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Contributors: Jean-François Convert, Ingo Raven
Guitars
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Amps and effects on this album
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Note : on all songs, Mark Knopfler is mixed on the left/center channel (pan position about 11:00) and Chet Atkins is mixed on the right/center channel (pan position about 1:00)
Track 1 – Poor boy blues
| Musician | Guitar | Pick-up | Tuning | Effects | Amp | |
Guitar one – lead 1 – center/left channelPan position about 11:00 | Mark Knopfler [100%], MK fingerstyle | Pensa shur | bridge + middle ? | standard | reverb | |
Guitar two – lead 2 – center/right channelpan position about 1:00 | Chet Atkins [100%], pick/fingerstyle | Gibson Chet Akins signature ?, Gretsch Chet Atkins signature ? | ? | standard | reverb | |
Guitar three- rhythm – right channel | Mark Knopfler [100%], MK fingerstyle | Telecaster ? Stratocaster ? Pensa shur ? | ? | standard | reverb | |
Guitar four- lead licks- center channel | Paul Franklin [100%], Slide | Pedal Steel guitar | open | reverb | ||
Guitar five – strummed chords- left channelIntro and bridge | Mark Knopfler [100%], strummed | Telecaster ? Stratocaster ? Pensa shur ? | ? | standard | reverb |
Track 2 – Sweet dreams
| Musician | Guitar | Pick-up | Tuning | Effects | Amp | |
Guitar one – lead 1 – center/left channelPan position about 11:00 | Mark Knopfler [100%], MK fingerstyle | Pensa shur ? | bridge + middle ? | standard | reverb | |
Guitar two – lead 2- center/right channelpan position about 1:00 | Chet Atkins [100%], pick/fingerstyle | Gibson Chet Akins signature ?, Gretsch Chet Atkins signature ? acoustic guitar ? | ? | standard | reverb | |
Guitar three- acoustic rhythm – left channel | Mark Knopfler [100%], strummed | acoustic guitar | – | standard | reverb | – |
Guitar four- lead licks- right channel | Paul Franklin [100%], Slide | Pedal Steel guitar | open | reverb |
Track 3 – There’ll be some changes made
| Musician | Guitar | Pick-up | Tuning | Effects | Amp | |
Guitar one – lead 1 – center/left channelPan position about 11:00 | Mark Knopfler [100%], MK fingerstyle | acoustic guitar | – | standard | reverb | – |
Guitar two – lead 2- center/right channelpan position about 1:00 | Chet Atkins [100%], pick/fingerstyle | Gibson Chet Akins signature ?, Gretsch Chet Atkins signature ? acoustic guitar ? | ? | standard | reverb, tremolo | |
Guitar three- acoustic rhythm – left channel | Mark Knopfler [100%], MK fingerstyle | acoustic guitar | – | standard | reverb | – |
Track 4 – Just one time
| Musician | Guitar | Pick-up | Tuning | Effects | Amp | |
Guitar one – lead 1 – center/left channelPan position about 11:00 | Mark Knopfler [100%], MK fingerstyle | Pensa shur ? | bridge + middle ? | standard | reverb | |
Guitar two – lead 2 – center/right channelpan position about 1:00 | Chet Atkins [100%], pick/fingerstyle | Gibson Chet Akins signature ?, Gretsch Chet Atkins signature ? | ? | standard | reverb | |
Guitar three- rhythm – left channel | Mark Knopfler [100%], MK fingerstyle | Telecaster ? Stratocaster ? Pensa shur ? | ? | standard | reverb | |
Guitar four- lead licks- right channel | Paul Franklin [100%], Slide | Pedabro or Dobro | open | reverb | ||
Guitar five – acoustic rhythm – center/right channelpan position about 2:00 | Mark Knopfler [~50%], Chet Atkins [~50%], strummed | acoustic guitar | ? | standard | reverb | – |
Track 5 – So soft, your goodbye
| Musician | Guitar | Pick-up | Tuning | Effects | Amp | |
Guitar one – lead 1 – center/left channelPan position about 11:00 | Mark Knopfler [100%], MK fingerstyle | Pensa shur ? | bridge + middle ? | standard | reverb | – |
Guitar two – lead 2 – center/right channelpan position about 1:00 | Chet Atkins [100%], pick/fingerstyle | Gibson Chet Akins signature ?, Gretsch Chet Atkins signature ? | ? | standard | reverb | – |
Track 6 – Yakety axe
| Musician | Guitar | Pick-up | Tuning | Effects | Amp | |
