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CIRCA 1974
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RITCHIE BLACKMORE OWNED AND USED GUITAR
CIRCA 1974
A Fender Stratocaster guitar, Serial No. 570183, sunburst finish, original three-way switch, double cutaway body, signature scalloped 21 fret fingerboard with mother-of-pearl dot inlays, three standard Stratocaster pickups, selector switch, three rotary controls and white pick guard, owned and used by Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple and Rainbow in the studio and live. Blackmore heavily damaged the instrument during a Rainbow concert in the early 1980s when he inadvertently asked for the wrong guitar for the closing number, "Kill The King." Blackmore nearly destroyed the guitar while on stage, and afterwards was dismayed to discover that he had ruined one of his favorite Stratocasters. The guitar's neck is split, head is missing, there is a crack running down the length of the body, the top of the pick guard is split, and top pickup is loose. While not currently playable, the guitar ably represents the raw stage energy and adrenaline of one of heavy metal's most accomplished guitarists. Also present is a black and white photo and a laminated poster of Blackmore playing the guitar, a VHS tape of a Rainbow concert from 1977, and a Fender hardshell case.
CIRCA 1974
A Fender Stratocaster guitar, Serial No. 570183, sunburst finish, original three-way switch, double cutaway body, signature scalloped 21 fret fingerboard with mother-of-pearl dot inlays, three standard Stratocaster pickups, selector switch, three rotary controls and white pick guard, owned and used by Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple and Rainbow in the studio and live. Blackmore heavily damaged the instrument during a Rainbow concert in the early 1980s when he inadvertently asked for the wrong guitar for the closing number, "Kill The King." Blackmore nearly destroyed the guitar while on stage, and afterwards was dismayed to discover that he had ruined one of his favorite Stratocasters. The guitar's neck is split, head is missing, there is a crack running down the length of the body, the top of the pick guard is split, and top pickup is loose. While not currently playable, the guitar ably represents the raw stage energy and adrenaline of one of heavy metal's most accomplished guitarists. Also present is a black and white photo and a laminated poster of Blackmore playing the guitar, a VHS tape of a Rainbow concert from 1977, and a Fender hardshell case.