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Table of Contents
Static Pages
- Buy Adspace
November 19, 2024, 15:14
- Top Ten Photos
May 17, 2023, 10:06
- Cookie policy (EU)
June 28, 2020, 18:41
- Effects
June 19, 2018, 19:39
- Amps
June 19, 2018, 19:31
- Guitars
June 19, 2018, 19:27
- Widget landing page
April 26, 2015, 17:41
- Shop
April 26, 2015, 10:52
- User Pictures Gallery: Build your own MK guitar
July 11, 2013, 14:18
- Mark Knopfler Gear Database
March 4, 2012, 12:50
- Schecter Telecaster red "Walk of Life"
February 14, 2014, 11:37
- Pensa Suhr Mk 1 1988
January 31, 2014, 13:54
- Jim Kelley dual channel FACS amp
June 12, 2012, 09:50
- Music Man HD130 212
March 28, 2012, 10:50
- Fender Vibrolux 1961
March 28, 2012, 10:02
- Gibson Les Paul Standard 1959
March 10, 2012, 19:35
- Gibson Les Paul Standard 1958
March 10, 2012, 18:50
- Mark Knopfler Signature Strat SE 00001
March 6, 2012, 10:41
- Mark Knopfler Signature Strat SE 00000
March 6, 2012, 10:40
- Coming (no content yet)
March 4, 2012, 16:43
- Schecter Dream Machine sunburst 1980 - the replacement
March 4, 2012, 16:28
- Schecter Dream Machine sunburst 1980 - the one stolen
March 4, 2012, 16:18
- Schecter Dream Machine red 1980
March 4, 2012, 16:11
- Fender Stratocaster 1954
March 4, 2012, 15:59
- Fender Stratocaster 1962
March 4, 2012, 15:47
- Fender Stratocaster 1961
March 4, 2012, 11:33
- Schecter Telecaster red "Walk of Life"
- Gear on all songs for all albums - WIKI
March 14, 2010, 17:17
- Gear on album Neck and Neck
February 26, 2014, 13:03
- Gear on album All the roadrunning
February 26, 2014, 13:02
- Gear on album Missing...presumed having a good time
February 26, 2014, 13:02
- Gear on album Privateering
February 19, 2014, 14:09
- Gear on Extendedanceplay
July 15, 2010, 08:20
- Gear on album Get lucky
June 6, 2010, 22:14
- Gear on album Kill to get crimson
June 6, 2010, 21:34
- Gear on album Shangri-La
June 5, 2010, 21:52
- Gear on album The ragpicker's dream
April 17, 2010, 12:39
- Gear on album Sailing to Philadelphia
April 17, 2010, 12:39
- Gear on album Golden heart
April 15, 2010, 19:26
- Gear on album Brothers in arms
March 31, 2010, 17:45
- Gear on album On every street
March 31, 2010, 17:45
- Gear on album Love over gold
March 26, 2010, 10:30
- Gear on album Making movies
March 16, 2010, 17:39
- Gear on album Communiqué
March 16, 2010, 17:36
- Gear on album Dire Straits
March 11, 2010, 15:58
- Gear on album Neck and Neck
- Forum
February 19, 2010, 23:28
- Contents (List)
January 15, 2010, 14:02
- Privacy policy
August 1, 2009, 08:50
- Contact
November 22, 2008, 11:11
Blog Posts
- Category: Dire Straits/ Mark Knopfler live pictures and videos (32)
- Two great Bob Dylan videos from the Infidels recording session
March 8, 2022, 10:47
- The black Fender Strat on Portobello Belle on the Love over Gold tour
February 27, 2016, 11:31
- Strange guitar sound on the Werchter 1981 recording - Did Mark mix direct out and microphone?
September 14, 2015, 16:27
- Mark's guitar tribute for The Last Post project
October 30, 2014, 14:05
- Dire Straits pictures by Adrian Boot
August 28, 2013, 19:49
- Gator Blood live on the white 1964 Strat
May 7, 2013, 13:38
- Dire Straits at the Paradiso, Amsterdam, October 23, 1978
January 14, 2013, 21:02
- Clips from Guitar Stories
October 13, 2012, 18:41
- Mark Knopfler surprise performance at the Range Rover event
September 8, 2012, 18:46
- Pictures from Dire Straits gig - Hamburg, October 28, 1978
August 27, 2012, 12:30
- More early Dire Straits pictures: unknown 1978 gig
June 22, 2012, 17:02
- New picture of the Sultans Strat before being refinished to red
June 12, 2012, 19:42
- Albert Lee - a recent live version of Setting me up
June 4, 2012, 21:10
- Dire Straits book by Michael Oldfield - the French Edition
May 26, 2012, 15:07
- Dire Straits at the Hope & Anchor pub 1977 - new picture
May 16, 2012, 12:38
- Mark Knopfler - Portobelle Belle - the only existing live video (Belfast 1996)
May 15, 2012, 08:19
- Dire Straits - Portobello Belle - The Point, Dublin, 1991
October 7, 2011, 17:03
- Video Clip of Dire Straits - Lady Writer - Pinkpop Festival 1979
September 24, 2011, 12:30
- Video snippet of Dire Straits - In the Gallery - Pinkpop Festival 1979
August 29, 2011, 20:50
- The Dire Straits Rock Pop in Concert TV show in Dortmund 1980
March 29, 2011, 14:43
- Early Dire Straits picture
March 15, 2011, 18:07
- Pictures of Dire Straits live in Rotterdam, October 19, 1978
March 27, 2010, 10:39
- Angel of Mercy live in early 1979 – Mark Knopfler on slide guitar
March 24, 2010, 14:51
- Rare video of Brendan Crocker gig featuring Mark Knopfler
February 12, 2010, 16:46
- Dire Straits 1979 concert photos from Liverpool and Birmingham by Alan Perry
September 28, 2009, 16:51
- Gear on one of the first Dire Straits gigs on the Clapham Common bandstand
January 22, 2009, 20:26
- Gear on Dire Straits’ first TV appearance at Old Grey Whiste Test
January 21, 2009, 17:53
- Two interesting live clips of Dire Straits Six Blade Knife
January 19, 2009, 14:42
- Pictures of Dire Straits, Live at the Zirkus Krone, Munchen, May 29, 1979
November 9, 2008, 14:06
- Amps and Gear on the Dire Straits Bootleg Leeds 1978
October 31, 2008, 17:08
- Mark Knopfler’s Rickenbacker of Portobello Belle live in 1981
October 21, 2008, 16:45
- What is this? – Unidentified guitar effect on early Dire Straits stage
September 23, 2008, 21:03
- Two great Bob Dylan videos from the Infidels recording session
- Category: Guitar in general (96)
- Repairing an Electro Voice EVM12L speaker - rattling dust cap
February 4, 2020, 20:55
- Chris Rea – how he gets his signature sound
September 11, 2019, 20:56
- CITES regulations exempt musical instruments - ban of rosewood lifted
September 8, 2019, 12:49
- Possible loss of sound and sustain on a guitar bridge with block saddles
March 12, 2018, 11:56
- Jamming with the BOSS DR-80
January 23, 2016, 11:17
- Simple trick to meaure neck thickness with strings on
December 16, 2015, 10:06
- Building a Schecter Dream-Machine Style Telecaster Copy
October 28, 2015, 17:32
- The sound of your pickups - What makes a difference, what not?
January 31, 2015, 19:26
- Two ways to connect the string ground wire on a Strat
October 31, 2014, 15:28
- Building a Telecaster Dream Machine – Part 4 - Brass Hardware
August 31, 2014, 10:24
- Show your own Dream Machines: Gallery with user pictures online now
July 11, 2013, 18:15
- Abigail Ybarra winding pickups
May 7, 2013, 13:21
- Walk of Life Pickups available now - Reviving the legendary Schecter F520T / F521T Tele Pickups
April 15, 2013, 09:13
- Custom Shop Fender Stratocaster resembling Mark Knopfler's maple neck Strat
February 21, 2013, 17:37
- Step 2: The Dream Machine Tremolo
December 22, 2012, 16:48
- New Products Coming
December 5, 2012, 12:14
- Crazy - J.J. Cale's Harmony guitar - pictures and video of the inside
September 11, 2012, 12:53
- My Privateering review
September 4, 2012, 11:45
- Loaded pickguards now available in black
April 24, 2012, 08:56
- New Mark Knopfler Gear Database started
March 4, 2012, 17:16
- Sultans of Swing - backing track for long live version available
February 15, 2012, 13:23
- The iSound-ST - New sounds for the Stratocaster - Does it help to get the Mark Knopfler sound?
