Comments on: Rasgueado and other flamenco techniques in Sultans of Swing http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2010/02/02/rasgueado-and-other-flamenco-techniques-in-sultans-of-swing/ Ingo Raven's blog about the Mark Knopfler guitar style and electric guitar in general Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:19:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ingo http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2010/02/02/rasgueado-and-other-flamenco-techniques-in-sultans-of-swing/comment-page-1/#comment-4297 Ingo Mon, 03 May 2010 17:40:51 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=1516#comment-4297 Hi Allessandro, you are right indeed, very interesting, something to practice :) That cam on the guitar is cool, would love to see the video stream it records appearing somewhere some day :) Hi Allessandro, you are right indeed, very interesting, something to practice :)

That cam on the guitar is cool, would love to see the video stream it records appearing somewhere some day :)

]]> By: Alessandro http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2010/02/02/rasgueado-and-other-flamenco-techniques-in-sultans-of-swing/comment-page-1/#comment-4296 Alessandro Sun, 02 May 2010 19:28:47 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=1516#comment-4296 Hi Ingo, performing Sultans of Swing I always played the rasgueado technique exactly as you explained on your video. Nevertheless I always felt that something was wrong with it, because I've never heard the same sound that MK produces coming from my strings. Same feeling affects your execution. So far I wondered why but I might have the answer now that I saw a video from the last tour (Pantages Theatre, 17th april 2010). You can easily found it on youtube. The big screen behind the band shows the images coming from the small camera on MK's guitar palette, during the final bits of SoS. Check from 7:09. He's not using his nails downward! He's using his fingertips upwards, then he couples the stroke downward with the thumb. It's a different kind of rasgueado technique I think, sort of a customization. I tried to play that way, well I think that's the key! It sounds exactly as MK plays it, even if I'm not totally confident with this technique yet :-) What do you think? Cheers Hi Ingo, performing Sultans of Swing I always played the rasgueado technique exactly as you explained on your video. Nevertheless I always felt that something was wrong with it, because I’ve never heard the same sound that MK produces coming from my strings. Same feeling affects your execution. So far I wondered why but I might have the answer now that I saw a video from the last tour (Pantages Theatre, 17th april 2010). You can easily found it on youtube. The big screen behind the band shows the images coming from the small camera on MK’s guitar palette, during the final bits of SoS. Check from 7:09. He’s not using his nails downward! He’s using his fingertips upwards, then he couples the stroke downward with the thumb. It’s a different kind of rasgueado technique I think, sort of a customization. I tried to play that way, well I think that’s the key! It sounds exactly as MK plays it, even if I’m not totally confident with this technique yet :-) What do you think?
Cheers

]]> By: Scott http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2010/02/02/rasgueado-and-other-flamenco-techniques-in-sultans-of-swing/comment-page-1/#comment-3997 Scott Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:55:43 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=1516#comment-3997 Ingo, Fantastic playing; your attention to detail is amazing. Could you tell me about the guitar you are playing in this video? Thanks, Scott Ingo,
Fantastic playing; your attention to detail is amazing. Could you tell me about the guitar you are playing in this video?
Thanks,
Scott

]]> By: Anthony - Musical Gear Australia http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2010/02/02/rasgueado-and-other-flamenco-techniques-in-sultans-of-swing/comment-page-1/#comment-3686 Anthony - Musical Gear Australia Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:00:13 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=1516#comment-3686 Hey Ingo, Absoutely love this song. My mum got me into Dire Straights, was one of the first records she played me. This is a really good tutorial mate, i didn't know it'd be so easy to play the song. Cheers mate, Anthony. Hey Ingo,

Absoutely love this song. My mum got me into Dire Straights, was one of the first records she played me.

This is a really good tutorial mate, i didn’t know it’d be so easy to play the song.

Cheers mate,

Anthony.

]]> By: luka http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2010/02/02/rasgueado-and-other-flamenco-techniques-in-sultans-of-swing/comment-page-1/#comment-3675 luka Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:31:08 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=1516#comment-3675 Hi Ingo! Sorry for the change of subject: would it be possible an explanation of Praire Wedding main riff? Please. Thank you. Hi Ingo! Sorry for the change of subject: would it be possible an explanation of Praire Wedding main riff? Please. Thank you.

]]> By: Alun http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2010/02/02/rasgueado-and-other-flamenco-techniques-in-sultans-of-swing/comment-page-1/#comment-3651 Alun Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:39:12 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=1516#comment-3651 When the time-bell rings!!! When the time-bell rings!!!

]]> By: Philipp http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2010/02/02/rasgueado-and-other-flamenco-techniques-in-sultans-of-swing/comment-page-1/#comment-3650 Philipp Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:27:47 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=1516#comment-3650 One word comes to mind: AWESOME! Thank you very much for that video, great insight on Knopflers technique, if possible please more of this :) Again thank you very much! One word comes to mind: AWESOME! Thank you very much for that video, great insight on Knopflers technique, if possible please more of this :)

Again thank you very much!

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