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Originally Posted by Lindsey Jr.
Knopfler is way underrated I think.  And now, that Gypsy sound...  |
Just sounds like Lindsey using a delay somewhere around the 400milisecond range on a Stratocaster, I'm certain its a Strat from the tone. The index finger sounds like its anchored on the 13th fret over the top E and B strings. Lindsey is picking the 15th fret of the E string, pulling off to the 13th fret and then hammering the 15th fret of the B string before picking the 13th fret of E again repeatedly at the start of the solo. Then he is playing an alternating Travis pick of the 13th, 15th and 17th frets of the E string and the 13th & 15th fret of the B with the 14th fret of the G string thrown in too for good measure. At least thats what it sounds like to me...
He's double tracked it too and so you have two guitars on the studio version. Live it sounds like he slows the delay a little bit and that gives the "multiple guitar" sound (like Big Love) when he picks quickly.
Knopfler is very underated and remains to this day the only guitarist I've ever seen that's left me wondering "how did he do that?" at times..
*listening to it again I would say the studio version appears to have Christine playing some kind of keyboard underneath Lindseys guitar. rather than it being a double tracked guitar.