<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Mark-knopfler ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/mark-knopfler Mon, 24 Nov 2025 11:37:04 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “If all you want to do is sound like Stevie Ray Vaughan, you’re screwed. There was only one of him and he did it better than anyone else”: What Guthrie Trapp learned while escaping the country player label – and how the fretboard can change your life ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/the-guitar-styles-of-guthrie-trapp VCirstrhJutXMymwRFg4TR Mon, 24 Nov 2025 11:37:04 +0000 Tue, 25 Nov 2025 10:41:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I pushed him towards the Les Paul. I can see him now, holding those notes. I don’t think he could have played those parts on any other guitar”: Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits’ inner circle look back on Brothers in Arms – their world-conquering “fluke” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/mark-knopfler-dire-straits-brothers-in-arms-guitar-interview uvDQcsMJHQsAAWkbTijBiH Tue, 21 Oct 2025 11:23:04 +0000 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:58:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I confess I pushed him more towards the Les Paul sound. I felt a resistance early on. But I persevered”: Why Mark Knopfler’s guitar tech convinced him to play Les Pauls – and how they impacted his tone and playing ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/why-mark-knopfler-guitar-tech-convinced-him-to-play-les-pauls UbkkdeLo2vj3Fxx9knS5mc Fri, 19 Sep 2025 12:35:36 +0000 Wed, 24 Sep 2025 14:57:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ A rare 12-string guitar that Mark Knopfler “borrowed” for 50 years is now up for auction ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/a-rare-12-string-guitar-that-mark-knopfler-borrowed-for-50-years-is-now-up-for-auction XmCtjN6i29g5BNamFedmRD Mon, 01 Sep 2025 16:19:27 +0000 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 16:04:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “People have bought tickets and you can see them thinking, ‘That’s not ‘Brothers in Arms’”: Mark Knopfler on why one of the Dire Straits’ most iconic tracks hinges on this four-note guitar intro ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/mark-knopfler-on-why-this-dire-straits-track-hinges-on-this-four-note-intro dMeQky9d6SJ7DAAH7EV9EA Tue, 12 Aug 2025 15:59:13 +0000 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 14:51:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Being called a guitar hero was just awkward. Whether I’ve written a good song or not, that’s what counts to me”: Mark Knopfler on 40 years of Dire Straits’ Brothers In Arms – the guitars, the riffs… the pressure of learning to play in time ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/mark-knopfler-brothers-in-arms-40th-anniversary PKNDUaN55sg5SoQU9kdgDG Tue, 05 Aug 2025 09:15:06 +0000 Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:37:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Chet had such facility and knowledge, and yet what he wanted to do was play two chords all morning long. He’d say to me, ‘You’re pretty good, but you’re no Mark Knopfler’”: Mark Knopfler looks back on his jams with fellow fingerstyle legend Chet Atkins ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/mark-knopfler-jamming-with-chet-atkins Bps5wkgguo2wWhBPM7t4Nd Wed, 16 Jul 2025 15:56:29 +0000 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 09:51:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He reached under the sofa and pulled out this dusty old case. And he says, ‘Mark, I want you to have this guitar. I don’t play it anymore’”: Mark Knopfler on the treasured Gibson he received as a gift from a rock hero – which became his studio go-to ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/mark-knopfler-on-the-treasured-gibson-he-received-as-a-gift-from-a-rock-hero E99cWagbnc2i6JwQSchz7d Mon, 14 Jul 2025 09:13:03 +0000 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 09:51:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I gave up trying to be a great guitar player. I have enough to get by in the studio – I got away with murder”: Mark Knopfler on why he doesn’t consider himself a “guitar god” – and the ones in the industry who deserve that title ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/mark-knopfler-on-why-he-doesnt-consider-himself-a-guitar-god ee4f2G2gJ3nUh4ZxsR85j3 Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:15:16 +0000 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 09:51:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I didn’t take it to the extreme of getting into trouble”: Mark Knopfler recorded this solo on a cheap guitar and did “everything wrong” with it – but it’s still his favorite ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/mark-knopfler-on-his-best-guitar-solo