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Riff Tone
The Temple of the King
Rainbow
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (1970s, likely maple neck, stock single-coil pickups)
AmpMarshall Major (200-watt head, likely with Marshall 4x12 cabinet, 1974 studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1974. No evidence of pedal use for the riff section. Blackmore was known for using a Stratocaster with a Marshall Major amp in this era. No evidence of effects loop or additional rack gear for the riff.
Tone Character(10)
warm and roundbell-like clarityslightly overdriven edgearticulate single-coil responseopen and dynamicvintage British amp voicingmild breakupno heavy compressionnatural sustainairy chord voicings
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, even picking of arpeggiated chords and dynamic control to maintain clarity and warmth, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (1970s, likely maple neck, stock single-coil pickups)
AmpMarshall Major (200-watt head, likely with Marshall 4x12 cabinet, 1974 studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1974. No evidence of pedal use for the riff section. Blackmore was known for using a Stratocaster with a Marshall Major amp in this era. No evidence of effects loop or additional rack gear for the riff.
Tone Character(10)
warm and roundbell-like clarityslightly overdriven edgearticulate single-coil responseopen and dynamicvintage British amp voicingmild breakupno heavy compressionnatural sustainairy chord voicings
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, even picking of arpeggiated chords and dynamic control to maintain clarity and warmth, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.