It sounds cliche to say that tone is in the fingers, but when it comes to Knopfler, it's 99% true.

@samtheman123

3 жыл бұрын

Well it is for him more than others because of his picking style and just overall hand-skill.

@allrequiredfields

Жыл бұрын

He really one of the tiny handful of players that this is actually true of - Knopfler and Beck!

Is it only me who prefers when they go round the store?

@GunsnRosesfan2012

8 жыл бұрын

No

@sufyanghani9022

6 жыл бұрын

I do

@thegingerpowerranger

5 жыл бұрын

Yes just you

@mdenison2567

5 жыл бұрын

im the same

@DynoSour7777

5 жыл бұрын

me to

How to sound like Mark Knopfler Step 1. Be Mark Knopfler Step 2. There is no step 2

@TylerJamesPryor

8 жыл бұрын

That being said, you guys did a pretty amazing job

@G40s_WW

8 жыл бұрын

Thats why is so great.

@srprice2383

6 жыл бұрын

3. Be me.

@ivifizz

6 жыл бұрын

So true!

@openwheel1739

6 жыл бұрын

I heard some guitaristS that proved you wrong.

He didn't work in the shop... he was visiting the shop, in New York, and overheard one of the staff watching MTV and saying those iconic lines. He tells the tale on a Parkinson's interview...

@powdermnky007

7 жыл бұрын

I love the irony. Guy griping about rockstar making money. Behind him, is a rockstar, writing down his gripings, to make one of the most iconic rock songs ever. Which will no doubt be playing on those same tvs later that year, and he will probably be saying the same things about the song written with his lyrics.

@khalifaalattiyah8341

5 жыл бұрын

yeah, what he said

@PeteWizzle

4 жыл бұрын

@@powdermnky007, aye, you couldn't make it up.

Mark Knopfler is THE reason I picked up the guitar as a kid, and even now in my 30's still makes me want to work even harder on my finger picking technique, still prefer a plectrum. Love the video guys.

thanks for the comments guys! this was one of the hardest sounds likes to do. very challenging!!! MORE TO COME SOON!!!!

@motorhed

8 жыл бұрын

+Rabea Massaad the tone was pretty spot on...well done!

@Joeyd123abc2

8 жыл бұрын

Sound like The Edge... good luck

@gjac3208

8 жыл бұрын

+Rabea Massaad Sound like Sleep

@kscotthoy

8 жыл бұрын

+Rabea Massaad Sound like Fast Eddie Clarke.

@Jinballify

8 жыл бұрын

+Rabea Massaad That was truly spot on, sounded great and indeed for a fair price :) Now, can I give suggestions three truly hard ones if I may: Alex Lifeson from Rush (Can do Geddy too, his sound should be slightly easier) Steven Wilson from Porcupine Tree and oh, so many other projects Adam Jones from Tool These should be a right proper challenge for ye lads, eh?

Ok. Dont shoot me but i just heard money from nothing like last year. AND OH MY GOD WHAT HAVE I BEEN MISSING. LIKE HOLY SHIT THAT OPENING RIFF IS GOD LIKE.

Sound like Gary Moore!!!

@darkFo3

8 жыл бұрын

+Joe Jenkins Hell yes, sound like Gary Moore!!

@kiko2129

8 жыл бұрын

+Joe Jenkins yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaahh that's a must

@BeyondtheRecord

8 жыл бұрын

+Joe Jenkins get a gibson les paul, play like god. that's it XD hahahahahaha

@theo4562

8 жыл бұрын

+Joe Jenkins Bea/Matt please do Moore

@EdgedWeeds

8 жыл бұрын

Yesssss

He didn't work in the store, he was in a store in New York and heard some loudmouth shooting off about things on TV.

@Rigel7WasAlreadyUsed

8 жыл бұрын

The signature Fender had Texas Specials.

@Rigel7WasAlreadyUsed

8 жыл бұрын

He did use a Les Paul on Brothers in Arms and Money for Nothing in the studio.

@TheDogPa

8 жыл бұрын

+Genetic_Drifter So he owned a store in York and shot some guy stealing a TV?

