Mark Knopfler

In this photo, Mark Knopfler can be seen playing a Fender Stratocaster Mark Knopfler Signature guitar.

This guitar was one of Marks many Pensa-Suhr signature guitars in the late 80s, early 90s. He gave a couple of them to his long-time friend Eric Clapton. This is one of them

In this photo, Mark Knopfler can be seen playing a Gibson Les Paul Standard '59 guitar.

In this photo, Mark Knopfler can be seen playing a Vintage 1960's Danelectro guitar in a live performance. This guitar is used mostly for slide performance, and Knopfler is noted to play Donegan's Gone and Corned Beef City.

At 9:41 story of Mark's National Style 0 starts. At 13:47 you will see the picture of the guitar. Everybody knows (well... like to think so) Romeo And Juliet song. So you know what i am talking about :)

He got this resonator guitar in Wales, he borrowed the money for it. Actually, the guy next to him in the video (Steve), sold this guitar to him.

This is the original Silvertone 1452 model, introduced in 1966 and retired in 1968. In an interview, Mark said: "I got into these guitars in a big way through knowing Mike Henderson. The last time I played with him in a Nashville club, women danced on the tables.”

Mark used this in the studio for Boom, like that (Shangri-La 2004), Stand up guy (Shangri-La 2004), Don't crash the ambulance (Shangri-La 2004). On the Shangri-La tour in 2005, he used it on stage to play Boom, like that.

In this photo, Mark is using one of his Fender Telecasters.

According to this article from Open Culture Mark plays a Super Solid II. In Guitar Stories, at 0:13 minute mark, Knopfler explains the guitar. He received this guitar from his father when he was 15 years old. He actually couldn't afford an amplifier, so he played through the family radio. This guitar was bought for 50 pounds in 1964.

It was Mark's main guitar from 1977 until 1979. The guitar was used on the Dire Straits (1978) and Communiqué (1979) albums. And you can see it in the videos of Sultans of swing, Wild west end, Lady writer and on various live shows like for example Rockpalast 1979.

Mark does not have this guitar anymore, it was auctioned for a charity.

This was one of Mark Knopfler's main guitars in the early 80s. He had three Seymour Duncans instead of the original pickups. There was one knob for volume one knob for tone and three on/off switches for each pickup.

In this video at 5:43 while he is holding the guitar you can see the body and neck and Schecter decal.

In this image Mark is seen in action with his Gibson SG.

"I've always wanted a '58 Les Paul but at that time I couldn't afford it. My father said to me that there's no problem in waiting for the good things in life." This is what Mark had to say about the Les Paul. Gibson had announced a limited run of 50 guitars handsigned by Mark himself.

In this Instagram photo, Mark Knopfler is seen playing a Gibson SG Original, highlighting its use in his performances.

In this photo Mark is seen with Jack Sonni using the same Steinberg GL2!

Mark Knopfler with a vintage 1930s Martin D-18 acoustic guitar at his studio in London in 2015. PHOTO: JOBY SESSIONS/GETTY IMAGES

Knopfler can be seen playing a Burns Double 6 in a photo on this page.

At 2:12 in this video, Mark Knopfler can be seen playing his Martin 000-40S. This is Mark Knopfler's signature Martin model, as can be seen on this product page.

Listed on Reverend's website for having this guitar.

This guitar was gifted to Mark Knopfler when he became ambassador for The Buddy Holly Educational Foundation. Replica of Buddy Holly's "Stay Close with Me" J-45

Mark’s latest guitar - a beautiful slimline Telecaster made by renowned guitar specialist, Rudy Pensa. Obtained in late August, 2019.

Mark Knopfler uses a 1953 Gibson Southern Jumbo Acoustic Guitar, as detailed in a DireStraits article by Marko Andreevski. Introduced in 1942 as a deluxe version of the J-45, this model features a sunburst spruce top, mahogany back and sides, and distinctive split parallelogram pearl inlays.

“For the recording of Down the Road Wherever (Knopfler's latest solo album),” (Long time Tech,) Saggers said, “we used three signature Stratocasters, along with Mark’s vintage Strats. He also relied on his custom Pensa guitars, his signature Les Pauls, a Grosh Electrajet and a Danelectro 59 DC tuned to open C and set up for slide. All electric guitars are strung with D’Addario XL110s, except for one Strat, which is strung with D’Addario XL115, and the Danelectro, which is strung with D’Addario EJ21.

Mark Knopfler expressed excitement about performing with his guitar idol, Hank Marvin. In a photo from Contactmusic.com, he is seen playing a Fender Jazzmaster Custom Pre-63, featuring a sunburst finish.

In this photo, Mark Knopfler can be seen playing a Gibson Super 400 CES with P90s in a live performance.

The last part of the Guitar Stories documentary is all about this guitar

This guitar was used in Walk Of Life in the Brothers in Arms album in 1985. Mark also used this guitar when he was in the band The Notting Hillbillies on the song "Setting Me Up", which was originally on the self titled Dire Straits album. He also played it with The Notting Hillbillies on the song "When it Comes to You". This guitar has F520T & F521T Pickups. The color of the guitar is Vermillion red with a single white-binding on the front of the guitar. The neck of the guitar is maple with a rosewood fretboard, which is odd because most of the Schecter Dream Machines came with a one-piece birdseye-maple neck.

This guitar was used in the song 'Postcards from Paraguay' in the 2004 album Shangri-La

On 'Song For Sonny Liston' he, (Mark) played an EKO 700 with Glenn and Chad making up the trio.

This guitar was used in the recording of his 2004 album Shangri-La in the song 'Postcards from Paraguay'. it is a 1990 model http://www.oneverybootleg.nl/MK_guitars_ramirez.htm

Here's a picture of the legend Mark Knopfler himself with what appears to be a 1938 Gibson Advanced Jumbo.

"1938 Gibson Advanced Jumbo – This guitar Knopfler used on “Speedway at Nazareth” and “Wanderlust” from the 2000 album Sailing to Philadelphia and on “Before Gas and TV” and “Remembrance Day” from the 2009 album Get Lucky." - DireStraightsblog