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Riff Tone
Wolf to the Moon
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely late '60s/early '70s, scalloped fretboard, stock single coils)
AmpMarshall Major 200W (modded, KT88 tubes, late '70s/early '90s Blackmore spec)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1995. Riff section of 'Wolf to the Moon' from Rainbow's 'Stranger in Us All'. Blackmore was known for using a heavily modded Marshall Major head and a Stratocaster with scalloped fretboard. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and saturatedaggressive and articulatecrisp high endpronounced midrangedynamic pick responseBritish-voiced crunchclear note separationslight room ambiencefocused low endno audible modulation
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate technique with tight alternate picking, palm muting, and dynamic control to achieve the signature attack and clarity of Blackmore's tone.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely late '60s/early '70s, scalloped fretboard, stock single coils)
AmpMarshall Major 200W (modded, KT88 tubes, late '70s/early '90s Blackmore spec)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1995. Riff section of 'Wolf to the Moon' from Rainbow's 'Stranger in Us All'. Blackmore was known for using a heavily modded Marshall Major head and a Stratocaster with scalloped fretboard. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and saturatedaggressive and articulatecrisp high endpronounced midrangedynamic pick responseBritish-voiced crunchclear note separationslight room ambiencefocused low endno audible modulation
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate technique with tight alternate picking, palm muting, and dynamic control to achieve the signature attack and clarity of Blackmore's tone.