He notes that some parts seem to have been changed and gathered from different sources, hinting at a possible Part-caster. He think that although some of the parts on the guitar might be Japanese, that’s not necessarily the case for the guitar as a whole. This guitar has been a subject of many theorycrafting and people trying to figure out it’s origins. Ingo Raven at is probably most on point. It is believed that the guitar itself was made sometime in the early 60s, and that it was actually a Japanese copy featuring maple neck which wasn’t typical for that time period on American Stratocasters. This was Mark’s second Fender Stratocaster, acquired sometime in mid to late 70s. Towards 1979 he started using this guitar more than the maple Strat, but in mid 80s he decided it was better to keep the guitar safe at his house for obvious sentimental reasons. Mark used this guitar on the recording of the album, and as a spare for his maple necked Strat. When Mark bought the guitar the original paint was stripped down, so Mark had it repainted in red to replicate his dream guitar – Hank Marvin’s red Strat. It was Mark’s first Fender Stratocaster, most likely used on the demo tape of “Sultans of Swing” and quite possibly on the album version as well.
This Stratocaster was bought sometime prior to Dire Straits first album released in 1978. The guitar featured double-cutaway mahogany body finished in cherry red, and two P-90 pickups. It can be seen a photo presented during a documentary dubbed Guitar Stories, where Mark talks about six guitar that helped him define his sound. This is one of Mark’s earliest guitars, predating his red 1961 Stratocaster. Even though it’s been more than 50 years since Mark got this guitar, he still owns it and takes a special care of it. Mark’s Hofner was made in 1962, and it features red finish, celluloid strip fretboard inlays, and two type 510 “Diamond Logo” pickups. It was his first guitar, and at that time he couldn’t afford an amplifier so he played it through a family radio instead. Mark’s father bought this guitar for him in 1964 for 50£ when Mark was just 15 years old. Mark Knopfler’s Electric Guitars: 1962 Hofner Super Solid V2 In 1977, Dire Straits recorded a five-song demo tape which included their future hit single, “Sultans of Swing”, as well as “Water of Love”, “Down to the Waterline”, “Wild West End” and David Knopfler’s “Sacred Loving”.Īs a member of Dire Straits, and as a solo artist, Mark sold over 120 million records worldwide, and has won 4 Grammy Awards. He is ranked 27th on Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. He formed Dire Straits in 1977 together with his brothers David Knopfler, and friends John Illsley, and Pick Withers. Mark’s first guitar was a £50 twin-pick-up Höfner Super Solid.During the 1960s, he formed and joined schoolboy bands and listened to singers like Elvis Presley and guitarists Chet Atkins, Scotty Moore, B.B King, Django Reinhardt, Hank Marvin, and James Burton. Mark Freuder Knopfler was born on 12 August 1949 in Glasgow, Scotland to an English mother and Hungarian Jewish father.
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