esa guitarra no es una fender..aunque la pala lo desmienta...es un Pensa..montada enteramente por Rudy Pensa .bajo las peticiones de Knopfler....la strat roja fiesta..tiene muchismas ademas ultimamente la toca bastante ..para prmocionar su signature ....
Superbly brilliant. Easily one of my favourite versions of Sultans, for sure. I've always felt that this performance is very different from the other versions in many ways, one of them being the guitar Mark uses. This is the only time I've seen Mark plays Sultans with that guitar. Please pardon my ignorance, but what type of guitar is it? Is it the same one he played on "The Bug" live at 91-92 On Every Street tour?
@avidbookreader yes this is the guitar he used on the bug. the guitar was custom made by john suhr in 1986, and mark loved it as soon as he got it in his hands. john suhr said in an interview that he spent a whole day on the neck alone, mark was always very picky on his guitar necks. the guitar has duncan alnico pro pickups in it, and even tho the headstock says fender, its not a fender guitar
@Hobinator17 Thank you for telling me about that custom made guitar, sir. You've been very kind and very helpful. Envy your knowledge. I adore Mark, love everything he does (*cough* I don't think this obsession will ever end), always eager to learn things about him, especially about those guitars he plays/used to play. For some reason I can't seem to stop watching this videos. Maybe it's because in the way the camera focused on his fingers, I found it so incredibly fascinating.:)
@avidbookreader no problem mate, just helpin' out a fellow dire straits fan :) the internets a great place to find out info on his guitars, if you simply search "mark knopfler and his guitars" on google search and click on one of the first links (from a site called "oneverybootleg"), you can get info and pictures on almost every guitar knopfler owns. if you want more info then go to mk-guitar/dot/com. i learned SO many facts about knopflers sound on that site. cheers mate, hope i helped :)
I am constantly torn between Dire Straits, Pink Floyd and U2 as being the best band of all time. Sometimes I even think it could even be ELO when I look back over their stuff. Interested to know what others think.
Recent studies carried out by the department of musicology at Glasgow University (UK) have proved that the front man and leader of this band is actually a cyborg. Suspicion arouse after visualizing the video several times and stating that when performing flawlessly some guitar licks of high difficulty, his face remained inexpressive and lacking any sign of emotion as seen in minute 4:55 or in minute 8:30 onwards.
this guitar is in fact a strat shaped pensa that rudy made for him and put fender decals on , his white 63' has a white pick guard ,this is a PENSA really!
Dog Swede1 -one correction -Knopfler has used red stratocaster during Shangri -La Tour for lots of songs including Sultans, I've been to one of the concert so I've seen it plus you can check youtube and you'll see the red signature Strat in Mark's hands during that tour -2005
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arby299 3 months ago
esa guitarra no es una fender..aunque la pala lo desmienta...es un Pensa..montada enteramente por Rudy Pensa .bajo las peticiones de Knopfler....la strat roja fiesta..tiene muchismas ademas ultimamente la toca bastante ..para prmocionar su signature ....
monchogk 4 months ago
Superbly brilliant. Easily one of my favourite versions of Sultans, for sure. I've always felt that this performance is very different from the other versions in many ways, one of them being the guitar Mark uses. This is the only time I've seen Mark plays Sultans with that guitar. Please pardon my ignorance, but what type of guitar is it? Is it the same one he played on "The Bug" live at 91-92 On Every Street tour?
avidbookreader 4 months ago
@avidbookreader yes this is the guitar he used on the bug. the guitar was custom made by john suhr in 1986, and mark loved it as soon as he got it in his hands. john suhr said in an interview that he spent a whole day on the neck alone, mark was always very picky on his guitar necks. the guitar has duncan alnico pro pickups in it, and even tho the headstock says fender, its not a fender guitar
Hobinator17 3 months ago
@Hobinator17 Thank you for telling me about that custom made guitar, sir. You've been very kind and very helpful. Envy your knowledge. I adore Mark, love everything he does (*cough* I don't think this obsession will ever end), always eager to learn things about him, especially about those guitars he plays/used to play. For some reason I can't seem to stop watching this videos. Maybe it's because in the way the camera focused on his fingers, I found it so incredibly fascinating.:)
avidbookreader 3 months ago
@avidbookreader no problem mate, just helpin' out a fellow dire straits fan :) the internets a great place to find out info on his guitars, if you simply search "mark knopfler and his guitars" on google search and click on one of the first links (from a site called "oneverybootleg"), you can get info and pictures on almost every guitar knopfler owns. if you want more info then go to mk-guitar/dot/com. i learned SO many facts about knopflers sound on that site. cheers mate, hope i helped :)
Hobinator17 3 months ago
Amazing!!! a musical genius and without a doubt the best.
