Ritchie Blackmore Talks About His Favourite Three Guitar Players

[@davidfarnell6728]

We need to appreciate Ritchie so much more than the world does while he's still here.

[@ivanGALiLEOs]

Blackmore: "Jeff cheats on the guitar - because he has notes on his guitar that I dont have on my guitar..!" So... but that's ok - I let him go on that one... :)))))))))

[@Pluto12th]

With *creative melodies* and unique sound *Ritchie Blackmore* is the king of the guitar riffs and solo parts

[@JAMESGANG-f5u]

Iommi is 👑

[@ThomasCummins-z9c]

I freakin' love Ritchie Blackmore!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤ One of my all time favorites 😍

[@Cashtoc]

There are so many kings in music... I wouldn't be able to choose only one.

[@MrJusmobile]

@@Pluto12th eddy’s are superior by far!!!!

[@antoinecringemann]

His melodies are creative, unlike you who uses an AI to type an obvious reply

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Mr. Blackmore has all the skills. His ability to captivate the audience is on the same level as the other guitarists discussed in this video. ✌️✌️

[@milosdunjic8718]

Indeed

[@bertiradisch7056]

Had.

[@ThomasCummins-b3e]

I freakin' love Ritchie Blackmore. Always one of my all time favorites 😍 ❤️

[@timrobinson9192]

I can't find it in mysekf to disagree, he is one of the reasons I fell in love with rock music in the early 70's as a ten year old kid. Still loving that stuff to this day. LONG LIVE ROCK & ROLL 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@nomeansno2335]

Beck was a guitarist for guitarists. Blackmore wrote riffs for the world.

[@frankmeenzen787]

Beck is not only a guitarist for guitarist. He is also a musician for humans who love high quality musicality!

[@Cashtoc]

@@frankmeenzen787 Especially for open-minded music fans

[@frankmeenzen787]

@@Cashtoc Correct!

[@billyz5088]

~~ Jeff Beck often said that for guitar players - "the guitar is your voice" - which is why so much of his material was without any vocalist - and when he did covers of Beatles songs - his lead guitar was doing the vocal melody part of the song - but it sounded completely natural - something most guitar players could not do ..

[@LukasFin]

JB sang in "Hi Ho Silver Lining", but regretted it later. And said something like "That song has been like a pink toilet ring around my neck ever since." Haha!

[@robsco1249]

Blackmore said too that Beck couldn't write memorable songs and that's one of the reason why I prefer Ritchie.

[@frankmeenzen787]

Maybe he couldn't write memorable songs, but he played some of them! Nadia from Nitin Sahwney and Never Alone from Jason Rebello for example! Nobody creates such an intensive emotion with so little notes like him!

[@JorgeRiestra-b4j]

Andrés Segovia, Tomatito, Paco de Lucia .😊

[@tullfan2560]

I always felt that Ritchie had complete control of his guitar. The guy is just faultless.

[@admiralbenbow5083]

And he wanted complete control, of everyone around him, but he wasnt smart enough to realise that wasnt possible.

[@JamminClemmons]

@@admiralbenbow5083 - Har.......... pull his wig off.

[@hermiasvisser812]

Ritchie Blackmore one of my most favourite guitar players.... together with Jeff Beck and Jimi Hendrix......

[@graemeyetts3465]

Spot on for me!

[@ricardoluistomasone4663]

RITCHIE BLACKMORE THE GOAT!!!!

[@MrJusmobile]

lol

[@ThomasCummins-b3e]

HE IS BADASS!!!!!!

[@2Times22]

@@MrJusmobile Try to count the amazing songs that he made both with Purple and Rainbow,all these musicians that become stars,just because they played with him,the bulk of his work..Nobody else has that on their record...Being prolific on guitar..ok..But how many of them can make amazing songs???Not just crazy fast complex solos,but actually songs...and albums..Thats the hard part..He did it better than anybody else..!!!

[@Toni62R]

Oh Ritchie, Guitar Hero of my youth...

[@r.n6775]

Ritchie is a legend, got to see DP back in the 80s on their Perfect Strangers tour with him, lucky to have that memory!

[@Excession-h6e]

Knebworth '85. That's all I need to say. The only thing that came even within sight of being close was 1980 with Slade, and for completely different reasons.

[@timrobinson9192]

Child In Time solo, wow, gets me every time , pure magic. A in hairs stood on end.

