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Steve Morse of Deep Purple perform on November 22, 2009 in Oslo, Norway. )

“When I play a solo, the best score I can get is 75 precent.” Steve Morse on how to keep your cool when the going gets tough

By Andrew Daly published

Now 50 years into his career, the 70-year-old guitarist shares the lessons that have kept him growing in his art

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Ritchie Blackmore plays the red Gibson ES-335 he purchased from Jim Marshall while performing with Deep Purple in 1969.

Ritchie Blackmore tells how amp-maker Jim Marshall sold him the guitar he used to launch Deep Purple

By Phil Weller published

He also talks of buying his first Strat from Eric Clapton

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Dave Gilmour of Pink Floyd onstage at the Sports Arena in April 1975 in Los Angeles, California.

David Gilmour talks soloing in Guitar Player's guide to the Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time

By Guitar Player Staff published

Behold the genius of Gilmour, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Brian May and many more — as voted by the readers of Guitar Player

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Ritchie Blackmore performs onstage with George Harrison on Deep Purple's Perfect Strangers World Tour at the Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia, December 12, 1984.

Ritchie Blackmore on an “overwhelming” jam with Geroge Harrison – and marveling at the size of his feet

By Phil Weller published

Watch Harrison jam with the British hard rockers on an energetic version of Little Richard’s "Lucille" in 1984

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Simon McBride

Deep Purple guitarist Simon McBride reveals the Ritchie Blackmore lick that's given him the most trouble

By Phil Weller published

The Irish bluesman joined the band in 2022, but is still haunted by one particular slice of Ritchie Blackmore shred

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Deep Purple in October 2022

Watch Deep Purple give a very literal performance of Smoke on the Water atop a burning Lake Geneva

By Phil Weller published

The spectacle made full use of a new stage erected over the lake for the Montreux Jazz Festival, with Roger Glover reflecting on the inspiration behind the unmistakable classic

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Ritchie Blackmore rehearses with Deep Purple

Ritchie Blackmore on Steve Howe, Jimi Hendrix, classical influences and more

By Martin K. Webb published

Chatting with GP in 1973, at the stratospheric height of Deep Purple's popularity, Blackmore offered insight into his hugely influential style – from his tremolo approach, to his deafening onstage volume

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Ritchie Blackmore (left) and George Harrison perform with Deep Purple at the Entertainment Centre in Sydney, Australia on December 12, 1984

"I was playing the wrong key and everything, but it didn't seem to matter": Watch George Harrison play a Little Richard classic with Deep Purple in 1984

By Jonathan Graham published

“I really enjoyed the show,” Harrison said of the rest of Purple's performance that evening. “I sat on the stage for part of the show behind the loudspeakers, and then I walked down and sat right in the center of the hall, and it wasn't too loud. It was really funny"

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McBride performs with (from left) Roger Glover and Ian Gillan, at Campo Pequeno, in Lisbon, November 6, 2022.

“It’s About Having Teeth”: Simon McBride Explains How to Get a Kick-Ass Hard-Rock Guitar Sound in an Arena

By Jude Gold published

The Irish axeman’s fire-breathing tube tones power a new era of Deep Purple

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Simon McBride Deep Purple perform at Freiluftarena B on July 13, 2023 in Graz, Austria.

Think You Know How to Play “Smoke on the Water” Properly? You Could Be Playing It Wrong. Deep Purple Guitarist Simon McBride Reveals the Secrets of This Iconic Riff

By Jude Gold published

It’s one of rock’s most misunderstood riffs – here’s how to play “Smoke on the Water” like a pro

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