the knopfler

[Pottel]

very good writing:
http://southernledger.com/blogs/viewfromthemountainsmusiccultureandmore/2008/09/24/the-knopfler/The Knopfler
            The Fender Stratocaster has three pickups (these amplify the sound of the strings) and a five-way switch (this lets the player choose the pickup or combination that sounds best).  If the player selects the switch position second from the bottom that engages the middle and bridge pickups and plays through a halfway decent amp set to sound clean, the player will hear a close approximation of the tone used by Mark Knopfler on the first couple Dire Straits records.  In my band, we

[IrisRose]

Excellent article.  Thanks Pottel.    The writer missed RPD though.    It is nice to read a reviewer fully appreciative of MK's evolving styles.