rmbrdb 5 months ago
goddamn i love the guitar mk uses, the song, the town, everything is perfect
MrMorganfarts 7 months ago
best versions of sultans (in no particular order)- alchemy, sydney '86, wembley '85, a night in london, basel '92, rockaplast '79
Hobinator17 9 months ago 5
@Hobinator17 Vaison '96, London '96, Milano 05, London '05, London '10...
ekstradycja 8 months ago
simply WTF :)
john28p 9 months ago
The musician Mark knopfler is the best your "play hand style"!
Very Good! Thanks Knopfler's brothers! Mark and David!
Good Times! The Traditional Guitar Sound! well! Fender Strato and Telecaster!
andersonpostal 1 year ago
I am constantly torn between Dire Straits, Pink Floyd and U2 as being the best band of all time. Sometimes I even think it could even be ELO when I look back over their stuff. Interested to know what others think.
loswaldo666 1 year ago
wow, this is the best version ive listened to so far. It's in my playlist now :)
SirVetje 1 year ago
THE BEST BAND OF HISTORY!!!!!!!
BeenMiller 1 year ago
Recent studies carried out by the department of musicology at Glasgow University (UK) have proved that the front man and leader of this band is actually a cyborg. Suspicion arouse after visualizing the video several times and stating that when performing flawlessly some guitar licks of high difficulty, his face remained inexpressive and lacking any sign of emotion as seen in minute 4:55 or in minute 8:30 onwards.
10011001miluno 1 year ago 12
@10011001miluno: ROFL. That song was so burned into Knopfler's motor memory that he could probably play it flawlessly while sleeping.
vsaluki 1 year ago
this guitar is in fact a strat shaped pensa that rudy made for him and put fender decals on , his white 63' has a white pick guard ,this is a PENSA really!
spudgun05 1 year ago
The best version ever ? ( maybe with Night at London 96 ) *****
Galileo258 1 year ago
It's a shame only 16,024 people have seen this.
rushrulez1 1 year ago
Mark Knopfler, the man for which the guitar was invented :)
cyrusdm86 1 year ago
The way he plays so easily, almost disinterested... What an amazing guitarist, simply the greatest
watchinu66 1 year ago
fu\ckin brilliant
MrLilly08 2 years ago
the piece starting at 5:40 is just too much... amazing...
aspmusic 2 years ago 3
This or the ne in Basel, that's fantastic too.
Delroy444 2 years ago
This is the best concert they did for TV!
Knopflerjnr 2 years ago 9
Dog Swede1 -one correction -Knopfler has used red stratocaster during Shangri -La Tour for lots of songs including Sultans, I've been to one of the concert so I've seen it plus you can check youtube and you'll see the red signature Strat in Mark's hands during that tour -2005
ekstradycja 2 years ago
Yes, you're right. He used it 2005. :)
DogSwede1 2 years ago
awesome what can I say
TheGovomg 2 years ago
Sry Boss . )
Kristalyviz 2 years ago
No ... On every Street Tour he use - Nimes: On every Street song with red strat . )))
Kristalyviz 2 years ago
True, but I mean on Sultans, :)
DogSwede1 2 years ago
@Kristalyviz he actually has two red strats. one darker that i havent seen much around
3439ra 9 months ago
sultans without the red strat? :D
Jgh013 2 years ago 2
He didn't use a red strat during the On Every Street-tour -92, Golden Heart tour -96 and Shangri-La-tour -05. ;-)
DogSwede1 2 years ago
You're right, that's what i guessed but its looks odd anyway :)
Jgh013 2 years ago
Skönaste versionen, fin stämning. Men Basel är mest orgasm ;D
jollanbollan 3 years ago 2
awesome!!!!!!!!
hobngoblin 3 years ago
alchemy version is the best ! do you have '' when it come's to you '' live ??? it's from the album '' on every street '' ! please post it , thanks !
khaledrai 3 years ago
Don't think he has played it live.
DogSwede1 3 years ago
Det svänger!
B0zz3 3 years ago
Minst sagt! :D
DogSwede1 3 years ago