[@jonw.3886]

I've heard interviews with Blackmore where he also praises Leslie West, Brian May, Jimmy Page, Django Rheinhart, and George Harrison. Everyone has their favorite players and Blackmore has his but I think he genuinely respected many other players in the 60s and 70s and borrowed from them. He just put his own twist on whatever he borrowed.

[@jaixaphoto]

That is the famous Blackmorizer

[@robertdale419]

Well said

[@jonselby1879]

loved this guy since 1972 made in japan best of the best,this guy will be the of the best my top 1111111111111111

[@richardmitchell8213]

For me, when it comes to Jeff Beck, I love his development and exploration into fusion that really sets him apart from any other rock player. When you hear tracks like Blue Wind and Freeway Jam, now you are really into the essence of what Jeff Beck was really trying to achieve in my opinion.

[@canalaverdade.]

Agree with Blackmore completely, these three are truly the three greatest.

[@kentsibille6850]

Van Halen does not belong in this group

[@canalaverdade.]

@kentsibille6850 , Van Halen belongs, and besides belonging, he's the best of them all.

[@kentsibille6850]

@ - I’m sorry but there’s no way

[@canalaverdade.]

@kentsibille6850 , all the great guitarists, Steve vai, Satriani, Iommi, May, Gilmour, Blackmore, they all consider Van Halen the greatest, and you, who don't know anything about guitar, don't like Van Halen, obviously they are the ones who are right, hahahahaha.

[@kentsibille6850]

@ - you don’t know anything about me do you? You might consider that next time

[@cameronlewis1218]

And Blackmore is sadly the only one still with us…. 😢

[@Dejay06]

Yeah, let's appreciate him while we have him! Hope he lives the rest of his life happy.

[@johnroberts3723]

Brian may Martin barre garry Moore dave gilmore alvin Lee Rory Gallagher the list goes on!.

[@dzivin7069]

B.B.King, Albert King, buddy guy, Srv, Robin trower and on and on

[@Kingcarparpeggio]

Ronnie Pickering !!!

[@Tehnonova]

Peter Green!! Frank Zappa!! Santana!!! Joe Pass!!! Džango Reinhard

[@vincentlussier8264]

Allan Holdsworth,Eric Johnson, Joe Satriani, Yngwie, Johnny Winter,Johnny Hiland, Joe Walsh, Michael Bloomfield, Frank Marino,Alex Lifeson, Kim Mitchell, Roy Clark ,Glen Campbell, Rudy Sarzo, Randy Roads, Hank Marvin, Steve Lukather, Jeff Baxter, Elliott Randall, Denny Diaz, and the list goes on !

[@Dannmac]

Steve Rothery (Marillion)

[@tullfan2560]

I've heard Ritchie giving props to Andy Latimer of Camel as well.

[@bobs2809]

Smile once in a while Ritchie 😊

[@grahamjeffries4566]

Sloppy jimmy

[@elpablosky6300]

He do but not so much.

[@StamfordBridge]

His face would break.

[@ricardoluistomasone4663]

😂😂😂

[@PaulFormentos]

Welp hard to do when one has sold their soul, eh Blackmore?

[@johnnyaxelsson6666]

Beck was in a own League... Like a force of nature that never stop develope... Blackmore and some others are for the rockers around the world genious in there ways... The more i lissen on more and more guitarists i think there is impossible to say how is the best... You have 10.that stands out... Al of them is insane good in there style... Its better to enjoy them as they are... And let beck sit there on hes trone as a god... Bless you al out there 🙏🧙‍♂️🍀

[@JeffMarchant]

Damn right

[@michaelking9818]

Peter Green and a great voice too

[@harveydilworth7140]

Ritchie Blackmore also said the best guitar players you don't know about because they play in their living rooms but they're but they can't play in public but they're great players

[@bluesky6985]

Session players

[@sergeichesnokov6669]

Ritchie is a king of melody ❤

[@martinduffy6682]

My top 5 ... Gary Moore Jimi Hendrix Eddie Van Halen Richie Blackmore Jeff Beck

[@stewartroberts2983]

Good man, At last Gary Moore, acknowledged 👏👏👏👏

[@keep_walking_on_grass]

I love the "No Release" riff. all riffs in the songs are great.

[@robertzm]

Can't argue with Blackmore's top 3 with Beck at #1. There are many amazing rock guitarists and music is subjective with people having different preferences in terms of musical tastes, so there are lots of great players to choose from. No wrong answers if your top three is different. However, Beck, Hendrix and Van Halen were so influential on guitar playing back in their era and beyond. Decades later their impact is still felt.

