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Gear on album The ragpicker’s dream
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 – Why aye man
- 3.1 Guitar one – lead – center channel
- 3.2 Guitar two – strummed chords- center/right channel
- 3.3 Guitar three- rhythm- center channel
- 3.4 Guitar four- rhythm – center/left channel
- 4 Track 2 – Devil baby
- 4.1 Guitar one – lead – center channel
- 4.2 Guitar two – rhythm- left channel
- 4.3 Guitar three- acoustic riff – center/right channel
- 4.4 Guitar four- rhythm- center channel
- 5 Track 3 – Hill farmer’s blues
- 5.1 Guitar one – lead – center channel
- 5.2 Guitar two- rhythm- center channel
- 5.3 Guitar three- rhythm – left channel
- 5.4 Guitar four- lead licks – right channel
- 6 Track 4 – A place where we used to live
- 6.1 Guitar one -rhythm/lead – center channel
- 6.2 Guitar two – rhythm- left/center channel
- 7 Track 5 – Quality shoe
- 7.1 Guitar one – riff – center channel
- 7.2 Guitar two-rhythm- left/center channel
- 7.3 Guitar three- lead – right channel
- 8 Track 6 – Fare thee well northumberland
- 8.1 Guitar one – lead – center channel
- 8.2 Guitar two – rhythm – left/center channel
- 9 Track 7 – Marbletown
- 9.1 Guitar one – rhythm- center channel
- 10 Track 8 – You don’t know you’re born
- 10.1 Guitar one – lead licks- center channel
- 10.2 Guitar two- end solo- center channel
- 10.3 Guitar three- rhythm- center/right channel
- 10.4 Guitar four-strummed chords- left channel
- 11 Track 9 – Coyote
- 11.1 Guitar one – lead – center channel
- 11.2 Guitar two -rhythm -left channel
- 11.3 Guitar three-strummed chords- left channel
- 12 Track 10 – The ragpicker’s dream
- 12.1 Guitar one – lead/rhythm – center channel
- 12.2 Guitar two -rhythm- left channel
- 12.3 Guitar three- lead licks – center channel
- 13 Track 11 – Daddy’s gone to Knoxville
- 13.1 Guitar one – lead – center channel
- 13.2 Guitar two – rhythm – left channel
- 14 Track 12 – Old pigweed
- 14.1 Guitar one – lead licks – center channel
- 14.2 Guitar two – rhythm – left channel
- 14.3 Guitar three- lead licks- right/center channel
- 15 Bonus track 1 – Small potatoes
- 15.1 Guitar one – lead – center channel
- 15.2 Guitar two – rhythm – left channel
- 16 Links
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Guitars
Amps and effects on this album
Track 1 – Why aye man
| Musician | Guitar | Pick-up | Tuning | Effects | Amp | |
Guitar one – lead – center channelComes in at 00:40 |
Mark Knopfler [100%], MK fingerstyle | Gibson les Paul Standard 58 or 59 |
neck |
standard | reverb |
no info available |
Guitar two – strummed chords- center/right channelComes in at 00:56 and on chorus only Pan position about 1:00 |
Mark Knopfler [100%], strummed | Fender Telecaster custom sunburst 178112 | bridge |
High G |
reverb |
no info available |
Guitar three- rhythm- center channel |
Mark Knopfler [100%], MK fingerstyle | Martin HD-40MK Signature model ? | - | standard | reverb | - |
Guitar four- rhythm – center/left channelPan position about 11:00 |
Richard Bennett [100%], Strummed | Bouzouki |
- |
? | reverb |
- |
Further notes:
Track 2 – Devil baby
| Musician | Guitar | Pick-up | Tuning | Effects | Amp | |
Guitar one – lead – center channelComes in at 1:20 Pan position about 2:00 |
Mark Knopfler [100%], MK fingerstyle |
Gibson les Paul Standard 58 or 59 | neck |
standard | reverb | no info available |
Guitar two – rhythm- left channel |
Mark Knopfler [100%], MK fingerstyle | Stratocaster ? | bridge + middle | standard | reverb |
no info available |
Guitar three- acoustic riff – center/right channelPan position about1:00 |
Mark Knopfler [100%], MK fingerstyle | Martin HD-40MK Signature model ? | - | standard | reverb | - |
