The Mark Knopfler Guitar Collection (Dire Straits)

The Mark Knopfler Guitar Collection (Dire Straits) | Christies Auction 2024

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@thumpyloudfoot864 7 ай бұрын

That '59 case is absolutely GORGEOUS ❤❤❤

@FoardenotFord 7 ай бұрын

Knopfler is my hero and the reason I play guitar. I’m planning on bidding, but I’m skeptical about the estimates-they seem awfully low. I know some rich/famous bidders will probably drive the prices up, but one can dream…. Edit: Yeah I just looked at what the guitars from the Eric Clapton and David Gilmour actions went for - zero chance any of these estimates are remotely realistic. There goes that dream :(

@loganl.andrew4459 7 ай бұрын

Those estimates had me fooled as well. For about an hour I knew I would own one of his guitars. That was not pleasant.

@evilberger1 7 ай бұрын

Mark Knopfler is one of my top guitar heroes.

@pineapple8407 7 ай бұрын

27% buyer premium is absolute highway robbery. Edit, not that I am in a position to bid on anything here but still….

@polycube868 7 ай бұрын

They're definitely banking on rich people bidding, no average Joes are going to be buying, to the crowd they are selling to $2,700 is small change.

@johndaugherty4127 7 ай бұрын

The world I grew up in is gone forever when Mark Knoffler is selling off his guitars and Rolling Stones tickets are $1,000 a piece.

@charlesbolton8471 7 ай бұрын

I bought two tickets to see The Rolling Stones June 2024 Atlanta show the day the tickets went on sale and I only paid $240 for two tickets including all fees and taxes.

@polycube868 7 ай бұрын

Don't buy anything through Ticket Master...just order through the venue...I've bought NASCAR tickets twice, called the track, and got the real price and not the tripled Ticket Master price.

@johndaugherty4127 7 ай бұрын

@@charlesbolton8471 i was 10 feet from the ticket window when they sold out of tickets in 1981 at the Fox Theatre. I think tickets were $16.

@ndadson 7 ай бұрын

Safe to say MK is keeping his best and most used guitars.

@RideAcrossTheRiver 6 ай бұрын

@@ndadson I didn't see the white quasi-Strat, or the red Schecter Strat, or the '37 National.

@b2tall239 7 ай бұрын

Auction houses usually underestimate the expected selling price. They don't want to scare anyone off before the auction even starts.

@richardt74 7 ай бұрын

I suspect it goes further than that, low estimates attract people hoping to get a deal

@jairotena8281 7 ай бұрын

And not a single mention of the "Walk of Life" Telecaster 🤔🤔

@thegateofknowledge7425 7 ай бұрын

Big Mark Knopfler fan , I saw there was a Chet Akins guitar, Mark work with Chet, did shows and recordings ❤ great show .

@jamesrobert4106 7 ай бұрын

Their duel on "I'll see you in my dreams" is one of the greatest recorded moments.

@cleetushellhamster4143 7 ай бұрын

That "Money for Nothing" Les Paul is my childhood right there.

@danmc_2783 7 ай бұрын

It produced THE sound of an electric guitar for me though in my case it's Knopfler's tone on Brothers in Arms. I realised why that is my "reference" tone for an electric guitar sound not long ago. My family got our first CD player in '87 when I would have been 7 years old and the first CD my dad bought and played when we got it home was the Brother's in Arms album which had come out that year. I remember going to pick it up and the excitement of that new thing and hearing music reproduced in a whole new way and in such high quality for the first time has indelibly burned that guitar tone into my brain

@ERAPOSORESERVA 7 ай бұрын

That’s definitely the Brothers in Arms guitar. The 59 is going but he’s keeping his 58 he got around 1995.

@dosgos 7 ай бұрын

Dire Straits is so huge in Europe I would expect European bids to go off the charts.

@bravo0105 7 ай бұрын

I would think the Money for Nothing guitar that appeared at Live Aid 1985 will pull in far more than the estimate...there are so many deep pockets looking to park cash that this Les Paul has to be bid far higher.

@RideAcrossTheRiver 6 ай бұрын

It sold for $750,000 US. Not bad for a 1983 50s reissue.

