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Well harrow everybody and welcome to another edition of that favourite Guitar Duel! This is a feature on the blog where I put two of the worlds best guitarists and make them fight to the death. Well, not literally, but they have to fight for the readers votes. It’s kinda the same. Anyway last weeks duel of White Vs Bellamy did not result in a winner as you lot couldn’t decide between them. This weeks duel comes from two of the finest British guitarists ever. Between them they have sold over 400 million albums worldwide and have been in two of the most successful bands of the 80′s. They were both instrumental in their roles at Live Aid back in 1984, and one of them even went on to have his own tour of Wembley stadium that was packed out. Of course I’m talking about Dire Straits and Queen, and their respective guitarists, Mark Knopfler and Brian May.

Between them they have 3 songs in Rolling Stones top 100 guitar songs; Brian May with Queens, Keep Yourself Alive(31), and Mark Knopfler with Dire Straits’, Sultans Of Swing(32) and Money For Nothing (94). This is a great feat as Hendrix himself only has 3 songs in there.

Both great guitarists I’m sure you would all agree, but what I want to know is, who is the better guitarist? Technically? Passionately? Who is the better of the two?

But before you decide let me tell you a little bit about them:

Mark Knopfler – Bio

Born: 12 August, 1949

Started Playing: Early Teens

Influences: Hank Marvin, Elvis Presley, Chet Atkins, B.B King

Early Work: Cafe Racers, Silver Heels, Notting Hillbillies, Brewers Droop

Band That Made Him: Dire Straits

Other Projects: Solo, Guestwork – Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Chet Atkins and So many more.

Guitar: Mark Knopfler Stratocaster, Fender Telecaster

Best Known For: Money For Nothing, Sultans Of Swing

Guitar Accolades: Placed at 27 in Rolling Stone Magazines top 100 guitarists of all time. Sold over 120 Million albums.

Brian May – Bio

Born: 19 July, 1947

Started Playing: Ukulele aged 6, guitar followed shortly after.

Influences: Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Lonnie Donegan, Rick Nelson, Hank Marvin

Early Work: Smile

Band That Made Him: Queen

Other Projects: Phenomena, Queen and Paul Rodgers, The Brian May Band

Guitar: His Custom Red Special

Best Known For: His great tone and countless solo’s, most notably Bohemian Rhapsody – the perfect end to the best song ever written.

Guitar Accolades: Placed at 39 in Rolling Stone Magazines top 100 Guitarists of all time. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 2001. Planet Rock Radio voted him 7th best guitarist of all time. Sold over 300 million Albums.

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So there it is. This weeks guitar duel. Now you know a little bit more about them it is time to decide and vote on who you think is the better guitarist? Mark Knopfler or Brian May?

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Thanks for voting guys and dolls. Lets see who wins.

Other Posts in the Series:

• White Vs Bellamy
• Townshend Vs Davies
• Page Vs Richards
• Hammett Vs Young

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