Guitar four- rhythm- center channelComes in at 1:17 |
Richard Bennett [100%], strummed | Acoustic guitar | - | standard | reverb | - |
Track 3 – Hill farmer’s blues
| 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 | reverb | no info available |
Guitar two- rhythm- center channel |
Mark Knopfler [100%], MK fingerstyle | Martin HD-40MK Signature model ? | - | standard | reverb | - |
Guitar three- rhythm – left channel |
Richard Bennett [100%], fingerstyle | Bouzouki | - |
? | reverb | - |
Guitar four- lead licks – right channel |
Paul Franklin [100%], Slide | Pedal Steel Guitar |
? |
Open | reverb |
no info available |
Track 4 – A place where we used to live
Track 5 – Quality shoe
| Musician | Guitar | Pick-up | Tuning | Effects | Amp | |
Guitar one – riff – center channelComes in at 00:06 |
Mark Knopfler [100%], MK fingerstyle | Fender Stratocaster sunburst 54 “Jurassic Strat” | middle | standard | reverb | no info available |
Guitar two-rhythm- left/center channelPan position about 11:00 |
Richard Bennett [100%], Strummed | Acoustic guitar | - | standard | reverb | no info available |
Guitar three- lead – right channelComes in at 00:23 |
Paul Franklin [100%], Slide | Pedal Steel Guitar |
Open | reverb |
no info available |
Track 6 – Fare thee well northumberland
| Musician | Guitar | Pick-up | Tuning | Effects | Amp | |
Guitar one – lead – center channelComes in at 2:02 |
Mark Knopfler [100%], MK fingerstyle | Gibson les Paul Standard 58 or 59 | neck | standard | reverb | no info available |
Guitar two – rhythm – left/center channelPan position about 11:00 Comes in at 1:06 |
Richard Bennett [100%], Strummed | Bouzouki |
- |
? | reverb |
- |
Track 7 – Marbletown
Track 8 – You don’t know you’re born
| Musician | Guitar | Pick-up | Tuning | Effects | Amp | |
Guitar one – lead licks- center channel |
Mark Knopfler[100%],MK fingerstyle | Gibson les Paul Standard 58 or 59 ? | neck ? | standard | reverb | no info available |
Guitar two- end solo- center channelComes in at 3:08 |
Mark Knopfler [100%], pick + whammy bar |
Fender Stratocaster sunburst 54 “Jurassic Strat” | middle | standard | reverb | no info available |
Guitar three- rhythm- center/right channelPan position about 1:00 |
Mark Knopfler[100%],MK fingerstyle | Stratocaster ? | middle ? | standard | reverb | no info available |
Guitar four-strummed chords- left channelComes in at 00:16 |
Richard Bennett [100%], strummed | ? | - | standard | reverb, tremolo | no info available |
Track 9 – Coyote
| Musician | Guitar | Pick-up | Tuning | Effects | Amp | |
Guitar one – lead – center channelComes in at 00:37 |
Mark Knopfler[100%], MK fingerstyle | Gibson les Paul Standard 58 or 59 ? | neck ? | standard | reverb | no info available |
Guitar two -rhythm -left channelComes in at 00:24 |
Mark Knopfler [100%], MK fingerstyle | Fender Stratocaster sunburst 54 “Jurassic Strat” ? | middle ? | standard | reverb | no info available |
Guitar three-strummed chords- left channelComes in at 00:32 |
Richard Bennett [100%], strummed | ? | - | standard | reverb, tremolo | no info available |
Track 10 – The ragpicker’s dream
Track 11 – Daddy’s gone to Knoxville
Track 12 – Old pigweed
Bonus track 1 – Small potatoes
| Musician | Guitar | Pick-up | Tuning | Effects | Amp | |
Guitar one – lead – center channel |
Mark Knopfler[100%], MK fingerstyle | Pensa-Suhr MK I, or Schecter Stratocaster CAR S8218 ? Or Fender Stratocaster #68354 ? | middle +neck | standard | reverb | no info available |
Guitar two – rhythm – left channel |
Richard Bennett [~80%], strummed | Stratocaster ? | bridge | standard | reverb | no info available |
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