@RFL_guitars 7 ай бұрын

For the record, Henry J. didn't take over on Jan. 1st 1986. (@10:40) It was a couple of weeks later on the 16th.

@RideAcrossTheRiver 7 ай бұрын

Knopfler's '83 Les Paul was re-wired later on to give him an out-of-phase sound activated by a push-pull pot. You can hear it on the studio version of "You and Your Friend".

@polycube868 7 ай бұрын

Like the Greeny wiring?

@RideAcrossTheRiver 7 ай бұрын

@@polycube868 I don't think Knopfler flipped the pickup, though.

@ziggylayneable 7 ай бұрын

The Pickguard on that Dove is incredible

@JokersWild70 7 ай бұрын

For "Brothers in Arms," Mark was trying to get a Billy Gibbons LP sound, but the cabinet mic was pointed to the floor by accident, which is he he got that really rich sound on "Money For Nothing" and other songs

@geoffshaw3125 7 ай бұрын

He got the sound using a wah pedal set halfway.

@JokersWild70 7 ай бұрын

@@geoffshaw3125 That's not what the engineer said. Just watched an interview with him a few months ago. It does sound like it though. Maybe that was something he left out? IDK

@ChristopherHolmgren 7 ай бұрын

Mark has told the story many times. Wah.

@JokersWild70 7 ай бұрын

@@ChristopherHolmgren Maybe Kirk Hammett loaned him a few

@MisterWade74 7 ай бұрын

I got the sound at an ‘80s band gig last weekend playing with thumb and index finger on an Ibanez PF200 (Les Paul-ish) into the wah wah pedal on halfway, into a DS1 with pretty much full saturation distortion, rolling off the guitar’s volume a bit for the verses.

@philoshaughnessy906 7 ай бұрын

Brothers in Arms. Please!

@muskiet8687 7 ай бұрын

I particularly remember Mark using that Pensa-Suhr in many of the Dire Straits concerts in the 90's, like "On the Night". A very cool guitar.

@misi6misi659 7 ай бұрын

I would have liked to hear about some non Gibsons

@JokersWild70 7 ай бұрын

Then go to another channel

@SamuraiFingers 7 ай бұрын

Wow - SOOOOOO many guitars I can't afford!

@merlinweller2945 7 ай бұрын

The V is probably a Matteson. He was known for making V knock offs, in the 90's an 00's. My favorite guitar is one. Vintage Gibson parts lightweight. Real warrior.

@Buell391 7 ай бұрын

Hi Auston. We have talked before via email. I have the same guitar from the same batch. I bought mine new in 83 and contacted Gibson with the serial number to find out more about the guitar and they said It was indeed made for the Japan market, and I was lucky enough to get one of the very few that remained in the United States Mine is highly figured with serial #9 0015. You are welcome to document it anytime if you desire. Mark B.

@unclerudy9797 6 ай бұрын

The 2003 Gibson Les Paul '57 Reissue is Brazilian Blue, not Pelham Blue... I sold Mark this Guitar along with the 1965 Dove in this auction in 2005. That 165 Gibson Dove was the best square shoulder Gibson I've ever owned or played...Thanks for posting ! Rudy @Guitar Relics of NY

@clarkbabin9799 7 ай бұрын

Something about them clusen style tuners looked a little off . Most that I have seen have a polished part on the side and opposite on back with lettering saying clusen or Gibson. With lines between. That was definitely classical strings on the Chet Atkins acoustic. So yes its a classical. The Fender Fulerton Concert amps are becoming popular again . Especially that 63 . Been seeeing a lot of people clambering about them on Fender forums. That travel stand up bass was worth watching to the end. It's the same reason I typically stay to the end of a movie. Sometimes there's a surprise at the end like in Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

@anthonycraig1458 7 ай бұрын

Those estimates seem ridiculously low. Was the same with the Eric Clapton auctions and then of course the actual bidding goes way over the estimates. I guess it gets people interested and us mere mortals thinking we might be in with a chance, haha!

