PRINCES TRUST BROADCAST

[allen]

Watching this just now (thanks again to Schmonka ad everyone else involved) and there's a nice close up of the front of MK's strat on StP. Can't see a signature on the headstock though. Was he not playing a sig strat, or can I just not see it on the DVD?

That one isn't not a signature one, I think.

[GennT]

Watching this just now (thanks again to Schmonka ad everyone else involved) and there's a nice close up of the front of MK's strat on StP. Can't see a signature on the headstock though. Was he not playing a sig strat, or can I just not see it on the DVD?

That one isn't not a signature one, I think.

Well I haven't looked close to the Strat so I can't talk about that, but what really caught my eye was the shine of the signature on the fretboard on his beautiful Martin guitar.That was really magical.

[dustyvalentino]

Watching this just now (thanks again to Schmonka ad everyone else involved) and there's a nice close up of the front of MK's strat on StP. Can't see a signature on the headstock though. Was he not playing a sig strat, or can I just not see it on the DVD?

That one isn't not a signature one, I think.

So what is it then? Hmm.

[Fletch]

Well i`ve been hypnotised by Dogswedes daily youtube uploads - i love it.

Downloading and burning a DVD is beyond me technichally - but i`ve done the next best thing and just bought Song For Sonny Liston off itunes.

My god, thats a Dirty guitar sound!!!!

[holaknopfler]

Watching this just now (thanks again to Schmonka ad everyone else involved) and there's a nice close up of the front of MK's strat on StP. Can't see a signature on the headstock though. Was he not playing a sig strat, or can I just not see it on the DVD?

That one isn't not a signature one, I think.

So what is it then? Hmm.

Probably it is his new custom shop Fender.
He played it on the WDR 2 Gig also.

[dustyvalentino]

Interesting. Any more info on this guitar?

[holaknopfler]

Interesting. Any more info on this guitar?

Maybe you can have a look over here: http://www.fender.com/customshop/instruments/search.php?partno=1509900882
I think it is this guitar, or Mark has ordered himself a custom guitar on his specifications.
Perhaps we could ask Guy about it but i doubt he knows anyting about this guitar.

Lars

[JeroenvG]

Probably it is his new custom shop Fender.
He played it on the WDR 2 Gig also.

Yep that's true it is a custom shop fender strat. You can see at this picture the Custom Shop logo instead of his signature.
But it is a different Custom because this one has got 21 frets and the custom has got 22 frets.
And as far as I can see the fingerboard is differtent too.
And there is a string tree on the head of Mark his guitar.

[holaknopfler]

Probably it is his new custom shop Fender.
He played it on the WDR 2 Gig also.

Yep that's true it is a custom shop fender strat. You can see at this picture the Custom Shop logo instead of his signature.
But it is a different Custom because this one has got 21 frets and the custom has got 22 frets.
And as far as I can see the fingerboard is differtent too.
And there is a string tree on the head of Mark his guitar.

Well, we have our answer!
It`s made for Mark onto his wishes.

[JeroenvG]

Yep that must be true.
But I am then the sucker who wants to know which pickups are used in his guitar.

Don't think he wants to have the standards:
1 Custom

[holaknopfler]

Yep that must be true.
But I am then the sucker who wants to know which pickups are used in his guitar.

Don't think he wants to have the standards:
1 Custom

[dustyvalentino]

How can we be sure this isn't a vintage Strat?

[ustas]

How can we be sure this isn't a vintage Strat?

Old '61 Strat Red repaired? Mark likes this guitar and latest he used it in the STP tour 2001.



P.S.there is hi-rez photo http://www.mark-knopfler.info/gallery/2004/2004_04.jpg

looks like the old headstock was replaced with new one? Sorry, I'm not guitars guru

[holaknopfler]

You can`t replace a headstock if you want you`ll have to replace the whole neck.
I can`t imagine Mark will do that.
I think the guitar Mark was playing on the showcases is a new one.
On the Pic ustas posted you can clearly say some filthy things on the pickguard.

[dustyvalentino]

You can`t replace a headstock if you want you`ll have to replace the whole neck.
I can`t imagine Mark will do that.
I think the guitar Mark was playing on the showcases is a new one.
On the Pic ustas posted you can clearly say some filthy things on the pickguard.

Yes, doesn't look like the Strat in that particular picture, but at the same time that doesn't necessrily mean it's a new one either.