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Originally Posted by Bob Ross "Money For Nothing", really? Always enjoyed the song & the riff etc, but never gave the guitar tone a 2nd thought. It, works, it fits the fabric of the song...but "great" tone? Eh...
Now, if Dorfsman or whoever wants to give out the secret for the "Sultans Of Swing" guitar tone, I'm all ears! |
Really??? I think that is one of the most recognizable guitar sounds from the 80's if not the history of recorded music (I am not exaggerating).
Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Billy Gibbons, Jeff Beck, Eddy Van Halen, Eric Clapton, Tony Iommi, Richie Blackmore, David Gilmore. etc. etc. all great and unique tones but the guitar tone for MFN is probably the most distinctive of all. I am not saying Knoffler is a better or worse guitar player than the above and I am not saying that his tone all the time is distinctive, but the opening riff tone
is one of the most distinctive and recognizable tones in rock history in my eyes. It is really
part of the song, one of the building blocks for the tune.
Just my take.