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Deep Purple · 1970s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1971 Fender Stratocaster (maple neck, stock single coils, scalloped fretboard)
Pickups
Fender single-coil pickups (stock, 1971 era)
Amp
Marshall Major 200-watt head (custom modded to ~280 watts, EL34 tubes) into Marshall 4x12 cabinet
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1971-1972, Machine Head sessions. Blackmore used his maple-neck Stratocaster with stock single coils, plugged into a custom-modded Marshall Major head. No evidence of pedals or effects other than amp overdrive and possibly some subtle studio reverb. No evidence of live rig or later Rainbow-era gear for this recording.
Amp Settings
Mids7.5
Bass6.5
Gain7
Reverb2
Treble7
Presence6
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Tone Character
- aggressive British crunch
- singing sustain
- bright and articulate
- dynamic pick attack
- percussive and cutting
- clear note separation
- classic Marshall overdrive
- slight natural compression
- touch-sensitive response
- no fuzz or heavy saturation