Mark Knopfler has decided to let go of more than 120 guitars and amps and put them up for auction.
The Dire Straits frontman said, “Wherever I go I’m still crossing streets to look at guitars in the windows of music shops. I’ve done that since I was a little kid. I’ve lived with this love affair for over sixty years.”
Leading the collection is Knopfler’s 1959 Vintage Gibson Les Paul Standard, which he used for performances as well as several recordings.
Another important vintage guitar he’s had since the late 90’s, a 1958 blonde Gibson ES-335. And a 1983 Les Paul Standard, used to record “Money For Nothing”.
Knopfler said, “It’s time to take some of these treasured six-string companions out of their cases and leave them in the care of Christie’s to allow them to have new adventures with new owners. You can be sure I’ll be sad to see them go but we’ve had wonderful times together and I can’t play them all.”
The Christie’s auction will take place on January 31.
