| Money for Nothing · riff | Riff · distorted | 1958 Gibson Les Paul Standard | Laney amplifier (exact model not confirmed, but cited as used in studio); some sources mention Ampeg SVT-VR or Marshall JTM45, but Laney is most directly cited for the studio riff recording | 4.5 |
| Sultans of Swing · solo | Solo · clean | 1978 Fender Stratocaster | Fender Silverface Vibrolux Reverb | 0 |
| Sultans of Swing · riff | Riff · clean | 1971 Fender Stratocaster (maple neck, stock single-coil pickups, red finish, SSS configuration) | Fender 'Brownface' Vibrolux Amp 6G11 (1961-1963, non-reverb, 1x12" speaker) | 0 |
| Sultans of Swing · solo | Solo · distorted | 1971 Fender Stratocaster (maple neck, stock single-coil pickups) | Fender Vibrolux Reverb (silverface, late 1960s/early 1970s model) | 2.5 |
| Brothers In Arms · solo | Solo · distorted | 1983 Schecter Stratocaster (custom, rosewood fingerboard, EMG pickups, hardtail bridge) | Marshall JTM45 45W Tube Guitar Amp Head into Marshall 1960AHW 4x12 Cabinet | 3.5 |
| Brothers In Arms · riff | Riff · distorted | 1983 Schecter Stratocaster (red, rosewood board, EMG-style pickups, hardtail bridge) | Marshall JTM45 45W Tube Guitar Amp Head into Marshall 1960AHW 4x12 Cabinet | 3.5 |
| Money for Nothing · solo | Solo · distorted | 1958 Gibson Les Paul Standard | Laney amp (exact model not specified, likely a late 70s/early 80s solid-state or tube head) | 4.5 |
| Sultans of Swing · riff | Riff · distorted | 1971 Fender Stratocaster (rosewood fingerboard, stock pickups at time of recording) | Fender Vibrolux Reverb (early silverface, studio recording, 1978) | 2.5 |
| Lady Writer · solo | Solo · clean | 1977 Fender Stratocaster | Music Man 212-HD One Thirty | 3.5 |
| Telegraph Road · solo | Solo · distorted | Schecter Stratocaster (custom, 1980 red model, rosewood fingerboard, DiMarzio FS-1 in neck and middle, stock Schecter F500T in bridge) | Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC (studio recording, 1982) | 4.5 |
| Lady Writer · riff | Riff · clean | 1977 Fender Stratocaster (maple neck, stock pickups) | Music Man 130 HD 212 | 3 |
| Sultans Of Swing (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London/1983) · solo | Solo · distorted | Fender Stratocaster (likely 1961-1962, rosewood fingerboard, stock single coils) | Fender 'Brownface' Vibrolux Amp 6G11 (1961-1963) | 3.5 |
| Sultans Of Swing (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London/1983) · riff | Riff · clean | Fender Stratocaster (likely 1961, maple neck, stock single coils) | Fender Vibrolux (early 1960s brownface, model 6G11/6G11-A) | 0 |
| Walk of Life · riff | Riff · clean | Fender Stratocaster (likely 1961, stock single coils) | Music Man HD-130 (2x12 combo, clean channel, studio recording) | 0 |
| Brothers In Arms (Edit) [2022 Remaster] · riff | Riff · distorted | Gibson Les Paul Standard (1958 or 1959, sunburst, used in studio for Brothers in Arms riff section) | Marshall JTM45 head into Marshall 1960 4x12 cabinet | 3.5 |
| Money for Nothing (Radio Edit) · riff | Riff · distorted | 1958 Gibson Les Paul Standard | Laney amplifier (exact model unknown, likely late-70s/early-80s solid-state or tube head) | 6.5 |
| Money For Nothing (Single Edit) [2022 Remaster] · riff | Riff · distorted | 1958 Gibson Les Paul Standard | Laney amplifier (exact model unknown, likely late 1970s/early 1980s solid-state or tube head) | 6 |
| Single-Handed Sailor · solo | Solo · distorted | Fender Stratocaster (likely 1961-1962, maple neck, stock single-coil pickups) | Music Man 212-HD One Thirty | 3 |
| Sultans of Swing (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK, 1983) · riff | Riff · clean | 1977 Fender Stratocaster (maple neck, stock pickups, red finish) | 1960s Fender Vibrolux (brown tolex) | 3.5 |
| Tunnel of Love · solo | Solo · clean | Fender Stratocaster (likely 1961, rosewood board, stock single-coil pickups) | Mesa/Boogie Mark II (studio recording, 1980), possibly Fender Vibrolux or Twin Reverb also used in era | 3 |
| Brothers In Arms · solo | Solo · clean | Gibson Les Paul Standard (vintage, likely 1958 or 1959) | Marshall JTM45 head into Laney 4x12 cab with Electro-Voice EVM12L speakers | 2.5 |
