Guitar Techniques  |  Spring 2018
MARK KNOPFLER
This exclusive feature examines Mark Knopfler’s exquisite playing. Knopfler
rose to fame in the 70s as Dire Straits’ frontman. His Strat-toned countryblues licks were totally at odds with the heavy Les Paul-toting rock and punk bands of the time. This, coupled with songs with a catchy pop sensibility catapulted the band to mega success. They reached even dizzyier heights with the release of their fifth album, Brothers In Arms, which arrived perfectly timed alongside the new music format of ‘compact disc’ and, most particularly, the music video
channel, MTV. Hence it remains one of the biggest-selling albums of all time, with two Grammys and thirty million sales to its credit. With a festival of tasty lead and rhythm ideas to learn plus pro quality performance tracks to play, you too could become a sultan of strings!
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Guitar Techniques Spring 2018.