On the Making movies tour in 1981, Mark Knopfler played a Rickenbacker guitar on Portobello Belle. To my knowledge only one single picture exists with this guitar which is the one below.
Since I have this picture at a rather high resolution, I also put in an enlarged version with just that guitar.
I would be lying if I said I am an expert on Rickenbacker guitars, so feel free to suggest which model it is using the comment function.
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6 thoughts on “Mark Knopfler’s Rickenbacker of Portobello Belle live in 1981”
Hi,
The Ric looks like a Model 425 as seen in the below link.
http://homer.netmar.com/~muscon2/r177.jpg
Great photos! Thanks.
Chap
Thanks for your comment, it seems you are right. BTW, your comment was for some reason in the spam filter, this is why it did not appear before now.
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here is a video with Mark playing the sunburst Telecaster in 82 (the only video I know from this era with this guitar) :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXhUn5W9ugE
so according to the list featuring on the “old” page, it must be during Portobello Belle
http://ds.mk-guitar.com/songlist.htm
Hi Ingo
look at the pictures
http://www.lorenzomaffei.com/photo-type/musica/concerto-dire-straits/
(Archive Code: 409,410,411)
Mark plays his Rickembacker!!!
live in Bologna (30 June 1981)