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5 Knopfler’s Electric Guitars – Part Two

Ten days ago we shared a post about Knopfler’s electric guitars. Today we want to share the second part of this story. Another 5 guitars which Mark used ...
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5 Knopfler’s Electric Guitars – Part One

Mark Knopfler was born on 12 August 1949 in Glasgow, Scotland to an English mother and Hungarian-Jewish father. Mark’s first guitar was a £50 twin-pick-up Höfner Super Solid. ...
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Franz Raab and his number one song from Dire Straits

On our Facebook Fan Page we constantly have a lot of messages from loyal fans of Dire Straits that send us pictures, videos and cover versions. Today we ...
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Mark Knopfler and his Three Amazing Guitars (Gallery)

Before four days we published one post about The Story Behind Pensa Guitars. We hope that you have read the interesting story about connection of Rudy Pensa and ...
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Inspiration Behind “Money for Nothing” (Documentary Video)

Five years ago in 2012, Mark Knopfler with his original guitar – Gibson 1958 Les Paul made one documentary video and discussed for his inspiration behind the rock ...
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We’re all ‘Brothers in Arms’

When Dire Straits released “Brothers In Arms” it was historic because it was one of the first albums recorded digitally. They released it on vinyl and cassette tape ...
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Mark Knopfler’s inspiration behind Dire Straits (Documentary video)

Behind the Strings: Mark Knopfler Reveals the Inspiration Behind “Money for Nothing” In 2012, Mark Knopfler gave fans a rare look into the making of one of rock’s ...
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