November 22, 2011, 14:15
- First demo of the VFS-1 pickguard
November 21, 2011, 21:22
- The VFS-1 - New pick-up for our Schecter-style pickguards
October 24, 2011, 08:53
- Why do certain pickups like Stratocaster pick-ups from the 50ies or the Schecter F500T die so often?
February 22, 2011, 12:11
- White Aluminium Schecter-style pickguards now available
January 25, 2011, 14:10
- The volume pot – what is the right resistance and how does it affect the sound of a guitar pick-up
October 25, 2010, 11:20
- New site shop launched
September 27, 2010, 19:24
- Nice: Fender online guitar tuner
March 2, 2010, 20:23
- New Forum on this site
March 1, 2010, 16:53
- Guitar portrait: 1976 Gibson MK-81 acoustic guitar (Mark series)
January 20, 2010, 17:27
- Another key element of the Mark Knopfler guitar style: Quarter note triplets - with example tabs
November 25, 2009, 13:59
- The Tai Chi of guitar playing
October 18, 2009, 17:00
- The Synclavier – The guitar sound of Dire Straits So far away
October 2, 2009, 13:01
- Cover version of Dire Straits Six Blade Knife
August 31, 2009, 14:03
- Cover version of Setting me up by Albert Lee
July 15, 2009, 22:52
- Mark Knopfler’s 1938 Gibson Advanced Jumbo acoustic guitar
May 14, 2009, 19:43
- How to apply a waterslide decal to a guitar
April 30, 2009, 13:01
- Sailing to Philadelphia to mix yourself
February 17, 2009, 15:17
- Red – redder – the reddest: fiesta, dakota, candy apple, hot rod, and more Fender colours
January 6, 2009, 19:11
- Guitar refinishing – nitro vs poly and how to remove a polyester finish
January 2, 2009, 16:43
- Recommended artist: Chris Rea - some rare video clips
December 28, 2008, 14:54
- Backing tracks player to jam with at JamCenter.com
December 27, 2008, 14:09
- Recording distorted guitars - The digital POD vs the analog Tubeman
December 22, 2008, 12:08
- Micing a guitar amp with two microphones
December 21, 2008, 14:00
- Different ways to record a clean guitar - sound clips for A/B comparing
December 20, 2008, 13:45
- Shubb capo for vintage Strats
November 26, 2008, 13:57
- Featured artist - Richard Thompson
November 14, 2008, 20:23
- How to avoid RSI for guitar players - part 2
November 12, 2008, 16:14
- Pickguard wiring of vintage Schecter Strat
October 20, 2008, 18:31
- Poll on what you would like to see here
October 2, 2008, 23:22
- Guitar portrait: 1983 Squier JV Stratocaster, fiesta red
October 2, 2008, 11:45
- How to avoid RSI, carpal tunnel syndrome, wrist pain etc. when playing guitar extensively (part 1)
September 27, 2008, 22:41
- The 6/#9 chord - Mark Knopfler's Train Chord
September 20, 2008, 19:53
- Mark Knopfler licks on an acoustic - How to practice electric guitar on your acoustic
September 18, 2008, 20:12
- High-G Tuning
September 3, 2008, 21:08
- Secrets of Vintage Guitars: Brazilian Rosewood
August 30, 2008, 19:02
- Audio sample from Hamburg 78 (speed corrected)
August 29, 2008, 18:05
- Zen and the art of playing the guitar
August 27, 2008, 09:04
- Recommended listening: Amazing Rhythm Aces - "The End is not in Sight"
August 25, 2008, 21:17
- Suggestions what you would like to see here
August 23, 2008, 20:03
- The Circle of Fifths: What is it for? - plus: example analysis of Knopfler songs
August 20, 2008, 18:02
- Hello world
August 10, 2008, 19:02
- Category: Vintage guitars (47)
- Check out this unbelievable guitar collection - A 'Must-See' for all Mark Knopfler fans
September 20, 2022, 12:33
- Building a Schecter Dream-Machine Style Telecaster Copy
October 28, 2015, 17:32
- Comparing sound: Schecter Dream Machine vs. Fender Strat
April 19, 2015, 13:14
- Two ways to connect the string ground wire on a Strat
October 31, 2014, 15:28
- Kluson guitar tuners for the Schecter Dream Machines
June 30, 2014, 10:00
- Guitars with Brazilian Rosewood - Exporting from the US into the EU - What is possible and what not
January 31, 2014, 12:18
- Explaining and demoing the tapped Walk of Life Telecaster Pickups
November 29, 2013, 17:13
- Guitars with Brazilian Rosewood: Info Update
November 4, 2013, 13:09
- Restoring a Schecter Dream Machine Electronics
October 4, 2013, 20:51
- Abigail Ybarra winding pickups
May 7, 2013, 13:21
- No Vintage Guitars with Brazilian Rosewood at the Frankfurt Music Fair
April 23, 2013, 10:23
- Mark Knopfler's Martin Acoustic Guitars - Signature, Vintage, different models
March 14, 2013, 19:55
- The hang tag shadow on vintage Les Pauls
December 11, 2012, 11:03
- Playing on the Holy Grail of Electric Guitars: 1960 Les Paul Standard
November 28, 2012, 13:00
- Down to the Waterline on 1961 Fender Stratocaster Sonic Blue
November 7, 2012, 11:49
- Brazilan rosewood and German authorities
October 30, 2012, 16:39
- What are Mark Knopfler's vintage guitars worth?
March 23, 2012, 18:51
- The Häussel 1959 pickups for the Mark Knopfler Les Paul sound
February 18, 2012, 19:12
- National Style-O 1932 and 1936 - Double Power
February 7, 2012, 13:05
- Mark Knopfler Signature Strat with lipstick pickups played on Forever Young (duet with Bob Dylan)
January 24, 2012, 10:14
- Mark Knopfler Signature Strats vs. 1964 Stratocaster
December 11, 2011, 08:28
- The Gibson Chet Atkins CEC - Classical Electric Guitar with Nylon Strings
October 23, 2011, 12:03
- Comparing different guitars
July 17, 2011, 12:17
- Why do certain pickups like Stratocaster pick-ups from the 50ies or the Schecter F500T die so often?
February 22, 2011, 12:11
- MK-Guitar.com presents: Loaded Schecter F400-style pickguard
December 14, 2010, 11:04
- The Schecter Story: Schecter Guitar Research - Dream Machines - The Van Nuys Era
October 22, 2010, 13:04
- New site shop launched
September 27, 2010, 19:24
- How to identify an original pre-CBS Fender Stratocaster body
March 1, 2010, 22:08
- New Forum on this site
March 1, 2010, 16:53
- Features and specs of a ’61 Vintage Stratocaster
February 24, 2010, 19:09
- Guitar portrait: 1976 Gibson MK-81 acoustic guitar (Mark series)
January 20, 2010, 17:27
- Installing a Highlander iP-1X – The best pick-up for the National resonator guitar
September 5, 2009, 19:37
- Mark Knopfler’s 1938 Gibson Advanced Jumbo acoustic guitar
May 14, 2009, 19:43
- Tokai Springy Sound - Japanese Vintage Stratocaster Copies that caused lawsuit
December 6, 2008, 20:48
- Sunburst and unburst Les Pauls from the late 50ies
November 27, 2008, 15:00
- Guitar portrait: 1983 Squier Stratocaster JV pink metallic
October 28, 2008, 19:52
- Romeo and Juliet on National Style-O
October 25, 2008, 19:12
- Poll on what you would like to see here
October 2, 2008, 23:22
- Guitar portrait: 1983 Squier JV Stratocaster, fiesta red
October 2, 2008, 11:45
- Japanese Vintage guitars – the situation in the late 70ies /early 80ies
September 29, 2008, 10:26
- Detail pictures of 1936 National Style-0
September 25, 2008, 20:06
- Anything better than a red Schecter Strat? – Yes, two of them.
September 7, 2008, 17:29
- High-G Tuning
September 3, 2008, 21:08
- Secrets of Vintage Guitars: Brazilian Rosewood
August 30, 2008, 19:02
- Suggestions what you would like to see here
August 23, 2008, 20:03
- Early Dire Straits: Which of the two red Fenders was used in which concert?
August 12, 2008, 20:29
- Hello world
August 10, 2008, 19:02
- Check out this unbelievable guitar collection - A 'Must-See' for all Mark Knopfler fans
- Repairing an Electro Voice EVM12L speaker - rattling dust cap
- Category: Mark Knopfler gear (154)
- Two great Bob Dylan videos from the Infidels recording session
March 8, 2022, 10:47
- Money for Nothing - Riffs / Cover
April 7, 2021, 17:27
- Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer compressor confirmed by Mark himself
September 30, 2017, 15:07
- Preview: Tunnel of Love Birch Dream Machine Strat Copy
November 1, 2015, 18:39
- Strange guitar sound on the Werchter 1981 recording - Did Mark mix direct out and microphone?
