Money For Nothing ??????????????? - MK LP

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lustycourtier said:

Brothers in arms is his big les Paul moment surely? 

Difficult to argue with that.
But it would be awkward for Gibson to Re-issue the Brothers in Arms guitar, because.....that guitar is a mid 80's Pre-Historic.
It is amusing to think that he is now using a 'Burst (live) to recreate the sound of the Pre-Historic used to record that track.

Sporky

I would just like to say that in these times of environmental conciousness I am appalled at how many question marks were used in this thread. Flaunting such excessive consumption is awfully gauche.

richardhomer

Would look lovely in the gallery....

Voxman

Sporky said:

I would just like to say that in these times of environmental conciousness I am appalled at how many question marks were used in this thread. Flaunting such excessive consumption is awfully gauche.

?????Are you? Why?????? Don't you like question marks????? Is it a from childhood thing??????  Why do you think its gauche??????  Do you think its fair to ration question marks???????  

  

Sassafras

Voxman said:

Sassafras said:

I don't know, to me, one Les Paul looks very much like another.

Same could easily be said about strats of course, but then as we all know its the tone, weight, resonance. playing dynamics etc that can be so very different. 

Very true.
For some reason Les Pauls just leave me cold. I find them very uninspiring.
And before anyone starts up on me, I know that's profane and sacrilegious. 

Voxman

Sassafras said:

Voxman said:

Sassafras said:

I don't know, to me, one Les Paul looks very much like another.

Same could easily be said about strats of course, but then as we all know its the tone, weight, resonance. playing dynamics etc that can be so very different. 

Very true.
For some reason Les Pauls just leave me cold. I find them very uninspiring.
And before anyone starts up on me, I know that's profane and sacrilegious. 

Nothing wrong with that. Different guitars appeal to different folk. 

ESBlonde

Timing.

richardhomer

ESBlonde said:

Timing.

Is extremely important when you're strictly rhythm....

joeyowen

Lovely guitar, but fuck that price . 

He is the epitome of a player who gets his own tone and doesn't need 5k guitar to do it . 

I've always wondered what artists get out of this. What will he get out of 75 guitars? 

richardhomer

joeyowen said:

Lovely guitar, but fuck that price . 

He is the epitome of a player who gets his own tone and doesn't need 5k guitar to do it . 

I've always wondered what artists get out of this. What will he get out of 75 guitars? 

Didn't Les Paul (or Leicester Polsfuss - if you're insistent on using his 'proper' name) get 5%?

MK is fantastically wealthy (well over £100 million in the last Sunday Times 'Rich List') so I would imagine the attraction is more about one of the world's most famous guitar companies recognising you, than the money.

Even if he got every penny, it would be a tiny fraction of his worth.

Iamnobody

joeyowen said:

Lovely guitar, but fuck that price . 

He is the epitome of a player who gets his own tone and doesn't need 5k guitar to do it . 

I've always wondered what artists get out of this. What will he get out of 75 guitars? 

An old guitar is all he can afford...

usedtobe

joeyowen said:

Lovely guitar, but fuck that price . 

He is the epitome of a player who gets his own tone and doesn't need 5k guitar to do it . 

I've always wondered what artists get out of this. What will he get out of 75 guitars? 

Nice little ego massage, maybe..?

skaguitar

seems a lot of money for what is essentially an R8 ...and not even a True Historic spec ...

mart

mart said:
... so Money for Nothing is the most famous example of him playing a Les Paul, I'd guess.

lustycourtier said:
....

Brothers in arms is his big les Paul moment surely? 

Brothers in arms is superb, a fantastic song with great playing. But there's no doubt that MfN is better known.

richardhomer

skaguitar said:
not even a True Historic spec ...

It's not so far away....

Voxman

its a very limited run that you won't find on every street because they had to halt production due to an industrial disease hitting the plant. I realise the cost is so far away for many of us but that goes hand in hand with a guitar of this quality, and its perfect for playing some solid rock - so, why worry?  

boogieman

richardhomer said: 

Didn't Les Paul (or Leicester Polsfuss - if you're insistent on using his 'proper' name) get 5%?

It's actually Lester. (got autocorrected maybe?) 

Agree on your other point though, it's not about the money for Knopfler, it's about the recognition by an iconic brand. I'd be really chuffed if I got a signature model. 

usedtobe

boogieman said:

richardhomer said: 

Didn't Les Paul (or Leicester Polsfuss - if you're insistent on using his 'proper' name) get 5%?

It's actually Lester. (got autocorrected maybe?) 

Agree on your other point though, it's not about the money for Knopfler, it's about the recognition by an iconic brand. I'd be really chuffed if I got a signature model. 

I took it took it to be an attempt at humour, rather than autocorrect. A successful attempt, at that, imho..

midlifecrisis

joeyowen said:

Lovely guitar, but fuck that price . 

He is the epitome of a player who gets his own tone and doesn't need 5k guitar to do it . 

I've always wondered what artists get out of this. What will he get out of 75 guitars? 

Nice little ego massage, maybe





he's got a daytime job. hes doing alright

meltedbuzzbox

Voxman said:

its a very limited run that you won't find on every street because they had to halt production due to an industrial disease hitting the plant. I realise the cost is so far away for many of us but that goes hand in hand with a guitar of this quality, and its perfect for playing some solid rock - so, why worry?  

Cause I've had to replace the pump in my swimming pool