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Solo Tone
Smoke on the Water
Deep Purple
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (early 1970s, likely 1968-1971 model, maple neck, stock single coils)
AmpMarshall Major 200W head (model 1967), 4x12 Marshall cabinets
Amp Settings
gain6
bass7.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1971-1972. Ritchie Blackmore used a Stratocaster with a Hornby-Skewes Treble Booster into a Marshall Major head. No other pedals confirmed for the solo. Settings are from studio context, not live.
Tone Character(10)
singing sustainfat and saturatedbiting upper midsclassic British crunchslightly compressed attackdynamic pick responseclear note separationharmonic overtonesnot overly scoopedtouch-sensitive
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate to advanced control of pentatonic licks, expressive bends, and dynamic picking, but does not involve extreme speed or complex techniques beyond classic rock vocabulary.
This tone has been researched 11 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (early 1970s, likely 1968-1971 model, maple neck, stock single coils)
AmpMarshall Major 200W head (model 1967), 4x12 Marshall cabinets
Amp Settings
gain6
bass7.5
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This tone has been researched 11 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1971-1972. Ritchie Blackmore used a Stratocaster with a Hornby-Skewes Treble Booster into a Marshall Major head. No other pedals confirmed for the solo. Settings are from studio context, not live.
Tone Character(10)
singing sustainfat and saturatedbiting upper midsclassic British crunchslightly compressed attackdynamic pick responseclear note separationharmonic overtonesnot overly scoopedtouch-sensitive
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate to advanced control of pentatonic licks, expressive bends, and dynamic picking, but does not involve extreme speed or complex techniques beyond classic rock vocabulary.