Academy of Tone

[@BluGuitar]

Thank you so much for watching this episode about Deep Purple and their fantastic new guitar player Simon McBride. I’m currently on tour myself, standing on stage while you could see this livestream…. Live music is still the greatest thing in the world when you become one with your audience-magic moments you should not miss either on or off stage! I hope this episode could get your closer to one of the most iconic rock bands of all time: deep purple They actually invented a lot what is now called ROCK. What a pleasure to see these guys are still doing it! True musicianship! Respect. Rock on! Cheers, Thomas 😊

[@mikeoxley4458]

I saw Deep Purple in the early 70’s, in Bloomington, MN. Blackmore had two Marshall Major stacks at 200 Watts each! My ears rang for a week! 😊

[@BluGuitar]

The loudest amps ever on stage … ;-)

[@mikeoxley4458]

Yes! Deep Purple was considered the loudest rock band in the Guinness Book of World Records! Glad I saw the original lineups back then - Zep, The Who, Tull, Yes, CSN&Y, Skynyrd, Zappa, Wishbone Ash, Marshall Tucker, James Gang, Climax Blues Band, Outlaws, Johnny Winter, etc…

[@JohnnyBargeldBoom]

Hi Thomas, I have a few questions about you. It would be fantastic if you could answer them, but if not, no worries-thank you anyway for this video. I absolutely love your channel and all your publications and videos. 1.Have you ever showcased your entire (!) guitar collection in a video? I’d be super curious to see it! Since you’ve spoken so highly of PRS guitars, do you own one yourself? 2. Are you planning to release a new instrumental album? I would be really excited about that! 3. What are your top guitar instrumental rock albums of all time? Sending greetings from the Ruhr area and wishing you a wonderful Sunday!

[@BluGuitar]

Hi 👋 I have more guitars then what I usually have in the video studio… but nothing “classic” - more special guitars like Gibson melody maker …electric sitar , nylon , western acoustic etc But I can do that!!! Currently I don’t have the time for Al full album… but I’m still doing things like BLUG, GRANFELT & Engelien. 2 instrumental songs came from my side: last day of summer and Bondrix… some co-lab songs etc Top albums: Jeff Beck live at Ronnie Scott’s…

[@JohnnyBargeldBoom]

@ the less Special Guitars, the better 😉 would be very interesting Video! I would love to See it ☺️ Thats one of my Favoriten Albums too! One last question: what is your Inspiration for your instrumental Albums? I know your Favorite guitarists, but they are all (beside Beck) mainly Guitar Players in non instrumental Bands.

[@JohnnyBargeldBoom]

2:50 Amazing, I never ever saw a crowd so dead when the headliner played his hit song

[@BluGuitar]

Well - the whole concert was great, but not focused on the entertainment factor and on a hit… of corse you could expect something different… but it felt right…

[@adiohead]

Thanks for this video! Saw Deep Purple live back in 1996 in Reading, UK. Will never forget that gig and how Steve blew me away with his playing. PMTVUK did a rig rundown with Simon and he goes through the pedal board. The expression pedal is for the Boss Slicer.

[@BluGuitar]

Thanks for sharing the info on the pedals I didn’t know. PMT - great store… been there… Greetings, Thomas

[@helgaharrietringelstein]

Great episode. It's exciting to get an insight into what's going on before and after such a big show. Simon McBride is an excellent guitar player and gives DP a good new boost. It was fun to watch 😄.

[@BluGuitar]

I feel the same way too…. Cheers, Thomas

[@mitjakorber4767]

3 pedsls in the middle are JAM pedals ... great stuff 😊 ... on the left is Boomster, buffer/booster, also can be used as a volume pedal with expression pedal; in the middle is Waterfall analog chorus, on the right is Retrovibe, univibe style pedal. Simple and awsome sounding pedals 👍

[@BluGuitar]

Hey guys, thanks for all your Info here!!! I was on stage when this stream was going live! Greetings from the road, Thomas 😊❤😊

[@mitjakorber4767]

Thanks, you are welcome ❤

[@Billywagner22]

I called Tommy, Simon’s gtr tech the other day. Don was playing at sound check in the background and he sounded amazing.

