Worth of noting is that Jon Lord's very distorted Hammond C3 organ played an important role in the "Smoke on the water" riff and sound, which is often disregarded.
Pretty sure the organ is doubling the guitar part after a few bars, which does thicken up the sound, and of course that chugging bass line also kicks in.
His "Marshall" at one point, was a Vox amp rehoused in Marshall cabinet. "After 45 years of debate and controversy, Blackmore himself helped clear the air. “I was using a 100-watt Marshall with four 12″ speakers in the cabinet. I probably would’ve also been using the Vox at that time. They would’ve been my primary amps.” So, he had a Vox at the Grand Hotel. Next, we put forth another million-dollar question: Did you use a treble booster? “Yes, I used the Hornby Skewes treble booster,” he said. “It was a [tabletop] box, not a pedal.” The Hornby Skewes used a germanium transistor in its circuit to add overdrive boost to a signal, kicking the preamp with coloration. We posed a final guitar-tone scenario to Blackmore by asking whether he used less “distortion” than many players think. “Yes, that’s exactly right,” he said. “In those days there was no overdrive in the Marshall amps.” At last, we can visualize Blackmore’s rig in December, 1971, as he stood in the corridors of the empty Grand Hotel. He had at least two CBS-era Strats, Marshall and Vox amps, and a Hornby Skewes treble booster." www.vintageguitar.com/32424/ritchie-blackmore-3/
There is a way to play it with a pick and have no delay, which I just discovered btw, where you hit the strings while pushing them downwards. So you push the top string to almost touch the bottom one while you hit then both at the same time. Just for anyone struggling to fingerpick it.
Merci Guillaume! Moi je l'ai encore appris avant que je n'apprenne vraiment la gratte, sur la 6eme corde hahaha souvenirs, souvenirs....je devais avoir 9 à 10 ans a l'époque! Cheers
I was allowed to demo the Studio Plexi gunned in the local guitar store, can thoroughly recommend it! But get an attenuator if you buy one for home use and have neighbours ;-)
Im Pretty sure , that he used a Strat with Maple Neck and a Vox ac 30. He used marshalls live because its Louder but on the Record a Vox. In the Late 70s he used His Marshall also to record Songs. Can u do Black Dog or Rock and Roll By led Zeppelin pls? Thx
One tone that I keep trying to hit, but just cant quiteeeee get is Zakk's beautiful tone on Black Label's 'The Day That Heaven Had Gone Away'. I'd love if you were able to do a video on it. Probably my favourite guitar tone I've ever heard on a song
Nice video and great tone! I'm trying to dial in Woman From Tokyo. I don't have a Klon or treble booster but do you think a Rat2 can get me there? I'll be using the Marshall SC20H. Thanks. 🤘
Actually Blackmore originally played this riff in 6th and 5th string and using the thumb and point finger of the right hand. And he used definitely neck pickup.
he definitely used the neck pickup.. for the solo. Also I'm not sure where you get the information about him using the 6th and 5th strings to play the riff but there are videos of him playing it and even talking about it where he plays it like the obvious 5-3-5 that it is 🤔Not to mention there's a video of Steve Morse explaining it where he plays it the same way too
@@theodordimov6518 Steve Morse's explanations? You made me laugh a lot. Let him explain his works. And in order to understand where Blackmore played on the original, it is enough to simply listen to the Machine Head record. You can hear it clearly there. For such a riff, more depth and lows are needed. It is absolutely clear that 5 and 6 strings will give more "fat" than 4 and 5.
@@abzstr Glad I made you laugh a lot! Regardless of what you think of Morse, he is an accomplished professional musician who actually played in the band for decades and therefore the dismissiveness is not exactly warranted. In any case, the Morse example was an added bonus - the main point was every video of Ritchie Blackmore himself playing the riff. If you were to try and play it correctly by plucking the notes with 2 fingers as opposed to using a pick, you'll likely find that 5-3-5 gets you to the point where you can dial in the rest (mostly) using your amp/pedals/guitar knobs.
