Latest about Ritchie Blackmore
Ritchie Blackmore: "It's much easier to flow across the strings on a Gibson. Fenders have more tension, so you have to fight them a little bit"
In this classic 1991 GW interview, the Deep Purple guitar hero chats about his whammy bar violence, his switch from Gibsons to Strats, and why he thinks Smoke on the Water has endured as a rock classic
Ritchie Blackmore’s hometown refuses blue plaque, but campaign finds a way
Blackmore’s birthplace now bears an inscription in his honor
Legendary music photographer Ross Halfin has announced a huge new Ritchie Blackmore book, limited to just 400 copies
Running to more than 300 pages, the book collects together hundreds of unpublished images from the guitarist’s time with Rainbow in the early 1980s
Petition launched for Ritchie Blackmore’s hometown to honor the guitarist with historic blue plaque
The petition seeks to pay homage to the Deep Purple and Rainbow guitar hero in his native Weston-super-Mare
How to play blues like Ritchie Blackmore
This solo workout goes deep into Deep Purple MkII-era Blackmore and unpacks his electric blues style in detail
Catalinbread unleashes Ritchie Blackmore-inspired double-pedal boxset
These trippy-looking offerings aim to sound as good as they look by way of period-accurate appointments and like-for-like preamp and treble booster circuitry
Ritchie Blackmore wields his Fender Strat once more on bluesy Blackmore's Night instrumental, Der letzte Musketier (The Last Musketeer)
The Deep Purple legend offers up some tasteful electric blues lines in this cut taken from the band's new album, Nature's Light
How to play guitar like 7 Fender Strat icons
Master the tones and techniques of 7 legendary Stratocaster players
