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Mark Knopfler Discussion => Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum => Topic started by: delco on October 20, 2008, 04:02:50 AM

Title: Mark's guitar choices in latest shows
Post by: delco on October 20, 2008, 04:02:50 AM

I'm curious which guitars Mark was using on certain songs in his last tour. I know he switches between his red signature Strat, his Les Paul, the National, and maybe the Pensa but do you guys know which songs he predominatly plays which guitar on?  thanks for any help! :)

Title: Re: Mark's guitar choices in latest shows
Post by: delco on October 22, 2008, 04:45:58 PM

ok- I'll hazard some guesses...(how accurate am I you think?)  :)

The National on:
Our Shangri-LA
Brothers in Arms
Romeo and Juliet
So Far Away

Les Paul on:
Song for Sonny Liston
Marbletown

signature Strat on:
What It Is
Why Aye
Speedway at Nazareth
Going Home
Sailing to Philadelphia

Title: Re: Mark's guitar choices in latest shows
Post by: dustyvalentino on October 23, 2008, 11:49:42 AM

OK, here they are:

Cannibals - Schecter Tele
Why aye man - Les Paul
What it is - Sig Strat
Sailing to Philadelphia - Sig Strat
True love will never fade - Sig Strat
The fish and the bird - National
Hill farmer's blues - Les Paul
Romeo and Juliet - National/Sig Strat
Sultans of swing - Sig Strat
Marbletown - Martin HD40MK
Secondary Waltz - Martin HD40MK
Daddy's Gone to Knoxville - Martin HD40MK
Done With Bonaparte - National
Song for Sonny Liston - Les Paul
Postcards from Paraguay - Sig Strat
Speedway at Nazareth - Les Paul
Telegraph road - National/Sig Strat
Brothers in arms - Les Paul
Our Shangri-la - 1954 "Jurassic" Strat
So far away - 1954 "Jurassic" Strat
Going home - Sig Strat

From memory, so apologies if there are any errors. In particular I can't quite remember if he used the "new" signature Martin on all those tracks.
 

Title: Re: Mark's guitar choices in latest shows
Post by: draad on October 23, 2008, 10:59:42 PM

Impressed!! :)

Title: Re: Mark's guitar choices in latest shows
Post by: delco on October 24, 2008, 05:33:19 PM

Very cool!  Thanks for posting - very helpful.  No Danelectro though?  8)

Title: Re: Mark's guitar choices in latest shows
Post by: jacki on October 28, 2008, 02:22:59 AM

Did MK utilize the new/old Hofner in any of the concerts, does anybody know? I had a chance to buy a 1963 Hofner, cherry red, which I think was just like MK's, but I didn't have the money at the time and I haven't been back to that shop to see if it's still there. In a perfect world, nobody will have wanted it until my income tax refund comes in....:(

Title: Re: Mark's guitar choices in latest shows
Post by: dustyvalentino on October 28, 2008, 10:16:06 AM

No, he didn't. I'm not aware of him playing it anywhere, although it was in the promo shots and I think it was in the background on those video interviews on the BBC website last week.  :)

Title: Re: Mark's guitar choices in latest shows
Post by: jacki on October 28, 2008, 04:24:42 PM

Thanks, Dusty. Maybe it didn't translate well to concert playability.