[Drew68]

now that live DVD of Deep Puple with the London Philarmonic from 1969 that just came out...I'm there, dude!

Clapton is great. Hendrix is great, SRV is great.

But Blackmore is truly the King of the Stratocaster.

[T. Jefferson]

Clapton is great. Hendrix is great, SRV is great. But Blackmore is truly the King of the Stratocaster.

If you played guitar you would never said that.

[LS]

I LOVED Ritchie Blackmoor's strat work, especially on "Burn" and "Stormbringer" (with David Coverdale on vocals). Deep Purp never seemed to really put it together live, either, the way Cream did.

I saw Cream on their pre-"farewell" tour. I had never in my life seen a drummer play for 20 minutes like Ginger Baker did. The great thing about a Cream/Hendrix/Vanilla Fudge concert was that they never did the songs the same way twice, and so a concert was a real experience, not just a rehash of the studio.

[5Madman2]

"But Blackmore is truly the King of the Stratocaster."

I would pay to listen to Blackmore play a washtub bass.

[WRhine]

But Blackmore is truly the King of the Stratocaster.

Richie Blackmore of Deep Purple? Well, music is art and is thus open to interpretation and personal tastes but Blackmore would probably admit that players like Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix were the best of their time. He was a fan of both. IMO, the greatest rock guitarist is Beck. He can do things with a strat (or any other guitar for that matter) that no other guitarist can do. Especially with tone and harmonics. Watching Jeff Beck play is like watching a master magician take notes to places never before seen. It's a trip.

[Pro-Bush]

Randy Rhoads is the king of the Gibson Flying V

But Blackmore is truly the King of the Stratocaster.

Blackmore rocks, but I think SRV is the king of the stratocaster..upside down and all.