# Mark Knopfler Pedalboard 2015: Full Gear & Pedal List > The 2015 Mark Knopfler pedalboard, pedal by pedal: Custom D.A.V. preamp / EQ, RC Booster and 5 more. Signal-chain order, settings and cited sources. - Canonical page: https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/mark-knopfler/tracker-tour-rig-2015/ - Machine-readable index of the archive: https://pedalboardarchive.com/llms.txt - Evidence and reconstruction conventions: https://pedalboardarchive.com/methodology/ ## At a glance | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Artist | Mark Knopfler | | Board | Tracker Tour switched rack and board | | Date | 2015-06-01 — June 1, 2015 (day precision) | | Context | Hallenstadion, Zurich | | Scope | Exact board snapshot | | Signal path | 7 units · Guitar to amplifier | | Routing | Switchable effects loops | | Unit evidence | Reconstructed | | Order evidence | Reconstructed | | Status | Official rig photograph · partially reconstructed loop order | | Audited | 2026-08-03 | | Sources | 2 | 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. ## Signal chain **Order evidence — Reconstructed.** No source publishes this sequence; the order is reconstructed. The units are evidenced; their sequence is the archive's inference from the convention below, not an observation. Do not report this order as documented. Reconstruction convention: Tuner → Wah and filter → Compressor → Overdrive, distortion and fuzz → Modulation → Delay → Reverb → Amplifier. A documented routing zone always overrides it. | # | Unit | Role | Zone | Unit evidence | Position evidence | Catalog page | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Custom D.A.V. preamp / EQ | Conditions the guitar signal before the switchable stage-effect, volume, compressor and delay inserts. | Rack insert | Reconstructed | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/custom-d-a-v-preamp-eq/ | | 2 | RC Booster | Provides a switchable level and tone lift within the stage-effects insert. | Switching loop | Reconstructed | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/xotic-rc-booster/ | | 3 | The Tremulator | Adds switchable rhythmic amplitude modulation inside the stage-effects loop. | Switching loop | Reconstructed | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/the-tremulator/ | | 4 | Mini Deja'Vibe 2 (Black treadle) | Adds rotating optical modulation inside the remotely switched stage-effects loop. | Switching loop | Reconstructed | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/mini-deja-vibe-2/ | | 5 | Ernie Ball Volume Pedal | Controls level after the stage-effects insert and before rack compression. | Rack insert | Reconstructed | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/ernie-ball-volume-pedal/ | | 6 | 160A Compressor / Limiter | Provides a switchable compression insert after the volume pedal. | Rack insert | Reconstructed | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/160a-compressor-limiter/ | | 7 | 2290 Dynamic Digital Delay | Forms the final documented switchable insert before the routing system sends the signal to a selected amplifier. | Rack insert | Reconstructed | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/2290-dynamic-digital-delay/ | ## Reconstruction note 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. ## Questions ### 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. ## Sources 2 cited sources across 2 independent groups. Two sources sharing an independent group report the same observation and count once. 1. [Tracker Tour diary: Zurich rig station](https://guyfletcher.co.uk/index.php/2015tour/1st_June_2015_-_Zurich) — Guy Fletcher (Primary source · photograph), published 2015-06-01, accessed 2026-07-18, independent group `guy-fletcher-tracker-tour-diary` 2. [The Mark Knopfler Rig on the 2015 Tracker Tour](https://www.mk-guitar.com/2015/05/31/the-mark-knopfler-rig-on-the-2015-tracker-tour/) — Mark Knopfler Guitar Site (Specialist source · article), published 2015-05-31, accessed 2026-07-18, independent group `mk-guitar-technical-research` ## Related pages - Every documented board by Mark Knopfler: [Mark Knopfler board history](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/mark-knopfler/) - [Jonny Greenwood — Two-amplifier Radiohead board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/jonny-greenwood/radiohead-lyon-board-2016/): shares The Tremulator - [Dann Huff — Vertex stereo studio board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/dann-huff/vertex-stereo-studio-board-2012/): shares Xotic RC Booster - [Guthrie Trapp — 2012 touring board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/guthrie-trapp/touring-board-2012/): shares Xotic RC Booster - [Henrik Freischlader — Openness Tour dual-amplifier board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/henrik-freischlader/openness-tour-board-2016/): shares Xotic RC Booster - [David Gilmour — Animals-era Cornish board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/david-gilmour/animals-tour-1977/): no shared unit; a comparable signal path (Dynamics, Routing & Control, Modulation, Gain) - [Bruce Springsteen — Magic tour remote and offstage rig](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/bruce-springsteen/magic-tour-remote-and-offstage-rig-2007/): no shared unit; a comparable signal path (Dynamics, Modulation, Delay & Echo, Gain) - Previous board in archive order: [Marcus King — 2026 touring board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/marcus-king/touring-board-2026/) - Next board in archive order: [Mark Morton — Lamb of God switched touring rig](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/mark-morton/lamb-of-god-rig-2026/)