[@BluGuitar]

Don is a total nerd! Every day 5:00 he is playing for 30 minutes all by himself in the hall-every day of a tour!!!

[@Billywagner22]

@ that’s why he’s one of the best. Amazing musician!

[@robertdonosobuchner3129]

Great video!

[@BluGuitar]

Thanks!🙏

[@hanseibl6158]

See also Simon McBride on That Pedal Show - great episode :-)

[@BluGuitar]

Thank you so much 😊!

[@stevenjohnston2263]

Thijs Van Leer. World class still. Under-appreciated. Genius.

[@BluGuitar]

I absolutely agree 👍 Greetings 👋 Thomas

[@johnallen2111]

Great cover of Billy Cobham's Stratus!

[@BluGuitar]

Thanks 🙏 it was a jam - no rehearsal… Fantastic musicians!

[@stevenjohnston2263]

Very good video.

[@BluGuitar]

Thanks 🙏

[@rolandmengedoth2191]

I saw Deep Purple and Jefferson Starship in Mannheim SAP Arena. It was amazing and Simon did a really good job in the show playing guitar. And Don on the keys is anyway not from this planet 😊

[@BluGuitar]

I would agree

[@Luftporsche]

Pünktlich. Super

[@BluGuitar]

War ja auch nicht live… ich stand bei Ausstrahlung auf der Bühne 😂😂

[@Luftporsche]

@ Dann sehen wir uns heute Abend in Zülpich

[@gugeissler]

Thomas ich beneide Dich zutiefst. Backstage bei Deep Purple wie geil ist das denn .. 😯

[@BluGuitar]

Ja , das ist schön!

[@videomove]

der stratos jam, respekt! ohne scheiss…

[@BluGuitar]

Danke!!

[@GerryBlue]

Great behind the scenes footage

[@BluGuitar]

Thanks 🙏 I used mostly my mobile phone… ;-)

[@manuelbastian]

😍😍😍

[@BluGuitar]

😜

[@jutukka]

That one particular riff sounds a little bit familiar. I wonder if I have heard it once or twice before somewhere! 🤔 🤣

[@BluGuitar]

😜🖖🙏

[@jutukka]

@BluGuitar BTW, I noticed that especially the rhythm (and who cares about notes because it is usually played using so distorted long hair metal head sound anyways) of that riff which I was talking about can be written (in addition to musical notes) using just Morse code as well! It seems to be in Morse code U (..-), V (...-), U (..-), A (.-). 🤓

[@stageaid271]

Super spannend

[@BluGuitar]

Danke 😊!!!

[@stevencook6750]

I don't find him an "identifiable" player of any character, more of a session player, why people are so easily pleased when it comes to guitar players is beyond comprehension.

[@BluGuitar]

I guess it’s not that easy to meet the endless list of criteria needed for such a position. Just imagine a few different players in that band , and imagine how that would affect the music. And then there’s the other side of chemistry…. ;-)

[@stevenjohnston2263]

@stevencook6750 yep. It's not Purple without Ritchie for me.

[@stevencook6750]

@@stevenjohnston2263 Blackmore was a visionary, huge difference.

[@thesmallnotesduo]

He's an amazing player that's for sure but the antithesis of Blackmore's style.

[@stevenjohnston2263]

Their sound is thin, the performance far too polished and predictable. I still maintain that Purple isn't Purple without Blackmore. I don't care how good his replacements were/are (and they're all really good players).

[@BluGuitar]

But Richie is also not Richie in his 20’s anymore… so how to deal with these facts and reality: how to have a great line up in 2024 for Deep Purple ? Well, I believe with considering a lot of factors they have chosen. We can always go: Gillen’s screaming in 1969 was the best ever … but I believe it’s understandable that he has to find a way to make the songs work with now being decades older - I believe he’s found his way. To me it’s okay to have some sacrifices but seeing that they are still having fun doing it!

