# Water of Love guitar solo > Mark Knopfler's guitar solo on Water of Love by Dire Straits (1978) starts at about 2:25. From the album Dire Straits. Played on a National resonator. Canonical URL: Dire Straits, 1978, from *Dire Straits*. Solo by *Mark Knopfler*. Laid-back, bluesy resonator fills create a hypnotic, swampy mood. Water of Love by Dire Straits is #12 in our ranking of the best Mark Knopfler guitar solos. The solo is played by Mark Knopfler and the song was released in 1978. ## In our lists - [The Best Mark Knopfler Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/mark-knopfler-guitar-solos/) — #12 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Water of Love? Mark Knopfler played the solo on Dire Straits's Water of Love (1978). ### What guitar was used on the Water of Love solo? A national resonator, 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/)