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Steve Morse reveals the secret to his wah-like tone knob technique. Now try it yourself
Once you get this down, you can leave your wah pedal at home
Queen’s Brian May on the “fireball” guitarist who affected him like no other
The guitarist blew May’s mind long before Jimi Hendrix changed the game forever
When Steve Morse had to tour with Deep Purple after breaking his wrist, he made a crude mod to his guitar so the show could go on
He had a lifetime of hacking guitars to help him
Ritchie Blackmore decapitated Deep Purple. With Rainbow, he had another tactic at his disposal
He’d formed the band in equal partnership with Ronnie James Dio, but the singer soon discovered things wouldn’t be so democratic
Ritchie Blackmore on why Deep Purple couldn't survive with him and Ian Gillan onboard
The two musicians didn’t say a word to one another during the classic Mark II line-up’s doomed final months, but still produced one more hit record
Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover and Ian Paice on the creation and legacy of Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water"
“I didn't think it would be a hit," Blackmore says. "It was just something that Ian and I banged out on the spur of the moment.”
Ritchie Blackmore looks back on his career in an interview from our December 1996 issue
The guitarist spoke about Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and his own infamously bad temper
Christopher Cross covering for a sick Ritchie Blackmore on Deep Purple's first U.S. show
The man behind "Ride Like the Wind" gets support for his tale from Eric Johnson, whose band opened for Deep Purple that night