Guitar one – lead 1 – center/left channelPan position about 11:00 | Mark Knopfler [100%], MK fingerstyle | Telecaster | bridge | standard | reverb | |
Guitar two – lead 2 – center/right channelpan position about 1:00 | Chet Atkins [100%], pick/fingerstyle | Gibson Chet Akins signature ?, Gretsch Chet Atkins signature ? | ? | standard | reverb | |
Guitar three- rhythm – left channel | Mark Knopfler [100%], MK fingerstyle | Telecaster ? Stratocaster ? Pensa shur ? | ? | standard | reverb | |
Guitar four- rhythm- right channel | Mark Knopfler [~70%], Chet Atkins [~30%], fingerstyle | Telecaster ? Stratocaster ? Pensa shur ? | ? | standard | reverb |
Track 7 – Tears
| Musician | Guitar | Pick-up | Tuning | Effects | Amp | |
Guitar one – lead 1 – center/left channelPan position about 11:00 | Mark Knopfler [100%], MK fingerstyle | acoustic guitar | – | standard | reverb | – |
Guitar two – lead 2 – center/right channelpan position about 1:00 | Chet Atkins [100%], pick/fingerstyle | acoustic guitar | – | standard | reverb | – |
Track 8 – Tahitian skies
| Musician | Guitar | Pick-up | Tuning | Effects | Amp | |
Guitar one – lead 1 – center/left channelPan position about 11:00 | Mark Knopfler[100%],MK fingerstyle | Pensa shur ? | bridge + middle ? | standard | reverb | |
Guitar two – lead 2 – center/right channelpan position about 1:00 | Chet Atkins [100%], pick/fingerstyle | Gibson Chet Akins signature ?, Gretsch Chet Atkins signature ? | ? | standard | reverb | |
Guitar three- acoustic rhythm- left channel | Mark Knopfler [100%], MK fingerstyle | acoustic guitar | – | standard | reverb | – |
Guitar four- lead licks- right channel | Paul Franklin [100%], Slide | Pedal Steel guitar | Open | reverb | – | |
Guitar five- lead licks- center channel | Mark O’Connor [100%], strummed | Mandolin | – | ? | reverb | – |
Track 9 – I’ll see you in my dreams
| Musician | Guitar | Pick-up | Tuning | Effects | Amp | |
Guitar one – lead 1 – center/left channelPan position about 11:00 | Mark Knopfler[100%], MK fingerstyle | Acoustic guitar | – | standard | reverb | – |
Guitar two – lead 2 – center/right channelpan position about 1:00 | Chet Atkins [100%], pick/fingerstyle | Gibson Chet Akins signature ?, Gretsch Chet Atkins signature ? | ? | standard | reverb | – |
Track 10 – The next time I’m in town
| Musician | Guitar | Pick-up | Tuning | Effects | Amp | |
Guitar one – lead 1 – center/left channelPan position about 11:00 | Mark Knopfler[100%], MK fingerstyle | Acoustic guitar | – | standard | reverb | – |
Guitar two – lead 2 – center/right channelpan position about 1:00 | Chet Atkins [100%], pick/fingerstyle | Gibson Chet Akins signature ?, Gretsch Chet Atkins signature ? | ? | standard | reverb | |
Guitar three- rhythm- left channel | Mark Knopfler[~100%], MK fingerstyle | Telecaster | bridge | standard | reverb | – |
Guitar four- lead licks- right/center channelpan position about 2:00 | Paul Franklin [100%], Slide | Pedal Steel guitar | Open | reverb | – | |
Guitar five – acoustic rhythm – right channel | Mark Knopfler [100%], strummed | acoustic guitar | – | standard | reverb | – |
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4 thoughts on “Gear on album Neck and Neck”
That detail about the panning is something I’d never noticed before — Knopfler sitting around 11:00 while Atkins holds the right/center really does explain why their parts feel so easy to tell apart on this record. Nice to see Jean-François Convert and Ingo Raven credited for digging up the gear specifics too. I might finally register so I can add a note about a couple of the amps, assuming the wiki editor setup is still open.
It’s fascinating that the panning placement stays consistent throughout the album — Knopfler at about 11:00 and Chet Atkins at about 1:00 — which makes it much easier to isolate each player’s style and tone when studying the tracks. On “Yakety axe,” the listed Telecaster for Knopfler’s lead is an interesting detail given how many of the other leads use the Pensa Suhr.