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The iconic guitar sound
Get My Guitar blog profiles Ritchie Blackmore, including his sound, influences, top 5 tracks, technique, and historical equipment. While our regulars probably won’t find anything new there, it can be recommended as a well written introduction for the uninitiated.
Fans often note that Blackmore’s playing is not just about technical prowess—it’s about emotion, storytelling, and creating an atmosphere. His solos are often described as journeys, with each note carefully chosen to contribute to the overall feel of the song. This focus on musicality over flashiness is something that resonates with many guitarists, and it’s a key part of why Blackmore’s work continues to inspire.
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Thanks to Uwe Hornung for the heads-up.
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I’ve read more in depth analyses of Blackmore’s style, technique and mannerisms over the years, but this has the advantage of you not having to be a guitar nerd to understand it. Fit for general consumption. And written by someone who genuinely seems to like Blackmore’s guitar playing.
May 7th, 2025 at 02:58Written by a bass guitarist, hmmmmmmmmm, interesting. Thanks Uwe, enjoyed the Blackmore article. Cheers.
May 7th, 2025 at 06:45He was (rock phase) incredibly talented not only as a virtuoso guitarist, showman ..but also an great,great,great author ..he borrows an idea, a guitar phrase then makes it better in his own way ..he also knew how to choose a team around him (probably if he played football he would have been a good football manager)
May 7th, 2025 at 08:30He made his musicians better ,especially the singers .He left bitterness in communication but also to their former singers a beautiful musical legacy for his further career ..except for Candice who got everything from him ,women have always been the stronger sex, mentally and with an advantage with natural attributes, men mostly give up ..and Ritchie gave up ..he also gave up RnR,love is win !
Who made Ritchie better as a musician during his career as he grew up ? ..I only think of Jon Lord, a Ritchie compatible musical partner…and Ritchie had a fight with him in 69/70 .. “Enough with the classics, let’s play hard rock ” or I’m leaving”. Good decision