September 14, 2015, 16:27
- Two pickups on the National Style-O on the Nelson Mandela concert
July 28, 2015, 15:10
- The Mark Knopfler Rig on the 2015 Tracker Tour
May 31, 2015, 08:06
- A few remarks on the Tracker film by Henrik Hansen
February 23, 2015, 16:14
- Total Resistance - Add Sweetness - Remove Harshness - Shaping the sound of your pickups for the Mark Knopfler Sound
December 11, 2014, 13:26
- Sultans of Swing Sound - Comparing pickup position and 009 vs. 008 strings
December 7, 2014, 23:23
- Which strings for the Sultans of Swing sound? - Comparing 010 and 009 strings
December 4, 2014, 21:35
- Experimenting with the FS-1 / vintage pickup combination
November 17, 2014, 17:35
- Coming new products
April 30, 2014, 14:14
- Cleaning a scratchy poti of the older Ernie Ball volume pedal
December 3, 2013, 15:09
- Explaining and demoing the tapped Walk of Life Telecaster Pickups
November 29, 2013, 17:13
- New Theory on the Sultans of Swing Sound: DiMarzio FS-1 Pickup in the Middle Position
September 30, 2013, 12:14
- Dire Straits pictures by Adrian Boot
August 28, 2013, 19:49
- Amp Settings of the Tone King Imperial on Privateering Tour
July 13, 2013, 16:54
- Walk of Life Pickups available now - Reviving the legendary Schecter F520T / F521T Tele Pickups
April 15, 2013, 09:13
- Custom Shop Fender Stratocaster resembling Mark Knopfler's maple neck Strat
February 21, 2013, 17:37
- Dire Straits at the Paradiso, Amsterdam, October 23, 1978
January 14, 2013, 21:02
- Step 2: The Dream Machine Tremolo
December 22, 2012, 16:48
- The hang tag shadow on vintage Les Pauls
December 11, 2012, 11:03
- New Products Coming
December 5, 2012, 12:14
- Playing on the Holy Grail of Electric Guitars: 1960 Les Paul Standard
November 28, 2012, 13:00
- A/B Comparing Mark Knopfler's Schecter to my Strat with the mk-guitar.com loaded pickguard
November 20, 2012, 18:51
- Clips from Guitar Stories
October 13, 2012, 18:41
- Videos from a trip to Mark Knopfler's sunburst Schecter Strat
August 3, 2012, 13:03
- More early Dire Straits pictures: unknown 1978 gig
June 22, 2012, 17:02
- New picture of the Sultans Strat before being refinished to red
June 12, 2012, 19:42
- Jim Kelley amps - the FACS model used on the Brothers in Arms tour
June 12, 2012, 09:39
- Guitar and amp used for the solos on One World
June 8, 2012, 17:05
- A trip to Mark Knopfler's sunburst Schecter Strat
June 5, 2012, 17:32
- Dire Straits at the Hope & Anchor pub 1977 - new picture
May 16, 2012, 12:38
- Loaded pickguards now available in black
April 24, 2012, 08:56
- Tone King Imperial: Played on which songs?
March 26, 2012, 10:52
- What are Mark Knopfler's vintage guitars worth?
March 23, 2012, 18:51
- The Hotcake overdrive pedal
March 13, 2012, 16:47
- Mark Knopfler Gear Database: first pages online plus possibility to upload your own pictures
March 11, 2012, 20:10
- They all look the same - How to tell Mark Knopfler's different signature Strats apart
March 8, 2012, 22:42
- New Mark Knopfler Gear Database started
March 4, 2012, 17:16
- The Häussel 1959 pickups for the Mark Knopfler Les Paul sound
February 18, 2012, 19:12
- Mark Knopfler Signature Strats vs. 1964 Stratocaster
December 11, 2011, 08:28
- Speaker shoot-out for the Mark Knopfler sound: Electro Voice EV 12L, Celestion Vintage 30 & G12M "Greenbacks" in 4 x 12 cabinets
November 26, 2011, 21:05
- The iSound-ST - New sounds for the Stratocaster - Does it help to get the Mark Knopfler sound?
November 22, 2011, 14:15
- The Gibson Chet Atkins CEC - Classical Electric Guitar with Nylon Strings
October 23, 2011, 12:03
- The wrong colour of the first Mark Knopfler Signature Strats
September 27, 2011, 11:10
- Suhr Custom MK-1 and Pensa Custom MK-1
July 26, 2011, 10:51
- Comparing different guitars
July 17, 2011, 12:17
- The Peavey Deuce VT - David Knopfler's amp with Dire Straits
June 28, 2011, 13:07
- Demoing pickup combinations of the Schecter style pickguards
June 22, 2011, 09:13
- Mark Knopfler's Guitar Rack of the 2008 Tour
May 10, 2011, 15:06
- Mark Knopfler's effect rack of the Making Movies tour in 1980/81
April 5, 2011, 12:32
- Early Dire Straits picture
March 15, 2011, 18:07
- Limited Alchemy Edition of the white Schecter pickguard
March 15, 2011, 12:55
- White Aluminium Schecter-style pickguards now available
January 25, 2011, 14:10
- Inside the Schecter F500T pick-up - What is a tapped pick-up?
January 10, 2011, 13:44
- MK-Guitar.com presents: Loaded Schecter F400-style pickguard
December 14, 2010, 11:04
- The Vox Vintage Coil Cord - and why I love spiral guitar cables
November 9, 2010, 13:00
- The Schecter Story: Schecter Guitar Research - Dream Machines - The Van Nuys Era
October 22, 2010, 13:04
- Fender discontinued the 150 super light strings
October 21, 2010, 15:26
- New site shop launched
September 27, 2010, 19:24
- Trying to recreate that Sultans of Swing sound - The gear I used on the Puresolo competition.
September 16, 2010, 15:40
- Ernie Ball volume pedal modification to make the taper like it was with the old Allen Bradley poti
September 7, 2010, 13:06
- Mark Knopfler's Grosh Electrajet
August 31, 2010, 10:32
- The different Mark Knopfler signature Strats used on the Get Lucky tour
July 17, 2010, 13:09
- Which songs of the Get Lucky tour are played with the Tone King Imperial? And what was the amp setting?
July 15, 2010, 08:06
- Some new thoughts on the Ernie Ball volume pedal
June 29, 2010, 07:53
- Mark Knopfler – Guitars on the Get Lucky tour 2010
May 12, 2010, 14:57
- Pictures of Dire Straits live in Rotterdam, October 19, 1978
March 27, 2010, 10:39
- Angel of Mercy live in early 1979 – Mark Knopfler on slide guitar
March 24, 2010, 14:51
- New Forum on this site
March 1, 2010, 16:53
- Features and specs of a ’61 Vintage Stratocaster
February 24, 2010, 19:09
- The King of Clean – Mark Knopfler’s Tone King Imperial amp – Hand-built vintage technology and sound
February 15, 2010, 10:24
- Rhett Davies and the sound of the first Dire Straits album
January 30, 2010, 19:45
- Mark Knopfler’s amp settings on Fender Hot Rod Deluxe (Boom like that promo, Germany 2004)
December 9, 2009, 12:30
- Soundcheck Brothers in Arms – the Music Man 212 HD 130 for distortion
December 8, 2009, 17:11
- Sultans of Swing – The alternate single version and the demo version – sound and gear
November 18, 2009, 15:01
- My Sunburst Schecter Strat Copy
November 16, 2009, 14:41
- Red Dire Straits Fender Stratocaster clone by XY* guitars
November 11, 2009, 18:03
- Old Geocities Dire Straits Guitar Page down – Please update links and bookmarks
November 11, 2009, 17:25
- The Synclavier – The guitar sound of Dire Straits So far away
October 2, 2009, 13:01
- Dire Straits 1979 concert photos from Liverpool and Birmingham by Alan Perry
September 28, 2009, 16:51
- Installing a Highlander iP-1X – The best pick-up for the National resonator guitar
September 5, 2009, 19:37
- Cover version of Dire Straits Six Blade Knife
August 31, 2009, 14:03
- Mark Knopfler’s 1938 Gibson Advanced Jumbo acoustic guitar
May 14, 2009, 19:43
- Musitek guitar amp – predecessor of the Dire Straits Music Man 130HD 212
May 4, 2009, 14:34
- Mark Knopfler’s Music Man HD 130 212 guitar amp
March 7, 2009, 16:29
- Music Man Guitar Amps
February 15, 2009, 14:21
- Gear on one of the first Dire Straits gigs on the Clapham Common bandstand
January 22, 2009, 20:26
- Gear on Dire Straits’ first TV appearance at Old Grey Whiste Test
January 21, 2009, 17:53
- Mark Knopfler’s Sultans of Swing amp – The brown Fender Vibrolux
January 13, 2009, 18:29
- Red – redder – the reddest: fiesta, dakota, candy apple, hot rod, and more Fender colours
January 6, 2009, 19:11
- Guitar refinishing – nitro vs poly and how to remove a polyester finish
January 2, 2009, 16:43
- The DiMarzio FS-1 pick-up of Mark Knopfler’s red Stratocaster
December 10, 2008, 15:43
- Gear and settings on my last youtube videos
December 8, 2008, 19:10
- Sunburst and unburst Les Pauls from the late 50ies
November 27, 2008, 15:00
- Mark Knopfler’s Amp and Effect Settings on the On Every Street tour
November 21, 2008, 21:17
- Mark Knopfler’s JTM 45 Marshall amp of Money for Nothing and Brothers in Arms
November 19, 2008, 14:42
- Dream Guitar album on Strat-talk.com – real or fake?
