Dire Straits
The defining arpeggio was played fingerstyle on Knopfler’s National Style O resonator in Open G with a capo at the third fret. A red 1961 Fender Stratocaster and additional acoustic layers enter later; the electric pickup and amplifier controls are not documented, so those values are representative. Source: MusicRadar’s Romeo and Juliet feature and MK-Guitar’s Making Movies database.