#mark knopfler wild theme

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elder rune
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I really need help getting a specific tone, it’s for the song “wild theme” i honestly have no idea what i’m doing when it comes getting a certain tone but what i’m using is a strat and i’ve got a katana 50 mk2.

tepid vine
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Do you mean the live version from On The Night?

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If yes: That would be neck and middle single coils on your Strat. Knopfler used a Soldano SLO 100 for that tour, but you should get close with a Fender-like clean amp model. I'd suggest the following settings: Bass at around 1 o' clock, mids at noon to maybe 2 o'clock, treble to taste. Gain-wise I would say: turn it up until you get a very, very subtle crunch, barely audible. Delay time at around 410 ms, reverb to taste.

tepid vine
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Oh and play with your fingers and drop the pick!

elder rune
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it’s crazy how much the tone changes depending on how you pick the strings

tepid vine
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Yes MKs tone is 80% in his fingers I would say

elder rune
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i could never

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that’s actually so good though

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like insane

tepid vine
elder rune
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where do i learn how to get tones myself

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i honestly have no idea what 90% of the stuff on my amp does

tepid vine
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His sound is mostly delay and reverb, so you should dial in some 1/8 or 1/4 delay times according to the BPM, the same goes for reverb.

As for amp settings: There's no easy way around it, just fiddle around with the knobs and listen to what it does. It takes some time to learn and master it but you will eventually get there the longer you play and listen(!).

wanton salmon
tepid vine