November 13, 2008, 14:50
- Pictures of Dire Straits, Live at the Zirkus Krone, Munchen, May 29, 1979
November 9, 2008, 14:06
- Mark Knopfler on Bob Dylan’s Slow Train Coming
November 5, 2008, 17:37
- Amps and Gear on the Dire Straits Bootleg Leeds 1978
October 31, 2008, 17:08
- Mark Knopfler’s Rickenbacker of Portobello Belle live in 1981
October 21, 2008, 16:45
- Pickguard wiring of vintage Schecter Strat
October 20, 2008, 18:31
- Mark Knopfler’s stolen sunburst Schecter Strat of Tunnel of Love
October 18, 2008, 20:34
- The Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer compressor – Did Mark Knopfler really use it?
October 9, 2008, 17:29
- Poll on what you would like to see here
October 2, 2008, 23:22
- Japanese Vintage guitars – the situation in the late 70ies /early 80ies
September 29, 2008, 10:26
- Detail pictures of 1936 National Style-0
September 25, 2008, 20:06
- What is this? – Unidentified guitar effect on early Dire Straits stage
September 23, 2008, 21:03
- Mark Knopfler’s Morley Volume Pedal
September 22, 2008, 16:54
- How to get that Sultans of Swing Sound - Mark Knopfler played 08 strings?
September 14, 2008, 14:47
- Mark Knopfler's Ernie Ball Volume Pedal - and how I use mine
September 10, 2008, 19:19
- Anything better than a red Schecter Strat? – Yes, two of them.
September 7, 2008, 17:29
- High-G Tuning
September 3, 2008, 21:08
- Secrets of Vintage Guitars: Brazilian Rosewood
August 30, 2008, 19:02
- Audio sample from Hamburg 78 (speed corrected)
August 29, 2008, 18:05
- Suggestions what you would like to see here
August 23, 2008, 20:03
- Pictures from Hamburg Oct. 28, 1978 (?)
August 22, 2008, 20:01
- What tuning is Setting me up by Dire Straits, and what guitar?
August 16, 2008, 20:22
- Early Dire Straits: Which of the two red Fenders was used in which concert?
August 12, 2008, 20:29
- Hello world
August 10, 2008, 19:02
- Category: Amps (28)
- Easy way to cure a scratchy voice coil in a guitar speaker
November 25, 2015, 19:26
- Strange guitar sound on the Werchter 1981 recording - Did Mark mix direct out and microphone?
September 14, 2015, 16:27
- The Mark Knopfler Rig on the 2015 Tracker Tour
May 31, 2015, 08:06
- Music Man Amps are back
March 31, 2014, 09:07
- Amp Settings of the Tone King Imperial on Privateering Tour
July 13, 2013, 16:54
- More early Dire Straits pictures: unknown 1978 gig
June 22, 2012, 17:02
- Jim Kelley amps - the FACS model used on the Brothers in Arms tour
June 12, 2012, 09:39
- Guitar and amp used for the solos on One World
June 8, 2012, 17:05
- Dire Straits at the Hope & Anchor pub 1977 - new picture
May 16, 2012, 12:38
- Tone King Imperial: Played on which songs?
March 26, 2012, 10:52
- Speaker shoot-out for the Mark Knopfler sound: Electro Voice EV 12L, Celestion Vintage 30 & G12M "Greenbacks" in 4 x 12 cabinets
November 26, 2011, 21:05
- Mark Knopfler's brown Fender Vibrolux vs Fender Vibroverb
May 31, 2011, 10:44
- New site shop launched
September 27, 2010, 19:24
- Trying to recreate that Sultans of Swing sound - The gear I used on the Puresolo competition.
September 16, 2010, 15:40
- Which songs of the Get Lucky tour are played with the Tone King Imperial? And what was the amp setting?
July 15, 2010, 08:06
- The King of Clean – Mark Knopfler’s Tone King Imperial amp – Hand-built vintage technology and sound
February 15, 2010, 10:24
- Mark Knopfler’s amp settings on Fender Hot Rod Deluxe (Boom like that promo, Germany 2004)
December 9, 2009, 12:30
- Soundcheck Brothers in Arms – the Music Man 212 HD 130 for distortion
December 8, 2009, 17:11
- Sultans of Swing – The alternate single version and the demo version – sound and gear
November 18, 2009, 15:01
- Musitek guitar amp – predecessor of the Dire Straits Music Man 130HD 212
May 4, 2009, 14:34
- Mark Knopfler’s Music Man HD 130 212 guitar amp
March 7, 2009, 16:29
- Music Man Guitar Amps
February 15, 2009, 14:21
- Gear on one of the first Dire Straits gigs on the Clapham Common bandstand
January 22, 2009, 20:26
- Gear on Dire Straits’ first TV appearance at Old Grey Whiste Test
January 21, 2009, 17:53
- Mark Knopfler’s Sultans of Swing amp – The brown Fender Vibrolux
January 13, 2009, 18:29
- Mark Knopfler’s Amp and Effect Settings on the On Every Street tour
November 21, 2008, 21:17
- Mark Knopfler’s JTM 45 Marshall amp of Money for Nothing and Brothers in Arms
November 19, 2008, 14:42
- Amps and Gear on the Dire Straits Bootleg Leeds 1978
October 31, 2008, 17:08
- Easy way to cure a scratchy voice coil in a guitar speaker
- Category: Effects (23)
- Neck Pickup Sound with the VFS-1 - Jam over Backing Track
February 3, 2021, 13:36
- Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer compressor confirmed by Mark himself
September 30, 2017, 15:07
- The Mark Knopfler Rig on the 2015 Tracker Tour
May 31, 2015, 08:06
- Mark Knopfler’s effect rack of the Love over Gold (Alchemy) tour in 1982/83
May 31, 2014, 11:15
- Cleaning a scratchy poti of the older Ernie Ball volume pedal
December 3, 2013, 15:09
- More early Dire Straits pictures: unknown 1978 gig
June 22, 2012, 17:02
- The Hotcake overdrive pedal
March 13, 2012, 16:47
- Mark Knopfler's Guitar Rack of the 2008 Tour
May 10, 2011, 15:06
- Mark Knopfler's effect rack of the Making Movies tour in 1980/81
April 5, 2011, 12:32
- New site shop launched
September 27, 2010, 19:24
- Trying to recreate that Sultans of Swing sound - The gear I used on the Puresolo competition.
September 16, 2010, 15:40
- Ernie Ball volume pedal modification to make the taper like it was with the old Allen Bradley poti
September 7, 2010, 13:06
- Some new thoughts on the Ernie Ball volume pedal
June 29, 2010, 07:53
- Rhett Davies and the sound of the first Dire Straits album
January 30, 2010, 19:45
- Sultans of Swing – The alternate single version and the demo version – sound and gear
November 18, 2009, 15:01
- The Synclavier – The guitar sound of Dire Straits So far away
October 2, 2009, 13:01
- Gear on one of the first Dire Straits gigs on the Clapham Common bandstand
January 22, 2009, 20:26
- Gear on Dire Straits’ first TV appearance at Old Grey Whiste Test
January 21, 2009, 17:53
- Mark Knopfler’s Amp and Effect Settings on the On Every Street tour
November 21, 2008, 21:17
- Amps and Gear on the Dire Straits Bootleg Leeds 1978
October 31, 2008, 17:08
- The Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer compressor – Did Mark Knopfler really use it?
