Riff Tone

Once Upon a Time In the West

Dire Straits

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1961, maple neck, stock single-coils)

AmpBrown Fender Vibrolux

PickupsFender single-coil pickups (stock 1961 Stratocaster)

Amp Settings

gain3.5

bass6

mid7

treble7

reverb3

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1978, first Dire Straits album. Amp and guitar confirmed by multiple sources for early Dire Straits studio work. No evidence of pedal use for riff section; volume pedal sometimes used live but not confirmed for this studio riff.

Tone Character(10)

warm and roundedarticulate and dynamicslightly compressed attacktouch-sensitiveclean with edge-of-breakupbell-like claritysmooth sustainquacky Strat position 2 soundno pedal colorationfingerstyle definition

Difficulty

The riff requires advanced fingerstyle technique, precise muting, and dynamic control to achieve the clean, articulate sound characteristic of Knopfler's playing.

Sources

Mark Knopfler-Dire Straits tone-which amp? - The Gear Page what effects pedals were primarily used on guitar? : r/direstraits Mark Knopfler's Guitars, Amps, Pedals & Other Gear | Equipboard Once upon a time in the west tone help : r/ValetonGP2OO - Reddit

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