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Money For Nothing (Live at Live Aid, Wembley Stadium, 13th July 1985)
Dire Straits & Sting
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Live performance at Wembley Stadium, Live Aid, July 13, 1985. Mark Knopfler is confirmed to have used the Les Paul '59 Reissue at this show (see Guitar World photo evidence). The JCM800 was his main live amp for this era. No evidence of additional gain pedals for the riff section; distortion is amp-driven. Wah pedal was used in the studio version but is not audibly engaged during the Live Aid riff.
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Live performance at Wembley Stadium, Live Aid, July 13, 1985. Mark Knopfler is confirmed to have used the Les Paul '59 Reissue at this show (see Guitar World photo evidence). The JCM800 was his main live amp for this era. No evidence of additional gain pedals for the riff section; distortion is amp-driven. Wah pedal was used in the studio version but is not audibly engaged during the Live Aid riff.