Knopfler was/is so musical. His licks on "Sultans of Swing" are as good as it gets. Not to mention if he didn't pioneer it, he at least made famous the middle/bridge pickup sound that eventually gave us the 5 position switch on the Strat!
It ain't what you don't know that makes you an idiot...it's what you know for certain, that just ain't so...
Most people don't want to believe the truth~they want the truth to be what they believe.