@@theodordimov6518 Congratulations, you managed to make me laugh for the second time. This time I laughed even harder. We are talking about a classic - a studio recording called Machine Head. If you have your own ears and they work, then you do not need any opinion, no Steve Morzes. Let him play as he wants and as much as he wants. The way he plays this riff does not do him credit. And also do not take Blackmore's live performances as an example, at concerts he can often play differently and even with his fingers on top of the neck. Try to turn down the highs and lows on a tube amp to zero, and raise the mids to 10. Put the guitar in the neck position and play with the fingers of your right hand, without a pick, and with your left on the 5th-6th strings. And you will get a characteristic tone. Provided, of course, that you have a real, vintage Stratocaster and a powerful tube Marshall.
in case this wasn't a joke - no, it's never been (nor is there a reason to be) 0 3 5. The only way to make is sound good is 5-3-5 using 2 fingers to pluck both strings simultaneously
According to Ritchie Blackmore, he used his 1968 Stratocaster and a Vox AC-30 to record the tune, and many of the solos on the album were recorded with a Fender Thinline. Blackmore ditched the 335 in 1970.
Dear Guillaume good evening from Greece, let's try something difficult: Richie Havens Going Back To My Roots (th-cam.com/video/SskF1asmjf8/w-d-xo.html), great main riff, great secondary guitar riff, a lot of work to get the 80's funky feeling. But you master your strat don't you?
Worth of noting is that Jon Lord's very distorted Hammond C3 organ played an important role in the "Smoke on the water" riff and sound, which is often disregarded.
A few bars into the song definitely. But the first 2 bars is, allegedly, just Ritchie's guitar
Pretty sure the organ is doubling the guitar part after a few bars, which does thicken up the sound, and of course that chugging bass line also kicks in.
His "Marshall" at one point, was a Vox amp rehoused in Marshall cabinet.
"After 45 years of debate and controversy, Blackmore himself helped clear the air.
“I was using a 100-watt Marshall with four 12″ speakers in the cabinet. I probably would’ve also been using the Vox at that time. They would’ve been my primary amps.”
So, he had a Vox at the Grand Hotel. Next, we put forth another million-dollar question: Did you use a treble booster?
“Yes, I used the Hornby Skewes treble booster,” he said. “It was a [tabletop] box, not a pedal.”
The Hornby Skewes used a germanium transistor in its circuit to add overdrive boost to a signal, kicking the preamp with coloration.
We posed a final guitar-tone scenario to Blackmore by asking whether he used less “distortion” than many players think.
“Yes, that’s exactly right,” he said. “In those days there was no overdrive in the Marshall amps.”
At last, we can visualize Blackmore’s rig in December, 1971, as he stood in the corridors of the empty Grand Hotel. He had at least two CBS-era Strats, Marshall and Vox amps, and a Hornby Skewes treble booster."
www.vintageguitar.com/32424/ritchie-blackmore-3/
There is a way to play it with a pick and have no delay, which I just discovered btw, where you hit the strings while pushing them downwards. So you push the top string to almost touch the bottom one while you hit then both at the same time. Just for anyone struggling to fingerpick it.
Merci Guillaume! Moi je l'ai encore appris avant que je n'apprenne vraiment la gratte, sur la 6eme corde hahaha souvenirs, souvenirs....je devais avoir 9 à 10 ans a l'époque! Cheers
First like! Grettings from Perú!!!💪
I was allowed to demo the Studio Plexi gunned in the local guitar store, can thoroughly recommend it! But get an attenuator if you buy one for home use and have neighbours ;-)
Could you please do Pantera's Revolution is my name? By the late and and great Dimebag Darrell!!!
not able to do this, geraldine doesnt have a magenta goatee
Im Pretty sure , that he used a Strat with Maple Neck and a Vox ac 30. He used marshalls live because its Louder but on the Record a Vox. In the Late 70s he used His Marshall also to record Songs.
Can u do Black Dog or Rock and Roll By led Zeppelin pls?
Thx
One tone that I keep trying to hit, but just cant quiteeeee get is Zakk's beautiful tone on Black Label's 'The Day That Heaven Had Gone Away'. I'd love if you were able to do a video on it. Probably my favourite guitar tone I've ever heard on a song
Nice video and great tone! I'm trying to dial in Woman From Tokyo. I don't have a Klon or treble booster but do you think a Rat2 can get me there? I'll be using the Marshall SC20H. Thanks. 🤘
Great job and thank you for sharing 😊. I’d be great if you could do Burn by Deep Purple since you’ve nailed this one so by well.
can you please do suffocation blues or hipster shakes by black pistol fire
I dont trust myself (with loving you)!!