| Brothers In Arms · riff | Riff · clean | Gibson Les Paul Standard (1958, sunburst, original PAFs) | Marshall JTM45 head into Laney 4x12 cab (AIR Studios, Montserrat) | 2.5 |
| Calling Elvis · riff | Riff · distorted | Fender Stratocaster (early 1960s, likely Schecter Strat-style for this era) | Soldano SLO-100 (Super Lead Overdrive 100W head) into Marshall 4x12 cabinet | 3.5 |
| Calling Elvis (Live Album Version) · riff | Riff · distorted | Fender Stratocaster (likely 1961 or early 60s, red finish, maple neck, stock single-coil pickups) | Soldano SLO-100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier | 3.5 |
| Down to the Waterline · solo | Solo · clean | Fender Stratocaster (likely 1961 #68354 or 1961/62 #80470) | Fender Vibrolux (early 1960s brownface, studio recording) | 0 |
| Down to the Waterline · riff | Riff · clean | 1977 Fender Stratocaster (stock, maple neck, sunburst finish) | Music Man 212-HD 130 | 0 |
| Expresso Love · solo | Solo · distorted | Schecter Stratocaster-style (custom, 1961 body, DiMarzio FS-1 bridge, stock Fender single coils neck/middle) | Music Man HD-130 212 (1970s model, likely with JBL speakers) | 4.5 |
| Fade to Black · riff | Riff · clean | Fender Stratocaster (likely 1961-1962, sunburst, maple neck) | Marshall Silver Jubilee (or similar British-style amp, studio recording) | 3 |
| Going Home (San Antonio Live In 85) · riff | Riff · distorted | Schecter Stratocaster-style (Dream Machine, red, maple neck, rosewood fretboard, F520T & F521T pickups) | Mesa/Boogie Mark IIB or Mark III Combo 1x12 | 4 |
| Heavy Fuel (Live Album Version) · riff | Riff · distorted | Pensa-Suhr MK1 (Mark Knopfler signature, custom build, HSS configuration) | Soldano SLO-100 Super Lead Overdrive (live rig, early 1990s) | 5.5 |
| In the Gallery · riff | Riff · clean | 1977 Fender Stratocaster | Music Man 212-HD 130 | 3.5 |
| In the Gallery · solo | Solo · clean | 1971 Fender Stratocaster (maple neck, stock single coils) | Fender Vibrolux Reverb (brownface, early 1960s, combo) | 2.5 |
| Lady Writer · riff | Riff · distorted | Late 1970s Fender Stratocaster | Music Man HD-130 212 | 3.5 |
| Lady Writer · solo | Solo · distorted | Fender Stratocaster (1977-1979, maple neck, stock single coils) | Music Man 212-HD One Thirty | 3.5 |
| Lady Writer (Live at the Rainbow, London, UK, 12/1979) · solo | Solo · distorted | 1977 Fender Stratocaster (maple neck, stock single coils) | Marshall JTM45 45W Tube Guitar Amp Head | 4 |
| Money for Nothing · riff | Riff · clean | 1958 Gibson Les Paul Standard | Laney amplifier (exact model unknown, likely late 1970s/early 1980s solid-state or tube head) | 0 |
| Money for Nothing · solo | Solo · clean | Gibson Les Paul Junior (original 1958, double cutaway, P-90 pickup) | Laney Combo (2x12, likely L5 or L30, exact model not specified) | 0 |
| Money For Nothing (Live) · riff | Riff · distorted | Gibson Les Paul Standard 1958 (used live for riff section) | Marshall-style amp (exact model not confirmed, likely JCM800 or similar, used live) | 6 |
| Money For Nothing (Live) · solo | Solo · clean | Pensa Suhr MK-1 | Soldano SLO-100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier | 0 |
| Money For Nothing (Live) · solo | Solo · distorted | Pensa Suhr MK-1 | Soldano SLO-100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier | 5 |
| My Parties · riff | Riff · distorted | Schecter Stratocaster-style (Schecter Dream Machine, red finish, maple neck, EMG pickups) | Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ combo | 3.5 |
| News · solo | Solo · distorted | Fender 1961 Stratocaster | Music Man 212-HD 130 | 3.5 |
| Once Upon a Time In the West · solo | Solo · distorted | Fender Stratocaster (likely 1961, stock or with DiMarzio FS-1 in bridge) | Music Man HD-130 212 | 3.5 |
| Once Upon a Time In the West · riff | Riff · distorted | Fender Stratocaster (likely 1961, maple neck, stock single-coils) | Brown Fender Vibrolux | 3.5 |
| One World · riff | Riff · distorted | Schecter Stratocaster (red, custom, 1980s, rosewood board, EMG pickups) | Soldano SLO-100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier | 5 |
