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Mark Knopfler Discussion => Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum => Topic started by: wespresso on November 30, 2015, 10:54:00 AM

Title: Which song?
Post by: wespresso on November 30, 2015, 10:54:00 AM
Hey guys,
I came across this picture of Mark and Hal. And I saw these guitars and I was wondering, what song were they playing? Mark is playing his tele. And Hal is playing a white strat, his own maybe?
Does anybody knows more about this?

Thanks!

Edit: the white strat is a Fender Stratocaster 1959 and is indeed from Hal
Title: Re: Which song?
Post by: H97 on November 30, 2015, 11:10:25 AM
Wasn't it MK on a tele and Hal on his strat in Two Young Lovers?
Title: Re: Which song?
Post by: JF on December 02, 2015, 12:09:07 AM
the only song Mark played on his sunburst Tele in 80-81 was PORTOBELLO BELLE
http://ds.mk-guitar.com/songlist.htm (http://ds.mk-guitar.com/songlist.htm)

The song was also played on a Rickenbaker :
http://www.mk-guitar.com/2008/10/21/mark-knopflers-rickenbacker-of-portobello-belle-live-in-1981/ (http://www.mk-guitar.com/2008/10/21/mark-knopflers-rickenbacker-of-portobello-belle-live-in-1981/)

the only one video that exists (to my knowledge) with this guitar in 80-81. around 3:15 :
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXhUn5W9ugE
Title: Re: Which song?
Post by: JF on December 02, 2015, 12:20:32 AM
Edit: the white strat is a Fender Stratocaster 1959 and is indeed from Hal
yes the one he brought with him the first time he met Mark (quoted from the Oldfiled book)
Title: Re: Which song?
Post by: JF on December 02, 2015, 03:18:54 PM
Wasn't it MK on a tele and Hal on his strat in Two Young Lovers?

Indeed Mark played TYL on the black schecter tele in 86 (e.g. Sydney), but in 83 he played it on a white SG (e.g. Alchemy) and Hal played a guitar looking like a Yamaha, not sure, and I don't know the model

http://ds.mk-guitar.com/other-gibson.htm (http://ds.mk-guitar.com/other-gibson.htm)

the picture above is from the On Location tour (80-81) and TYL wasn't yet composed and performed

another clue is that Mark i using a capo on the tele, and TYL has no capo, while Portobelleo Belle could have one, depending on the tuning
Title: Re: Which song?
Post by: wespresso on December 03, 2015, 07:04:18 AM
Wasn't it MK on a tele and Hal on his strat in Two Young Lovers?

Indeed Mark played TYL on the black schecter tele in 86 (e.g. Sydney), but in 83 he played it on a white SG (e.g. Alchemy) and Hal played a guitar looking like a Yamaha, not sure, and I don't know the model

http://ds.mk-guitar.com/other-gibson.htm (http://ds.mk-guitar.com/other-gibson.htm)

the picture above is from the On Location tour (80-81) and TYL wasn't yet composed and performed

another clue is that Mark i using a capo on the tele, and TYL has no capo, while Portobelleo Belle could have one, depending on the tuning
Thanks a lot for responding. Very interesting, never thougjt of Portobello Belle actually