@blacksheep4060

8 жыл бұрын

He said there was a rack of TVs showing MTV, hence the lyrics like," that ain't working..." and " what's that, Hawaiian noises..." etc

@travisparkinson3075

7 жыл бұрын

He was talking about Richard Branson actually

Another video to prove that Knopfler's sound is the most underrated in the world. People start thinking it's easy. Then they start thinking it's possible to replicate it easily. Then they record a video to say they have succeeded. And then they fail so miserably that they realise the only easy thing about the whole process is that: to fail.

I miss the bit where you guys walked round the shop choosing equipment

@omegabat2341

5 жыл бұрын

Yeahh

Can you do L'il Wayne?

@pumbar

8 жыл бұрын

daniels8790 Yup, that was why I asked.

So happy that you finally did one on Mark Knopfler!!! Thanks dudes. 😃😃😊😊😉😉

Every song on the first Dire Straits album is a winner. Water of Love is my favorite song by them.

fantastic effort! I grew up on this stuff. Telegraph Road and Making Movies. I have been in love with that Knopfler sound for 35 years. Now its all La Dispute and Royal Blood....but I'm still here.

Thanks for this one. Love Mark Knopfler. I'm new to electrics, been an acoustic folky finger picker all my life. My first fender is a lone star, and I was looking for recs on a gain/compression pedal when I stumbled on this vid. Great series and very helpful education.

BB King would be challenging. I like this format/premise/theme, and enjoyed you guys and your apparent rapoire. Keep them coming.

@PhiI93

8 жыл бұрын

+Randall Parker Already done, check their page!

I miss when you guys walked through Anderton's to get the gear. Great job though! Its been a while since my last Mark Knopfler binge so I'm going to do that now. I'd love to see Rabea pull off that dumb riff from Electric Wizard- Dopethrone. SUPER bassy and insane. Otherwise, sounds like Steve Howe? I just want to see Rabea pull off some of his licks and solos... And if I was president of the universe, I'd make Toska cover some Yes.

@maxscardanelli6185

6 жыл бұрын

Looks like we have the same dreams then. Toska and Yes are two of my favourite bands.

Congratulations guys, once again this goes to prive how much tone is in the hands of the player, and Bea did a great job coming real close to the legend that Mark is. And a very nice sounding rig overall. Thanks guys !

You guys are AWESOME to watch! Love the videos, and the gear talk. Keep up the great work! 👍👍

holy crap! they're back already?! that musta been one wicked fast plane! xD

You should do a Robby Krieger sounds like

ohy god! i cannot tell you how grateful i am for this! i (and Im sure many others did) requested this many moons ago, and here it is! Thank you so much. As always, great job guys. You nailed it!

hav watched all of ya sounds like vids and just wanted to say they are all awsome! to my ears they sound so close its unreal! and hats of to you for the playin, you are one hell of a guitarist \m/...after 25 years of playin guitar I had a stroke 3 years ago loosing my muscle memory and unable to play. I now hav to learn all over again. doh. but people like you inspire me to get back on it again, cheers for that and keep em comming guys :)

If my parents told me that's how I reacted to Dire Straits and in particular the guitar solos, I would absolutely style my guitar technique after the great Mark Knopfler. There's clearly a natural connection. Pretty cool.

Gotta hand it to you guys, takes stones to even try sounding like Knopfler. Always cited as one of my top five favorite guitarists. This was a fun one =)

Excellent work guys, loving the series, keep it up.

Slayer!! please. I love it when you guys walk around the shop to choose the gear as well, I hope you guys do that again soon.

Please do a Sound like Jimmy Page!! Pleeeeaaase :D

@theo4562

8 жыл бұрын

All the yes

@tvi82

8 жыл бұрын

+Yannik Hofmann yes please..... but the 72 era before heroin and the 14yo girlfriend....

@yannikhofmann

8 жыл бұрын

+tvi82 who cares? I mean that doesn't influence him as a musician

@tvi82

8 жыл бұрын

+Yannik Hofmann actually it did...

@flynnhendry

8 жыл бұрын

+Yannik Hofmann Tele into fuzz into old tube amp

Sound like Dan Auerbach of the black keys please!!!