October 9, 2008, 17:29
- What is this? – Unidentified guitar effect on early Dire Straits stage
September 23, 2008, 21:03
- Mark Knopfler’s Morley Volume Pedal
September 22, 2008, 16:54
- Neck Pickup Sound with the VFS-1 - Jam over Backing Track
- Category: Guitars (96)
- Check out this unbelievable guitar collection - A 'Must-See' for all Mark Knopfler fans
September 20, 2022, 12:33
- Where Mark Knopfler's blue Fernandes Strat is today
March 13, 2021, 13:26
- First Sound Test of another Knopfler Style Strat
March 12, 2021, 17:55
- Comparing three clean guitar sounds - Once Upon a Time in the West - Solo cover
January 11, 2021, 20:50
- The Schaller Floyd Rose tremolo on the Pensa Suhr MK-1
August 29, 2017, 14:54
- Mark Knopfler's contribution for the Soundbreaking series
May 9, 2017, 18:42
- Preview: Tunnel of Love Birch Dream Machine Strat Copy
November 1, 2015, 18:39
- Building a Schecter Dream-Machine Style Telecaster Copy
October 28, 2015, 17:32
- Bridge on the Dire Straits Stratocaster: Japanese or Original?
August 25, 2015, 21:06
- Two pickups on the National Style-O on the Nelson Mandela concert
July 28, 2015, 15:10
- Comparing sound: Schecter Dream Machine vs. Fender Strat
April 19, 2015, 13:14
- Better picture of Mark Knopfler's stolen sunburst Schecter Strat
March 31, 2015, 11:18
- A few remarks on the Tracker film by Henrik Hansen
February 23, 2015, 16:14
- Total Resistance - Add Sweetness - Remove Harshness - Shaping the sound of your pickups for the Mark Knopfler Sound
December 11, 2014, 13:26
- Sultans of Swing Sound - Comparing pickup position and 009 vs. 008 strings
December 7, 2014, 23:23
- Experimenting with the FS-1 / vintage pickup combination
November 17, 2014, 17:35
- Building a Telecaster Dream Machine – Part 4 - Brass Hardware
August 31, 2014, 10:24
- Kluson guitar tuners for the Schecter Dream Machines
June 30, 2014, 10:00
- Coming new products
April 30, 2014, 14:14
- Location of the Strap Button on the Maple Neck Strat
February 10, 2014, 12:20
- Photoshopped MK1 in Official Pensa Ad
January 4, 2014, 18:04
- Explaining and demoing the tapped Walk of Life Telecaster Pickups
November 29, 2013, 17:13
- New Theory on the Sultans of Swing Sound: DiMarzio FS-1 Pickup in the Middle Position
September 30, 2013, 12:14
- Tremolo Setup of the Sultans Strat
September 2, 2013, 22:25
- Dire Straits pictures by Adrian Boot
August 28, 2013, 19:49
- Show your own Dream Machines: Gallery with user pictures online now
July 11, 2013, 18:15
- Building a Telecaster Dream Machine - Part 3 - The wiring
June 9, 2013, 20:15
- Building a Telecaster Dream Machine - Part 2
April 23, 2013, 13:37
- Walk of Life Pickups available now - Reviving the legendary Schecter F520T / F521T Tele Pickups
April 15, 2013, 09:13
- Mark Knopfler's Martin Acoustic Guitars - Signature, Vintage, different models
March 14, 2013, 19:55
- Building a Telecaster Dream Machine
March 13, 2013, 13:37
- Custom Shop Fender Stratocaster resembling Mark Knopfler's maple neck Strat
February 21, 2013, 17:37
- Step 2: The Dream Machine Tremolo
December 22, 2012, 16:48
- The hang tag shadow on vintage Les Pauls
December 11, 2012, 11:03
- Playing on the Holy Grail of Electric Guitars: 1960 Les Paul Standard
November 28, 2012, 13:00
- A/B Comparing Mark Knopfler's Schecter to my Strat with the mk-guitar.com loaded pickguard
November 20, 2012, 18:51
- Clips from Guitar Stories
October 13, 2012, 18:41
- Videos from a trip to Mark Knopfler's sunburst Schecter Strat
August 3, 2012, 13:03
- More early Dire Straits pictures: unknown 1978 gig
June 22, 2012, 17:02
- New picture of the Sultans Strat before being refinished to red
June 12, 2012, 19:42
- Guitar and amp used for the solos on One World
June 8, 2012, 17:05
- A trip to Mark Knopfler's sunburst Schecter Strat
June 5, 2012, 17:32
- Dire Straits at the Hope & Anchor pub 1977 - new picture
May 16, 2012, 12:38
- Loaded pickguards now available in black
April 24, 2012, 08:56
- What are Mark Knopfler's vintage guitars worth?
March 23, 2012, 18:51
- Mark Knopfler Gear Database: first pages online plus possibility to upload your own pictures
March 11, 2012, 20:10
- They all look the same - How to tell Mark Knopfler's different signature Strats apart
March 8, 2012, 22:42
- The Häussel 1959 pickups for the Mark Knopfler Les Paul sound
February 18, 2012, 19:12
- National Style-O 1932 and 1936 - Double Power
February 7, 2012, 13:05
- Mark Knopfler Signature Strat with lipstick pickups played on Forever Young (duet with Bob Dylan)
January 24, 2012, 10:14
- Mark Knopfler Signature Strats vs. 1964 Stratocaster
December 11, 2011, 08:28
- The iSound-ST - New sounds for the Stratocaster - Does it help to get the Mark Knopfler sound?
November 22, 2011, 14:15
- First demo of the VFS-1 pickguard
November 21, 2011, 21:22
- How close is the VFS-1 Pickup to the Original Fender Vintage and the DiMarzio FS-1?
November 17, 2011, 22:26
- The VFS-1 - New pick-up for our Schecter-style pickguards
October 24, 2011, 08:53
- The Gibson Chet Atkins CEC - Classical Electric Guitar with Nylon Strings
October 23, 2011, 12:03
- The wrong colour of the first Mark Knopfler Signature Strats
September 27, 2011, 11:10
- Suhr Custom MK-1 and Pensa Custom MK-1
July 26, 2011, 10:51
- Comparing different guitars
July 17, 2011, 12:17
- Demoing pickup combinations of the Schecter style pickguards
June 22, 2011, 09:13
- Limited Alchemy Edition of the white Schecter pickguard
March 15, 2011, 12:55
- White Aluminium Schecter-style pickguards now available
January 25, 2011, 14:10
- Inside the Schecter F500T pick-up - What is a tapped pick-up?
January 10, 2011, 13:44
- MK-Guitar.com presents: Loaded Schecter F400-style pickguard
December 14, 2010, 11:04
- The volume pot – what is the right resistance and how does it affect the sound of a guitar pick-up
October 25, 2010, 11:20
- The Schecter Story: Schecter Guitar Research - Dream Machines - The Van Nuys Era
October 22, 2010, 13:04
- New site shop launched
September 27, 2010, 19:24
- Trying to recreate that Sultans of Swing sound - The gear I used on the Puresolo competition.
September 16, 2010, 15:40
- Mark Knopfler's Grosh Electrajet
August 31, 2010, 10:32
- The different Mark Knopfler signature Strats used on the Get Lucky tour
July 17, 2010, 13:09
- Mark Knopfler – Guitars on the Get Lucky tour 2010
May 12, 2010, 14:57
- Angel of Mercy live in early 1979 – Mark Knopfler on slide guitar
March 24, 2010, 14:51
- Features and specs of a ’61 Vintage Stratocaster
February 24, 2010, 19:09
- Sultans of Swing – The alternate single version and the demo version – sound and gear
November 18, 2009, 15:01
- My Sunburst Schecter Strat Copy
November 16, 2009, 14:41
- Red Dire Straits Fender Stratocaster clone by XY* guitars
November 11, 2009, 18:03
- The Synclavier – The guitar sound of Dire Straits So far away
October 2, 2009, 13:01
- Installing a Highlander iP-1X – The best pick-up for the National resonator guitar
September 5, 2009, 19:37
- Mark Knopfler’s 1938 Gibson Advanced Jumbo acoustic guitar
May 14, 2009, 19:43
- Gear on one of the first Dire Straits gigs on the Clapham Common bandstand
January 22, 2009, 20:26
- Gear on Dire Straits’ first TV appearance at Old Grey Whiste Test
January 21, 2009, 17:53
- Red – redder – the reddest: fiesta, dakota, candy apple, hot rod, and more Fender colours
January 6, 2009, 19:11
- The DiMarzio FS-1 pick-up of Mark Knopfler’s red Stratocaster
December 10, 2008, 15:43
- Sunburst and unburst Les Pauls from the late 50ies
November 27, 2008, 15:00
- Dream Guitar album on Strat-talk.com – real or fake?
