...Smoke on the Water on a Stratocaster? I admit that I still love this song. I heard it the other day and still marvel at Blackmore's amazing Strat tone.
i sat down only to play it tonight. First, I played it through my Les Paul, then my Explorer, and then, the BatStrat (AmProII Dark Knight). Each time, I was using an OCD pedal through my Deluxe. Which guitar sounded best for that song? The Strat. I don't know if mine sounds anything like Blackmore's, and I don't care. All I know is that it sounded great--full and just perfect for the song.
I can add a regret to my bucket of regrets: Although I've played 100s of 60s/70s rock tunes in bands, I never played that song. How could I have missed it?
It makes me want to start a band that plays exactly three songs I've never played live. Three songs and I'm out. Not long enough for the arthritis to know I'm playing:
1)Smoke on the Water (Strat)
2) School's Out (Les Paul)
3) Anarchy in the U.K. (just a piano, lounge lizard style, for no good reason).