BvT3XhNAYPJSdWPguTQytE Tue, 24 Jun 2025 09:53:22 +0000 Mon, 30 Jun 2025 16:15:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Jeff was playing through his dodgy Marshall and didn’t like the sound. He said, ‘We’ll do it again, later on…’” Mick Rogers may be in possession of Jeff Beck’s last-ever studio recording ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/mick-rogers-jeff-beck-final-recording 6eMvw97tXS3ADmYKApzJ3U Mon, 31 Mar 2025 11:32:38 +0000 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 15:23:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I don’t think they do too well living in a case all their lives”: Mark Knopfler parted ways with his guitar collection – but he hopes they all get played ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/mark-knopfler-guitar-auction qMWvKTB4QRVtZiGSDnjisZ Thu, 26 Dec 2024 10:27:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ A master of making major key licks sound moody, Mark Knopfler is one of guitar’s true alchemists – take your melodic phrasing to new heights with this lesson in the Dire Straits icon’s soloing style ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/artist-lessons/learn-mark-knopfler-tasty-soloing-style BYpwGSPYXmhJ46E7863scj Thu, 21 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:01:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I picked up a guitar, I held it righty, but the pick never felt right in my hands, so I started to make up my own technique”: Jared James Nichols reveals how he developed his unique fingerstyle technique – and the perks of going pick-less ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jared-james-nichols-on-developing-his-fingerstyle-technique-and-the-perks-of-going-pick-less FthSoVaioF8U9eThwDY2xm Fri, 04 Oct 2024 11:04:47 +0000 Fri, 18 Oct 2024 15:06:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Fingerpicking came from not having an amplifier. After dad forked out for the guitar, I didn't have the nerve to ask him for one”: Mark Knopfler says the lack of a guitar amp growing up helped him develop his now-iconic fingerpicking style ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mark-knopfler-fingerpicking-style-origins 4UPELTE4bz8RUr3YXHoWz9 Mon, 05 Aug 2024 16:22:11 +0000 Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:34:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Music means everything to me, and this charity believes in sharing the power of music with everyone who needs it”: Mark Knopfler is giving away an extremely rare acoustic guitar to raise funds for charity ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mark-knopfler-donates-boswell-guitar-for-charity-fundraising-effort s7v9iT9A9s9kPgxpo26RTj Thu, 18 Jul 2024 11:19:53 +0000 Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:52:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I couldn’t believe it… the list of players could have gone from here to Leeds!” Mark Knopfler on how he enlisted Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and dozens more for the all-star Guitar Heroes version of his Local Hero theme ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/mark-knopfler-on-the-making-of-going-home-theme-from-local-hero L3zwcW7eYqKuSCgbSNPyKG Tue, 14 May 2024 10:02:27 +0000 Tue, 14 May 2024 10:02:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You couldn’t sell them and you wouldn’t want to sell them because they’d be just too hard to say goodbye to”: Mark Knopfler on the guitars he couldn't bear to part with, and the six-strings that surprised him on One Deep River ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/mark-knopfler-one-deep-river mBVHi8BYjXGM94xrL2KzE9 Tue, 07 May 2024 18:45:49 +0000 Wed, 22 May 2024 14:48:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m really sorry we didn’t get to work together”: Mark Knopfler and Jeff Beck were planning a collaborative album before Beck died ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mark-knopfler-jeff-beck-album-plan 8YieskEDwVENLY4jjxgwh3 Tue, 30 Apr 2024 09:23:32 +0000 Mon, 22 Jul 2024 12:52:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The initial thought was, ‘What the hell am I gonna play?’ There are so many players on this track, and so much is going on, but they just let me be me”: Steve Lukather takes you behind the scenes of Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/steve-lukather-on-mark-knopflers-guitar-heroes-going-home-local-hero-theme vBEvPc7pXAc4ZaymeTrq3K Fri, 05 Apr 2024 12:11:07 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Some guitars are just that little bit special that they work their way in, you know?” Mark Knopfler on why he had to keep his Sultans of Swing Strat – despite selling his Money for Nothing Les Paul and the rest of his collection ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mark-knopfler-sold-money-for-nothing-les-paul-but-kept-sultans-of-swing-strat iuApiWLib84S38GdBUjEUn Wed, 03 Apr 2024 