@haakman123

8 жыл бұрын

Find a weird 60s guitar on reverb.com, and get an old low wattage amp

@willschaumann3814

8 жыл бұрын

+Nick Haakman well I don't really care how to get the tone I just like watching them do it

@lunchpin403

8 жыл бұрын

absolutely, I'd love that

@aidanfl

8 жыл бұрын

+will schaumann they did it already

@brocklanders6172

8 жыл бұрын

Why? Want that sound? Throw some broken glass into a garbage disposal.

That was a really great tone for almost everything. Great job!

The sounds like series is among the best guitar videos on the Internet, well done!

Adam Jones Please!

@ChrisCram

8 жыл бұрын

+Rodrigo Díaz yes yes

@LeafsKid19

8 жыл бұрын

Yes

@ChrisCram

8 жыл бұрын

+David Oakes bank broken. missed the point bud. where's the video?

@ChrisCram

8 жыл бұрын

+Sergey Tarkhanov lol. without breaking the bank? you could buy a small country for the price of a Diezel

@ChrisCram

8 жыл бұрын

+Sergey Tarkhanov the more comments the better chance we see it from the guys.

Didn't he play money for nothing on a Gibson Les Paul?

@tiemenbosma5793

8 жыл бұрын

he did

@callum5392

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah that's what was the only thing wrong with this one I think. The money for nothing tone was over driven and no tone on the guitar, I think adding wah wahs just overcomplicates it

@fredogknopfler

7 жыл бұрын

Didn't he use the Pensa Suhr for it?

@stellarcompanion

7 жыл бұрын

He got that a few years after Brothers in Arms was released. He used it live when it was in his setlist.

@Daftmachine

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, on the recording its a 59 Les Paul, and the Wah is close to the treble(!) not with the tone rolled off. If it gets too sharp, they ougtha roll the tone off on the guitar instead.

Haven't even watched the video yet. Already liked because I love this guitarist so much

Thank you,!You guys Soo Rock!..Mark Knoplfer got me to Slow down and Listen to 'FEEL'..instead of a thousand thoughtless notes a minute.. that the 80's was pandemic of..True story ..Mark was asked back then why he didnt play Fast like everyone else?..he replied.."Well Because I can't really"....So honest..so glad he wrote and played the Coolest and Thought Provoking Timeless Songs we Still Love Today!..Thanks again Rabea and Matt!!:) Peace!..

Well... this just proves that I will never be able to sound like Mark Knopfler no matter what I spend lol I give you a lot of credit for trying the harder stuff, like Brothers in Arms (deceptively not simple to play. He put a lot of feeling in that one)

@mikearkous8379

7 жыл бұрын

Michael Lloyd tone comes from the hand and learning his phrasing. Mark has such amazing dynamics. I have been studying his style for years. I can get his Les Paul tone on a Roland cube for brothers in arms and money for nothing I can get his assault and sound with the same set up it's all about adjusting tone knobs and feeling the song

Do a sounds like for EVH. Early VH1 "Brown Sound" tones (Eruption, You Really Got Me, Jamie's Crying etc). I wouldn't mind having a U2/The Edge either.

You guys are doing a great show! Really enjoying them.

Thanks guys. What wonderful tone(s)

Anyone else miss the running around the shop looking for gear part ? Always thought of it as a big part of the fun on these videos.

Good tone. really enjoyed that. Knopfler is a bit of a god.

Well done boys, I always enjoy these segments. Mark Knopfler is one of my favorites and a true original.

Love it ! I requested this one before, thanks for making it !

Would love to see a 'sound like *insert death metal band here* without busting the bank' or so but I guess that's not entirely up your alley. Maybe a 'how to djent without busting the bank'? At least that would sell in today's market :D

Sounds like Mark Knopfler by Busting the Bank!

@miko8732

5 жыл бұрын

Fender amp, a strat and a fuzz pedal, boom knopflers rig, you do have to choose expensive things though.

Great video again guys, SUSTAIN!!!! I liked it when you went into the shop and chose the kit for us to see, please do it again. Gary Moore would be a great watch. Thanks

Love your guitar playing.Great feel.Hope to see you do more vids

Please do a Sound Like Alex Lifeson, a Rush themed episode would rock!!!!