@tonyp1313 7 ай бұрын

Trogly probably has the original oil in his car for fear it will bring the value down if he changes it...musicians who actually play their guitars change their frets, ffs man get real.

@malcolmhardwick4258 7 ай бұрын

Yeah you need to document one of those early Schecter guitars from the time Dave Schecter and Tom Anderson were at the helm !

@IsmailsGuitarWorld 7 ай бұрын

agreeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!

@StraimanNunes 6 ай бұрын

Yes!!!!!!!

@zachelmquist4932 7 ай бұрын

Mark still has near 3 hundred guitars in his collection

@deanbartone8187 7 ай бұрын

Here’s one of those times I really wish I had some money to burn. I would kill to own one of his instruments. He’s one of my favorite players ever I first heard him I think I was 12 years old down the shore Jersey shore that is when they came out with Sultans of Swing I fell in love with his tone, and there it was everything else stopped

@joshuapaulsen7414 7 ай бұрын

Dude, I've had Sultans of Swing stuck in my brain for 12 days now. Not complaining, either...one of the great songs of all time, in my opinion.

@deanbartone8187 7 ай бұрын

@@joshuapaulsen7414 great tune one of my favorites to play

@leviathan_is_me 7 ай бұрын

Yes a LOT of Gibson hollows (inc. Epiphones) get twisty necks. I have seen many and have even been given an few when I told the owner I couldn't garuntee a fix. Still have a decent playing Epiphone 339. Yea, its got a twist but it's not THAT bad and it was just given to me.

@kaymobe 7 ай бұрын

I hope you get to document one. I would love to see the video.

@davemartin2599 7 ай бұрын

Awesome that you did this - so many don’t know how much Knopfler has always loved his Gibsons.

@chrishawkins1922 7 ай бұрын

hmmm if you researched Knopfler`s ENTIRE career instead of doing the lazy man focus on DS and if you hadn`t had a hard on for the gibson`s you`d have realised the PENSA SUHRS had more significance than you failed to give them

@AMPR45 7 ай бұрын

Psychotic stuff, thanks

@davedavidson9996 7 ай бұрын

Surprised that you aren't mentioning the red Schecter Tele. In the description it reads that it was one of his best sounding guitars.

@YesItsReallyKeith 7 ай бұрын

@13:00 why is that guitar on it's face on gravel cement ??? sheesh !!!! The pricing seems reasonable but I am sure the bidding will get fierce !!!!

@orbitaljellyfish808 7 ай бұрын

Juusssst wow 🤦🏻‍♂️

@behavior852 7 ай бұрын

He probably used his headstock to crash the cymbal! Hence the chip.

@jimmyjames2022 7 ай бұрын

I missed the boat, I thought Mark only recorded with Strats, and the Les Pauls were only TV video props. Good to know he actually liked playing Les Pauls.

@TheHumbuckerboy 7 ай бұрын

He started recording with Les Pauls during 'Brothers in Arms' whilst still playing Strats and Teles and others also. Prior to Brothers in Arms the Strat was his main guitar

@RideAcrossTheRiver 6 ай бұрын

He played a double-cutaway Gibson before Straits and just when they started out.

@TheHumbuckerboy 6 ай бұрын

@@RideAcrossTheRiver Yes he had an SG ( perhaps a Special) in the very early days.

@RideAcrossTheRiver 6 ай бұрын

@@TheHumbuckerboy No, it was a Les Paul Jr.

@TheHumbuckerboy 6 ай бұрын

@@RideAcrossTheRiver I'm pretty sure that Mark was waxing longingly concerning an old SG that he once had but you may be correct.

@ChristopherHolmgren 7 ай бұрын

I'm thinking the Money For Nothing Les Paul will go for more than the actual '59. I would think there's somebody named Jim who is very excited for the new year!

@sgt.grinch3299 7 ай бұрын

Z is for shadowbanned

@scottbogfoot 7 ай бұрын

Cheers Sgt! Happy holidays! 😃

@bigguscurlyus 7 ай бұрын

I'm actually ASTONISHED the Money For Nothing Les Paul's estimate is so low!

