Month: July 2010

Guitars, Mark Knopfler gear

The different Mark Knopfler signature Strats used on the Get Lucky tour

After seeing Mark Knopfler live on  the recent Get Lucky tour I can confirm that he plays different MK Signature Stratocasters on stage (compare the post on Guitars on the get Lucky tour). In Oberhausen und Amsterdam he seemed to play four different red MK Strats: #1 – on Border Reiver This one is tuned to Eb which of course does not mean an open tuning but one half note […]

Amps, Mark Knopfler gear

Which songs of the Get Lucky tour are played with the Tone King Imperial? And what was the amp setting?

Visitors of the recent Get Lucky tour have seen the Tone King Imperial on stage again, located between two red Marshall cabs just like on the previous tours. I had ideal seats for the two concerts I have been to (Oberhausen and Amsterdam) and tried to make out for which songs Tone King was used, actually by trying to hear if the sound comes from the Marshall cab or from […]