Mark Knopfler licks with the b5 note explained by Ingo Raven

[volvo164auto]

This video is grate ! I have always wondered how he did that ^^ and witch scale he used. :D

[NeoGodHand]

Good God...that fucking Strat....is just gorgeous. Been my dream color for a while. Fiesta Red. It's something else. Great playing and tone too.

[112358miau]

b5 is not the blue note?

[ferlottes]

Syperbe playing and ultra nice guitare !

[fergmilton]

Brilliant man. Spot on

[brossej07]

Where's his left pinky?? o.O

[Dopaminergie]

The rake at 1:11 is incredible! Great video! Many thanks.

[thomaswni]

DK?



[Ycjedi]

SO bad ass, and no pick wither. Blows my mind

[OREN2465]

Wonderful stratocaster

[mnpd007]

A Squier guitar too... considered by many guitar snobs to be junk. I have several of them, and after setting them up they are all very playable.

[kleinebudde]

@mnpd007 I own a squier too and I can get great sounds out of it. With a great amplifier I don't really see why I should pay ten times the price I paid.

[Guy9998]

@kleinebudde Squiers are much better built now than in the past but next time you stop by your local music store, try out the American stuff and you'll see the difference. The Squier classic vibes are killer for the money too if you want a great guitar for less. But try the higher end stuff for fun and you'll find they just have a warmer, more open sound and and a more solid feel. The hardware is better too. They also make for a better recording sound if you do any professional recording.

[brooklynstudio]

@Guy9998 jv squiers of the 80's were the best ever made... this is arguable of course but check them out they go for over a thousand now

[rezlaa]

is that the blue note??

[TheMUSEism]

@rezlaa yea zis is just ze bluez scale lol

[DonsonDK]

xellent

[flashpadxxx]

I MADE A DONATION ON YOUR SITE OVER 4500 DOLLAR !!

[IngoRaven]

@flashpadxxx

?? I don't get this kind of humour ...

[flashpadxxx]

@IngoRaven Sorry man.. i was totaly drunk when i wrote this stupid commen!! Tut mir leid!!!

[loggiayo]

@IngoRaven Is it a joke ?

[IngoRaven]

@loggiayo

The donation thing? Yes, some kind of joke

[loggiayo]

@IngoRaven Hum ... it is a special kind of joke

Let me say to you that your video is amazing, rellay because you've got the real Knopfler's style.

[loggiayo]

@flashpadxxx 

[ArniePyeInTheSky]

Hi, nice lesson! with your right hand technique do you just alternate between index finger and thumb to pick? Thanks

[waschburn]

nice tone! what Pickups are u using? 57/62? or texas special?

thanx!

[IngoRaven]

@waschburn

57/62, all stock

[THE1DUDEZ]

I didn't realy understand this

[misternogreco]

Well done pal !! some very nice licks there! great sound also !!

[septip123]

people watch finger pickers and they stand in awe. They can't figure out how one can play so fast without a pick.

sounds great.

[alexdaman8]

wow man thanks for this pattern im so used to just sticking to the regular pentatonic pattern!

[TheMahagoni]

mannnnn are you some kind of wizard?

[AllKillA]

Schöner akzent ;). Nice accent :D.

[paulscape72]

good video to pick up a few licks...thanks for sharing, danke

[AndiiTheStratophonic]

ich liebe deutsch-english!!!!

grüße geile gitarre, is das fiesta red?

[IngoRaven]

@AndiiTheStratophonic

Eine der ersten Squiers, die hatten so ein orangenes Fiesta red :)

[AndiiTheStratophonic]

@IngoRaven für ne squier klingt das teil echt cool!

[IngoRaven]

@AndiiTheStratophonic

Daher haben diese ersten Squiers mittlerweile einen hervorragenden Ruf

[ALLscaledUP]

totally wicked.! I worship on your bench... however i only have a Gibson les paul. .. I will be watching ur vids for the future now...thnks mate

[flamencoprof]

I'm self-taught, I don't know shit about scales. If I want to use a note, I don't worry what scale it is or isn't from, I just drop it in. If it sounds good, it is good.

So there!

[IngoRaven]

@flamencoprof

Alright, but after finding out that e.g. the Eb note "sounds good" over an A chord, you might find out that you need an Ab over a D chord to have the same good sound, and that is just what we are talking about here.

[flamencoprof]

True, I have found such, but only by extrapolating from one chord shape to another, not by knowing sharps and flats and all that stuff. I know how an E chord looks like if you shift it a string over ( down physically, up in frequency) , it miraculously becomes an A, and you can drop in a similar fret placement to achieve the same effect.

