# Vavoom: Ted the Mechanic guitar solo

> Steve Morse's guitar solo on Vavoom: Ted the Mechanic by Deep Purple (1996) starts at about 2:30. From the album Purpendicular.

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Deep Purple, 1996, from *Purpendicular*. Solo by *Steve Morse*.

A swaggering rocker featuring Morse's slippery, harmonic-studded riffing and a fiery solo.

Vavoom: Ted the Mechanic by Deep Purple is #8 in our ranking of the best Steve Morse guitar solos. The solo is played by Steve Morse and the song was released in 1996.

## In our lists

- [The Best Steve Morse Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/steve-morse-guitar-solos/) — #8

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Vavoom: Ted the Mechanic?

Steve Morse played the solo on Deep Purple's Vavoom: Ted the Mechanic (1996).

### What guitar was used on the Vavoom: Ted the Mechanic solo?

A music man steve morse, according to widely reported accounts.

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