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Knopfler amp FAO Mike

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:21 am
by BobArsecake
So yeah, this is it, shitty camera phone quality, though;

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Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:23 am
by Mike
Looks like some kind of Stylised Plexi-a-like.

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:25 am
by BobArsecake
Ah, I searched "Reinhardt" in google and this happened;

Reinhardt Amps

Dreadful, dreadful looking site.

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:26 am
by Mike
It's like Java never happened.

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:27 am
by Mike
This is the amp, the Storm 33

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$1875
Based on the classic 50 watt amps of the late 70's through the 80's, the Storm delivers all the kick ass rock tones you are looking for. More gain than the Vintage 50, by quite a bit. Amp is set up with 2 gain adjustments, and a push/pull pot for an additional gain boost. Can dial in a nice clean tone, to a killer crunch. Want old VH punch and crunch? Look no farther. Set up as a 2 channel amp, it has a low and a high channel. Can be set up to switch via the inputs, or a toggle switch, or if a person needs it footswitchable, thats possible as well.
As with all of our amps, it responds very well to the guitars volume control, and to your pick attack. No overly compressed, non dynamic mud. The Storm is very articulate, and touch sensitive.This amp is a non master volume amp, meaning it will not get you heavy preamp gain at whisper volume, it will require to be turned up a little bit.

Power section is 2 el34's, and the preamp uses 3 12ax7's. Solid state rectification keeps this amp tight, even when wound up.
Built with the same attention to detail, and high quality of all of our amps. Heyboer transformers, hand assembled and wired with ARS filter caps, "Dijon" coupling caps, NOS carbon comp resistors in all critical locations. Chassis are welded for extra support and durability, and switches are all heavy duty units for long troublefree service. I am constantly testing tubes for the best possible combination of tubes.

Standard on all amps is

Heyboer output transformer
Heyboer choke
Heyboer power transformer
Winged C or Mullard RI matched el34 power tubes.
A mix of Mullard, JJ, EI, or Tungsol preamp tubes.
NOS carbon comp resistors on plates and cathodes
"Dijon" mustard coupling caps
ARS and Sprague high quality filter caps
Handwired with silver core teflon jacketed wire.
External bias jacks, with top mounted 10 turn bias pot for easy,
precise biasing.

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:33 am
by Progrockabuse
what else was he using? i know he's not really been one for effects, just compression and the volume pedal.
are both those marshall stacks his as well?

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:36 am
by BobArsecake
I don't really remember his pedal board, I don't even know if he used one, his other guitarist had a massive one, but I didn't look. As for amps, the three behind him are the ones he used, middle for acoustic I imagine.

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:59 pm
by vivadeluxxe
Are they meant to look like Starsky & Hutch's car?

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 2:03 pm
by BradK
Mark Knopfler rules.

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 2:04 pm
by Doog
Looks like he left it on the road when the linepainters were on duty..

Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 1:10 pm
by benwalker
must be a red and white thing - I saw him a couple of years ago, and he was using a pair of red/white Komet amps into the same red 4x12s... awesome tone though

Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 1:41 pm
by euan
He loves the idea of a red and white strat as well.