11:50:40 +0000 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 09:54:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “An absolutely genius video presentation”: New video for Mark Knopfler’s all-star Guitar Heroes charity single reveals who played what on the 50-guitarist-strong instrumental epic ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mark-knopfler-guitar-heroes-players-video gFwwD5UTXY5nqrhK2HfUi Fri, 22 Mar 2024 17:08:03 +0000 Thu, 28 Mar 2024 09:32:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “What he did with it, it just brings you to tears”: Jeff Beck’s last-ever recording has been released – as Mark Knopfler’s sensational star-studded charity single finally arrives ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mark-knopfler-guitar-heroes-single-release-jeff-beck-final-recording 8qhUMWHPXteLKcuifotBzF Fri, 15 Mar 2024 11:13:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I think what we’ve had is an embarrassment of riches”: The first minute of Mark Knopfler’s star-studded charity single has been released – can you guess the guitar heroes from their chops? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mark-knopfler-guitar-heroes-one-minute-preview FGZ8ZdG84FLaqzVBDxhkmb Mon, 04 Mar 2024 17:27:41 +0000 Thu, 29 Aug 2024 16:41:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Eric came in, played great, just one tasty lick after another. Jeff Beck’s contribution was spellbinding”: Mark Knopfler enlists Clapton, Townshend, Iommi, Slash and dozens more for all-star charity single ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mark-knopfler-guitar-heroes-going-home-local-hero-theme-featuring-jeff-beck-final-performance mfYj9bUrymmytWVbbR2vdC Thu, 08 Feb 2024 12:54:51 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “These guitars illustrate the musical journey of one of popular music’s greatest artists”: Inside Christie’s’ epic $11.2 million Mark Knopfler guitar auction ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/inside-mark-knopfler-christies-auction m3VmZLYpBsdkpnrgHSqSo6 Mon, 05 Feb 2024 18:09:52 +0000 Wed, 04 Sep 2024 16:08:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Staggering”: Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Collection has sold at auction for over $11 million – with a record-breaking ’59 Burst sale and 28 guitars fetching over $100k ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mark-knopfler-guitar-auction-raises-11-million-dollars s956sjJw8c5zKbMnihJWrY Thu, 01 Feb 2024 11:54:31 +0000 Thu, 20 Jun 2024 15:26:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I never thought that my signature would be on anything – never mind Fenders, Gibsons, and Martins, they're the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost of guitars”: Mark Knopfler is selling off 120 guitars, including his Money For Nothing Les Paul ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mark-knopfler-guitar-auction LmJdcW7ApgdTFUpnTWbJqS Tue, 21 Nov 2023 12:18:40 +0000 Wed, 26 Jun 2024 16:09:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Let me know if you like it or you think I ruined it!” Dire Straits’ Sultans of Swing becomes Sultans of Shred as Sophie Lloyd gives the guitar anthem a high-gain makeover ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sophie-lloyd-sultans-of-swing-shred yACpTWPbddygCP5dXueZSa Fri, 06 Oct 2023 16:30:10 +0000 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:25:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A genuine guitar enthusiast who loved to play, jam, and talk guitars and amps all day”: Dire Straits’ ‘other guitarist’ Jack Sonni passes away, aged 68 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jack-sonni-dire-straits-guitarist-dies-aged-68 Q86wc54dyNxVhFxPtPtTYb Mon, 04 Sep 2023 14:10:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to play Money for Nothing on guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/how-to-play-money-for-nothing-on-guitar nvVxYdFDQXvoLqtK5nuiRA Tue, 07 Feb 2023 11:58:58 +0000 Tue, 07 Feb 2023 12:06:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Learn the rhythm and lead secrets of Mark Knopfler with this in-depth guitar lesson ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/dire-straits-mark-knopfler-guitar-lesson JXPBKy2ZUw2qTX9JEcFWyb Sun, 11 Dec 2022 14:00:47 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:19:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Pedal steel master Greg Leisz: “I learnt to improvise on pedal steel by playing in a live band situation with musicians who were better than me” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/greg-leisz-mark-knopfler-pedal-steel GD6oGqdYCfvhn3TEbrenqT Tue, 15 Nov 2022 11:35:42 +0000 Thu, 12 Sep 2024 16:00:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Learn Mark Knopfler’s game-changing rhythm and lead styles ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/mark-knopfler-dire-straits 