Mark Knopfler and his guitars

On stage, Mark used it to play Donegan's gone, Right now, Corned beef city and Miss you blues.

Vintage Guitar magazine (February 2014) published a nice photo of this guitar.

This is the original Silvertone 1452 model, introduced in 1966 and retired in 1968. In an interview, Mark said: "I got into these guitars in a big way through knowing Mike Henderson. The last time I played with him in a Nashville club, women danced on the tables.”

Mark used this in the studio for Boom, like that (Shangri-La 2004), Stand up guy (Shangri-La 2004), Don't crash the ambulance (Shangri-La 2004). On the Shangri-La tour in 2005, he used it on stage to play Boom, like that.

Manufactured by Subway Guitars, USA. This guitar is made up in California from 1960's Danelectro parts and are a real bargain at just $400. Mark Knopfler has one too. I don't have a photo of Mark playing this guitar and the pictures shown on the left is also not Mark's actual guitar, but a similar model.

	Brand	Danelectro
	Type	59-DC Standard
	Year	1963
	Serial number	Unknown
	Additional info	On stage, Mark used it to play Donegan's gone, Right now, Corned beef city and Miss you blues. Vintage Guitar magazine (February 2014) published a nice photo of this guitar.

	Brand	Danelectro
	Type	Silvertone 1452 Hornet
	Year	1968
	Serial number	Unknown
	Additional info	This is the original Silvertone 1452 model, introduced in 1966 and retired in 1968. In an interview, Mark said: "I got into these guitars in a big way through knowing Mike Henderson. The last time I played with him in a Nashville club, women danced on the tables.” Mark used this in the studio for Boom, like that (Shangri-La 2004), Stand up guy (Shangri-La 2004), Don't crash the ambulance (Shangri-La 2004). On the Shangri-La tour in 2005, he used it on stage to play Boom, like that.

	Brand	Danelectro
	Type	Jizzblaster (also known as "the Mark Knopfler model")
	Year	Unknown
	Serial number	Unknown
	Additional info	Manufactured by Subway Guitars, USA. This guitar is made up in California from 1960's Danelectro parts and are a real bargain at just $400. Mark Knopfler has one too. I don't have a photo of Mark playing this guitar and the pictures shown on the left is also not Mark's actual guitar, but a similar model.

	Brand	Danelectro
	Type	Coral Sitar
	Year	1967 - 1969
	Serial number	Unknown
	Additional info	This picture is a screenshot from the Prince's Trust concert, 20th June 1986. You can see Mark in the band playing a song of Paul Young. See here a picture during the rehearsals of that song. Click here to see a picture of a similar guitar.