Mark Knopfler's tone

[lliw]

How do you get Mark Knopfler's tone? especially money for nothing?

Overdrive?

[el mo]

you can get a reasonable approximation of the money for nothing sound by using a whawha
set to a fixed position with a bit of overdrive. depending on your guitar it even be sufficient
to roll off the treble of the bridge pickup. and, naturally: fingerpicking.

[joecool85]

I have no idea how to get that tone, but I'm glad I'm not the only one that wants it.  I love money for nothing.

[lliw]

Sounds good but i dont have a wha pedal.

Is their any particluar box that i could make to get the sound?

like a cirtan type of overdrive?

[RDV]

Sounds good but i dont have a wha pedal.

Is their any particluar box that i could make to get the sound?

like a cirtan type of overdrive?

You'll need a wah for MFN. Nothing else does it. Sorry.

You can just build a wah circuit, put it in a regular box, then just use a regular pot to set the wah to the right freq. It's been done before by folks who like that "cocked wah" sound for leads, or MFN of course.

HTH

RDV

[joecool85]

I've been thinking about building a wah like that with the knob on the top just like a gain knob or something, that way you can have that "cocked wah" sound at any stage of it.

[el mo]

the ultimate "cocked wha" is the old morley that everybody hates. it has a gain knob and a
sparate dpdt switch next to the rocking plate to turn it on and off.

[joecool85]

Do you have a schematic for it?  That sounds like a good idea to me.

[el mo]

they are such a cool company that you'll find the schems for everything they ever produced athttp://www.morleypedals.com/downloads.html. the one i talked about is the PWA(http://www.morleypedals.com/pwaes.pdf). the circuit's very simple and it gives a massive boost.