What spekears do you use?
That's a Palmer 2x12 cabinet with two Celestion Creamback 75 speakers. Cheers //Kris
Actually Blackmore originally played this riff in 6th and 5th string and using the thumb and point finger of the right hand. And he used definitely neck pickup.
he definitely used the neck pickup.. for the solo. Also I'm not sure where you get the information about him using the 6th and 5th strings to play the riff but there are videos of him playing it and even talking about it where he plays it like the obvious 5-3-5 that it is 🤔Not to mention there's a video of Steve Morse explaining it where he plays it the same way too
@@theodordimov6518 Steve Morse's explanations? You made me laugh a lot. Let him explain his works. And in order to understand where Blackmore played on the original, it is enough to simply listen to the Machine Head record. You can hear it clearly there. For such a riff, more depth and lows are needed. It is absolutely clear that 5 and 6 strings will give more "fat" than 4 and 5.
@@abzstr Glad I made you laugh a lot! Regardless of what you think of Morse, he is an accomplished professional musician who actually played in the band for decades and therefore the dismissiveness is not exactly warranted. In any case, the Morse example was an added bonus - the main point was every video of Ritchie Blackmore himself playing the riff. If you were to try and play it correctly by plucking the notes with 2 fingers as opposed to using a pick, you'll likely find that 5-3-5 gets you to the point where you can dial in the rest (mostly) using your amp/pedals/guitar knobs.
@@theodordimov6518 Congratulations, you managed to make me laugh for the second time. This time I laughed even harder. We are talking about a classic - a studio recording called Machine Head. If you have your own ears and they work, then you do not need any opinion, no Steve Morzes. Let him play as he wants and as much as he wants. The way he plays this riff does not do him credit. And also do not take Blackmore's live performances as an example, at concerts he can often play differently and even with his fingers on top of the neck. Try to turn down the highs and lows on a tube amp to zero, and raise the mids to 10. Put the guitar in the neck position and play with the fingers of your right hand, without a pick, and with your left on the 5th-6th strings. And you will get a characteristic tone. Provided, of course, that you have a real, vintage Stratocaster and a powerful tube Marshall.
COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can you guys do every little thing she does is magic by the police?
One other trick is to make it sound correct, you have to play the root before the 4th.
Could it be that the tabs have disappeared?
*0 3 5*
5-3-5!! 😂😂//G
in case this wasn't a joke - no, it's never been (nor is there a reason to be) 0 3 5. The only way to make is sound good is 5-3-5 using 2 fingers to pluck both strings simultaneously
You threw the pick... i gave a sigh of relief.
I'll definitely do some Pantera in the near future! :)//G
The riff was originally played on an ES-335 on the record. Blackmore plays Strats live but it's a 335 on the studio record.
Furthermore, riff is played in lower register on 6 string starting on 10th position, not open strings.
No. He has used a Strat with a Vox i think.
According to Ritchie Blackmore, he used his 1968 Stratocaster and a Vox AC-30 to record the tune, and many of the solos on the album were recorded with a Fender Thinline. Blackmore ditched the 335 in 1970.
Danger zone!
Step one buy a flare gun.
Dear Guillaume good evening from Greece, let's try something difficult: Richie Havens Going Back To My Roots (th-cam.com/video/SskF1asmjf8/w-d-xo.html), great main riff, great secondary guitar riff, a lot of work to get the 80's funky feeling. But you master your strat don't you?
This riff was lifted from Astrud Gilberto. The song from 1966 is called Maria Quiet.
Arranged by Gil evans
Where are all the 0-3-5 comments?
surprisingly there's still a few of them for some reason 🤷♂
Guitarists have no self awareness lol
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Wait… thats illegal!
TL;DR version: 0-3-5 😂
if for some reason you don't want to play it like Ritchie, then 0-3-5 is a great way to achieve that 👍
Nobody wants to learn how to play this.
Coz this mate also plays it wrong
@@sainphony he actually plays it exactly right