November 13, 2008, 14:50
- Amps and Gear on the Dire Straits Bootleg Leeds 1978
October 31, 2008, 17:08
- Mark Knopfler’s Rickenbacker of Portobello Belle live in 1981
October 21, 2008, 16:45
- Pickguard wiring of vintage Schecter Strat
October 20, 2008, 18:31
- Mark Knopfler’s stolen sunburst Schecter Strat of Tunnel of Love
October 18, 2008, 20:34
- Japanese Vintage guitars – the situation in the late 70ies /early 80ies
September 29, 2008, 10:26
- Detail pictures of 1936 National Style-0
September 25, 2008, 20:06
- Anything better than a red Schecter Strat? – Yes, two of them.
September 7, 2008, 17:29
- High-G Tuning
September 3, 2008, 21:08
- Secrets of Vintage Guitars: Brazilian Rosewood
August 30, 2008, 19:02
- What tuning is Setting me up by Dire Straits, and what guitar?
August 16, 2008, 20:22
- Early Dire Straits: Which of the two red Fenders was used in which concert?
August 12, 2008, 20:29
- Check out this unbelievable guitar collection - A 'Must-See' for all Mark Knopfler fans
- Category: Misc (16)
- Sultans of Swing Sound - Comparing pickup position and 009 vs. 008 strings
December 7, 2014, 23:23
- Which strings for the Sultans of Swing sound? - Comparing 010 and 009 strings
December 4, 2014, 21:35
- Speaker shoot-out for the Mark Knopfler sound: Electro Voice EV 12L, Celestion Vintage 30 & G12M "Greenbacks" in 4 x 12 cabinets
November 26, 2011, 21:05
- The Vox Vintage Coil Cord - and why I love spiral guitar cables
November 9, 2010, 13:00
- Fender discontinued the 150 super light strings
October 21, 2010, 15:26
- New site shop launched
September 27, 2010, 19:24
- Trying to recreate that Sultans of Swing sound - The gear I used on the Puresolo competition.
September 16, 2010, 15:40
- Pictures of Dire Straits live in Rotterdam, October 19, 1978
March 27, 2010, 10:39
- Old Geocities Dire Straits Guitar Page down – Please update links and bookmarks
November 11, 2009, 17:25
- Guitar refinishing – nitro vs poly and how to remove a polyester finish
January 2, 2009, 16:43
- Gear and settings on my last youtube videos
December 8, 2008, 19:10
- Pictures of Dire Straits, Live at the Zirkus Krone, Munchen, May 29, 1979
November 9, 2008, 14:06
- Mark Knopfler on Bob Dylan’s Slow Train Coming
November 5, 2008, 17:37
- Poll on what you would like to see here
October 2, 2008, 23:22
- Audio sample from Hamburg 78 (speed corrected)
August 29, 2008, 18:05
- Hello world
August 10, 2008, 19:02
- Sultans of Swing Sound - Comparing pickup position and 009 vs. 008 strings
- Two great Bob Dylan videos from the Infidels recording session
- Category: Misc (75)
- Ingo Raven - Whales
June 2, 2021, 10:50
- Repairing an Electro Voice EVM12L speaker - rattling dust cap
February 4, 2020, 20:55
- New Mark Knopfler album Down the Road Wherever and tour coming
October 26, 2018, 10:24
- Great Android Music Player App: AB Repeat Player
March 25, 2016, 11:00
- Some notes on the Dire Straits "Honky Tonk Demos" - released on vinyl single on Record Store Day 2015
June 30, 2015, 11:54
- Mark Knopfler on the J.J. Cale Tribute Album by Eric Clapton & Friends
July 31, 2014, 10:33
- Coming new products
April 30, 2014, 14:14
- Restoring a Schecter Dream Machine Electronics
October 4, 2013, 20:51
- New Products Coming
December 5, 2012, 12:14
- Brazilan rosewood and German authorities
October 30, 2012, 16:39
- Talking Heads live in 1978 - Encores with Mark Knopfler and John Illsley
October 7, 2012, 20:48
- My Privateering review
September 4, 2012, 11:45
- Albert Lee - a recent live version of Setting me up
June 4, 2012, 21:10
- Dire Straits book by Michael Oldfield - the French Edition
May 26, 2012, 15:07
- Loaded pickguards now available in black
April 24, 2012, 08:56
- mk-guitar.com on Facebook
March 24, 2012, 20:01
- The iSound-ST - New sounds for the Stratocaster - Does it help to get the Mark Knopfler sound?
November 22, 2011, 14:15
- Video Clip of Dire Straits - Lady Writer - Pinkpop Festival 1979
September 24, 2011, 12:30
- Video snippet of Dire Straits - In the Gallery - Pinkpop Festival 1979
August 29, 2011, 20:50
- Early Dire Straits radio interview from 1978
July 5, 2011, 10:21
- Click track on the 2010 Mark Knopfler tour
June 8, 2011, 08:52
- Brett Whiteley - Alchemy - The picture on the Alchemy cover
April 20, 2011, 09:41
- The Dire Straits Rock Pop in Concert TV show in Dortmund 1980
March 29, 2011, 14:43
- Early Dire Straits picture
March 15, 2011, 18:07
- Alternate Sultans of Swing solo take from first album session - unheard before - exclusively on mk-guitar.com
January 15, 2011, 19:48
- Mark Knopfler on Thomas Dolby's 17 Hills - Auditioning different lead guitar takes
January 10, 2011, 12:02
- Schecter-style loaded pickguard now shipping
December 30, 2010, 19:42
- MK-Guitar.com presents: Loaded Schecter F400-style pickguard
December 14, 2010, 11:04
- New site shop launched
September 27, 2010, 19:24
- Thomas Schwarze / Ingo Raven - Jamming on Stratocaster and Telecaster
April 14, 2010, 17:28
- Pictures of Dire Straits live in Rotterdam, October 19, 1978
March 27, 2010, 10:39
- Chris Rea Bombollini - live from Loreley 1985
March 17, 2010, 18:13
- Nice: Fender online guitar tuner
March 2, 2010, 20:23
- New Forum on this site
March 1, 2010, 16:53
- Rare video of Brendan Crocker gig featuring Mark Knopfler
February 12, 2010, 16:46
- Why not become an author for this blog?
January 29, 2010, 10:20
- Guitar portrait: 1976 Gibson MK-81 acoustic guitar (Mark series)
January 20, 2010, 17:27
- Acoustic guitar cover of Boom like that and Song for Sonny Liston
January 2, 2010, 13:01
- Sensational: Sultans of Swing guitar track solo - without backing tracks - from Guitar Hero 5
December 15, 2009, 20:22
- Sultans of Swing: Studio version vocals alone, karaoke track, plus the last seconds - unheard before
December 13, 2009, 18:12
- Rehearsing Southbound Again
December 12, 2009, 07:30
- Sultans of Swing – The alternate single version and the demo version – sound and gear
November 18, 2009, 15:01
- Old Geocities Dire Straits Guitar Page down – Please update links and bookmarks
November 11, 2009, 17:25
- Dire Straits 1979 concert photos from Liverpool and Birmingham by Alan Perry
September 28, 2009, 16:51
- Installing a Highlander iP-1X – The best pick-up for the National resonator guitar
September 5, 2009, 19:37
- Cover version of Dire Straits Six Blade Knife
August 31, 2009, 14:03
- Mark Knopfler on facebook and myspace
August 26, 2009, 12:33
- Cover version of Setting me up by Albert Lee
July 15, 2009, 22:52
- Which key is In the Gallery on the first Dire Straits CD? Am or Bbm?
June 30, 2009, 15:41
- Sailing to Philadelphia to mix yourself
February 17, 2009, 15:17
- Gear on one of the first Dire Straits gigs on the Clapham Common bandstand
January 22, 2009, 20:26
- Two interesting live clips of Dire Straits Six Blade Knife
January 19, 2009, 14:42
- Red – redder – the reddest: fiesta, dakota, candy apple, hot rod, and more Fender colours
January 6, 2009, 19:11
- Guitar refinishing – nitro vs poly and how to remove a polyester finish
January 2, 2009, 16:43
- Recommended artist: Chris Rea - some rare video clips
December 28, 2008, 14:54
- Backing tracks player to jam with at JamCenter.com
December 27, 2008, 14:09
- Gear and settings on my last youtube videos
December 8, 2008, 19:10
- 50th Article
November 30, 2008, 00:07
- John Illsley's photo stream on flickr
November 28, 2008, 18:25
- Shubb capo for vintage Strats
November 26, 2008, 13:57
- Featured artist - Richard Thompson
November 14, 2008, 20:23
- Dream Guitar album on Strat-talk.com – real or fake?
