Knopfler

[Boleslaw Gers 666]

What kind of guitar and pickups is he playing in "Money for Nothing?" Does Anyone know?

 

[Radioactive]

Re: Knopfler

Gibson made him a custom Les Paul '59, which he was using at the time.

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: Knopfler

Gibson made him a custom Les Paul '59, which he was using at the time.

not true...Gibson did not make him an LP until the tour for Money for nothing...on the record he borrowed a real late 50's flame top from the king of tone...Billy F Gibbons!

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: Knopfler

BTW...they were stock PAF's

 

[Scott_F]

Re: Knopfler

He used that LP on a lot of that CD didn't he? Or just the Suhr?

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: Knopfler

He used that LP on a lot of that CD didn't he? Or just the Suhr?

The LP was used on quite abit of that record...

 

[kmcguitars]

Re: Knopfler

not true...Gibson did not make him an LP until the tour for Money for nothing...on the record he borrowed a real late 50's flame top from the king of tone...Billy F Gibbons!

REALLY? I know Knopfler called the Rev. Willie G. to inquire how he optained
his Tone? The Rev. was very tight lipped about it. So Knopfler just dialed
up his own ZZ tone. I'm not saying it's not true I just never heard that one.

 

[Scott_F]

Re: Knopfler

I didn't hear there was any Billy G involvement. I thought it was an old 58 LP that Mark actually owned.

 

[Jeffrec]

Re: Knopfler

I didn't hear there was any Billy G involvement. I thought it was an old 58 LP that Mark actually owned.

That's what I heard too. He also used a wah, ****ed back a bit to add to the tone.

 

[Benjy_26]

Re: Knopfler

And a gained up Marshall, of course.

 

[aaronsdmf]

Re: Knopfler

tad off the topic

i ****ing love marks tone so sweet does like simple licks awww gotta love it

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: Knopfler

the story about Mark calling up Billy has been printed a few times, I will try to find an example soon...

 

[Heretic]

Re: Knopfler

Knopfler also played Money for Nothing with the pick-ups parallel and probably out of phase. He was inspired with Peter Green's pick-up config.

 

[theodie]

Re: Knopfler

I have got a convincing "money for nothing tone with a strat in the Bridge and middle position (I reffer to this as 2nd position) and using the tone knob. Got to use the tone knob. That is the key.

 

[TattooedCarrot]

Re: Knopfler

Play with your fingers, not a pick

 

[Scott_F]

Re: Knopfler

I truly love this guys skill, tone and prose. I tried to record one of his tunes and just deleted it in disgust. I'd have to sell my soul to get skill anywhere near that dude.

He is a master toneninja.

 

[tone4days]

Re: Knopfler

you shouldnt have .. it was a cool take .. your vocals alone were worth the d/l .. not too many guys have that much honesty in their singing

the guitar held together man - dont be so hard

cheers
t4d