[@stevenjohnston2263]

@@BluGuitar I saw them at the O2 in around 2016 or so. I left before the end. It wasn't terrible. It just wasn't great.

[@BigEdWo]

ich möchte mich entschuldigen. ich habe mich negativ über amp1 geäußert. das war falsch. sorry.

[@BluGuitar]

Kein Problem… Manchmal dauert es eben… Simon hat auch schon nach einem gefragt;-)

[@BigEdWo]

@@BluGuitar danke

[@turnerm33]

Ich hätte da gern statt Simon einen Saarländer bei Purple , den aus Neinkerje 😂 aber ich muss gestehen bin da völlig lokalpatriotisch biased 😊 der klingt mit weniger Board für mich viel Blackmoriger 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@BluGuitar]

😅Ei Jo!!!!

[@MrJackrockerman]

This is Bright Purple.. too polished.. 😅

[@BluGuitar]

Ha, ha…. I believe every version of Deep Purple had their own thing…

[@Dave-v4v]

Simon is a great player but wish he would skip the Gary Moore end of the world ape, doesn't belong in purple, at least pay homage to Blackmore instead for me was purple never the same without him however much Gillan thinks it's his band!

[@BluGuitar]

As much as we all loved Richie in Deep Purple (including Simon) I believe Simon is authentic doing his thing, and that might include a tribute to his hero Gary besides Richie. For me totally understandable… Unfortunately the 60s and 70s with sheer innovation on the ground of Rock are long gone - we can look back but enjoy a more modern version… maybe it’s a tough Job to write history for your entire life.. ;-)

[@Luftporsche]

Moin

[@BluGuitar]

Moin moin 😊

[@wolfgangpeukert8943]

Diese Begeisterung für den neuen "Deep Purple"-Gitarristen kann ich nicht teilen. So spielen heute doch alle "modernen" Gitarristen, einer wie der andere. Ein Haufen Technik um überhaupt einen Ton zu kreieren. An Blackmore reicht er natürlich niemals ran. Der konnte mit wenig Elektronik einen meisterhaften Ton erzeugen, da hat man fast das Holz seiner Stratocaster rausgehört. Übrigens Ihre Strat : Warum pflegen Sie nicht mal Ihr altes Instrument ? Die Begeisterung für "Aging" (oder wie das heißt) ist ohnehin Kinderkram. Die Brücke (natürlich Bridge) ist ja fast schwarz. Wenn Sie mal an der rechten Hand eine kleine Verletzung haben, holen Sie sich ja eine Blutvergiftung bei der verkeimten Gitarre. Das Holz Ihrer wohl aus den 60er Jahren stammenden Stratocaster hört man sowieso nicht mehr herraus bei Ihrer vielen Elektronik, alles mulmig und dumpf - habe schon viele Aufnahmen von Ihnen gehört und gesehen. Einen eigenen Ton kann man damit nicht produzieren. War jetzt alles heftig von mir - aber das mußte mal sein !

[@BluGuitar]

Hallo Wolfgang, ich möchte gerne ein paar Gedanken zu deinem Kommentar los werden. Wir leben heute in einer anderen Phase der Entwicklung der Rockmusik und der elektrischen Gitarre. Wo vor 50 Jahren Neuland betreten musste sind eben andere (großartige) Dinge entstanden als im heutigen Klima in dem bereits viele Facetten omnipräsent sind. Da wächst eben eine „Kunst“. Selbst Deep Purple habe sich nicht neu erfunden seit den 70 igern. Aber das kann man ja auch gar nicht erwarten! Das wäre übermenschlich… sie haben ihre Tradition gepflegt, mit einigen Ansätzen versucht zu verfeinern ohne dabei ihre geschaffene Schöpfung zu verleugnen: Das ist doch toll! Die Anfangstage sind nun mal vorbei… …und das gilt auch so für (Rock-)Gitarristen…

[@turnerm33]

Den Standpunkt kann man haben 😅