[@adviceman5211]

AGREE 100% WITH MR. BLACKMORE. THE ONLY THING I MIGHT ADD IS THAT RICHIE DESERVES TO BE PLACED AMONG THE THREE GREATEST HE MENTIONED. THE ONLY ONE I NEVER GOT TO SEE PERSONALLY WAS EDDIE. BLACKMORE TWICE AND BECK AND HENDRIX ONCE EACH. I HAVE BEEN TRUELY BLESSED.

[@zeprls]

I agree. Beck #1, EVH, Blackmore, Page, Hendrix. Top 5 Hendrix 5 due to short career.

[@jeffrobertson527]

The riff on Smoke on the Water is iconic enough to put Blackmore on top of my list

[@djizzah]

look, theyre all astounding but you would have to say beck is possibly the greatest and the first to push progressive electric guitar in that the early 60's

[@Lost-p8f]

Blackmore with Joe meek is worth a listen this was before beck

[@MichaelMeehan-rc8fm]

What about Rory Gallagher

[@tonyquinlan7341]

Ritchie Blackmore said Rory was the most natural guitar player so surprise he didn't give Rory a mention.

[@leehambleton9919]

Rory greatest of all time

[@paullagendijk1409]

Hero

[@leehambleton9919]

@@paullagendijk1409 Yes

[@SevenOf9-Seven]

What about him? It's blackmores favourite guitarists, not yours.

[@admiralbenbow5083]

Wow! Blackmore actually likes someone.

[@Shadowman-1960]

4:06 What do you think Jimi was angry about?

[@studionumbersix]

I wondered that, probably Noel Redding saying something dumb....

[@hesch-tag]

He was mad at the drummer Mitch Mitchell because Jimi started the intro to Hear My Train A Comin' and he wanted the band to come in after the intro but Mitch started in the middle of the intro.

[@hesch-tag]

​@@studionumbersixNope. Mitch Mitchell was the reason.

[@JimiHendrixEX]

I watched this concert snd never noticed that. He was also angry whole Stockholm concert in 1969 becouse a cream broke and Isle of Wight 1970. Concert with a prison music industry contract necklase on neck.

[@hesch-tag]

@@JimiHendrixEX In Stockholm he was just tired, fed up and inspired. Had nothing to do with Cream splitting up. Isle of Wight, again, tired, too dark, technical problems, sick of having to play the hits all the time. He certainly must have felt a bit like a slave indeed.

[@everts1698]

Ok with Ritchie Blackmore Jeff Beck is number one and by far, the guitarist of guitarists... but don't forget Alvin Lee and Leslie West

[@MichelPradel]

Traduction

[@robiandolo]

How come, if EVH is his 3rd favorite guitarists, you don’t include Blackmore speaking about him? Why does the narrator speak for Blackmore? I’m skeptical about #3.

[@brenthenderson3983]

Shapes of Things was released in 1966.

[@DonRamiro1]

I caught that too.

[@billyz5088]

~~ 1964 was middle of Clapton's run with Yardbirds - I'm sure Blackmore heard them with Eric - but Richie has never been one to give much praise to Clapton ..

[@Innerspace100]

@@billyz5088 He has recently, though. In the tales from the tavern- series on his own channel, he's spoken very warmly about Cream and Clapton. Also, it's no secret that Lazy was inspired by Steppin' Out off of the Beano album.

[@user-1-800-spanked]

it was done twice, once with the Yardbirds, Then The Jeff Beck Group with Rod Stewart and it was slowed down and kicked ass, Gary Moore used it for a lead solo spot, check it out, Jan S

[@StLaparole]

Uli jon roth

[@bartrobinson2103]

👍👍👍

[@tullfan2560]

Eddie van Halen always told stories with his guitar playing? Not when he was shredding, he didn't.

[@roboi2241]

Yes he did, he told the story of a hamster running at very high speed on a little wheel

[@Hologhoul]

Actually his playing was blues based, very soulful, with the tapping elements merely icing the cake and extending the harmonic ideas of his solos generally. I've heard very little by Eddie that doesn't have class and soul, even when playing fast.

[@zzubuzz]

I couldn't agree more with R.B., those 3 and R.B. himself top my list.

[@Michel-r6m]

Machine Gun Hendrix and Echoes Pink Floyd for me.

[@Innerspace100]

Two of my favourites as well. Child in Time off of Made in Japan would be a third.

