Mark Knopfler

Mark Knopfler is best known as the lead guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for the British rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded in 1977 with his brother David. After Dire Straits disbanded in 1995, Knopfler continued to record and produce albums as a solo artist under his own name.

According to the Wikipedia, Knopfler owns around 70 guitars including the following:

+Pensa Custom MKII A custom Pensa Guitar given to Knopfler by his friend, Rudy Pensa, in 2005
+Fender Stratocasters including a Fiesta Red ’62 and a 1954 sunburst (one of the first ever produced) which he has named “Jurassic Strat”
+Fender 1952 Telecaster.
+Red-painted (Stratocaster style) Melancon Pro Artist.²
+Gibson Les Pauls several different including two from the 1950s.²⁵²⁶
+Danelectro 59-DCs
+Pensa custom-built solid body guitars, the model MK-1 MK-2 & MK-80, are named in honor of Knopfler.²⁷
+Schecter Telecaster and Stratocaster models.
+National Style 0 Resonator guitar, from 1937 as used on “Romeo and Juliet”. A replica of which is now available from National Resophonic Guitars.
+Ramirez Spanish Guitar, used on “Postcard from Paraguay”
+C. F. Martin & Company Martin Acoustics, Model HD-40MK and 000-40S Mark Knopfler, he also used a Martin 000-28 on “Brothers in Arms”.

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