Chicago Music Exchange | 1 year ago
Look back at David Gilmour’s now-storied career and you’ll see what appears to be a variety of black Fender Stratocaster guitars—from big headstocks to rosewood necks—even one with a humbucker crammed between the bridge and middle pickups! Well, what if we told you that all those photos are of the SAME guitar, which the guitarist modified continuously throughout his time with Pink Floyd and during his solo career?
In fact, Gilmour’s modifications were so extensive and frequent that there are too many to name here! But, briefly: What started as a ‘68 Strat refinished in black to cover its original 3-color sunburst was originally paired with a maple neck and oversized Strat headstock, which was later replaced by a neck handmade by Grover Jackson (then employed by Wayne Charvel) and custom-embossed w/ the original Fender logo, making it appear to be an earlier Fender Stratocaster neck and headstock.
Later, in ‘78, Gilmour had a mini-toggle switch installed, and then in the ‘80s he experimented with a few different bridges, and subsequently re-filled the routed-out hole. Eventually, he retired the guitar, and it lived on display in a Hard Rock Hotel—until 1997, when Gilmour recommissioned his favorite black Strat and brought it back on tour, as is, remaining in its final configuration until it sold in 2018 for a record $3,975,000.
Recreating these hallmark visual features, all of which distinguish David Gilmour’s beloved, utterly singular black Fender Stratocaster, when plugged into a few of the guitarist’s favorite pedals and the right Reeves Custom guitar amp, this 2009 Fender CS David Gilmour Signature Strat helps CME vintage buyer Dan Lump shine on like a crazy diamond!
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