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What guitar does Deep Purple play?

Ritchie Blackmore played scalloped Fender Stratocasters through a Marshall Major boosted to 280 watts, and Jon Lord plugged his Hammond organ straight into a Marshall amp. Ian Paice kept Pearl kits from Deep Purple albums, and Steve Morse was seen with his Music Man signature guitar and Engl signature amps.

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How did Jon Lord get his organ sound?

He developed a new way of amplifying the Hammond organ to match the electric guitar, which included plugging it directly into a Marshall amplifier. It became his trademark sound, heard on the opening of Child In Time.

What guitar did Ritchie Blackmore play in Deep Purple?

A 1961 Gibson ES-335 in the early days, then Fender Stratocasters with fretboards he scallops himself, through Marshall amps including a Marshall Major pushed to 280 watts, a Vox AC30 and an Akai tape deck used as a preamp.

What drums does Ian Paice play?

Pearl. His private drum room holds Pearl kits that saw action on various Deep Purple albums, plus the last Ludwig drum he owns, an 8x14 Coliseum snare.

What gear does Steve Morse use?

His Ernie Ball Music Man Steve Morse signature guitar, Engl Steve Morse signature E656 and E658 amps, a Keeley Compressor, TC Electronic Flashbacks with his own TonePrint, a Roland GR-55 synth and Ernie Ball Paradigm strings.

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Deep Purple are the British hard rock band of Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Don Airey and Simon McBride, founded with Ritchie Blackmore and the late Jon Lord. This guide covers the band's gear as a whole: Blackmore's Strats and modified Marshalls, Lord's Hammond through Marshall amps, Paice's Pearl drums and Steve Morse's Music Man and Engl rig.

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