Comments on: Mark Knopfler’s Sultans of Swing amp – The brown Fender Vibrolux http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2009/01/13/mark-knopflers-sultans-of-swing-amp-the-brown-fender-vibrolux/ Ingo Raven's blog about the Mark Knopfler guitar style and electric guitar in general Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:36:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rare video of Brendan Crocker gig featuring Mark Knopfler | Mark Knopfler Guitar / More Knowledge about the guitar http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2009/01/13/mark-knopflers-sultans-of-swing-amp-the-brown-fender-vibrolux/comment-page-1/#comment-3692 Rare video of Brendan Crocker gig featuring Mark Knopfler | Mark Knopfler Guitar / More Knowledge about the guitar Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:46:57 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=860#comment-3692 [...] Mark Knopfler’s Sultans of Swing amp – The brown Fender Vibrolux (12) [...] [...] Mark Knopfler’s Sultans of Swing amp – The brown Fender Vibrolux (12) [...]

]]> By: Ingo http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2009/01/13/mark-knopflers-sultans-of-swing-amp-the-brown-fender-vibrolux/comment-page-1/#comment-3649 Ingo Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:44:23 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=860#comment-3649 Hey, cool ! I am pretty much sure that he got "his" Strat shortly before Dire Straits started, I would guess early '77. He had that late 50ies Les Paul Special in the mid-70ies it seems, and I think also at the time of Brewers Droop. Maybe he played a Strat that belonged to someone else (e.g. the other guitar plyer in the band). I think at the time of the Cafe Racers he also used to play a Telecaster that belonged to the singer. Hey, cool ! I am pretty much sure that he got “his” Strat shortly before Dire Straits started, I would guess early ‘77. He had that late 50ies Les Paul Special in the mid-70ies it seems, and I think also at the time of Brewers Droop. Maybe he played a Strat that belonged to someone else (e.g. the other guitar plyer in the band). I think at the time of the Cafe Racers he also used to play a Telecaster that belonged to the singer.

]]> By: Colin Moss http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2009/01/13/mark-knopflers-sultans-of-swing-amp-the-brown-fender-vibrolux/comment-page-1/#comment-3648 Colin Moss Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:44:58 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=860#comment-3648 My band (Scapa Flow) played support to "Brewers Droop" including Mark Knofpler around 1973/74 at the Newark Tech College Hall in England. I sat talking with him in the dressing room about guitars. I was playing a Les Paul custom, he was playing a Strat and was telling me how he liked it and was showing me how the tone/vol and switch worked..........so he must have had a Strat way before the first album? My band (Scapa Flow) played support to “Brewers Droop” including Mark Knofpler around 1973/74 at the Newark Tech College Hall in England. I sat talking with him in the dressing room about guitars. I was playing a Les Paul custom, he was playing a Strat and was telling me how he liked it and was showing me how the tone/vol and switch worked……….so he must have had a Strat way before the first album?

]]> By: Sultans of Swing – The alternate single version and the demo version – sound and gear | Mark Knopfler Guitar / More Knowledge about the guitar http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2009/01/13/mark-knopflers-sultans-of-swing-amp-the-brown-fender-vibrolux/comment-page-1/#comment-3018 Sultans of Swing – The alternate single version and the demo version – sound and gear | Mark Knopfler Guitar / More Knowledge about the guitar Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:01:28 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=860#comment-3018 [...] with him and asked him about the equipment on these sessions. He told me that Mark played an old Fender Vibrolux amp which was recorded with a Neumann microphone. He also stated that Mark’s typical sound came [...] [...] with him and asked him about the equipment on these sessions. He told me that Mark played an old Fender Vibrolux amp which was recorded with a Neumann microphone. He also stated that Mark’s typical sound came [...]

]]> By: Dire Straits Down to the Waterline explained: licks – chords – solo – no tabs | Mark Knopfler Guitar / More Knowledge about the guitar http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2009/01/13/mark-knopflers-sultans-of-swing-amp-the-brown-fender-vibrolux/comment-page-1/#comment-2716 Dire Straits Down to the Waterline explained: licks – chords – solo – no tabs | Mark Knopfler Guitar / More Knowledge about the guitar Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:06:49 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=860#comment-2716 [...] Fender Strat S.-No. 80470 on the CD version of this track, possibly over a Fender Twin and/or his brown Fender Vibrolux amp. Besides some reverb and slight distortion from the amp, the guitar sound is compressed, possibly [...] [...] Fender Strat S.-No. 80470 on the CD version of this track, possibly over a Fender Twin and/or his brown Fender Vibrolux amp. Besides some reverb and slight distortion from the amp, the guitar sound is compressed, possibly [...]

