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How to get Deep Purple's guitar tone

Deep Purple across 2 famous tones — mostly through Marshall Major Model 1967 200-watt head, Marshall Major, with single-coils. Here is where to start, then adapt any of it to the guitar and amp you actually own.

Starting point (averaged): gain 5.5 · bass 7 · mid 6 · treble 7 · presence 5.5 (out of 10)
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Deep Purple's go-to amps

Marshall Major Model 1967 200-watt head ×1Marshall Major ×1

2 famous Deep Purple tones

Smoke on the Water (2024 Remaster)
gain 5.5 · bass 6 · mid 7 · treble 7
Highway Star
gain 5.5 · bass 8 · mid 5 · treble 7
Settings are community-researched estimates. Adapt any to your gear at GuitarToneAdapt · amp settings · all 495 tones.