[@Michel-r6m]

@@Innerspace100 Made in Japan got that album 👍

[@SuperPatrick777]

The first 11 minutes of that echo track was one of the best pieces of music ever played by the floyd.

[@bishlap]

so many great Rock players of 60's/70's and what sets them apart was their creativity and writing ability, something that today's technical wizard/shredders DO NOT HAVE.

[@rhodsullivan7773]

For tone and simplicity Hank Marvin is a Blackmore favourite.

[@beekay5914]

As great as Hendrix was, Beck does things that Hendrix never imagined. Jimi died young, and Beck had several more decades in which to develop, so I am not slurring Jimi at all. He was the best of his era, for sure.

[@Excession-h6e]

Blackmore was able to translate emotion into music at a level that others such as Beck have been reputed to do better. Personally, I never heard it, though I am sure the exponents who extol such ideas are technically much better able to express themselves than I ever could. If you can find me one stanza that encapsulates and exceeds Broken Sunsets, among a plethora of others including the Highway Star solo from 'Japan, then you're a better man than me Gunga Din.

[@stevenholquin2127]

Come On Itchie Get The MK lll Line Up Going….We Want To Hear The Burn 🔥 Album Live Just One More Time F@%#

[@capnzilog]

And yet, in Steve Rosen's "Tonechaser" on the two occasions Eddie tried to meet Blackmore Black more treated him like such an ass that Eddie refused to ever mention his name after that.

[@MarkDurl]

What do ll 4 guitarists have in common? The Fender Strat........

[@d.nakamura9579]

Well, strictly speaking EVH played heavily modified superstrats with humbuckers in them. Totally different tone. But yes, and all 3 also used the tremolo extensively, with Hendrix the pioneer of it. Beck ended up taking that style of playing to a whole new level. Those three are giants. Ritchie was hugely influential too. But maybe not quite as much as the other three.

[@tymanngruter1808]

What about me.... i play guitar! 🤤

[@PaulFormentos]

Have ya written a "Smoke" type riff in yer life?

[@alfredpetrie7920]

They all play better than me,for sure

[@d.nakamura9579]

It’s a big club we’re all in 👍

[@edljnehan2811]

There's nobody better than Jeff Beck😊

[@Rushmore222]

All Strat players primarily.

[@23theseeker50]

Rory Gallagher was a magical guitar player sadly missed and the late great Gary Moore.

[@alfredpetrie7920]

Rock n Roll fair enough but let's be totally frank it doesn't matter how good you are looking cool is EVERYTHING

[@carlsam1516]

Blackmore is my favourite

[@FraCosta.]

Legend!

[@alfredpetrie7920]

Talented guy

[@gelynch52phPH]

How can SRV not be included?

[@JAMESGANG-f5u]

5:51 5:55 6:15 I couldn’t disagree more

[@FuturePast2019]

I just don't believe Ritchie said that...

[@pharllslim4544]

At first glance I thought the picture in the thumbnail was Bernard Black as he is now (Black Books). Or the Spanish equivalent.

[@eddiespanner]

Blackmore has the modern day creative genius of the Beethovens, Mozarts and Tchaikovskys of yester year. Take a look at his back catalogue. He will forfeit competent musicians in his band in pursuit of musical perfection.

[@TippyMaggee3-l4m]

If you see "Studio Number Six" as the source, change the channel! Where in the video does Ritchie actually say anything about this?

[@edljnehan2811]

My top three are Jeff Beck Jan akkerman and Joe Satriani😊

[@agusakhmadi3576]

Blackmore is the best guitarist in the world

[@ScienceTalkwithJimMassa]

Ritchie has also said he really likes Eric Johnson.

[@fuglbird]

Today Van Halen and Pete Townsend are remembered for their fantastic keyboard virtuosity, Jeff Beck for not coping and Jimi Hendrix for boozing and taking sleeping pills. Blackmore was a member of Deep Purple. He was OK, but the rest of the band was more than OK.

[@karlmorton9881]

Are you serious!

[@michael_caz_nyc]

Wow - I've Never heard him speak-well of any other guitarist. Always came-off as Jealous . . . and-a-Hater (even though he is really good) ??? Guy even said: "Never one to give compliments lightly" about Blackmore.

[@rmarconcini]

Back, EVH and Hendrix. No need more!

[@BarryCOUGHLAN-c3f]

Is this Arnold Schwartznegger? I can tell by the way you say Jeff's name.

[@PaulFormentos]

Jiff Back my fave two....

