Mark KnopflerPedalboard, 2015
Mark Knopfler's 2015 Tracker Tour signal left the stage: a custom D.A.V. preamp, then a remotely bypassed board with an RC Booster, a Tremulator and a Mini Deja'Vibe, back through a volume pedal and a 160A compressor, into a TC 2290 and one of four amps.
Tracker Tour switched rack and board
Order evidence: No source publishes this sequence; the order is reconstructed
Inside the rig · 7 units
Pedal roles & evidence
How each unit fits Mark Knopfler's 2015 setup. Board-specific roles and the evidence behind each identification and position.
Reconstructed orderIdentity and position are evidenced separately. Reconstructed positions are not observed connections.
Gain
Custom D.A.V. preamp / EQ
Rack insert
Role in this rig
Conditions the guitar signal before the switchable stage-effect, volume, compressor and delay inserts.
- Identity
- Reconstructed
- Position
- Reconstructed
Gain
RC Booster
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Provides a switchable level and tone lift within the stage-effects insert.
- Identity
- Reconstructed
- Position
- Reconstructed
Modulation
The Tremulator
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Adds switchable rhythmic amplitude modulation inside the stage-effects loop.
- Identity
- Reconstructed
- Position
- Reconstructed
Modulation
Mini Deja'Vibe 2 (Black treadle)
Switched loop
Role in this rig
Adds rotating optical modulation inside the remotely switched stage-effects loop.
- Identity
- Reconstructed
- Position
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Routing & Control
Ernie Ball Volume Pedal
Rack insert
Role in this rig
Controls level after the stage-effects insert and before rack compression.
- Identity
- Reconstructed
- Position
- Reconstructed
Dynamics
160A Compressor / Limiter
Rack insert
Role in this rig
Provides a switchable compression insert after the volume pedal.
- Identity
- Reconstructed
- Position
- Reconstructed
Delay & Echo
2290 Dynamic Digital Delay
Rack insert
Role in this rig
Forms the final documented switchable insert before the routing system sends the signal to a selected amplifier.
- Identity
- Reconstructed
- Position
- Reconstructed
Reconstructed equipment · Reconstructed order · Switchable effects loops
Guy Fletcher published the rack photograph and described the song-by-song recall workflow. The specialist analysis identifies the insert order as stage FX, volume pedal, 160A compressor and 2290 delay; an eyewitness identifies the three pedals in the stage FX loop. Their order relative to the rack is documented, but their order inside that loop is not cable-traced, so the displayed booster/tremolo/vibe sequence is reconstructed. Spare duplicate rack units and the remote loop controller are omitted.
No source publishes this sequence. The units are ordered by conventional signal-chain practice, and any documented routing zone is kept as recorded.
Cited sources
MethodologyQuestions about Mark Knopfler's 2015 pedalboard
- What pedals did Mark Knopfler use in 2015?
- This dated entry lists 7 units: Custom D.A.V. preamp / EQ, RC Booster, The Tremulator, Mini Deja'Vibe 2, Ernie Ball Volume Pedal, 160A Compressor / Limiter, 2290 Dynamic Digital Delay. This is the recorded inventory, not a claim that every connection or model identification is confirmed; see the evidence and routing notes.
- What order were Mark Knopfler's pedals in?
- The complete order is reconstructed, not observed. The layout follows the cited routing constraints and the archive's signal-chain convention where the sources are silent. See the diagram and routing notes for the separate paths and any unconfirmed connections.
- Is this Mark Knopfler's full guitar rig?
- No. This dated entry covers 7 units in the effects path, not every piece of gear Mark Knopfler owned or used. Floor pedals, rack units and routing devices are included only where recorded; omitted equipment and uncertain connections are explained in the notes. It is not a complete or current rig inventory.
- When and where was this pedalboard used?
- June 1, 2015. Hallenstadion, Zurich. This is one dated setup as documented, not a career-wide gear list.
- How does the archive know what was on this pedalboard?
- 2 cited sources, listed above with the date each was read, including Guy Fletcher, Mark Knopfler Guitar Site. Among them a photograph and a written article. The units are recorded as reconstructed equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-08-03.