]]> By: Gear on one of the first Dire Straits gigs on the Clapham Common bandstand | Mark Knopfler Guitar / More Knowledge about the guitar http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2009/01/13/mark-knopflers-sultans-of-swing-amp-the-brown-fender-vibrolux/comment-page-1/#comment-1699 Gear on one of the first Dire Straits gigs on the Clapham Common bandstand | Mark Knopfler Guitar / More Knowledge about the guitar Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:27:00 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=860#comment-1699 [...] the two pictures from the Vibrolux article [...] [...] the two pictures from the Vibrolux article [...]

]]> By: Ingo http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2009/01/13/mark-knopflers-sultans-of-swing-amp-the-brown-fender-vibrolux/comment-page-1/#comment-1680 Ingo Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:57:51 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=860#comment-1680 @comment 4: I only have the English version of tthe book, the photo in question must be what is on page 40/41 here, but I can't see any Strat lying on the floor here (is it the picture behind Pick, david standing near a column with the Telecaster, and Mark's guitar is behind Pick's head ??) Maybe the picture is bigger in your version, would love to see that. I know of about 5 or maybe 6 pictures of that gig. Can you scan (or photograph) your picture and send it to me (inra311(AT)versanet.de). I think I should put all pics of this gig into a special article then. @comment 4:
I only have the English version of tthe book, the photo in question must be what is on page 40/41 here, but I can’t see any Strat lying on the floor here (is it the picture behind Pick, david standing near a column with the Telecaster, and Mark’s guitar is behind Pick’s head ??)

Maybe the picture is bigger in your version, would love to see that.
I know of about 5 or maybe 6 pictures of that gig.

Can you scan (or photograph) your picture and send it to me (inra311(AT)versanet.de).

I think I should put all pics of this gig into a special article then.

]]> By: Ingo http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2009/01/13/mark-knopflers-sultans-of-swing-amp-the-brown-fender-vibrolux/comment-page-1/#comment-1679 Ingo Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:46:31 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=860#comment-1679 There is a spam filter for comments that normally works very well, if the filter is not sure it holds back a comment for approval by the admin which was the case here. This sometimes happens when a comment includes some URLs or if the same author makes many comments within a certain time, or just for some other unknown reason. There is a spam filter for comments that normally works very well, if the filter is not sure it holds back a comment for approval by the admin which was the case here.
This sometimes happens when a comment includes some URLs or if the same author makes many comments within a certain time, or just for some other unknown reason.

]]> By: Jean-François http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2009/01/13/mark-knopflers-sultans-of-swing-amp-the-brown-fender-vibrolux/comment-page-1/#comment-1676 Jean-François Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:53:35 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=860#comment-1676 just a comment to say that I've just posted a comment and it doesn't appears in the number of comments just a comment to say that I’ve just posted a comment and it doesn’t appears in the number of comments

]]> By: Jean-François http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2009/01/13/mark-knopflers-sultans-of-swing-amp-the-brown-fender-vibrolux/comment-page-1/#comment-1675 Jean-François Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:50:04 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=860#comment-1675 On the Oldfield book (p.66-67) there's a pic of an early DS gig. The caption says (I've the french version of the book): "one of the first gigs, in a summer party, for the Honky tonk radio show..." It seems that it is the same gig as the pics above. Mark, David and John looks have the same clothes (but maybe didn't they have so much clothes at that time ;) ) and it seems they are playing in a "kiosk" (we can see some pillars).You say September 77, so it could be the "summer" in Oldfield`s memory. On the book pic, there`s a strat laying on the right side (David ‘side as the pic is taken from the back of Pick). Could it be the 80470, or David`s strat as you said that Mark seems to have only the 68354 at that time? And at last, we can`t see the colour as the pic is B&W, but the 68354 is natural finish, right? If I remember correctly (but I can`t find the article where you wrote this) you said that the 68354 was red finish early 78? Well you know, not so important, but details that I`m interesting in :) On the Oldfield book (p.66-67) there’s a pic of an early DS gig. The caption says (I’ve the french version of the book): “one of the first gigs, in a summer party, for the Honky tonk radio show…”
It seems that it is the same gig as the pics above. Mark, David and John looks have the same clothes (but maybe didn’t they have so much clothes at that time ;) ) and it seems they are playing in a “kiosk” (we can see some pillars).You say September 77, so it could be the “summer” in Oldfield`s memory.
On the book pic, there`s a strat laying on the right side (David ‘side as the pic is taken from the back of Pick). Could it be the 80470, or David`s strat as you said that Mark seems to have only the 68354 at that time?
And at last, we can`t see the colour as the pic is B&W, but the 68354 is natural finish, right? If I remember correctly (but I can`t find the article where you wrote this) you said that the 68354 was red finish early 78?
Well you know, not so important, but details that I`m interesting in :)

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