[@chrislong3938]

This is an excellent video! I was never a big Hendrix fan... not even close, but then again, I don't play and the technical virtuosity is lost to me. I DO love several of his cuts like Villanova Junction and most of his old blues stuff, but it's certainly not because he is so good at the instrument, it's because the music appeals to me. As far as expressive guitarists go, my favorite is Tony Iommi!

[@sirzembla4512]

Listen to " Somewhere " and " Bold as love " , satisfaction guarantee ......

[@TarmiRicmi-5th]

This is a lie. He didn't even want to meet EVH, and disrespected him in some earlier statements.

[@c3vette47]

Yeah. I remember Blackmore couldn't stand Eddie's solo on beat it. He thought it was garbage.

[@Digmen1]

Iva ebeen a Deep Purple fan since the seventies ad I can tell you one song by Rainbow

[@AaronEbright]

And Eddie said Blackmore dissed him. Its U Tube!

[@bookbm]

That Jimi Hendrix was pretty good !

[@muratomar6502]

Three Js for me - Hendrix, Beck, and Page

[@toddvandell85]

Not sure that video required that much narration. You could have said less and let the music do the talking as the Joe Perry Project and Aerosmith have said in the not too terribly distant past.

[@atlasgunther8947]

pretty spot on but evh was always nice?

[@francisconietoguitar9868]

Great choices from Blackmore but he´s at the same level.

[@mike-qv6nr]

Page !! 🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️

[@SusiGlover-yg5pm]

Rory Gallagher makes them all irrelevant!

[@davidwebber9511]

Don't agree. Nonsense. Gallagher was great but not in my top five and mostly anyone else's. Top 3 mentioned are the best, Blackmore 4th.enough said

[@neilstarkey8048]

Absolutely 🙌

[@ThomasJohnson-m3s]

I concur

[@davidrandell2224]

Hammer- ons go back to Segovia at least.

[@JimiHendrixEX]

Blackmore look more handsome in yhis video than he looked in a 70. I bet he wear a wig. He had a weak hair in seventies and after that in 80 his hair structure changed. But i mist admit he look better when he get older. In 70 he looked like mr Bean

[@alfredpetrie7920]

Great players true,I never bought any of their stuff,just didn't hit the spot

[@hardrock3333]

Jimmy Hendrix, Steve Vai and Joe Satriani. An the road comes to an end.

[@davidwebber9511]

Haha don't make me laugh. Hendrix I agree but for the other two nonsense

[@hardrock3333]

@davidwebber9511 I can play guitar man, not only lick the asses of the icons, as you do.

[@okidoke-xe8gj]

Hendrix,EVH and Yngwie...and Yngwie is the last living guitar god that changed Rock guitar

[@hardrock3333]

@@okidoke-xe8gj I dont think so.

[@HHarry64]

O.k it's not guitar talk but where did he buy his new hair, it looks better than in the 70's. Looks good.

[@magirusdeutzjupiter2234]

By far, Jimi Hendrix the best guitarist going, for his live performances was more exciting, stylish, breath taking, and innovating than any one could better. He was the guitarist that REALLY set the guitar alight in a BIG way.

[@okidoke-xe8gj]

...until EVH came along 9 years later. End of discussion

[@ryreinhardt]

Hendrix was sloppy noisy and worse.....tune yer fuckin guitar Jimi

[@fallingsky1984]

this sounds more like hero worship than anything else

[@robbiedill4307]

Page..

[@beefheart67]

The Yardbirds started Heavy Rock

[@danatri858]

Jimi hendriks broj jedan za sada ne prevazidjen da je poživeo još desetak godina svašta vrhunsko bi čuli

[@MARKBINGHAM-m5k]

Gary Moore better than these guys mentioned and to leave him out makes me suspicious.

[@rosshardy6223]

Witchie Blackmoore..

[@leto2550]

My personel best three Guitarists are: John Williams on Classical Guitar Al Die Meola with Jazz Rock Yngwie Malmsteen with Heavy Metal.

[@okidoke-xe8gj]

Yngwie is not heavy metal!

[@martinkasper197]

Was that a side hit on Yngwie? 🤔🤣

[@valleyoforion1]

Hendrix was definitely the greatest composer of the three with Beck being the fantastic next

[@57stratkat]

Blackmore and I have something in common - we both think Jeff Beck was the G.O.A.T.

[@bookbm]

Beck was a beast

[@antayudi5428]

He should follow what Brian May favorite guitarist... Alip Bata, the most talented guitarist ever