Pictures of Home
Deep Purple, 1972, from Machine Head. Solo by Ritchie Blackmore.
A driving track with an exotic, modal-tinged solo that shows Blackmore's growing interest in scales outside standard blues rock.
Pictures of Home by Deep Purple is #11 in our ranking of the best Deep Purple guitar solos. The solo is played by Ritchie Blackmore and the song was released in 1972.
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Who played the guitar solo on Pictures of Home?
Ritchie Blackmore played the solo on Deep Purple's Pictures of Home (1972).
What guitar was used on the Pictures of Home solo?
A fender stratocaster through a Marshall Major amp, according to widely reported accounts.