Mark and the Nylon Strings

[Brunno Nunes]

https://youtu.be/a06JFXVMoec?si=iNXMZbQu7PA-Z2Hc

Listening to it from this isolated perspective, it's one of the most delicate and elegant sounds I've ever heard. For me, it's a true work of art. This nylon sound was a tremendous turning point in Mark Knopfler's guitar hero image; once again, he surprised his fans.

Two things to say:

1. It would have been wonderful and incredible if Mark had played this song live with this extended ending on a tour with DS or solo.

2. I wish there were more songs with Mark playing nylon; he achieves memorable sounds and reveals a hidden depth of his technique.

[Robson]

It's probably also worth remembering the calypso version of So Far Away (intro). Is it the same guitar sound?

[JF]

https://youtu.be/a06JFXVMoec?si=iNXMZbQu7PA-Z2Hc

very interesting to hear more distinctly Mark's nylon guitar

but he pics are false of course. it shows Mark on folk steel strings guitar, and playing with a pick.
it must be during the recording of Telegraph road, as it's the only song on the album that features such guitar parts

[fan no more]

The classical guitar brought a nice nuance to DS. An added palette.

His playing is rough, though (listening to the LOG clip above). Nice musical ideas, but he sounds like he is ripping apart a Telecaster! And the sound has no depth. I'm not saying Mark tried to sound like a classical player, but have a listen to proper classical guitar player. It's a totally different league, and I'm only talking about tone production, not technique.

[mkdsone]

https://youtu.be/a06JFXVMoec?si=iNXMZbQu7PA-Z2Hc

Listening to it from this isolated perspective, it's one of the most delicate and elegant sounds I've ever heard. For me, it's a true work of art. This nylon sound was a tremendous turning point in Mark Knopfler's guitar hero image; once again, he surprised his fans.

Two things to say:

1. It would have been wonderful and incredible if Mark had played this song live with this extended ending on a tour with DS or solo.

2. I wish there were more songs with Mark playing nylon; he achieves memorable sounds and reveals a hidden depth of his technique.

WOW, this is very nice to hear...
I always liked his playing on the nylon strings, especially the "force" that came out of it while playing Private Investigations live. (1992)

On my whishlist : an acoustic album - among his best songs (and defenitely the B-sides from his three latest albums) are acoustic gems...

There has been told before that MK played his songs acoustic to the band the first days in the studio - those recordings on an album....#keep the dream alive

[Love Expresso]

Every time this thread comes up in the latest posts about Mark and Nylon, I expect some dirty spicy fetish stuff ... 

LE

[JF]

Every time this thread comes up in the latest posts about Mark and Nylon, I expect some dirty spicy fetish stuff ... 

LE