# Money for Nothing guitar solo > Mark Knopfler's guitar solo on Money for Nothing by Dire Straits (1985) starts at about 2:45. From the album Brothers in Arms. Canonical URL: Dire Straits, 1985, from *Brothers in Arms*. Solo by *Mark Knopfler*. Famous for its grinding riff tone, achieved with a half-open wah, the track also features gritty, biting fills and lead lines. It showed Knopfler could rock hard without losing his precision. Money for Nothing by Dire Straits is #5 in our ranking of the best Dire Straits guitar solos. The solo is played by Mark Knopfler and the song was released in 1985. ## In our lists - [The Best Dire Straits Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/dire-straits-guitar-solos/) — #5 - [The Best Mark Knopfler Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/mark-knopfler-guitar-solos/) — #4 - [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1985](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1985/) — #18 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Money for Nothing? Mark Knopfler played the solo on Dire Straits's Money for Nothing (1985). ### What guitar was used on the Money for Nothing solo? A gibson les paul through a Laney amp, according to widely reported accounts. --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)