GIBSON INCORPORATED, KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, CIRCA 1955

One of three Super 400s acquired by Mark Knopfler in the mid-1980s from Pete’s Guitar in St. Paul, Minneapolis, this guitar was likely used during recording of the 1990 Notting Hillbillies album Missing...Presumed Having A Good Time at Mark’s home studio from mid-1988 to late 1989. Guitar tech Ron Eve recalls that the guitar was present in the studio from time to time during this period. This Super 400 was carried on Dire Straits’ On Every Street Tour from August 1991 to October 1992 for the use of second guitarist Phil Palmer. Knopfler recalls that he and Palmer played their Super 400s side by side during occasional performances of the song 'Fade To Black'.