Man on the Silver Mountain
Rainbow, 1975, from Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow. Solo by Ritchie Blackmore.
Rainbow's debut single pairs a monster riff with a concise, melodic break alongside Ronnie James Dio's vocal.
Man on the Silver Mountain by Rainbow is #10 in our ranking of the best Ritchie Blackmore guitar solos. The solo is played by Ritchie Blackmore and the song was released in 1975.
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Who played the guitar solo on Man on the Silver Mountain?
Ritchie Blackmore played the solo on Rainbow's Man on the Silver Mountain (1975).
What guitar was used on the Man on the Silver Mountain solo?
A fender stratocaster through a Marshall amp, according to widely reported accounts.