6VCRmAyRZgMvKqHnKvHxB Fri, 22 Jul 2022 17:43:04 +0000 Thu, 28 Jul 2022 17:44:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mark Knopfler donates signed Fender Stratocaster to Streets of London's #ComeOnHome prize draw ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mark-knopfler-donates-fender-strat 57FfLAFtNxVKoTNUVZxFYZ Wed, 16 Jun 2021 16:21:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mark Knopfler’s signed Strat, Eric Clapton’s autographed Martin and more raffled to support COVID-19 relief ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mark-knopflers-signed-strat-eric-claptons-autographed-martin-and-more-raffled-to-support-covid-19-relief 5g4QN2BbhjkVj9yUpto7tT Tue, 01 Dec 2020 16:28:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mark Knopfler’s 2019 guitar rig has been revealed ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mark-knopflers-2019-guitar-rig-has-been-revealed W94dmSYTwHfoB5bmnzXAZB Thu, 12 Sep 2019 15:11:11 +0000 Fri, 13 Sep 2019 21:16:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eric Clapton and Mark Knopfler perform Cocaine in 1988 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/eric-clapton-and-mark-knopfler-perform-cocaine-and-sultans-swing-1988 wGfzYeyCsA45zjhELouqKY Mon, 12 Aug 2019 21:30:25 +0000 Mon, 12 Aug 2019 21:36:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hear Mark Knopfler's isolated guitar from Sultans of Swing ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/hear-mark-knopflers-isolated-guitar-sultans-swing NvQCuebtdwc69T3gkbEyNP Mon, 12 Aug 2019 16:24:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mark Knopfler is using Kemper for his onstage sound ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mark-knopfler-using-kemper-profiling-amps-for-his-onstage-sound vDDF8DDfqpxxVNZ3Xm3Hfn Mon, 20 May 2019 13:46:24 +0000 Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:38:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mark Knopfler Demonstrates His Acoustic Fingerstyle Technique ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/acoustic-nation/acoustic-nation-mark-knopflers-acoustic-fingerstyle-technique-lesson fb8J4FQ7ywwsKC5AKbvWgh Tue, 16 Apr 2019 19:36:14 +0000 Tue, 21 Mar 2023 12:48:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to Play Mark Knopfler-Style Guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/how-to-play-mark-knopfler-style-guitar U3CrYWRZKCvqtYLSiH5fRg Wed, 27 Mar 2019 15:41:10 +0000 Fri, 12 Apr 2019 21:02:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Stolen Fender Stratocaster Signed by Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Others Recovered after Gary Moore’s Son Spots Instrument on eBay ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/stolen-fender-stratocaster-signed-by-eric-clapton-jimmy-page-and-others-recovered-after-gary-moores-son-spots-instrument-on-ebay 8apwNTP6JurTFkHnVeCRT6 Tue, 04 Dec 2018 21:16:31 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2020 16:12:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mark Knopfler Shares New Song, "Back On the Dance Floor" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mark-knopfler-shares-new-song-back-on-the-dance-floor 2m3QcwTLmpWDNaaP2izgjF Mon, 05 Nov 2018 16:13:38 +0000 Mon, 05 Nov 2018 17:09:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mark Knopfler Announces 2019 North American Summer Tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mark-knopfler-announces-2019-north-american-summer-tour PFUKxSyTHmgWDgwfV43tMN Mon, 22 Oct 2018 14:12:56 +0000 Tue, 11 Feb 2025 13:02:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Listen to a New Song from Mark Knopfler, "Good On You Son" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/listen-to-a-new-song-from-mark-knopfler-good-on-you-son tiREfzCuSqfAwE52kAv3mi Wed, 19 Sep 2018 13:53:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ The 10 Greatest Steinberger Moments ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/the-10-greatest-steinberger-moments Kr82GBb2h8eFB85Zbof4Eh Thu, 01 Mar 2018 21:11:14 +0000 Wed, 23 Oct 2019 22:04:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mark Knopfler and Chet Atkins Tear It Up in 1987 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/acoustic-nation/acoustic-nation-video-finds-chet-atkins-and-mark-knopfler-acoustic-duet xiMdDPoaet5ZsBpqjUji4G Wed, 10 Jan 2018 16:59:31 +0000 Tue, 22 Oct 2019 21:57:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ These Are 10 of the World’s Wealthiest Guitarists ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/these-are-10-worlds-wealthiest-guitarists ysJRKdz6PUKSLerjeTHC6h Fri, 29 Dec 2017 15:58:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bon Jovi Leads 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Fan Vote ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bon-jovi-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame QMk5vDSXVVkYo6RDq4V8wV Wed, 06 Dec 2017 16:46:52 +0000