Riff Tone

Perfect Strangers

Deep Purple

Guitarrock1980s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (1974, scalloped fretboard, Schecter F500T pickups)

AmpMarshall JCM 2000 TSL (studio), possibly Marshall Major or Marshall JMP era heads

PickupsSchecter F500T single-coil (bridge, middle, neck positions)

Amp Settings

gain6

bass6

mid7

treble6.5

reverb2

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1984. Guitar is a 1974 Fender Stratocaster with scalloped fretboard and Schecter F500T single-coil pickups, as confirmed by Equipboard and John 'Dawk' Stillwell (Blackmore's tech). Amp is most likely a Marshall JCM 2000 TSL or similar Marshall head, as referenced by Blackmore and Guitar World. No evidence of pedals used for the riff section; Blackmore is known for minimal pedal use in this era for rhythm/riff parts.

Tone Character(10)

British crunchtight and percussiveclear note separationsustaining power chordsslightly scooped midsarticulate attackdynamic responsecontrolled feedbackbright but not harshclassic Marshall drive

Difficulty

The riff requires tight timing, dynamic palm muting, and control of feedback for sustaining chords, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.

Sources

22 guitarists, producers and gear makers reveal their tone secrets Ritchie Blackmore - Equipboard

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