# Wring That Neck guitar solo

> Ritchie Blackmore's guitar solo on Wring That Neck by Deep Purple (1968). From the album The Book of Taliesyn. Played on a Gibson ES-335.

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Deep Purple, 1968, from *The Book of Taliesyn*. Solo by *Ritchie Blackmore*.

An early instrumental jam where Blackmore's fast, clean runs and call-and-response with Lord hint at the virtuoso he became.

Wring That Neck by Deep Purple is #12 in our ranking of the best Deep Purple guitar solos. The solo is played by Ritchie Blackmore and the song was released in 1968.

## In our lists

- [The Best Deep Purple Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/deep-purple-guitar-solos/) — #12
- [The Best Ritchie Blackmore Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/ritchie-blackmore-guitar-solos/) — #18

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Wring That Neck?

Ritchie Blackmore played the solo on Deep Purple's Wring That Neck (1968).

### What guitar was used on the Wring That Neck solo?

A gibson es-335, according to widely reported accounts.

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