Mark Knopfler 1958 Les Paul

[diremark86]

It was gone by the time I saw the dropbox link but stumbled across this on youtube:

[jeffreyvr]

It was gone by the time I saw the dropbox link but stumbled across this on youtube:

Thanks for the link diremark86! Nice video...

[quizzaciously]

The video is now official.

 

[ds1984]

Ok, Mark is doing advertisement for very high (over?)priced guitar, this is business and he is part of it.

When you reflect about him saying they are great, well how could it be else?
These are selected instruments. So could you mind Gibson producing s..t for an ultra limited release? Of course not!

But I would be curious of Mark having a try on one randomly picked from the cheaper release.

[quizzaciously]

Ok, Mark is doing advertisement for very high (over?)priced guitar, this is business and he is part of it.

When you reflect about him saying they are great, well how could it be else?
These are selected instruments. So could you mind Gibson producing s..t for an ultra limited release? Of course not!

But I would be curious of Mark having a try on one randomly picked from the cheaper release.

It's not dramatically overpriced over "cheap" "regular" "mundane" 1958 Historic Custom VOS LP:
https://www.thomann.de/gb/gibson_std_historic_lp_58_it_vos_2.htm

As you can see, it's about 1,000€ difference for it being MK version, also add 1,000€ for aged version and 1,000€ for signed.

Seems like people are crazy, but the most crazy thing is that ALL THE GUITARS FROM WILDWOOD ARE SOLD OUT already.

What can I say? Mark have some wealthy fans! And of course, there's no dramatic difference in these guitars at all.

[quizzaciously]

Page of a signed guitar on the Gibson's website, including the price ($10,999 MSPR):
http://www.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/2016/Custom/Mark-Knopfler-1958-Les-Paul-Standard-Aged-Signed.aspx

And the page for a "poverty edition" MK Les Paul ($5,099 MSPR):
http://www.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/2016/Custom/Mark-Knopfler-1958-Les-Paul-Standard-VOS-Finish.aspx

[boriszhukov]

Gibson is not in the market for low budget guitars. If your are aiming to replicate Marks LP 58 which is truely a stradivarius guitar - you better do it right. Judging from the video they did just that. It truely sounds amazing and Mark seems genuinely excited about them.

Im sure he will use these on stage instead of keep bringing the insanely valuable 1958 on tour.

Way to go Gibson and MK.

[Masiakasaurus]

IMO this is the most exciting thing Gibson has done in so many years (and I'm a big fan of Gibson and owner of a 57 LP and a 58 reissue). I really think they did a good job on these (based on looks of course, I haven't and probably won't be able to try one) and I think Mark's reaction is genuine  .

One thought: why do you guys think Mark agreed to this. I can't imagine the money he gets from it is needed for a man of his wealth. I guess it is just an exciting thing for him as a guitarist?

[ds1984]

IMO this is the most exciting thing Gibson has done in so many years (and I'm a big fan of Gibson and owner of a 57 LP and a 58 reissue). I really think they did a good job on these (based on looks of course, I haven't and probably won't be able to try one) and I think Mark's reaction is genuine  .

One thought: why do you guys think Mark agreed to this. I can't imagine the money he gets from it is needed for a man of his wealth. I guess it is just an exciting thing for him as a guitarist?

If you accept to do advertisement then you play the game.

Just that Mark limits advertisement to a selected area. He accept to play Gibson representative role but refuse to be involved with Coca Cola sort of companies.
Add as as already wrote that those guitars are selected products.

But "aged" reissue is a bit of non sense for me. If you are a guitarist what matter you is how good the instrument sounds. 
Aged and signed stuff  is primary good for fans and collector market.

As a teenager I dreamed to get an EC signature strat. Now I assume that it was just a teenager dream and that it would not make me a better guitarist.
That said, as already written, the high valued MK reissue are 50 selected guitars and it would be a shame not to be up the the standards it is aimed to be.
I wonder if the VOS ones have been selected with same care...

[quizzaciously]

I really don't know what would come next from Mark. First he released his "first double album" which would be so much better without all this blues, then he "fired" Chuck Ainlay, then he played "Broken Bones" as an opener. Okay... what's next? Here, take my new $11,000 guitar. Seriously, Mark? I know it's great for you, but for you only I'm afraid.

I'm perfectly positive and in a good mood, I just can't understand some moves by our hero, and there's more and more strange moves. I'm hoping for a good new album. Seems like Mark has aimed himself to please himself more than ever before, and we fans might as well just shut up.

Of course, there was ridiculous Martin MK Signature acoustic guitars, but I can get when an acoustic guitar, especially Martin, worth $7,000. But Les Paul? Oh, please. It was a regular production guitar back in 1958, and retailed for $375 which is roughly $3,000 in today's money. Just like a Standard Les Paul. Thanks, I'll get this one instead.

[quizzaciously]

With all of this being said, I know these guitars are meant to be expensive, but when I look at this:



I think to myself, what about a book of your lyrics in a leather cover with your signature, Mark? What about something like this in a limited deluxe box?

"You've got to please yourself", — Mark Knopfler

[border_reiver]

$11.000...

Hey Rudy, I'll take two!

[ds1984]

I really don't know what would come next from Mark. First he released his "first double album" which would be so much better without all this blues, then he "fired" Chuck Ainlay, then he played "Broken Bones" as an opener. Okay... what's next? Here, take my new $11,000 guitar. Seriously, Mark? I know it's great for you, but for you only I'm afraid.

I'm perfectly positive and in a good mood, I just can't understand some moves by our hero, and there's more and more strange moves. I'm hoping for a good new album. Seems like Mark has aimed himself to please himself more than ever before, and we fans might as well just shut up.

Of course, there was ridiculous Martin MK Signature acoustic guitars, but I can get when an acoustic guitar, especially Martin, worth $7,000. But Les Paul? Oh, please. It was a regular production guitar back in 1958, and retailed for $375 which is roughly $3,000 in today's money. Just like a Standard Les Paul. Thanks, I'll get this one instead.

For the Gibson MK signature run I think this is a deal that came from Gibson.
Right, Mark could have refused.
But nobody force us to buy, just that it hurts in some way our own values, not being able to afford one may make us feel like second class citizen and provide a frustration feel.
Mark is a business man, he run a studio and an art gallery and collects higly valuable cars.
There are things he accept to do and others he doesn't.

[Love Expresso]

I never heard of Mark running an Art Gallery? 

LE

[ds1984]

I never heard of Mark running an Art Gallery? 

LE

I though he does have some invests in one a couple of years ago. Can't retrieve where I read that.