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Ritchie Blackmore's first Strat came from Eric Clapton's collection
In his legendary tenures in Deep Purple and Rainbow — and even through to his current exploits in Renaissance music with Blackmore’s Night — Ritchie Blackmore has rarely been seen using any electric…
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