Fender Stratocaster David Gilmour Signature Relic (2012)

After the last Gilmour relic was only available on our website for a very short time, we went looking again for another one. And so we are delighted to be able to offer you one more replica of what is probably the most legendary Strat, which is a faithful reproduction of the “Black Strat” with all the characteristic traces of use and wear of the original. David Gilmour's '69 Stratocaster achieved an auction value of almost $4,000,000 in 2019, the highest price ever achieved for a guitar. This instrument accompanied Gilmour for more than 45 years and was used by him on seminal albums such as “Atom Heart Mother”, “Meddle”, “Obscured by Clouds”, “Dark Side of the Moon”, “Wish You Were Here”, “Animals” and “The Wall”. It was 1970 when David Gilmour bought the black Strat from Manny's in New York, a standard model with a characteristic maple neck and a large headstock. Over the years David made numerous modifications. For example, he switched to the legendary black pickguard and installed a mini toggle switch so that he could switch on the neck pickup at any time, which gave him a certain Jazzmaster sound according to his long-time guitar technician Phil Taylor. He also used a 57 maple neck and a Seymour Duncan SSL-5 specially wound for him on the bridge. Modeled on the original down to the last detail this replica from 2012 plays super slinky with the characteristic, slightly thinner Gilmour neck profile (1983 Thin-Shouldered C), 7.25'' fingerboard radius and Vintage-Style frets, making it effortless to whizz across the medium-brown maple fingerboard. Typical Gilmour sound of course! The “Fat 50s” on the neck and the custom-wound 69 singlecoil in the middle have a wonderfully bell-like, pearly sound and the fantastic SSL-5 will not only enchant fans of Pink Floyd. “Comfortably Numb”, “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” or “Atom Heart Mother” just flow out of your fingers. The aging of the deep black finish is authentic down to the last nuance and enormously detail-oriented. Not only can you see that the black finish on David's Stratocaster was a subsequent overspray, but in addition to countless hairline cracks and blemishes you can even recognize the traces of the Kahler vibrato that was installed in the meantime. This iconic guitar, certainly one of the most famous and sought-after instruments from the Fender Custom Shop, comes in absolute collector's condition and with all the case candies such as cable, strap, strings, CD, DVD and above all Phil Taylor's “The Black Strat” book.

• Includes original case, certificate, “The Black Strat” by Phil Taylor, cable, strap, CD, DVD, strings
• Weight: 3460 grams