Suggestions for Knopfler sound

[Luca79]

Hello, I have an American Deluxe Strat and I want to change the pickups in order to get a Knopfler sound.
I'm not talking about the very early Dire Straits sound, and not even about the new Les Paul/Pensa Shur sounds.
I'm referring to the sound he had in the Making Movies album, in Alchemy Live, especially during "Tunnel of Love", and in Why Worry from Brothers in Arms album.
I have an humbucker in the bridge but that's another story, I use it for harder rock.

Thanks all!

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: Suggestions for Knopfler sound

Those are Lindy Fralin Vintage Hots Mark used in his Pensa Suhr "Strat" guitars from that era. Fabulous pickups. Those and the Duncan Antiquity Surfers are my two favorite sets of Strat pickups.

Lew

 

[Gearjoneser]

Re: Suggestions for Knopfler sound

The nice thing about the 2 sets of pickups Lew mentioned are that the 2 & 4 positions sound so stellar that it'll definitely put you in the Knopfler ballpark. I never realized how good the notch positions could sound till I bought Antiquity II Surfers.

 

[Armotron]

Re: Suggestions for Knopfler sound

I never realized how good the notch positions could sound till I bought Antiquity II Surfers.

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