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Gear on album Sailing to Philadelphia
Posted in: by J.Francois on April 17, 2010
Contents
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- 1 Guitars
- 2 Amps and effects on this album
- 3 Track 1 – What it is
- 3.1 Guitar one – lead – center channel
- 3.2 Guitar two – rhythm- left channel
- 3.3 Guitar three- rhythm- right channel
- 4 Track 2 – Sailing to Philadelphia
- 4.1 Guitar one – lead – center channel
- 4.2 Guitar two – rhythm- center channel
- 4.3 Guitar three- rhythm- left channel
- 4.4 Guitar four- lead licks – center channel
- 5 Track 3 – Who’s your baby now
- 5.1 Guitar one -rhythm – center channel
- 5.2 Guitar two- rhythm – left channel
- 5.3 Guitar three – rhythm – left channel
- 5.4 Guitar four- rhythm – left/center channel
- 6 Track 4 – Baloney again
- 6.1 Guitar one – lead – center channel
- 6.2 Guitar two – acoustic rhythm- center/right channel
- 6.3 Guitar three – electric rhythm – center/left channel
- 7 Track 5 – The last laugh
- 7.1 Guitar one – lead – center channel
- 7.2 Guitar two -rhythm- left channel
- 8 Track 6 – Do America
- 8.1 Guitar one – lead – center channel
- 8.2 Guitar two – riff – right channel
- 8.3 Guitar three – lead licks – center/right channel
- 8.4 Guitar four- strummed chords- left channel
- 9 Track 7 – Silvertown blues
- 9.1 Guitar one – rhythm- center channel
- 9.2 Guitar two- lead- center channel
- 9.3 Guitar three- rhythm- right channel
- 10 Track 8 – El macho
- 10.1 Guitar one – rhythm/lead- center/left channel
- 10.2 Guitar two-rhythm- left channel
- 10.3 Guitar three-rhythm- left /center channel
- 11 Track 9 – Prairie wedding
- 11.1 Guitar one – lead – center channel
- 11.2 Guitar two- rhythm – left channel
- 11.3 Guitar three- lead licks – right channel
- 12 Track 10 – Wanderlust
- 12.1 Guitar one – lead – center channel
- 12.2 Guitar two- rhythm/lead – center channel
- 12.3 Guitar three- rhythm- left channel
- 12.4 Guitar four- lead licks – right channel ?
- 13 Track 11 – Speedway at Nazareth
- 13.1 Guitar one – lead – center channel
- 13.2 Guitar two – rhythm – center/right channel
- 13.3 Guitar three- rhythm – left/center channel
- 13.4 Guitar four- rhythm – left channel
- 13.5 Guitar five- lead licks – center/right channel
- 14 Track 12 – Junkie doll
- 14.1 Guitar one – lead – center channel
- 14.2 Guitar two – lead licks- right /center channel
- 14.3 Guitar three- rhythm- right channel
- 14.4 Guitar four- rhythm – left channel
- 15 Track 13 – Sands of Nevada
- 15.1 Guitar one – rhythm- center channel
- 15.2 Guitar two- rhythm – left channel
- 15.3 Guitar three – lead licks – center/right channel
- 16 Track 14 – One more matinee
- 16.1 Guitar one -rhythm- center/right channel
- 16.2 Guitar two – lead- center channel
- 16.3 Guitar three- rhythm – left channel
- 16.4 Guitar four-lead licks -center/right channel
- 17 Bonus track 1 – The long highway
- 17.1 Guitar one – lead – center channel
- 17.2 Guitar two – lead licks- right /center channel
- 17.3 Guitar three- rhythm- left channel
- 18 Bonus track 2 – Let’s see you
- 18.1 Guitar one – riff 1- center channel
- 18.2 Guitar two -rhythm- right channel
- 18.3 Guitar three -riff 2 / rhythm- left channel
- 19 Bonus track 3 – Camerado
- 19.1 Guitar one – lead – center channel
- 19.2 Guitar two -rhythm- left channel
- 19.3 Guitar three-rhythm- right channel
- 19.4 Guitar four- lead licks- right channel
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Guitars
Amps and effects on this album
Track 1 – What it is
| Musician | Guitar | Pick-up | Tuning | Effects | Amp | |
Guitar one – lead – center channel |
Mark Knopfler [100%], MK fingerstyle | Fender Stratocaster # 68354 or Schecter Stratocaster CAR S8218 ? [JF : I'd vote for the 68354] | bridge + middle | standard | compression/limiter, reverb | no info available |
Guitar two – rhythm- left channel |
Mark Knopfler [~100%], strummed | Acoustic guitar, 12-strings ? | - | standard | reverb | - |
Guitar three- rhythm- right channel |
Richard Bennett [~100%], strummed | Acoustic guitar, 12-strings ? | - | standard | reverb | - |
Further notes:
Track 2 – Sailing to Philadelphia
Track 3 – Who’s your baby now
Track 4 – Baloney again
Track 5 – The last laugh
Track 6 – Do America
| Musician | Guitar | Pick-up | Tuning | Effects | Amp | |
Guitar one – lead – center channelComes in at 0:05 |
Mark Knopfler [100%], MK fingerstyle | Gibson les Paul Standard 58 or 59 | neck | standard | compression/limiter,reverb | no info available |
Guitar two – riff – right channel |
Mark Knopfler [100%], MK fingerstyle | Gibson les Paul Standard 58 or 59 | bridge + neck | standard | reverb | no info available |
Guitar three – lead licks – center/right channelPan position about 1:00 Comes in at 0:48 |
Paul Franklin [100%], Slide | Lap Steel Guitar |
Open | reverb |
no info available | |
Guitar four- strummed chords- left channelComes in at 0:48 |
