I wasn't talking about his current signature guitar.
On Made In Japan and Machine Head he didn't have those yet.
And, although I like HSS strats, for the true start sound, I prefer a single coil in the bridge.
And after having tried almost anything available, I settled on the Kinmans.
The Hx-85 of the Woodstock Plus set is more like a P-90
The Scoop is less fat, a bit brighter and gets me closest to the early Blackmore sound.
The Scoop was formerly called the Blackmore Set but this is now replaced by Impersonators E69.
These are a tad brighter and have a bit more sparkle.
All three sound great but I think the E69 will give you the best of both worlds.
Check out
Burg's demo of the E-69- clean and
with dirt