The Mark Knopfler Bend!

[Stratius]

Hello AMIT.

It seems to me that Mark Knopfler has a very signature bend in his guitar playing which he does in nearly every song these days. The idea is very simple:

You bend a random note on the G-string almost a whole step and play the next note on the B-string two frets lower.

Anybody who also have discovered this?

[stratocasteph]

Yes, he uses it everywhere.

[enrkaton82]

Is there any video-example?

[neco]

Exactly, he uses it everywhere he can  It is so simple but I love it and found myself doing it as well

[border_reiver]

An old Nashville lick.

Imitates a pedal steel.

[hunter]

An old Nashville lick.

Imitates a pedal steel.

I would say a blues lick rather.

Edit: Spelling.

[JF]

another of his signature licks is the double bends :

https://www.mk-guitar.com/2008/10/19/some-mark-knopfler-licks-using-double-string-bends/

https://www.mk-guitar.com/2008/08/11/tricky-double-string-bend-in-sultans-of-swing-and-once-upon-a-time/