Does mean your playing is handicapped by needing to see the fretboard tho. :-)

[dfizzle33]

Ok scratch that. Can't really tell what's going on with his fingers. Too blurry. Now I'm thinking he's just silky smoothe with the thumb work. And good god that dude's thumb is John Holmes-esque. Keep that thing away from my girl!

[dfizzle33]

Knopler himself describes his sound as fingers on a strat. I think in this vid the guy is wearing finger picks though. Interesting, never seen that on an electric. Probably just don't pay enough attention though. Sweet sound.

What does JV stand for? Jap version?

[martinbaylor]

nice flatpicking there son. knopfler is my hero. great to see ya do him justice. rock on!!

[wegledude85]

I'm really interested in his right hand finger picking...does anyone know of any vids about right hand lead picking...is there a name for this style or technique?

[alligators527]

hw do you get this sound? What effects are you using? What amp knob settings are you using? Am I rude to ask?

[AngusGabry]

ma leati di hulo

[1973wildcatman]

Proof positive that artistry is in the artist not the guitar. I love your right hand technique? Where the heck did you develop that picking style. I love it!

[MusicByCJK]

Great licks mate ! Very nice playing !

[MrMemphisJim]

does the finish on the neck not bother you? i always found that finish to be a little sticky. but i'm really picky about that so it may just be me.

[IngoRaven]

This is not my main guitar, so it does not bother me that much, but you are right, the finish is poly and a bit sticky, but generally I like those JV Squiers and especially this guitar. I have two other red MK Strat clones - one also based on a JV Squier - with a nitro neck refinish, it is much nicer.

[c4mi113]

@IngoRaven

model and years of this guitar please ??? thx

[IngoRaven]

It is a '83 Squier JV Strat, from the first series, with US pick-ups, all stock

In other videos of mine I play a guitar that looks similar to this.

[tabulaerasae82]

is that a jap strat? im sure it is...you can tell by the neck finish....sounds great..ive got one...1989 lefty f serial...just wish i could play it like this dude..

great tone...what amp is he using??

[snoognz]

Don't know, but he is playing with some reverb or slight delay on.

[IngoRaven]

@snoognz

Yes, that is a MXR analog delay, plus the reverb of a fender pro reverb.

[tissuechang]

Also, FIRE ZE MIZZILES !

[Silencer84]

LoL i recognize that one!

[OxygenAddict2]

@tissuechang whahahaha! But I am le tired!

[krachtwerk]

@tissuechang :D ze zjermans are cöming

[Kristalyviz]

Hy Ingo what do you think about the Fender Higway Strat?

[bbagginz]

You make that guitar sound nice...

FYI the minor pentatonic scale with the added b5 is called the blues scale.

[DonTh]

very nice mate! Love the sound of your guitar. Wich pickups do you use?

[IngoRaven]

That's a 1983 vintage Squier JV with the standard PUs (the US made Fender vintage PUs - the same as in the first vintage reissues from the early 80ies). I don't think you need any spacial PUs for the Knopfler sound, just the technique and wood that matters IMHO.

[dany4kin]

Really impressed, great technique great tone, let me know what you think of my efforts. You know what you're talking about.

[SJ450]

Great lesson !!

Great Ingo !!

Thank You very much from Italy.

[dergrossen]

way to clinical..bit like the Berlin philharmonic playing Strauss...no soul...

[IngoRaven]

hmm, I feel myself that I do not sound totally relaxed on this video. I admit sitting in front of a camera and explaining things in a non-native language still feels a bit strange to me. Not sure about the Berlin philharmonic. Anyway, most people seem to like it :)

[dergrossen]

Hey I would not be concerned...no orchestra on the planet can play Strauss like they do on New Years Day in Vienna. To me, MK is a contemporary Strauss..brave of you to try this in public view.

[guitarman2009]

Is that a flatted fifth or a raised fifth?

in other words raise the fifth one half step.

Nice tone dude, thanks!

[beseeingyou6]

you sound just like knopfler

[OleCSandmo]

Nice. Like your playing =)

[Journeyman01984]

noticed how you perfected your picking hand just like mark knopflers, anyway great lesson.

[1wiesehoefer1]

hi thats great playing, i will also try once upon a time in the west next on my side best regards

[Maudit1972]

Perfect lesson, once again! :o) GREAT JOB MAN!!!!