Riff Tone

Since You Been Gone

Rainbow

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (1970s, likely late-70s, maple neck, stock single-coil pickups, as used by Ritchie Blackmore on the Down to Earth album)

AmpMarshall Major 200W head (model 1967, as used by Blackmore in late 1970s Rainbow studio sessions)

PickupsFender single-coil (stock 1970s Stratocaster pickups, likely with treble-bleed mod as per Blackmore's known mods of the era)

Amp Settings

gain6

bass6

mid7

treble7

reverb2

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1979, Down to Earth album. Blackmore was known for using a late-70s Stratocaster with stock single-coils and a Marshall Major head in the studio for Rainbow's 'Since You Been Gone'. No evidence of pedals or effects other than possible amp reverb. No evidence of live rig or later Engl amps for this recording.

Tone Character(10)

classic British crunchbright and articulatetight and percussivepunchy midrangeclear note separationslightly compressedminimal reverbcutting single-coil attackmedium gain saturationno audible modulation or delay

Difficulty

The riff is straightforward but requires tight palm muting and precise timing to capture the punchy, articulate feel of the original recording.

Sources

Ritchie Blackmore on Deep Purple and his Rainbow revival These Are Guitars, Amps, and Effects Used by Ritchie Blackmore [Question] Anyone know the amp settings to get the sound ... - Reddit

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