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Solo Tone
Lady Writer (Live at the Rainbow, London, UK, 12/1979)
Dire Straits
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1977 Fender Stratocaster (maple neck, stock single coils)
AmpMarshall JTM45 45W Tube Guitar Amp Head
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6
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Notes
Live performance, Rainbow Theatre, London, December 1979. Mark Knopfler's main guitar for this era; amp confirmed from period-correct live rig. No evidence of additional amp models or alternate guitars for this solo.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulateslightly compressedclear note separationtouch-sensitivemild breakupwarm yet cuttingpercussive pickingsinging sustainminimal reverbdynamic fingerstyle
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate to advanced picking/fingerstyle hybrid technique, dynamic control, and melodic phrasing at a moderate tempo, but does not involve extreme speed or complex modern techniques.
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Original Gear
Guitar1977 Fender Stratocaster (maple neck, stock single coils)
AmpMarshall JTM45 45W Tube Guitar Amp Head
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Live performance, Rainbow Theatre, London, December 1979. Mark Knopfler's main guitar for this era; amp confirmed from period-correct live rig. No evidence of additional amp models or alternate guitars for this solo.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulateslightly compressedclear note separationtouch-sensitivemild breakupwarm yet cuttingpercussive pickingsinging sustainminimal reverbdynamic fingerstyle
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate to advanced picking/fingerstyle hybrid technique, dynamic control, and melodic phrasing at a moderate tempo, but does not involve extreme speed or complex modern techniques.