November 13, 2008, 14:50
- How to avoid RSI for guitar players - part 2
November 12, 2008, 16:14
- Pictures of Dire Straits, Live at the Zirkus Krone, Munchen, May 29, 1979
November 9, 2008, 14:06
- Mark Knopfler on Bob Dylan’s Slow Train Coming
November 5, 2008, 17:37
- How to hear more on a recording than normal ears can hear
November 4, 2008, 20:55
- Loudness War - Louder is better? Why CDs are reduced in dynamics
October 7, 2008, 20:26
- Poll on what you would like to see here
October 2, 2008, 23:22
- How to avoid RSI, carpal tunnel syndrome, wrist pain etc. when playing guitar extensively (part 1)
September 27, 2008, 22:41
- Mark Knopfler in the studio again
September 24, 2008, 06:44
- Audio sample from Hamburg 78 (speed corrected)
August 29, 2008, 18:05
- Zen and the art of playing the guitar
August 27, 2008, 09:04
- Recommended listening: Amazing Rhythm Aces - "The End is not in Sight"
August 25, 2008, 21:17
- Suggestions what you would like to see here
August 23, 2008, 20:03
- Pictures from Hamburg Oct. 28, 1978 (?)
August 22, 2008, 20:01
- Ingo Raven - Whales
- Category: MK guitar style and licks (99)
- Santana Cover Samba Pa Ti - On clean fingerpicked Strat
December 23, 2023, 17:07
- Lions - Intro and Solo Cover - On three different guitars
October 31, 2023, 10:20
- Simple trick to jam over major 7 chords
September 14, 2023, 18:19
- Knopfler-style Rock'n'Roll Riffs
November 30, 2021, 08:44
- Money for Nothing - Riffs / Cover
April 7, 2021, 17:27
- First Sound Test of another Knopfler Style Strat
March 12, 2021, 17:55
- Doubling Guitar Riffs for a fatter and wider sound - Comparing different ways
February 5, 2021, 16:06
- Neck Pickup Sound with the VFS-1 - Jam over Backing Track
February 3, 2021, 13:36
- News - Cover Intro and Solo
January 30, 2021, 11:31
- Comparing three clean guitar sounds - Once Upon a Time in the West - Solo cover
January 11, 2021, 20:50
- Blues on Mahogani Telecaster with Walk of Life pickups
October 1, 2020, 15:33
- Sound check of a Mahogani body Strat with the Alchemy Pickguard
August 28, 2020, 19:00
- Knopfler-style licks on Dream Machine Strat
August 24, 2020, 11:41
- Blues Improvisation on Ibanez Les Paul with MK58 pickups
August 18, 2020, 14:58
- Mark Knopfler's contribution for the Soundbreaking series
May 9, 2017, 18:42
- Jamming with the BOSS DR-80
January 23, 2016, 11:17
- Some notes on the Dire Straits "Honky Tonk Demos" - released on vinyl single on Record Store Day 2015
June 30, 2015, 11:54
- Playing some riffs, licks & solo from Dire Straits - Setting me up
April 25, 2015, 01:14
- Songs that Mark Knopfler plays with a pick
September 30, 2014, 10:06
- Interested in video tutorials or lessons to play the Mark Knopfler guitar style?
January 5, 2014, 20:48
- Mark Knopfler playing with a pick in 1979
August 29, 2013, 14:41
- The Foghorn Chord in Down to the Waterline
January 8, 2013, 10:50
- A/B Comparing Mark Knopfler's Schecter to my Strat with the mk-guitar.com loaded pickguard
November 20, 2012, 18:51
- Down to the Waterline on 1961 Fender Stratocaster Sonic Blue
November 7, 2012, 11:49
- Fingerpicking on 1936 National Style-O
September 11, 2012, 08:40
- The opening lick of the last solo in Bluebird
September 7, 2012, 19:30
- Videos from a trip to Mark Knopfler's sunburst Schecter Strat
August 3, 2012, 13:03
- Keys for all Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits songs
July 31, 2012, 10:29
- Albert Lee - a recent live version of Setting me up
June 4, 2012, 21:10
- Sultans of Swing - backing track for long live version available
February 15, 2012, 13:23
- Dire Straits Water of Love guitar tutorial
January 27, 2012, 15:00
- Mark Knopfler Signature Strats vs. 1964 Stratocaster
December 11, 2011, 08:28
- First demo of the VFS-1 pickguard
November 21, 2011, 21:22
- Suhr Custom MK-1 and Pensa Custom MK-1
July 26, 2011, 10:51
- Dire Straits - Where do you think you're going - spontaneous cover on acoustic guitar
June 22, 2011, 15:13
- The bridge section between Expresso Love and Down to the Waterline on the Making Movies tour
June 15, 2011, 12:35
- Chord changes in News on live version of the Making Movies tour
February 27, 2011, 19:24
- Interesting lick in Telegraph Road from a 1992 live version
February 24, 2011, 21:09
- Alternate Sultans of Swing solo take from first album session - unheard before - exclusively on mk-guitar.com
January 15, 2011, 19:48
- Mark Knopfler on Thomas Dolby's 17 Hills - Auditioning different lead guitar takes
January 10, 2011, 12:02
- Jamming over "Dire Straits - In the Gallery" groove loop
December 7, 2010, 08:43
- Money for Nothing on Guitar Hero Warriors of Rock
November 2, 2010, 10:26
- New site shop launched
September 27, 2010, 19:24
- Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms - Cover by Ingo Raven
May 1, 2010, 18:27
- Version without backing tracks of my Wild West End video
April 17, 2010, 08:19
- Mark Knopfler - You can't beat the house - Variations of the standard blues scheme
April 16, 2010, 13:19
- Thomas Schwarze / Ingo Raven - Jamming on Stratocaster and Telecaster
April 14, 2010, 17:28
- Dire Straits – Wild West End – Cover by Ingo Raven
April 10, 2010, 23:10
- Angel of Mercy live in early 1979 – Mark Knopfler on slide guitar
March 24, 2010, 14:51
- New Forum on this site
March 1, 2010, 16:53
- Rasgueado and other flamenco techniques in Sultans of Swing
February 2, 2010, 15:41
- Southbound Again riff
January 5, 2010, 21:26
- Acoustic guitar cover of Boom like that and Song for Sonny Liston
January 2, 2010, 13:01
- Sensational: Sultans of Swing guitar track solo - without backing tracks - from Guitar Hero 5
December 15, 2009, 20:22
- Sultans of Swing: Studio version vocals alone, karaoke track, plus the last seconds - unheard before
December 13, 2009, 18:12
- Rehearsing Southbound Again
December 12, 2009, 07:30
- Soundcheck Brothers in Arms – the Music Man 212 HD 130 for distortion
December 8, 2009, 17:11
- Another key element of the Mark Knopfler guitar style: Quarter note triplets - with example tabs
November 25, 2009, 13:59
- Sultans of Swing solo
September 22, 2009, 14:58
- Chord changes for ending of Romeo And Juliet
September 13, 2009, 09:52
- Cover version of Dire Straits Six Blade Knife
August 31, 2009, 14:03
- Mark Knopfler chord shape of Vic and Ray and for a lick in Money for Nothing live intro
July 13, 2009, 07:46
- Dire Straits Down to the Waterline explained: licks - chords - solo - no tabs
July 9, 2009, 17:49
- Which key is In the Gallery on the first Dire Straits CD? Am or Bbm?
June 30, 2009, 15:41
- Sailing to Philadelphia to mix yourself
February 17, 2009, 15:17
- Gear and settings on my last youtube videos
December 8, 2008, 19:10
- The one-man band - Playing both rhythm and lead guitar together
December 2, 2008, 15:08
- Dire Straits Eastbound Train - Rhythm riff, licks and solo explained
December 1, 2008, 22:52
- Mark Knopfler licks using the b5 note
November 30, 2008, 11:21
- Knopfler goes Jazz - Video with licks from Comfort and Joy soundtrack
November 29, 2008, 23:57
- Mark Knopfler on Bob Dylan’s Slow Train Coming
November 5, 2008, 17:37
- Romeo and Juliet on National Style-O
October 25, 2008, 19:12
- Mark Knopfler licks using the Memphis scale
October 22, 2008, 07:54
- Some Mark Knopfler licks using double-string bends
October 19, 2008, 21:38
- Calling Elvis chord analysis - Major, minor, no-third, power chords
October 13, 2008, 18:57
- The Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer compressor – Did Mark Knopfler really use it?
