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StefanPrice

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Hear me Play Mark Knopfler using the Apache's and Mule.
« on: August 15, 2005, 03:33:26 PM »
Hi!
If you would like to hear what the Apache's sound like, I am using them on "Down to the waterline" I am also using the mule in the neck position on in a cheap les paul copy on "song for sonni Liston".
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« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2005, 05:02:34 PM »
That's very impressive! I can barely tell the difference between yours and the original. Tha Apaches sound somewhat clearer and brighter.

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« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2005, 07:01:31 PM »
I'll second that Stefan! Amazing sound! Top production, playing the lot!! :D  :D  :D  Top man!
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« Reply #3 on: August 16, 2005, 07:25:44 PM »
Like the other guys said Stef, you've really got this down well-excellent stuff :D
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« Reply #4 on: August 16, 2005, 08:31:59 PM »
yep that sounded great! I hope I got the right one..the one with singing on it?

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« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2005, 07:11:54 AM »
Loved it - nice one!
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« Reply #6 on: August 17, 2005, 11:01:05 PM »
That's a gorgeous tone, Stefan. What amp(s) were you using?

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Amp/s.
« Reply #7 on: August 18, 2005, 01:34:26 PM »
Hi Gary, and thanks for the compliments guys!

On the recent covers I am using the Line 6 Pod XT Live, the sound I end up with is never the sound that I wanted exactly because it sounds different when played back "I use a digital porta-studio" also when I EQ the track to get the whole track sounding better the guitar sound changes aswell.

I think that I used the Fender Twin for "Waterline".
However in a real amp, my choice for that type of sound would be the Fender Vibralux.

The Fender Deluxe and others just don't sound right, I plugged into a Vibralux in Mansons and the sound was there straight away.
The Pod dosent have this simulation.

I think I used the Mashall plexi for Sonni Liston.

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« Reply #8 on: August 18, 2005, 08:35:29 PM »
Vibralux's sounds vey vey nice! There good few quid too!
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« Reply #9 on: August 20, 2005, 11:35:11 AM »
I absolutely love Knopfler, and you played brilliantly. Im not keen on the mule sound subjective tho isnt it.
Did you play the knopfler tune using a pick or just fingers?

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« Reply #10 on: August 20, 2005, 09:00:45 PM »
I'm a bit of an aficionado as well, and I must say that was very nice. Tone was almost spot on as well.  :) Good website, too.
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« Reply #11 on: August 22, 2005, 02:45:11 PM »
I use my thumb and two fingers, they just sort of rock away in a very percussive way, although I don't have a recording on the website of the short, sharp 12 bar rythmic stuff, but its the same as Knopfler's jazz/country/blues picking that he only did outside of Dire Straits, I also use the third finger sometimes for a 4 string rake.
There are one or two of my own tracks where I have used a pick, but I am not really any good with it.
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« Reply #12 on: August 22, 2005, 02:53:19 PM »
I tried to get a sound close to what Mark uses on the track "Song for Sonni Liston".
He uses his 1958 Les Paul's alot now, more than strats "He's playing Danelectro's alot too".
With the les paul's he mainly uses the neck pickup with the tone control almost off.
He uses little or no reverb and sometimes uses a wah in the half way position.
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« Reply #13 on: September 19, 2005, 06:56:50 PM »
Hi Stephan,

just like everybody says, it's really incredible :P  !!

Just one question : why did you choose the "Apache" set
to play that music, when there is a "Sultan" set wich I think
must be ment to sound like Knopfler, don't you think ? 8) ...

Did you try both, and is there a reason for your choice ?

Thank's !

Christophe

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« Reply #14 on: October 03, 2005, 01:12:27 PM »
Yeah, why go for the Apache's? They are alnico III, and I think Knopfler used standard Fender pickups. Probably the same as current '57/'62 reissue pups. And those are alnico 5...

So why didn't you use the Sultans set?