After saving my allowance for a year i bought a Mim strat. Ive learned Money For Nothing, But i can't get the right tone, Any help? What type of pedals should i use. I have a zoom gx1on multi effects pedal, so the correct pedal isn't an issue, i just need to know which ones to use.
Mark Knopfler Money For Nothing?
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NoOnesFang13
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Re: Mark Knopfler Money For Nothing?
to be honest to me it sounds like a cocked wah, but I don't know what he actually uses
to be honest to me it sounds like a cocked wah, but I don't know what he actually uses
PFDarkside
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Re: Mark Knopfler Money For Nothing?
I always thought Money for Nothing was a departure for him, Les Paul into wah into Marshall.
I always thought Money for Nothing was a departure for him, Les Paul into wah into Marshall.
ICTGoober
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Re: Mark Knopfler Money For Nothing?
According to an interview in Guitar Player magazine way back in the day, Mark was trying to replicate the fat, grinding tone of Billy Gibbons' Les Paul. So.... you start with a Les Paul and a whole mess of amps on 10. Remember the video? Both guys were playing LP's.
According to an interview in Guitar Player magazine way back in the day, Mark was trying to replicate the fat, grinding tone of Billy Gibbons' Les Paul. So.... you start with a Les Paul and a whole mess of amps on 10. Remember the video? Both guys were playing LP's.
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Little Pigbacon
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I feel like my Burstbucker-loaded Epi LP gets me close. Into a Marshall. The harmonic content from the asymmetrical winds is similar to a cocked wah, but I don't know what Mark actually used.
I feel like my Burstbucker-loaded Epi LP gets me close. Into a Marshall. The harmonic content from the asymmetrical winds is similar to a cocked wah, but I don't know what Mark actually used.
PFDarkside
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According to the all-reliable internet, it turns out in the studio it was a trick of mic placement, combining multiple mics at the desk. Live he used a wah replicate it.
According to the all-reliable internet, it turns out in the studio it was a trick of mic placement, combining multiple mics at the desk. Live he used a wah replicate it.
Nostalgic Distortion
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I can't tell you how to get that tone with your Zoom & I'm not even 100% sure how Mark gets it (Likely a cocked Wah) but I can tell you how I get it???
Step one- Buy at least one Wampler Clarksdale, I've got two but that's just because I'm awesome, LOL!!!
Step two- Turn the Mid knob all the way up on said Wampler Clarksdale...
Step three- Use your pot & when that doesn't work try your tone pot...
LOL, I know nothing I've said here today will help you in the least, not unless you want to go out and drop another $150-$200 on a new pedal anyway, but it was still kinda fun!!!
Just use your tone knobs, try cocking a Wah, & experiment, you'll get there eventually.....
I can't tell you how to get that tone with your Zoom & I'm not even 100% sure how Mark gets it (Likely a cocked Wah) but I can tell you how I get it???
Step one- Buy at least one Wampler Clarksdale, I've got two but that's just because I'm awesome, LOL!!!
Step two- Turn the Mid knob all the way up on said Wampler Clarksdale...
Step three- Use your pot & when that doesn't work try your tone pot...
LOL, I know nothing I've said here today will help you in the least, not unless you want to go out and drop another $150-$200 on a new pedal anyway, but it was still kinda fun!!!
Just use your tone knobs, try cocking a Wah, & experiment, you'll get there eventually.....
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Little Pigbacon
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Re: Mark Knopfler Money For Nothing?
Yes. It didn't start to happen for me until I fingerpicked the part.
Yes. It didn't start to happen for me until I fingerpicked the part.
VinceT
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Re: Mark Knopfler Money For Nothing?
The man himself claims cocked wah in this
https://youtu.be/59_juI9dnRY
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The man himself claims cocked wah in this
https://youtu.be/59_juI9dnRY
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Little Pigbacon
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BriGuy1968
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Re: Mark Knopfler Money For Nothing?
Depending on the guitar I'm playing, when I play "Money for Nothing" I use both pups with the phase reversed and then roll the tone down just a touch... it gives a pretty reasonable facsimile of the tone. If I'm playing it on a guitar that doesn't have a phase reverse I go with cocked wah, but it's a little harsher tone.
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Depending on the guitar I'm playing, when I play "Money for Nothing" I use both pups with the phase reversed and then roll the tone down just a touch... it gives a pretty reasonable facsimile of the tone. If I'm playing it on a guitar that doesn't have a phase reverse I go with cocked wah, but it's a little harsher tone.
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PFDarkside
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Re: Mark Knopfler Money For Nothing?
True, I could see the Jimmy Page wiring with all knobs pulled and a little volume/tone manipulation to get you close.
True, I could see the Jimmy Page wiring with all knobs pulled and a little volume/tone manipulation to get you close.
