MK's First Guitar

[superval99]

I recall that the guitar was between that objects or that Mk was holding the guitar himself.

This?

[superval99]

Or this?

[jbaent]

Superval, we love you!!!!!!!!!

[JF]

ah yes, it seems you were all right, I was wrong

I confused with the bass  : in the booklet behind some lyrics, and on the 2nd pic


But on both pics there's another guitar on the armchair which looks like the same model (neck with "nacre" frets, and PU switch at the bottom horn), so the 2 guitars could be some borrowed models, and not exactly the firts Mark's guitar.

I can't recall exactly, but I remember reading something like that at the time KTGC was released.

I believe there are more pics, not featuring on the booklet, there was some on Utas's ite I think, but it doesn't work anymore

[Rkd]

So despite the encyclopedic knowledge many AMITers possess about our hero, nobody knows for sure if Mark owns his first guitar?

[jbaent]

Yes, he owns his first guitar, its in the pictures with it, and in the Guitar Stories documentary as well.

[xxFordiexx]

He still owns it for sure and he probably just had to pay over the odds for it to his brother... who knows....maybe David as having cash flow problems ,  either way, it's at its rightful home

[Rkd]

either way, it's at its rightful home

And that's a good thing. But it makes me wonder about brother David. In interviews he always casts himself in a sympathetic light and Mark as rather ruthless (I'd love to have a relationship with Mark, but he will have none of it). However, when David thought selling Mark's guitar was more appropriate than just giving it back to him, it makes me wonder who the ruthless one really is!

[nababo]

either way, it's at its rightful home

And that's a good thing. But it makes me wonder about brother David. In interviews he always casts himself in a sympathetic light and Mark as rather ruthless (I'd love to have a relationship with Mark, but he will have none of it). However, when David thought selling Mark's guitar was more appropriate than just giving it back to him, it makes me wonder who the ruthless one really is!

Yep, and that's why i wonder how much did it cost and how hard it's David's financial situation being these days...

[Pottel]

In the end we Realy know nothing, right?

[Hoops McCann]

I was surprised to learn recently that Mark's Schecter sunburst strat from the early 80s is actually in the hands of fans. It was auctioned at the Crossroads guitar auction. Perhaps the Hofner was actually auctioned in 2007 and the person that ended up with it gave it back to MK. Who knows- I can't find a list of what was auctioned in 2007 anywhere.

[jbaent]

I was surprised to learn recently that Mark's Schecter sunburst strat from the early 80s is actually in the hands of fans. It was auctioned at the Crossroads guitar auction. Perhaps the Hofner was actually auctioned in 2007 and the person that ended up with it gave it back to MK. Who knows- I can't find a list of what was auctioned in 2007 anywhere.

I think its Ingo who has it, or someone he knows or got to know, i recall some videos of him playing it

[Hoops McCann]

I was surprised to learn recently that Mark's Schecter sunburst strat from the early 80s is actually in the hands of fans. It was auctioned at the Crossroads guitar auction. Perhaps the Hofner was actually auctioned in 2007 and the person that ended up with it gave it back to MK. Who knows- I can't find a list of what was auctioned in 2007 anywhere.

I think its Ingo who has it, or someone he knows or got to know, i recall some videos of him playing it

Yes, you can find the videos on YouTube. The Schecters from the 80s sounded so awesome. I wished he stilled played them actually.

 

[Rkd]

Perhaps the Hofner was actually auctioned in 2007 and the person that ended up with it gave it back to MK. Who knows- I can't find a list of what was auctioned in 2007 anywhere.

I did find this. The auction listing is by Mark & David Knopfler so maybe the two of them together decided to put the guitar up for sale, which somehow makes me feel a lot better!

http://www.popsike.com/Christies-Auction-Catalogue-BEATLES-TRex-WHO-Marc-Bolan/370156584654.html

[JF]

here are full atricles on Ingo's blog :

http://www.mk-guitar.com/2012/06/05/a-trip-to-mark-knopflers-sunburst-schecter-strat/

http://www.mk-guitar.com/2012/08/03/videos-from-a-trip-to-mark-knopflers-sunburst-schecter-strat/

Ingo doesn't own the guitar, but he was lucky to play it