October 9, 2008, 17:29
- Mark Knopfler licks around the 7/9 chord
October 4, 2008, 12:26
- Poll on what you would like to see here
October 2, 2008, 23:22
- The 6/#9 chord - Mark Knopfler's Train Chord
September 20, 2008, 19:53
- Mark Knopfler licks on an acoustic - How to practice electric guitar on your acoustic
September 18, 2008, 20:12
- Mark Knopfler's Ernie Ball Volume Pedal - and how I use mine
September 10, 2008, 19:19
- High-G Tuning
September 3, 2008, 21:08
- A plumber's C chord
September 2, 2008, 18:22
- Audio sample from Hamburg 78 (speed corrected)
August 29, 2008, 18:05
- Zen and the art of playing the guitar
August 27, 2008, 09:04
- Recommended listening: Amazing Rhythm Aces - "The End is not in Sight"
August 25, 2008, 21:17
- Suggestions what you would like to see here
August 23, 2008, 20:03
- The Circle of Fifths: What is it for? - plus: example analysis of Knopfler songs
August 20, 2008, 18:02
- What tuning is Setting me up by Dire Straits, and what guitar?
August 16, 2008, 20:22
- Eastbound Train: opening chord analysis
August 14, 2008, 15:02
- Unusual double-string bend in Sultans of Swing and Once Upon a Time
August 11, 2008, 19:27
- Hello world
August 10, 2008, 19:02
- Category: Easy stuff for beginners (29)
- Simple trick to jam over major 7 chords
September 14, 2023, 18:19
- Knopfler-style Rock'n'Roll Riffs
November 30, 2021, 08:44
- Mark Knopfler's contribution for the Soundbreaking series
May 9, 2017, 18:42
- Songs that Mark Knopfler plays with a pick
September 30, 2014, 10:06
- Interested in video tutorials or lessons to play the Mark Knopfler guitar style?
January 5, 2014, 20:48
- Keys for all Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits songs
July 31, 2012, 10:29
- Sultans of Swing - backing track for long live version available
February 15, 2012, 13:23
- Chord changes in News on live version of the Making Movies tour
February 27, 2011, 19:24
- New site shop launched
September 27, 2010, 19:24
- Nice: Fender online guitar tuner
March 2, 2010, 20:23
- New Forum on this site
March 1, 2010, 16:53
- Chord changes for ending of Romeo And Juliet
September 13, 2009, 09:52
- Dire Straits Down to the Waterline explained: licks - chords - solo - no tabs
July 9, 2009, 17:49
- Backing tracks player to jam with at JamCenter.com
December 27, 2008, 14:09
- Understanding songs - chords and structure analysis of True love will never fade
December 26, 2008, 21:39
- Recording distorted guitars - The digital POD vs the analog Tubeman
December 22, 2008, 12:08
- Micing a guitar amp with two microphones
December 21, 2008, 14:00
- Different ways to record a clean guitar - sound clips for A/B comparing
December 20, 2008, 13:45
- Some Mark Knopfler licks using double-string bends
October 19, 2008, 21:38
- Calling Elvis chord analysis - Major, minor, no-third, power chords
October 13, 2008, 18:57
- Mark Knopfler licks around the 7/9 chord
October 4, 2008, 12:26
- Poll on what you would like to see here
October 2, 2008, 23:22
- The 6/#9 chord - Mark Knopfler's Train Chord
September 20, 2008, 19:53
- Mark Knopfler licks on an acoustic - How to practice electric guitar on your acoustic
September 18, 2008, 20:12
- High-G Tuning
September 3, 2008, 21:08
- A plumber's C chord
September 2, 2008, 18:22
- Suggestions what you would like to see here
August 23, 2008, 20:03
- Pictures from Hamburg Oct. 28, 1978 (?)
August 22, 2008, 20:01
- The Circle of Fifths: What is it for? - plus: example analysis of Knopfler songs
August 20, 2008, 18:02
- Simple trick to jam over major 7 chords
- Santana Cover Samba Pa Ti - On clean fingerpicked Strat
- Category: Recording (20)
- Money for Nothing - Riffs / Cover
April 7, 2021, 17:27
- Doubling Guitar Riffs for a fatter and wider sound - Comparing different ways
February 5, 2021, 16:06
- Neck Pickup Sound with the VFS-1 - Jam over Backing Track
February 3, 2021, 13:36
- News - Cover Intro and Solo
January 30, 2021, 11:31
- Jamming with the BOSS DR-80
January 23, 2016, 11:17
- Mark Knopfler on Thomas Dolby's 17 Hills - Auditioning different lead guitar takes
January 10, 2011, 12:02
- Trying to recreate that Sultans of Swing sound - The gear I used on the Puresolo competition.
September 16, 2010, 15:40
- Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms - Cover by Ingo Raven
May 1, 2010, 18:27
- Nice: Fender online guitar tuner
March 2, 2010, 20:23
- New Forum on this site
March 1, 2010, 16:53
- Rhett Davies and the sound of the first Dire Straits album
January 30, 2010, 19:45
- Soundcheck Brothers in Arms – the Music Man 212 HD 130 for distortion
December 8, 2009, 17:11
- Sultans of Swing – The alternate single version and the demo version – sound and gear
November 18, 2009, 15:01
- Recording acoustic guitar with two microphones - Audio Technica AT 4050 and Schoeps CM 64
October 14, 2009, 13:37
- Installing a Highlander iP-1X – The best pick-up for the National resonator guitar
September 5, 2009, 19:37
- Cover version of Dire Straits Six Blade Knife
August 31, 2009, 14:03
- Sailing to Philadelphia to mix yourself
February 17, 2009, 15:17
- Recording distorted guitars - The digital POD vs the analog Tubeman
December 22, 2008, 12:08
- Micing a guitar amp with two microphones
December 21, 2008, 14:00
- Different ways to record a clean guitar - sound clips for A/B comparing
December 20, 2008, 13:45
- Money for Nothing - Riffs / Cover
- Category: testing... (1)
- CITES regulations exempt musical instruments - ban of rosewood lifted
September 8, 2019, 12:49
- CITES regulations exempt musical instruments - ban of rosewood lifted
- Category: Understanding music (28)
- Interested in video tutorials or lessons to play the Mark Knopfler guitar style?
January 5, 2014, 20:48
- The Foghorn Chord in Down to the Waterline
January 8, 2013, 10:50
- The opening lick of the last solo in Bluebird
September 7, 2012, 19:30
- My Privateering review
September 4, 2012, 11:45
- Keys for all Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits songs
July 31, 2012, 10:29
- Dire Straits Water of Love guitar tutorial
January 27, 2012, 15:00
- The bridge section between Expresso Love and Down to the Waterline on the Making Movies tour
June 15, 2011, 12:35
- Mark Knopfler - You can't beat the house - Variations of the standard blues scheme
April 16, 2010, 13:19
- New Forum on this site
March 1, 2010, 16:53
- Another key element of the Mark Knopfler guitar style: Quarter note triplets - with example tabs
November 25, 2009, 13:59
- Chord changes for ending of Romeo And Juliet
September 13, 2009, 09:52
- Mark Knopfler chord shape of Vic and Ray and for a lick in Money for Nothing live intro
July 13, 2009, 07:46
- Dire Straits Down to the Waterline explained: licks - chords - solo - no tabs
July 9, 2009, 17:49
- Sailing to Philadelphia to mix yourself
February 17, 2009, 15:17
- Understanding songs - chords and structure analysis of True love will never fade
December 26, 2008, 21:39
- Mark Knopfler licks using the b5 note
November 30, 2008, 11:21
- Some Mark Knopfler licks using double-string bends
October 19, 2008, 21:38
- Calling Elvis chord analysis - Major, minor, no-third, power chords
October 13, 2008, 18:57
- Loudness War - Louder is better? Why CDs are reduced in dynamics
October 7, 2008, 20:26
- Mark Knopfler licks around the 7/9 chord
October 4, 2008, 12:26
- Poll on what you would like to see here
October 2, 2008, 23:22
- The 6/#9 chord - Mark Knopfler's Train Chord
September 20, 2008, 19:53
- Zen and the art of playing the guitar
August 27, 2008, 09:04
- Recommended listening: Amazing Rhythm Aces - "The End is not in Sight"
August 25, 2008, 21:17
- Suggestions what you would like to see here
August 23, 2008, 20:03
- The Circle of Fifths: What is it for? - plus: example analysis of Knopfler songs
August 20, 2008, 18:02
- Eastbound Train: opening chord analysis
August 14, 2008, 15:02
- Hello world
August 10, 2008, 19:02
- Interested in video tutorials or lessons to play the Mark Knopfler guitar style?
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Mark Knopfler a Genius, Always was, Always will Be.
Hi thankyou for a great web site, all very interesting!!!
I recently purchased a full set of F400 schecter pickups. They have the white paper around them. Do you have any idea of the year they were made? Any info you can give me is much appreciated.
Kind regards
Steve