats - with scallopped necks, Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounders in bridge & neck position, glued in necks, 4 springs on tremelo, Gibson style jumbo frets , Schaller machine heads"
I know that you can nail the intro to 'Burn' with a QP.
200 watt Marshall :eyecrazy:
From Google "Fender Strats - with scallopped necks, Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounders in bridge & neck position, glued in necks, 4 springs on tremelo, Gibson style jumbo frets , Schaller machine heads"
I know that you can nail the intro to 'Burn' with a QP.
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simonbarsinister
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Re: Attention Ritchie Blackmore experts
He uses special Marshall Majors with Custom Work done on them, one thing I see everyone missed is his homemade echo device made from an old Reel to Reel. THe ENGL thing is in recent years when he hasn't been really releasing too much on the electric side of things. While I think the Blackmore ENGL has some good sounds as an old time RB fan IMO it sounds nothing like he does....
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He uses special Marshall Majors with Custom Work done on them, one thing I see everyone missed is his homemade echo device made from an old Reel to Reel. THe ENGL thing is in recent years when he hasn't been really releasing too much on the electric side of things. While I think the Blackmore ENGL has some good sounds as an old time RB fan IMO it sounds nothing like he does....
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rhmcfarland
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Yeah, the Marshall Majors were pretty juiced with extra power tubes. The output was about 300 watts or more, by his estimate. He would use 3 Hornby Skewes treble boosters, along with the reel-to-reel gizmo (Lew knows something about that). Not sure exactly when he switched to QPs, but probably with the early Rainbow stuff. I've also seen a guitar of his with a steel plate underneath the tuners on the back of the headstock. Neat idea, extra sustain. Also, had extra heavy whammy bars made, and trem blocks balanced to stay in tune. Very innovative guy.
Strings: I've seen ads for Picato RB 10-11-14-26-38-48
Yeah, the Marshall Majors were pretty juiced with extra power tubes. The output was about 300 watts or more, by his estimate. He would use 3 Hornby Skewes treble boosters, along with the reel-to-reel gizmo (Lew knows something about that). Not sure exactly when he switched to QPs, but probably with the early Rainbow stuff. I've also seen a guitar of his with a steel plate underneath the tuners on the back of the headstock. Neat idea, extra sustain. Also, had extra heavy whammy bars made, and trem blocks balanced to stay in tune. Very innovative guy.
Strings: I've seen ads for Picato RB 10-11-14-26-38-48
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Lewguitar
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Re: Attention Ritchie Blackmore experts
The reel to reel wasn't used as an echo...it was used as booster. I used to do the same thing with an old tube Webcor and when I wore than out, a tube Wolensak tape recorder back before fuzz tones or any kind of pedals were available. I'd plug into the mike input, use the tape recorder like a PA, and run a cord from the speaker out of the tape recorder into my amp. Crank up the tape recorder and you have a tube fuzz tone! Lew
The reel to reel wasn't used as an echo...it was used as booster. I used to do the same thing with an old tube Webcor and when I wore than out, a tube Wolensak tape recorder back before fuzz tones or any kind of pedals were available. I'd plug into the mike input, use the tape recorder like a PA, and run a cord from the speaker out of the tape recorder into my amp. Crank up the tape recorder and you have a tube fuzz tone! Lew
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JOLLY
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I have no idea but this jams like hell!!
http://www.ghpg.net/dpcaljam74.html
I have no idea but this jams like hell!!
http://www.ghpg.net/dpcaljam74.html
simonbarsinister
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Re: Attention Ritchie Blackmore experts
Thanks for correcting me Lew. I just remember him in Guitar player years ago talking about it. Whenever I think of RB I think of that picture in the middle of the Rainbow On Stage Album where you clearly see the Reel to Reel. Pretty Cool...
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Lewguitar said:
Thanks for correcting me Lew. I just remember him in Guitar player years ago talking about it. Whenever I think of RB I think of that picture in the middle of the Rainbow On Stage Album where you clearly see the Reel to Reel. Pretty Cool...
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