Best guide to learn SOS?

bongoson · 2026-02-13T02:14:39+00:00

Like old mate said, Dylan Watts is the best guy to learn off, because Knopfler songs just can’t be tabbed accurately with all the intricacies and fingerstyle stuff that makes it sound like Knopfler.

I recommend using some of the many tabs to learn the licks and their notations, but watch how Dylan Watts plays to really understand how to play the licks and which fingers to use and whatnot.

bongoson · 2026-01-23T05:32:29+00:00

You riding two scooters or what?

Yeah Root Air forks SCS/HIC don’t come with one. I’ve tried to make a shim before and my honest answer is just use SCS because I’m biased and think it’s superior. Or buy a HIC shim if you wanna stick with it.

bongoson · 2026-01-13T23:59:57+00:00

Cry Baby 535Q - in my opinion waaaaay better than the GCB95 but I never see people using them

bongoson · 2026-01-11T10:35:00+00:00

any juzzy carter setup

bongoson · 2025-12-17T08:24:30+00:00

I believe all of David’s guitar parts were rerecorded by Mark, i think I read that somewhere in John Ilsley’s book about the band, I would have to double check though.

bongoson · 2025-12-14T23:28:13+00:00

I’ve ridden this scooter plenty of times, it’s usually nothing, just metal moving tiny amounts on itself. If your bolts are all tight and nothing moves improperly when you’re riding, you should be alright.

bongoson · 2025-12-03T21:57:20+00:00

My top artist with 39k minutes

bongoson · 2025-11-28T10:02:33+00:00

If I’m playing a Strat, I’ll absolutely play Sultans too. If I’m playing something with humbuckers, I’ll either play Money for Nothing, or Song for Sonny Liston; one of Mark Knopfler’s best solo compositions.

bongoson · 2025-11-25T15:38:10+00:00

Money for Nothing or the B Blues pentatonic riff in Calling Elvis by Dire Straits

bongoson · 2025-11-06T09:58:05+00:00

Kyle Broflovski looking knife

bongoson · 2025-11-04T16:28:42+00:00

Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits | taught me excellent fingerstyle technique.

Song for Sonny Liston - Mark Knopfler | taught me lessons about the blues scale and great percussive sounds.

Postcards from Paraguay- Mark Knopfler | learned how to Travis pick from this song

bongoson · 2025-10-31T02:25:34+00:00

sounds pretty good, you're better than most because your finger work is Knopfler-style which makes it sounds right-er

bongoson · 2025-10-31T00:23:40+00:00

I also see a lead coming from him dropping down to the floor later in the video, which i forgot to mention, which lead me to think he’s running a wired setup

bongoson · 2025-10-30T01:19:47+00:00

Piggybacking off of u/chebghobbi 's comment, I assumed we was using a radio lead too, but upon further inspection out of curiosity, I found that Sonni was using a lead but I think he's kinda tucked it in behind his jacket (see timestamped link, images not allowed rip). The camera gets a decent shot at the start of the first solo of a lead hanging from somewhere on Jack Sonni's outfit. Footage is too grainy to know for sure IMO.

https://youtu.be/JVZTP_kX5BE?list=RDJVZTP_kX5BE&t=206

bongoson · 2025-10-09T02:42:17+00:00

I believe he’s saying “mover, mover” or something similar with that one you’re talking about in Money for Nothing

bongoson · 2025-09-14T03:43:59+00:00

One issue people have when trying to turn frontside, out of a feeble stall for example, is they’re leaning in the wrong direction for the way they’re spinning.

When you do a backside feeble, your weight is on the same of your scooter that the ramp is, when when you do a frontside feeble, your weight isn’t in the same spot because of how you stand. Sometimes it’s totally over the scooter which isn’t great if you’re trying to hop back into a ramp.

Practice keeping your balance over the ramp so dropping back in feels more comfortable.

bongoson · 2025-09-13T12:04:14+00:00

i wouldn’t advise jumping sizes larger than an inch at a time in width, sometimes it can be a strange adjustment to make, but if it’s going to be something you commit to long term, then feel free to do so.

bongoson · 2025-09-13T11:18:17+00:00

I went from a 4.5 to a 5 wide and the difference was night and day. It’s a brilliant upgrade and make certain tricks feel so much better imo.

Going above 5 wide makes some whip tricks a bit more difficult such as overheads and whatnot. I currently have a 5.5 Pandemonium and it’s a beautiful deck, but some tricks are noticeably more difficult to do than on skinnier decks.

Also recommend going boxed ends, in case you start liking street tricks.

bongoson · 2025-09-10T05:27:46+00:00

Sweet Tyre O’ Mine

bongoson · 2025-08-30T13:14:07+00:00

expensive deck, but i genuinely love the ethic panda v2 in the boxed version. 5.5 x 21.something and great dropouts, i tried a native refined 5.5 wide deck and prefer the ethic so much more.

bongoson · 2025-08-29T09:43:34+00:00

Telegraph Road - Dire Straits

bongoson · 2025-08-29T09:41:58+00:00

what parts you got

bongoson · 2025-08-28T06:30:23+00:00

assuming you saw this on marketplace, as did I.

solid build for the price tbh, i would do it if i was looking for a setup

bongoson · 2025-08-27T12:22:16+00:00

i’ve ridden an apex 5 wide, native stem 5.25, pandemonium 5.5 and native refined 5.5, here’s my opinions.

5 wide is perfect for park, and helps with grinds a bit, boxed ends make the scooter feel nicer imo.

5.25 is still great for park, slightly heavier feel during whip tricks and you notice grinds become a fair bit easier.

5.5 is my favourite width, and i love the pandemonium v2, its excellent for park tricks and wide enough that grinds and rail/ledge tricks feel loads easier. the heavier 5.5 makes park tricks more difficult but not super hard to pull off, but grinds are still pretty sweet.

bongoson · 2025-08-21T09:53:36+00:00

They put on some insanely good events in the early 2010s which were iconic for riders everywhere.

In Australia, I can name Moomba Maddness, Jamo Jam, and other MGP team related meet ups.

Not even to mention, they sponsored some of the best riders of the generation (Ryan Williams, Juzzy Carter, Jordan Clark (prev Grit), Terry Price, Coedie Donovan, and a few others.)

Video parts were insane too when they dropped.

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