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[Pottel]

someone wanna do the math?

[Jarle]

A couple of new photos is out, too... Seems like Mark is playing guitar on the album 

[Love Expresso]

One of the coolest pics in Guy's studio diaries for years! Thanks!

LE

[Justme]

A couple of new photos is out, too... Seems like Mark is playing guitar on the album 

Good news! ;-)

Thanks!

[JF]

shame...it's the sig strat, I'd prefer if it was the "real" 61 one

[Pottel]

Is Mark vain somehow? Seems to Take Off his glasses for every photo opportunity...

[Love Expresso]

He probably knows that Guy is bombarded with questions from more or less intelligent and normal people like you and me about that...

And as the whole picture is mimed, he actually plugged in his Strat just for this reason... Because I don't think that at the last day of mixing there is some guitar part to be played....

Guy's hair is nearly as long as Chuck's...

LE

[Justme]

I reckon that the combination headphones plus glasses isn't very comfortable.

[Hoops McCann]

[quote author=Jean-Fran

[Jackal]

He said in an old interview (80s) that he used Schecters not because they necessarily sounded better, but because they were more reliable. Back in the day, you either had "old" Fender Strats or new Fender Strats, which weren't very good in those days. Now it's a different story. Better quality, he has his own model, he is also more happy about that vintage Strat sound, hence very little use of Schecters and Pensas. I used to think the Pensa Suhr MKI sounded like the best guitar ever, but these days, listening to Basel or something with NHB, it sounds lifeless.

[JF]

For Strats, I don't think he's used anything but the signature model since it first came out! I haven't seen him with the '61 since the StP tour.

I have seen him with the '61 since the STP tour :
check this gallery I posted on Ingo's blog : http://www.mk-guitar.com/mark-knopfler-gear-database/fender-stratocaster-1961/
he has it with him for itw in 2005

I'm sure (or I hope ?  ) he still use it in studio sometimes
at least, it features on some Guy's pics in previous stuiod diaries

I used to think the Pensa Suhr MKI sounded like the best guitar ever, but these days, listening to Basel or something with NHB, it sounds lifeless.

I've never liked the pensa. I already feel that at that time


when I saw him during 2005 tour, I was a bit far from the stage, and at first I thought he was playing on this '61 strat. I tought

[Pottel]

My favorite is still the black pensa playing water of love for the nineties NHb tour....then that strange one in the so far away vid, always fascinated me...

[JF]

My favorite is still the black pensa playing water of love for the nineties NHb tour....

yes this one (pic attached). It looks nice, but his tone of this era (88-93) aren't my cup of tea.
IMHO too much "polished", too much "clean", not enough "raw"
I far prefer his tones from 77-85, more "vintage" (especialy 77-79)

then that strange one in the so far away vid, always fascinated me...

yes, his first pensa, which controlled the synclaviar :

http://www.mk-guitar.com/?s=synclaviar&x=0&y=0


he also used it on RATR in 86

[Pottel]

Man i love that Black one....

[Jackal]

The black Pensa Suhr was my favorite of Mark's guitars for many years, but I just realized it has only one pot! I guess they ditched the tone circuit to have as pure tone as possible.