Dream team

[Pottel]

ithink the pensa sounds great especially on on the night "you ad your friend."
David Sanborn is the best sax player mark ever played with.
omar hakim can drum too
ec was and will always remain marks  best sideman, and vice versa, coincidentally...
money live at the mandela gig was awesome...

[dmg]

ithink the pensa sounds great especially on on the night "you ad your friend."
David Sanborn is the best sax player mark ever played with.
omar hakim can drum too
ec was and will always remain marks  best sideman, and vice versa, coincidentally...
money live at the mandela gig was awesome...

MK got a new Pensa in Milan (I think) on the SL tour that he used on TR and the final solo on R&J on the ATRR tour - that sounded great but has alas disappeared.
What about the legendary Branford Marsalis at Radio City in '85 on sax?
I think Omar Hakim was great too btw.

[Pottel]

david sanborn, uniondale 1985.....top three performances ever in my book ( i mean the whole show, not just david...) and later mark played on his music night show, sometime in 88 or 89, gotit on tape somewhere, EC was there too, as was SRV and all the greats basically...

[dmg]

david sanborn, uniondale 1985.....top three performances ever in my book ( i mean the whole show, not just david...) and later mark played on his music night show, sometime in 88 or 89, gotit on tape somewhere, EC was there too, as was SRV and all the greats basically...

Sanborn collaborates with EC quite a lot;  they do the soundtracks to the Lethal Weapon series of films and he was a guest at the Crossroads DVD he launched too in '99.
I agree about Uniondale '85 - great show, although the bootleg runs a little slow I think.

[ds1984]

MK got a new Pensa in Milan (I think) on the SL tour that he used on TR and the final solo on R&J on the ATRR tour - that sounded great but has alas disappeared.

I don't know if it is the same Pensa but 2008 featured one on TR (at least during the european leg).

[dmg]

MK got a new Pensa in Milan (I think) on the SL tour that he used on TR and the final solo on R&J on the ATRR tour - that sounded great but has alas disappeared.

I don't know if it is the same Pensa but 2008 featured one on TR (at least during the european leg).

No, that's an older one with the rosewood head.  He's had that since GH tour.  Probably most famous for Sultans and TR also on the STP tour.

[Mossguitar]

Terry's the worst (but great fun and loud), No, Ed Bicknell would definitely be the worst

He, he, you're right, Matt, i forgot about Ed

[Pottel]

david sanborn, uniondale 1985.....top three performances ever in my book ( i mean the whole show, not just david...) and later mark played on his music night show, sometime in 88 or 89, gotit on tape somewhere, EC was there too, as was SRV and all the greats basically...

Sanborn collaborates with EC quite a lot;  they do the soundtracks to the Lethal Weapon series of films and he was a guest at the Crossroads DVD he launched too in '99.
I agree about Uniondale '85 - great show, although the bootleg runs a little slow I think.

then fix it 

[Hoops McCann]

I have to admit...I remember listening to the Uniondale show for the first time a good 4-5 years ago, and I could never figure out what the big deal was or why it is so special. Just seems like another typical '85 show. In fact none of the shows from that tour, except 7/10/85, stand out. Just the same setlist over and over again...not much has changed.  

[boboDS]

I have to admit...I remember listening to the Uniondale show for the first time a good 4-5 years ago, and I could never figure out what the big deal was or why it is so special. Just seems like another typical '85 show. In fact none of the shows from that tour, except 7/10/85, stand out. Just the same setlist over and over again...not much has changed. 

I haven't listened to it for maybe 2-3 years, but me neither, there are shows with much better sound. But I think that some of the shows do stand out, especially those from October/November. E.g. Ride across might be an example of that, it is almost uncomparable to versions from july that year me thinks.

[ustas]

MK got a new Pensa in Milan (I think) on the SL tour that he used on TR and the final solo on R&J on the ATRR tour - that sounded great but has alas disappeared.

I don't know if it is the same Pensa but 2008 featured one on TR (at least during the european leg).

No, that's an older one with the rosewood head.  He's had that since GH tour.  Probably most famous for Sultans and TR also on the STP tour.

Now Mark has 4 different Pensa guitars. The guitar used in the GH tour is 1993 Pensa Custom Koa. It has Strat style sound. This guitar is filmed in A Night in London. Perhaps Mark does not use it more as all his old Pensa-Suhr guitars.



Second is 1996 Custom Flamed Maple, it was a prototype for MK2 Signature model. The guitar replaced his old Pensa-Suhr Flamed S/N 001. I remember that Mark used this guitar in STP tour



Third is new MK2 Plus Flamed Maple, presented to Mark by Rudy in Milan in 2005 during SL tour.



And latest MK80, but it was used by Richard Bennett only.
  

[dustyvalentino]

Surely more than 4 then, also THE Pensa, ie the OES/Mandela one, the Vic and Ray one etc.

[dmg]

Thanks very much ustas for that.  Pictures do help so so much!  Very interesting info too, I forgot about the first one thinking he used the '96 custom on the GH tour. 

Hate to complicate things even more but did he change to his 1993 Pensa Custom Koa for Sultans and TR on the later part of the GH tour?  It looks like he did but the video's aren't too clear from that era.

[ustas]

Surely more than 4 then, also THE Pensa, ie the OES/Mandela one, the Vic and Ray one etc.

These guitars were released under Pensa-Suhr trademark. Mark does not use more, because "necks are small for him now"

1. 1984 Pensa Suhr R-Custom first guitar built for Mark by Pensa Custom Shop



2. 1984 Pensa-Suhr, Red, it is not confirmed, the first guitar built by John Suhr when he began to work for Pensa.



3. 1985 Pensa-Suhr, White - It is assembled for Mark by John Suhr. Features Schecter body (made by Tom Anderson and painted in white by John), a Fender bridge. Mark's favorite guitar in 1985-1986



4. 1986 Pensa-Suhr, Black - it is precursor of the 1987 Pensa-Suhr (Maple) model. Latest it was used on Vic & Ray and Water Of Love in 1996.



5. 1987 Pensa-Suhr, Maple - you know, legendary Pensa-Suhr MK1 s/n 001



6. 1988 Pensa-Suhr, Koa not well known, was used on Land Of Dream and Neck & Neck album. I do not good picture, but there is video from late 80s

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[dustyvalentino]

Ah, OK, didn't realise you were being pedantic on the Pensa/Pensa-Suhr thing.