| Planet of New Orleans · solo | Solo · clean | Fender Stratocaster (likely 1961-1962, maple neck, stock single coils) | Fender Vibrolux (brownface, early 1960s, likely studio amp for this track) | 3 |
| Private Investigations · solo | Solo · distorted | Schecter Stratocaster (custom, rosewood fingerboard, likely 1979-1980 build) | Music Man 212-HD 130 | 4.5 |
| Single-Handed Sailor · riff | Riff · clean | Fender Stratocaster (likely 1961-1962, stock single coils) | Fender Vibrolux (early 1960s, brown-tolex 6G11/6G11-A circuit) | 0 |
| Single-Handed Sailor · solo | Solo · clean | 1977 Fender Stratocaster (maple neck, stock pickups) | Music Man 212-HD One Thirty | 0 |
| Six Blade Knife · riff | Riff · clean | 1977 Fender Stratocaster (maple neck, stock single-coil pickups) | Music Man 212-HD One Thirty | 0 |
| Six Blade Knife · solo | Solo · clean | 1977 Fender Stratocaster (maple neck, stock pickups) | Music Man 212-HD One Thirty | 2.5 |
| So Far Away · riff | Riff · clean | Schecter Stratocaster (1980s, red, maple neck, stock pickups) | Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus | 0 |
| Southbound Again · riff | Riff · clean | 1977 Fender Stratocaster | Music Man 130HD One Thirty (1970s model) or Fender Vibrolux (possible alternate, but less likely for this track) | 3 |
| Sultans of Swing · clean | Clean · clean | Fender 1959 Precision Bass | Ampeg SVT (early model, likely blue line, with 8x10 cab) | 0 |
| Sultans of Swing (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK, 1983) · solo | Solo · distorted | Fender Stratocaster (likely 1961, stock single coils, maple neck, rosewood board) | Music Man HD-130 (live, 1983 era) | 3.5 |
| Sultans of Swing (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK, 1983) · solo | Solo · clean | Fender Stratocaster (likely 1961 or late 1970s, maple neck, stock single-coil pickups, red finish) | Fender Vibrolux (Brownface 6G11, early 1960s, or similar vintage model) | 3 |
| Sultans of Swing (Live at Live Aid, Wembley Stadium, 13th July 1985) · riff | Riff · distorted | 1983 Gibson Les Paul Standard | Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier | 4 |
| Sultans of Swing (Live on the BBC 1978) · solo | Solo · distorted | 1971 Fender Stratocaster (rosewood fingerboard, stock pickups) | Fender Vibrolux Reverb (silverface, late 1960s/early 1970s) | 4 |
| Sultans of Swing (Live on the BBC 1978) · riff | Riff · clean | 1961 Fender Stratocaster | Fender 'Brownface' Vibrolux Amp 6G11 (1961-1963) | 0 |
| Telegraph Road · riff | Riff · distorted | Fender Stratocaster (likely 1961-1962, rosewood board, stock single coils) | Mesa/Boogie Mark I (studio recording, 1982), possibly Marshall JTM45 in some live settings | 4 |
| Telegraph Road (Live) [Remix] [2022 Remaster] · solo | Solo · distorted | Schecter Stratocaster-style (Mark Knopfler's red Schecter Dream Machine, maple neck, EMG pickups, as used live in early 1990s Dire Straits tours) | Soldano SLO-100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier into Marshall 4x12 cabinet (live rig, early 1990s) | 4.5 |
| Tunnel of Love · riff | Riff · clean | Fender Stratocaster (likely 1961-1962, sunburst, maple neck) | Music Man HD-130 (studio recording, 1980) | 3 |
| Tunnel of Love · solo | Solo · distorted | Schecter Stratocaster-style (custom, early 80s, Mark Knopfler signature spec) | Mesa/Boogie Mark II (likely Mark IIB or Mark III, combo 1x12, used for studio and live in 1980-81 era) | 3.5 |
| Where Do You Think You're Going? · solo | Solo · distorted | Fender Stratocaster (1970s, likely stock, maple neck) | Music Man HD-130 (2x12 combo, blackface-style circuit, used in studio by Knopfler late 1970s) | 3 |
| Where Do You Think You're Going? · riff | Riff · clean | Fender Stratocaster (late 1970s, likely 1961 model, maple neck, stock single coils) | Music Man HD-130 or Fender Vibrolux (studio recording, 1978) | 0 |
| Why Worry · riff | Riff · clean | Gibson Everly Brothers (1962-1972) | Unknown (likely direct to board or mic'd acoustic, no evidence of electric amp use for riff section) | 0 |
| You and Your Friend · riff | Riff · distorted | 1983 Gibson Les Paul Standard | Soldano SLO-100 | 3.5 |