Richard Bennett [100%], strummed | Telecaster ? | - |
Track 7 – Silvertown blues
| Musician | Guitar | Pick-up | Tuning | Effects | Amp | |
Guitar one – rhythm- center channel |
Mark Knopfler [100%], MK fingerstyle | Fender Stratoaster # 68354 ? | middle or middle +bridge | standard | no info available | |
Guitar two- lead- center channelComes in at 0:28 |
Mark Knopfler [100%], MK fingerstyle | Gibson les Paul Standard 58 or 59 | neck | standard | compression/limiter,reverb | no info available |
Guitar three- rhythm- right channelComes in at 0:44 |
Richard Bennett [100%], fingerstyle | Stratocaster ? Telecaster ? | middle or bridge | standard | reverb, tremolo | no info available |
Track 8 – El macho
Track 9 – Prairie wedding
Track 10 – Wanderlust
| Musician | Guitar | Pick-up | Tuning | Effects | Amp | |
Guitar one – lead – center channelComes in at 2:22 |
Mark Knopfler[100%], MK fingerstyle | Gibson les Paul Standard 58 ou 59 ? Stratocaster ? | ? | standard | reverb | no info available |
Guitar two- rhythm/lead – center channel |
Mark Knopfler[100%], MK fingerstyle | Acoustic guitar | - | standard | reverb | - |
Guitar three- rhythm- left channel |
Richard Bennett[100%], strummed | ? | - | standard | reverb, tremolo | - |
Guitar four- lead licks – right channel ?Mentionned in the booklet but not audible ? |
Paul Franklin [100%], Slide | Pedal Steel Guitar |
Open | reverb |
no info available |
Track 11 – Speedway at Nazareth
| Musician | Guitar | Pick-up | Tuning | Effects | Amp | |
Guitar one – lead – center channelComes in at 1:51 |
Mark Knopfler[100%], MK fingerstyle | Gibson les Paul Standard 58 ou 59 | neck | standard | compression/limiter,reverb | no info available |
Guitar two – rhythm – center/right channelPan position about 1:00 |
Mark Knopfler [100%], MK fingerstyle/strummed | Acoustic guitar | - | standard | reverb | - |
Guitar three- rhythm – left/center channelPan position about 11:00 |
Richard Bennett [100%],fingerstyle/strummed | Bouzouki ? | - | standard | reverb | - |
Guitar four- rhythm – left channelComes in at 3:05 |
Richard Bennett [100%],strummed | Telecaster ? Les Paul ? | standard | reverb, tremolo | no info available | |
Guitar five- lead licks – center/right channelComes in at 3:11 Pan position about 1:00 |
Paul Franklin [100%], Slide | Pedal Steel Guitar |
Open | reverb |
no info available |
Track 12 – Junkie doll
| Musician | Guitar | Pick-up | Tuning | Effects | Amp | |
Guitar one – lead – center channel |
Mark Knopfler[100%], MK fingerstyle | Gibson les Paul Standard 58 ou 59 | neck | standard | compression/limiter,reverb | no info available |
Guitar two – lead licks- right /center channelComes in at 00:28 Pan position about 1:00 |
Mike Henderson[100%], strummed | Mandolin | - | ? | reverb | - |
Guitar three- rhythm- right channelComes in at 00:28 |
Mark Knopfler [~50%], Richard Bennett [~50%], strummed | Telecaster ? Stratocaster ? | bridge ? | ? | reverb, tremolo | no info available |
Guitar four- rhythm – left channelComes in at 00:07 |
Richard Bennett [100%],fingerstyle | Mark Knopfler’s National steel guitar [~100%], 1928 Tricone, or 1937 style O ? | - | open | reverb | - |
Track 13 – Sands of Nevada
Track 14 – One more matinee
Bonus track 1 – The long highway
| Musician | Guitar | Pick-up | Tuning | Effects | Amp | |
Guitar one – lead – center channel |
Mark Knopfler [100%], MK fingerstyle | Gibson les Paul Standard 58 or 59 | neck | standard | compression/limiter, reverb | no info available |
Guitar two – lead licks- right /center channelPan position about 2:00 Comes in at 1:12 |
Paul Franklin [100%], slide | Pedal steel guitar | - | open | reverb | no info available |
Guitar three- rhythm- left channelComes in at 1:05 |
Richard Bennett [100%], fingerstyle/strummed | Acoustic guitar, twelve-strings ? [JF : Guy Fletcher says in his forum on 9th april 2012 "high strung flat-top acoustic played by RB "] |
standard | reverb | - |
Bonus track 2 – Let’s see you
Bonus track 3 – Camerado
| Musician | Guitar | Pick-up | Tuning | Effects | Amp | |
Guitar one – lead – center channel |
Mark Knopfler [100%], pick & whammy bar | Fender Stratocaster sunburst 54 “Jurassic Strat” | middle | standard | compression/limiter, reverb, tremolo | no info available |
Guitar two -rhythm- left channel |
Mark Knopfler [~20%], Richard Bennett [~80%], | Stratocaster ? | bridge ? | standard | reverb | no info available |
Guitar three-rhythm- right channel |
Mark Knopfler [~20%], Richard Bennett [~80%],strummed | Acoustic guitar | - | standard | reverb | - |
Guitar four- lead licks- right channel |
Paul Franklin [100%], slide | Pedal steel guitar | ? | open | reverb | no info available |
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I updated the line about acoustic guitar on Long Highway.
According to GF, “it’s a high strung flat-top acoustic played by RB”
Comment by J.Francois — 9. April 2012 @ 20:10