Ritchie Blackmore

Effects he used from 1970 to 1997, besides his usual tape echo, included a Hornby Skewes treble booster in the early days. Around late-1973, he experimented with an EMS Synthi Hi Fli guitar synthesizer. He sometimes used a wah-wah pedal and a variable control treble-booster for sustain, and Moog Taurus bass pedals were used in solo parts during concerts. He also had a modified Aiwa TP-1011 tape machine built to supply echo and delay effects; the tape deck was also used as a pre-amp. Other effects that Blackmore used were a Uni-Vibe, a Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face and an Octave Divider.

Ritchie Blackmore utilized the Schulte Compact Phaser extensively on the "Live Rock 'n' Roll" album, showcasing his mastery of the Stratocaster. This is detailed in the Ritchie Blackmore Zone on Treblebooster.

''Blackmore used the Sola Sound Tone Bender pedal for recording and touring during his first couple of years in Deep Purple. You can hear this pedal throughout the first three Deep Purple albums. Sola Sound Professional MK II Tone Bender was first designed in 1964 and it was based on the Gibson Maestro Fuzz-Tone.''

From the article

“What kind of equipment did you use on Shades of Deep Purple?”

“My 335, and a Marshall 200-watt amplifier. I used an English-made fuzzbox, and a Vox wah-wah now and again.”

According to Steve Johnston's article on Hit The Lights, Ritchie Blackmore used the Dallas-Arbiter England Fuzz Face pedal.

According to an article on Guitar Lobby titled "Ritchie Blackmore Guitars & Gear (2022 Update)," Ritchie Blackmore used the Maestro Fuzz-Tone during the 1960s.

What kind of equipment did you use on Shades of Deep Purple? My 335, and a Marshall 200-watt amplifier. I used an English-made fuzzbox, and a Vox wah-wah now and again.