Dire Straits star Mark Knopfler to auction Brothers In Arms guitars - BBC NEWS

[hunter v2.0]

Probably a case of "omg, I just spent £15,000 on a guitar ...". Or unexpected expenses and now their credit cards are maxed out.

[dustyvalentino]

Probably a case of "omg, I just spent £15,000 on a guitar ...". Or unexpected expenses and now their credit cards are maxed out.

I did raise an eyebrow when people were speaking about these guitars as investment pieces. A lot of them, like this one, are fairly nondescript and not that interesting.

[hunter v2.0]

Probably a case of "omg, I just spent £15,000 on a guitar ...". Or unexpected expenses and now their credit cards are maxed out.

I did raise an eyebrow when people were speaking about these guitars as investment pieces. A lot of them, like this one, are fairly nondescript and not that interesting.

Any regular guitar Mark has just owned and barely used is just nuts to pay that kind of money for. M.J. Franks is a totally unknown builder to me, and a quick search reveals that he's not exactly often discussed online. I'm sure it's a great guitar, but it seems the base model of that guitar starts at the equivalent of £3675. The seller will have a hard time getting rid of this one.

[qjamesfloyd]

Lucky Mary Spender:

https://youtu.be/55VAI6YFqBY?si=gOjNHsXRNFZ7f7vu

[hunter v2.0]

Lucky Mary Spender:

https://youtu.be/55VAI6YFqBY?si=gOjNHsXRNFZ7f7vu

Wow, very cool. Nice to hear these guitars played in a style and with a tone that are not associated with Mark.