Hey rabea and Matt, wondering with Mark knopfler doing his final farewell tour now (it's 2019 at time of writing) you could revisit this one as a busting the bank??

@widowmaker5544

5 жыл бұрын

Fender Strat and Gibson Les Paul cos i don't think you can get his Suhr MKII Tone King and Mesa amplifier Wah Compressor probably and Volume Pedal

You did it again! Lots and lots of Knopfler tones to get from this rig .... alt least when you are Bea (;-))) Thanks a lot for sharing.

Very nice work lads... well done and thanks.

How about a Sound Like Rob Chapman or Rebea Massaud. Lol.

@marchisio_dj

8 жыл бұрын

They already have an old video of sound like dorje! Go check it out

@cravnuggis4511

8 жыл бұрын

+Canadaguitar yeah but its kinda outdated now because dorje sounds a lot more refined in their recent ep than they did on the first one

@cravnuggis4511

8 жыл бұрын

+Pughhead13 What's the sky nail? Do you mean the ghost fret

@cravnuggis4511

8 жыл бұрын

+Nathan Butler You could use the same gear, but I think it'd be more fun for them to do it with non chapman and non victory. Plus the kraken isn't exactly budget

@cravnuggis4511

8 жыл бұрын

Still a bit expensive. I'd say ML3 Modern might be a bit more realistic, especially since they used it quite a bit for the recording of the Catalyst EP. Ghost Fret is awesome, don't get me wrong but I think they could get quite close for just that extra bit cheaper, maybe get an RD1 with that bit left over.

Sound like Devin Townsend!

@ryanflannery3469

8 жыл бұрын

+adam humphreys Yes!!

@chrisb_rc

8 жыл бұрын

+adam humphreys Life and Kingdom played by Rabea... OH YEAH!

@adamhumphreys9605

8 жыл бұрын

+Chris B and deadhead

@magsuns7648

8 жыл бұрын

+adam humphreys soooo hardddd

Good amp choice and thanks for the video. Mark Knopfler actually did a concert using 2 Fender Hot Rod Deluxe's. The tone was unbelievable as always with Mark Knopfler no matter what the amp.

Rabea, your skills are incredible. Good job guys

EVH, Billy Gibbons, Steve Vai, Steve Stevens (Billy Idol), Rob Flynn (Machine Head), Doug Aldrich, St. Vincent, Mastodon, Chris Isaak and Hershel Yatovitz, Tony Iommi, Adrian Belew, Robert Fripp, Frank Marino, Green Day, Guns N Roses, and Allan Holdsworth That should keep you busy

@Hoodoo376

8 жыл бұрын

+Nick Scott They did Mastodon! :)

I read he plugged into David Gilmour's rig once and David was worried that he would sound like him, but when he played it just sounded like Mark. So I guess a tonne of it is in the fingers.

so stoked you guys did this

Best "Sound Like" so far! Great job men.

Karnivool should be next since they rely on many different pedals. I feel like it would be a good challenge

@jaden-gilgrimberg4729

8 жыл бұрын

yep, would like to see that aswell !

@BlackLeaf_Studio

8 жыл бұрын

Maybe they could do the bass tone too :O

I challenge you guys!!! sound like The Edge without busting the bank.. :p

@Michiel1972

8 жыл бұрын

+AKash Ghosh Just buy a delay pedal? :-)

@akashghosh7068

8 жыл бұрын

+Michiel1972 that would be sound like the Edge of the 80's but I realized... thier music is not confined to one niche. But he is still known for the Delay. Thanks buddy!

Another great video excellent job

This is the one I was waiting for !!

And there was thinking "time to go to bed!"...

Gary Moore!

Great job guys certainly a challenge.

Nice! You guys took on a real challenge for sure, this episode.

Do a sound like Lynyrd Skynyrd!!!

Sound like John Scofield!

@jamiehobbs3750

8 жыл бұрын

+gingataff Yes Please!

@jolopones

6 жыл бұрын

gingataff the countless who've tried. Another nail in a coffin.

You guys are doing some really cool and funny videos! What I'd love to see is a Sound Like KISS from the 70's where you could hear two distinct guitar parts (Detroit Rock City, Strutter, etc)!

