Watching the wonderful Machine Head DVD it occured to me to ask if you could confirm the long held rumour that Ritchie used a Vox AC30 not only on Machine Head but on all the Purple/Rainbow studio work.

Hello Roger! I have been a big fan since I “discovered” Deep Purple as a teenager in 1977. My favorites are still In Rock and Machine Head. My question is regarding a bass you used with Rainbow. It was a Hondo Longhorn bass and I was wondering on which recordings did you use this bass on? Also, do you happen to have a photo of you playing this bass that you can post on the website?

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Hello Roger,
As a long time bassist, I must say your bass tone was huge on the last tour ( please come back to Big Flats, N.Y. ). I know gear questions are boring, but I must know what effect you use on your solos to get that mean ” growl “. Also, will ” Well Dressed Guitar ” be on the new album?

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Hi Roger,
I’m an old fan from Paris (I’ve seen Purple more than 10 times on stage and met my wife at the Paris Bercy show in 1985).
My question is : Rinus Gerritsen, bass player of the dutch band Golden Earring, the man Jimi Hendrix tried to recruit for his own band, sometimes plays with a double neck bass : one part is a Fender 62 precision bass and the other part is a Danelectro bass.

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Hi Roger!
I?m a norwegian, long time fan of Deep Purple and your music and has a question that has puzzled my min for quite som time. Accordind to an interview with Jon Lord on the video “heavy metal pioneers” he said that you and Ian Gillan left the band in 1973 because the band was touring to much. He also said that the rest of the members called it quits and that noone of them had thought of replacing either you or Ian.

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