Mark Knopfler and his guitars

John Suhr contacted me in July 2011, mentioning that it was him who built this guitar. It's not a Fender body like most think, the Fender decal on the headstock makes that misleading. Click here to find more details about this guitar, taken from an interview with John Suhr in 1986.

During the Brothers in arms tour, Mark used this guitar in 1986 for Sultans of swing, Waltzing Mathilda and Going home. Mark also used this guitar to play Expresso love at the David Letterman show, 30th September 1985 and on The bug (studio and live) during the On every street tour 1991-1992. Later, Mark used it again for some versions of Let it all go during the Kill to get crimson promotion tour in 2007.

The guitar was also featured in a lot of magazines. Click here for two nice magazine covers here and here for a separate photo. In 1991, a miniature model of this guitar was made for the Calling Elvis video clip.

The picture on the left is taken in Wellington, New Zealand on 4th March 1986. See here a nice picture taken in Christchurch, New Zealand, 7th March 1986.

	Brand	"Not really a specific brand" (built by John Suhr)
	Type	Custom built guitar mainly from Schecter parts
	Year	1985
	Serial number	Unknown
	Additional info	John Suhr contacted me in July 2011, mentioning that it was him who built this guitar. It's not a Fender body like most think, the Fender decal on the headstock makes that misleading. Click here to find more details about this guitar, taken from an interview with John Suhr in 1986. During the Brothers in arms tour, Mark used this guitar in 1986 for Sultans of swing, Waltzing Mathilda and Going home. Mark also used this guitar to play Expresso love at the David Letterman show, 30th September 1985 and on *The bug* (studio and live) during the On every street tour 1991-1992. Later, Mark used it again for some versions of *Let it all go* during the Kill to get crimson promotion tour in 2007. The guitar was also featured in a lot of magazines. Click here for two nice magazine covers here and here for a separate photo. In 1991, a miniature model of this guitar was made for the Calling Elvis video clip. The picture on the left is taken in Wellington, New Zealand on 4th March 1986. See here a nice picture taken in Christchurch, New Zealand, 7th March 1986.

	Brand	"Not really a specific brand" (built by John Suhr)
	Type	R Custom
	Year	1984
	Serial number	Unknown
	Additional info	John Suhr contacted me in July 2011, mentioning: "The "R Custom" was built before we used Pensa-Suhr, it was never a "Pensa Guitar". I built and painted that one myself and did all the Synclaviar electronics." This is probably the first guitar built for Mark by John Suhr. The guitar was used (it controlled a Synclaviar) on So far away on the Brothers in arms album. Also Mark used this guitar during the Brothers in arms 1985-1986 tour on Ride across the river and Why worry. Click here for a nice magazine cover featuring Mark with this guitar. And click here and here for some rare pictures of Mark with this guitar, on stage together with Bob Dylan, Melbourne, 19th February 1986. And see here for another great picture. And see here a closeup from the headstock.