@SophieScrolls 7 ай бұрын

gibson really needs to reissue those les paul signatures, and give them an epiphone release, they've done the bass version, why not the guitar? though if they did reissue it, i doubt it'd be true low impedance electronics, likely would be high impedance with a transformer like the recording reissue had

@nigellacey559 7 ай бұрын

No red strat?

@johnalbasini6790 7 ай бұрын

Did that Les Paul have a coil tap? One of the knobs looks pulled up.

@RideAcrossTheRiver 7 ай бұрын

Out-of-phase switch.

@liamparker928 7 ай бұрын

great video good luck hope you win a guitar or 2

@georgeoh-well8116 7 ай бұрын

Regarding the flying v. It's my understanding that it is illegal to resell a counterfeit ! 🤔

@ToeKnee-of2rc 7 ай бұрын

It's not a counterfeit, it's clearly listed as "in the style of"!

@georgeoh-well8116 7 ай бұрын

@@ToeKnee-of2rc Does it not have GIBSON in big metallic lettering on the headstock?

@ToeKnee-of2rc 7 ай бұрын

@@georgeoh-well8116 still marketed as in the style of/ a homage to. However, if you insist why not take it up with Christie's and best of luck to you Sir!

@edwinstovall3334 7 ай бұрын

You'd hardly believe it, but I think the part of your vid that blew me away was the second I saw a balalaika in the collection. That caught my eye because it took me back to my teen years, when a balalaika helped to introduce me into the world of guitar. I was a sort of Army brat whose family lived in West Germany (Yeah, that long ago!) starting in 1972. One year, my mother took a trip to the USSR; when she returned, she brought back two musical instruments for display purposes. That's about all they were good for, too, especially the mandolin. It couldn't hold tune. I did mess around with the other one, the balalaika, for weeks after she brought it home -- long enough for certain things about its fretboard to soak into my head. Sometime later, I tried a guitar owned by a friend and got HOOKED because that balalaika stuff worked here, too. Been a guitar junkie ever since, right to this very day!

@geezberry8889 7 ай бұрын

no red strat?

@KRAZEEIZATION 6 ай бұрын

The 1983 Gibson Les Paul went for the price of a small village in Cambodia.

@thedutchfisherman7078 2 ай бұрын

MK....the BEST guitarist ever lived! Period.

@rmzzz76 7 ай бұрын

For me Knopfler is at the top of my list for players. People think I'm crazy when I tell them, but for me, it's like 1. Jimi Hendrix, 2. Eddie Van Halen, 3. Mark Knopfler

@danmc_2783 7 ай бұрын

The Brothers in Arms/Money for Nothing LP really did get done a disservice in both those videos, all covered over with cartoon graphics or bright neon colours lol That and his other prehistoric are both pretty big guitars from Gibson's history of that period (I believe there is also another one that was made for Mark's brother David) and I hope you get one of them or maybe something else cool from this collection Mark Knopfler was also one of the very first users of Soldano amps. If you look down the list of the first SLO-100 buyers he's right up near the top. If that was his SLO-100 I saw there briefly or if it is for sale in this auction, then that is really a very historic amp. Maybe not in your usual wheelhouse Austin but if you get in and bid in this auction and you see his SLO-100 going for a decent price, it would be well worth the bid.

@michaelheller8841 7 ай бұрын

those early SLO-100's are nothing to sneeze at. If I had the cash I wouldn't think twice about grabbing one. Mark in one of his interviews marveled at his own 1958 Les Paul, I don't know if it was that one up for auction.

@JokersWild70 7 ай бұрын

And yet, it won Video of the Year and Best Group Video, lol. You were not around in the 80's were you?

@danmc_2783 7 ай бұрын

@@JokersWild70 Yeah, I was. The Brothers in Arms/Money for Nothing guitar produced THE electric guitar tone for me. My family got our first CD player in '87 and the first CD my dad purchased to play on it was Brothers in Arms which had just come out that year. The excitement of that new thing reproducing music in a new way has burned that tone into my brain to where Knpfler's tone on Brothers in Arms is the "reference" electric guitar tone for me All that I guess is a long way of saying you have no idea what you're talking about, do you? I simply made a tongue-in-cheek comment about the guitar itself not being presented in it's true glory. I never said anything about the videos themselves nor make any judgement as to their quality. Anyways, do continue to make a fool of yourself if you like, it really is quite amusing

@JokersWild70 7 ай бұрын

@@danmc_2783 Easy, guy!!! I was simply pointing out that the video was groundbreaking for its time, I wasn't trying to be a jerk about it. Yikes!

