# Thoroughly enjoyed this (Mark Knopfler)...

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 18, 2017, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoroughly-enjoyed-this-mark-knopfler/784700 "2017-04-18T13:42:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2017, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoroughly-enjoyed-this-mark-knopfler/784700/41 "2017-05-08T12:43:03Z")

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> [@Chefguy](#):
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> What sort of pedal was he using for that fade-in effect?

A simple volume pedal. Literally a volume control pot mounted in a foot pedal. So you can have no volume on the initial pick stroke but then hear the notes played. Allows a guitar player to mimic instruments that don’t have such a big initial attack.

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**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2017, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoroughly-enjoyed-this-mark-knopfler/784700/42 "2017-05-08T15:17:05Z")

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> [@WordMan](#):
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> Knopfler on guitars: [Mark Knopfler talking about guitars | The Gear Page](https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/mark-knopfler-talking-about-guitars.1824874/)
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> Really cool.

That was awesome! He makes playing look so easy. And that part at the beginning about finger-picking was great. I spent quite a bit of time yesterday trying to recreate it. Not so easy for this guy.

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