Danelectro 59 DC
Danelectro 59 DC Standard, Lima Black
The guitar is a first reissue of Danelectro Shorthorn introduced in 1959. All 59 DC guitars were sold between 1998 and 2001. The guitar has two pickups and has the "Coke Bottle Style" classic headstock, hollowed body cavity, and a seal shaped pick guard with two double stacked concentric knobs.
The guitar was given to Mark by Mike Anderson who is a blues player in Nashville (not confirmed)* Mark used the guiatr on Donegan's Gone and Right Now in studio and live.
* Mark Knopfler Forum - 2008
MK studio diary 2011 by Guy Fletcher
Mark and Guy are back in the studio working on a new record
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