@danmc_2783 7 ай бұрын

Oh, also on this, this would be the early 1980s that these guitars were made and those songs/albums created. And I lived through the 80s in it's entirety. So, again, you really do have no idea what you're talking about, do you?

@somerandomdudelonelyAF 7 ай бұрын

Hey there

@will_the_don 7 ай бұрын

Please get one of the pre historics to document 🙏🏼

@TheHumbuckerboy 7 ай бұрын

Mark has said that he prefers the plain top Les Pauls over the flame tops.

@snapfinger1 7 ай бұрын

Pensa. Mark K. I’m Suhr to pick that one. You should have played a little Telegraph Road.

@hangman960 7 ай бұрын

Boom

@waynem4791 7 ай бұрын

Those prices are going to.go through the roof. I think the Pensa Suhr (ie Mandela 1988, Knebworth 1990 and On Every Street tour) will break records.

@robertdavidtingstrom118 7 ай бұрын

There were 1500 ‘58 to 60 bursts made and 5,000 out there! 😂🤣😂🤣

@ChrisShortyAllen 6 ай бұрын

Zzzzzzzz

@what1864 7 ай бұрын

surly his personal guitar used in one of the most famous music video's in history and one of the most famous concerts in history will bring ten times the estimate , or even more ...

@rbarker1706 7 ай бұрын

His '83 also has a very pronounced "open book" head stock.

@andye3684 7 ай бұрын

👍

@philipreeves5465 7 ай бұрын

MK selling the majority of his guitars a sign he will never tour again. Im told his health is affecting him and hes just messibg around in his studio putting a new album together but not able to tour. Glad Clapton is still touring and and remaining on the right side of history.

@ElVIer-jy4ii 7 ай бұрын

It looks like his Hofner SuperSolid is listed for auction. His VERY FIRST ELECTRIC GUITAR!

@MulcenjeDolsina 7 ай бұрын

not the original.. a copy only is listed for auction

@scottbogfoot 7 ай бұрын

1:07 stage 4 case 😄

@IronandWire 7 ай бұрын

Your evil genius laugh when speaking about his Pre-Historic Paul is priceless.

@hectormutton2542 7 ай бұрын

✌️

@Ochoduckie 7 ай бұрын

He probably made the same face when he received the ‘58 V knockoff.

@Malama_Ki 6 ай бұрын

Update!

@bikerjon8934 7 ай бұрын

Waffles🧇Waffles🧇Waffles

@randall9000 7 ай бұрын

6:56 look at that yo-yo. That’s the way you do it.

@wonderwomanguy 7 ай бұрын

I'd like to know what Trogly would sell off from his collection to get one of these 'pauls.

@68blues 7 ай бұрын

I could only take so much of that guys voice. Got half way through this time.

@jimmyjames4372 6 ай бұрын

Talks like a 70 s dj - don’t get why… a lot of what he says re Knopfler LP so very speculative..

@daviddupree1155 7 ай бұрын

Very interesting

@MisterWade74 7 ай бұрын

Did I hear the narrator repeatedly referring to ‘Brother in Arms’? Dunno about in the USA, but the album and song were called ‘Brothers in Arms’ where I was living.

@robertb5175 7 ай бұрын

You the man Trogg

@lllULTIMATEMASTERlll 7 ай бұрын

7.5K USD for that 85? That's WAY too low. Wouldn't be too surprised if it went for 10-12K.

@jameshughes6049 7 ай бұрын

Evening all!!

@carlosdeno 7 ай бұрын

The 59 will sell for over a million (sterling) surely.