Baby rabea kicking and flailing to dire straits is the cutest thing I have had the pleasure of picturing in a while. Thank you

Please do John Squire 😆

+Rabea Massaad Please do a Sounds Like for Snowy White, he can play.

Best one yet, loved it chaps!

Gr8 vid as always, Mark is very unique and very hard to imitate, but job well done.

How about "Sound like John Squire - Without busting the bank" That would be cool.

@peteelectromagnetic-nether9370

8 жыл бұрын

Is that you, John?

@Kezzeract

8 жыл бұрын

Janner Pete I never even realised the correlation between my profile pic and my abbreviated name. Haha!

Sound like Eric Johnson BY busting the bank!

Hardcore Knopfler fan!!! Thanks for doing this!!! Communique is an awesome album that you should check out if you have not already :)

Great tone on this one! I would love to see a "by busting the bank" version of this as well

sound like Queen/Brian May

do a sound like Eric Johnson please cos you mentioned him

@widowmaker5544

5 жыл бұрын

that's gonna be a challenge, cos he has signature strats and has used a tele on on song, and also used gibson from time to time as he recorded most of Cliffs of Dover on an ES335 and occasionally used a les paul and in 2006 did Cliffs of Dover on an SG his amps are black face fenders for his cleans and marshall super leads for the dirt and now he has a dumble head to go with them pedals looks complicated but it can be broken down like this: two Catalinbread Belle Epoch pedals for a dry and lead delay, a Catalinbread Echo Rec to get an Echoplex sort of sound, an Ibanez T808 for some of the boost, a TC stereo chorus/flanger, an EHX Memory Man which is a staple sound for his delay, his own signature fuzz face by dunlop, a wah pedal which he hardly ever touches and the most essential pedal which is the Tube Driver which gets that violin like sound when paired with the fuzz face if you can find a good rig that'll sound like him good luck, but it's not gonna be easy

@sakimiyu4169

5 жыл бұрын

Squier Classic Vibe 50's Stratocaster Marshall Origin 20 EHX Memory Boy Ibanez TS Mini Dunlop Eric Johnson Fuzz Face Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive MOD Tone City Tape Machine Tone City Angel Wing

Congrats on what I'd say was another successful sounds like guys!! Didn't expect anything from andertons so soon after name. I'd say a sounds like robben ford, or SRV!?

Sound like hank B marvin

Agree with the people asking about: Alex Lifeson EVH, Billy Gibbons, Green Day, Guns N Roses,

You guys are great..

Great job guys!!!

Sounds like Jerry Cantrell please

peter green?

Great video! Keep e'm coming guy's. I think you got about as close as someone can get to the Brothers in Arms tone without actually having Mark Knopfler's gear and hands. Great tip about rolling off the tone on the guitar and increasing the treble on the drive pedal. I've been playing for many years and never thought about doing that. It's so simple yet....LOL....just goes to prove that an old dog like me CAN learn new tricks!

Very nice Knopfler-esque tones! He has always been one of my favorite guitarists of all time. He can speak volumes with his musical phrases. If you want to try something very different, how about a 'Sound Like: Steve Howe' (of Yes). He is another of my all-time favorite guitarists.

Yea , Mark Knopfler.. Yea... Maybe it is easier for someone to fly or to be resurrected than sounds like him.

@srprice2383

6 жыл бұрын

Makis Tzanis No. I sound exactly the same.

Sound like J Mascis. :)

Greaaaat playing in this one!

Wow, that Mesa pedal sounds amazing!

sound like dave mustaine plaser

@mehmetgunay440

8 жыл бұрын

please*

sounds like santana?

The source for Money for Nothing wasn't someone he met at work when he was young -- MTV was only founded in 1981. It was some "meathead", as he called him, in a shop some time in the 80s. The song was recorded on a Les Paul, not a Strat and the rhythm parts on Sultans (5:18) and all the songs on the first two albums were by his brother, David Knopfler.

even the mighty masaaad struggles with the might of the knopfler riff, still far better than I could ever do hahaha

Sound like Stevie Ray Vaughan.