Gear on album Love over gold

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Track 1 – Telegraph road

MusicianGuitarPick-upTuningEffectsAmp

Guitar one – lead – center channel

Mark Knopfler [100%], MK fingerstylemost likely Schecter Stratocaster sunburst S8001bridge + middle
standardcompression/limiter, delay, reverb
no info available, see below for a list of amps likely used on this album

Guitar two – picking – left/center channel

pan about 10:00

Mark Knopfler[100%], MK fingerstyleNational steel guitar [~100%], 1928 Triconeopen G, capo’ed at 3rd (open Bb)

Guitar three – picking  – center/right channel

Pan  position about 2:00 audible at 5:53

Mark Knopfler [~60%]
Schecter Telecaster black S8421 [~60%] (mentioned by Pete Brewis in an interview)
bridge or neck + bridgestandardno info available, see below for a list of amps likely used on this album

Guitar four – acoustic rhythm – left channel

from 3:52 – 4:45, and outro solo, starting at 11:08

Ovation Adamas ?

Guitar five – acoustic rhythm – right channel

from 3:52 – 4:45, and outro solo, starting at 11:08

Ovation Adamas ?

Guitar six – second voice lead- left channel

6:35 – 6:42 and 10:05

Mark Knopfler[100%], MK fingerstyle

Guitar seven – crunchy rhythm –  -center/right channel

starting 3:53

presumably Hal Lindes, strummedSchecter/Fender Stratocaster ?standard

Related blog posts:

Interesting lick in Telegraph Road from a 1992 live version

 

Track 2 – Private investigations

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Guitar one – lead – center channel

Mark Knopfler [100%], MK fingerstyleClassical guitar, nylon strings  (in the video clip he plays an Ovation, on the subsequent tour a Gibson Chet Atkins)
standardreverb

Guitar two – lead

solo licks (at 00:29) – left / right channels, and violin effects during the song

Mark Knopfler [100%], MK fingerstyleSchecter Stratocaster CAR  S8218 ? or Fender Stratocaster ?standardreverb, delay (right channel)

Guitar three – electric riff – center channel

Mark Knopfler [80%], strummed, pickSchecter Stratocaster CAR  S8218 ? (as seen in the clip)neck ?standardreverb
Guitar four ?- electric – center channelHal Lindes ? (he mimed one in the clip)

Related blog posts:

The Gibson Chet Atkins CEC – Classical Electric Guitar with Nylon Strings

 

Track 3 – Industrial disease

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Guitar one – riff/lead 1 – right channel

Mark Knopfler [100%], MK fingerstyleErlewine Automatic ?only one double PU on this guitarstandardcompression/limiter, reverb, wha-wha ? phaser?no info available, see below for a list of amps likely used on this album

Guitar two – riff/lead 2 – left channel

Mark Knopfler [100%], MK fingerstyleSchecter Stratocaster CAR  S8218 ? or Fender Stratocaster ? or Erlewine Automatic ? or Schecter Telecaster black S8421 ?standard?no info available, see below for a list of amps likely used on this album

Guitar three- rhythm – strummed chords -center channel

Hal Lindes [~100%], strummedSchecter Stratocaster ?

 

 

Track 4 – Love over gold

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Guitar one – lead acoustic- right channel

Mark Knopfler [100%], MK fingerstyleGibson Chet Atkins with nylon strings ?standardreverb

Guitar two – lead electric & violin effects – center channel

Mark Knopfler [100%], MK fingerstyleSchecter Stratocaster sunburst ? or Schecter Stratocaster CAR  S8218 ? or Fender Stratocaster ?standardcompression/limiter, reverbno info available, see below for a list of amps likely used on this album

Guitar three -rhythm- center channel

Hal Lindes [~100%],Schecter Stratocaster ?standardreverbno info available, see below for a list of amps likely used on this album

Related blog posts:

The Gibson Chet Atkins CEC – Classical Electric Guitar with Nylon Strings

 

 

Track 5 – It never rains

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Guitar one – rhythm / lead licks – center channel

Mark Knopfler [100%], MK fingerstyleSchecter Stratocaster sunburst ? or Schecter Stratocaster CAR  S8218 ? or Fender Stratocaster ? or Fernandes Strat ?middle + bridgestandardcompression/limiter, reverbno info available, see below for a list of amps likely used on this album

Guitar two  – lead (final solo)- center channel

or the same guitar as guitar one ?

Mark Knopfler [100%], MK fingerstyleSchecter Stratocaster sunburst ? or Schecter Stratocater CAR  S8218 ? or Fender Stratocaster ? or Fernandes Strat ??standardcompression/limiter, reverb, wha-wha ?no info available, see below for a list of amps likely used on this album

Guitar three – acoustic rhythm – center/right channel

Mark Knopfler [60%], Hal lindes [40%]Acoustic guitar (Ovation Adamas ? or Martin as seen on pic taken during sessions)standard

Guitar four- electric rhythm – right channel

Hal lindes [100%], strummedSchecter Stratocaster ?

Guitar five – riff- center/left channel

doubbled ?

Comes in at 02:18

Mark Knopfler [60%], Hal lindes [40%]

Amps on this album

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4 thoughts on “Gear on album Love over gold

  1. I think the right channel rhythm guitar – Hal Lindes’ that is, from 5:18 onwards has some sort of a phaser effect on

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