@thumpyloudfoot864 7 ай бұрын

Fun Fact: Now, it's safe to say most of you probably don't know this, but probably could've predicted this undisputed fact, and some of the people reading this have already gave up and started reading a different comment... and now for that fun fact I promised earlier regarding the subject of today's video.... FUN FACT: I'm dead broke and can't afford any of these...

@snowrs1 7 ай бұрын

They should just send them all to Indianapolis and skip the formalities.

@Madakalim 7 ай бұрын

Knopfler is a true guitar hero and any guitar he uses you can tell its him.

@rickynorwood7229 5 ай бұрын

Brothers in arms greatest dong ever written, knopfler and gilmour best ever

@aprilkurtz1589 7 ай бұрын

Or: "Joe Bonamassa buys another burst."

@ReValveiT_01 7 ай бұрын

Just the one brother in arms then, eh?

@charleneguiliano2943 7 ай бұрын

I'm drooling ❤❤❤oh wow, nice nice ❤❤❤❤🌬❌️(for my favorite)thank you For this. Oh,wow!

@ethanhitchcock5431 7 ай бұрын

Many cool guitars, I love the Pelham blue LP Stinger , the Dove Acoustic and all those big jazz boxes !...The Les Paul signature model has a guy on the back holding a parlour acoustic , he's making a Van Gogh ' The Scream ' facial expression ...Thanks Trogly !

@MisterTMH 7 ай бұрын

Edvard Munch painted " The scream".You seem to know more about guitars than painters.

@ethanhitchcock5431 7 ай бұрын

@@MisterTMH No ! its a new Mandela Effect , Van Gogh painted the sigh ! HAW !

@ethanhitchcock5431 7 ай бұрын

Everything will be alright@@MisterTMH

@dananthony6258 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for making this video. This was so awesome. Money for nothing tone is one of my all time favorites.

@delboyoelmundo4718 6 ай бұрын

Speedway at Nazareth !

@MuscleCarLover 7 ай бұрын

A link to the auction would've been nice, just saying

@orbitaljellyfish808 7 ай бұрын

I dunno man I hear genuine PAF’s on the Brothers In Arms album (for the LP songs)

@ChrisShortyAllen 6 ай бұрын

Good for you. Most can tell the difference though.

@DaringDan 7 ай бұрын

Doing a Knopfler video without highlighting a single Strat in its own segment is sacrilege. Should change the name of your channel to, "Trogly's Gibson Show".

@guyroger4131 7 ай бұрын

The guitar guru has said a hundred times he's not a Strat expert...

@lo0nyt0onz 7 ай бұрын

Translation "I'm mad over you not talking about things I like!" The world is bigger than you and what you like.

@DieselKevcop 7 ай бұрын

Why would he spotlight a sub par manufacturer? 😅

@jtownguitar5 7 ай бұрын

I agree with the above comments, he’s a Gibson guy. HOWEVER, when you are doing an artist auction, go through all of the guitars. Trogs, you’ve done fenders before, when it’s as famous as this, talk about it.

@turdferguson3855 7 ай бұрын

@guyroger4131 why did he do a recap of the Rodger Waters auction then?

@user-gc8wf4tm1b 7 ай бұрын

Brothers in Arms. Do you have a clue? I think not.

@barkerfunk2559 7 ай бұрын

Trogly in the house 💯💯💯💯

@offal 7 ай бұрын

BrotherS in arms not brother in arms , Christ!

@ofershragay 7 ай бұрын

Mark knopfler = red strat. Not gibsons

@larryburwell8550 7 ай бұрын

this auction is way outa my price range lol, some of these guitars are kinda scary as to being as described to be honest

@tt55k 7 ай бұрын

None of his favorite or important guitars

@jimmyholloway4683 7 ай бұрын

An old guy like me will never be able to own a nice guitar I’ve had a couple over the years but had to sell them when my daughter Had a tumor on her pancreas to pay medical bills now I’m in my 60s and fighting health issues myself and was forced into disability retirement after 18 surgery’s , so I love watching your show because it’s as close as I can get to these beautiful guitars and it’s drives me crazy because I have a cheap finder starcaster that is ok but will never play like the ones you show , keep up the great work it’s as close as I’ll ever get