Knopfler burst info?

[randall]

Anyone know the story or history of Knopflers 58? Clearly one of the nicest sounding guitar on the planet!

 

[Xpensive Wino]

Anyone know the story or history of Knopflers 58? Clearly one of the nicest sounding guitar on the planet!

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Mark got the guitar in 1995. It was his favourite guitar during the the Golden Heart tour in 1996 and was used on a lot of songs. It can be heard on Sailing to Philadelphia, Shangri-La, Kill to Get Crimson, Get Lucky, Privateering, and Tracker.


He also has a '59.



http://www.oneverybootleg.nl/MK_guitars_gibson.htm

 

[thin sissy]

It's my dream guitar.

Here's a recent video which shows it off really nice. An old Dire Straits tune that he brought back for this tour (not in Sweden though...) :

:salude

 

[madformac]

It's my dream guitar.

Here's a recent video which shows it off really nice. An old Dire Straits tune that he brought back for this tour (not in Sweden though...) :

:salude

I believe Mark purchased it from Gary Winterflood in 1995 along with a very good condition 1959 around the same time. You would have to ask Gary or one of our resident Burst Gurus for more background info for it's pre MK years.

 

[randall]

I believe Mark purchased it from Gary Winterflood in 1995 along with a very good condition 1959 around the same time. You would have to ask Gary or one of our resident Burst Gurus for more background info for it's pre MK years.

Cool thanks for the info. Love to here from Gary. Heard it has no serial number?

 

[madformac]

Here are a couple of pictures I took at the RAH back in 2005. You can see the top has faded a bit in the last decade.

And here is the '59. I don't think he takes this one out these days, preferring to use an R9 instead now.

 

[Xpensive Wino]

Here are a couple of pictures I took at the RAH back in 2005. You can see the top has faded a bit in the last decade.

And here is the '59. I don't think he takes this one out these days, preferring to use an R9 instead now.

Damn it, now I want a Reinhardt head and red Marshall 4X12 again. :dang

 

[Xpensive Wino]

Anyone know the story or history of Knopflers 58? Clearly one of the nicest sounding guitar on the planet!

More pics:

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[Stoj]

Kiler Player & Killer Burst

This '58 has to be one of my all time favourite Bursts.

Mark has some serious Vintage Gear in his arsenal :dude::salude

 

[Xpensive Wino]

Kiler Player & Killer Burst

This '58 has to be one of my all time favourite Bursts.

Mark has some serious Vintage Gear in his arsenal :dude::salude

Latest stage rig (courtesy of Dr. Fletcher):

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[AliGZero]

It's my dream guitar.

Here's a recent video which shows it off really nice. An old Dire Straits tune that he brought back for this tour (not in Sweden though...) :

:salude

The sax playing was too much of a good thing. I kept waiting for Mark to let that burst loose but he never did. Since his voice was clearly tired, why didn't he let the guitar do the singing?

 

[jrgtr42]

Is the '59 the Money for Nothing guitar? I thought I read that most of that album was on a 'Burst, when he moved off the Strat for a while.

 

[jb_abides]

I wonder if Bob still does 'amp service-calls" for Mark, or if they are even needed, now that's he's off working on cars...? :salude

 

[madformac]

Is the '59 the Money for Nothing guitar? I thought I read that most of that album was on a 'Burst, when he moved off the Strat for a while.

The Money For Nothing guitar was a 1983 Les Paul Standard that Mark purchased from Rudy Pensa in NYC in 1984. He used this live too along with an '85 Standard before using the Pensa Suhr that John Suhr built for him when he worked for Rudy from about 87-88 onwards.

The '58 and '59 Bursts were not purchased until 1995. Mark still uses the '58 for every single show. In fact he has used it on everything he has done for the last 20 years so I would say it's his favourite. The best example of it is to get the Shangri La album, it's all over that, as well as the Trawler mans Song EP.

Not sure when he stopped taking the '59 on the road, I last saw it out in 2005. It spends most of it's time now at British Grove Studios and Mark still records with it I believe.

 

[randall]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59_juI9dnRY

 

[Hammerhead]

The 58 has a gold sticker behind the headstock.

Surprised there isn't more info on the guitar's pre Knopfler history from our resident burst experts.

 

[madformac]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59_juI9dnRY

That shows him recreating the sound with his '58, wonderful guitar.

He recorded it originally on a 1983 Pre-Historic Les Paul Standard as seen below in 1985. :salude

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnFKtGWPVys

 

[sws1]

How does that '58 get so much use, yet not be completely faded by now? Or was that just a '59 thing?

 

[Xpensive Wino]

Is the '59 the Money for Nothing guitar?

No.

 

[jrgtr42]

The Money For Nothing guitar was a 1983 Les Paul Standard that Mark purchased from Rudy Pensa in NYC in 1984. He used this live too along with an '85 Standard before using the Pensa Suhr that John Suhr built for him when he worked for Rudy from about 87-88 onwards.

The '58 and '59 Bursts were not purchased until 1995. Mark still uses the '58 for every single show. In fact he has used it on everything he has done for the last 20 years so I would say it's his favourite. The best example of it is to get the Shangri La album, it's all over that, as well as the Trawler mans Song EP.

Not sure when he stopped taking the '59 on the road, I last saw it out in 2005. It spends most of it's time now at British Grove Studios and Mark still records with it I believe.

Thanks for the info - like I said, I thought I read that Money was done on a real "burst. I've been meaning to see him live for a long time now - actually had tickets for the tour he had to cancel due to his motorcycle crash.