Fender Custom Shop David Gilmour Signature Stratocaster Relic 2016
Mint Condition
 
The guitar that helped Pink Floyd take on the world. The Fender Custom Shop David Gilmour Signature Stratocaster Relic is inspired by the rig Gilmour has used for decades. David Gilmour and the Fender Custom Shop released one of the most iconic and highly-anticipated musical instruments of the past 50 years, the Fender Custom Shop David Gilmour Signature Series Stratocaster Relic, based on David's famous "Black Strat" guitar.
A cornerstone of Pink Floyd's revolutionary and incomparable sound, Gilmour's Black Strat is featured extensively on The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall and his critically-acclaimed 2006 solo effort, On An Island.
 
The Stratocaster has been the backbone of rock music since its release in 1954 and the list of artists who rely on them each day is endless. The Fender Custom Shop worked hand-in-hand with David and his longstanding guitar technician, Phil Taylor, to create his signature model, a reproduction of the Black Strat-complete with its unmistakable look, sound and feel. Featuring a Black lacquer over Three-color Sunburst alder body with a black pickguard, one-piece maple neck, custom pickups, and David's now-famous electronics and shortened vintage tremolo arm, the David Gilmour Signature Series Stratocaster is as beautiful, powerful and idiosyncratic as David's playing.
 
Designed to look like Gilmour's original strat this guitar is stunning. Fender have metciulously studied each nick and dent in the lacquer and recreated the effects of a regular gigging schedule. This really is as close as you can get to the original classic.
 
The world’s greatest artists have come to the Fender Custom Shop for decades in search of their perfect instruments. They are able to offer the same artist instruments to you, built in the same shop by the same skilled craftsmen. Each guitar gets the attention of a master craftsman so when you pick up a custom shop guitar you can see the difference. They are simply flawless.
 
Specifications
 
Model Name: David Gilmour Signature Stratocaster® Relic, Maple Fingerboard, Black
Series: Artist
Color: Black
 
Body
Body Material: Select Alder
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster®
 
Neck
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: 1983 Thin-Shouldered "C" (.790" to .870" Taper)
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Vintage-Style
String Nut: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.675" (42.5 mm)
Position Inlays: Black Dot
Truss Rod Nut: Vintage-Style Slotted
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Serialized
 
Electronics
Bridge Pickup: Seymour Duncan® SSL-5 Single-Coil Strat
Middle Pickup: Custom-Wound Single-Coil Strat
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup
Pickup Configuration: SSS
 
Hardware
Bridge: American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with Custom Beveled Tremolo Block and Shortened Tremolo Arm
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tremolo Arm Handle: Custom Shortened Tremolo Arm
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
Pickguard: 1-Ply Black
Control Knobs: Aged White Plastic
Switch Tips: Black
Modern Wiring Kit: Includes Modern Wiring Kit
Auxiliary Switching: 2-Position Toggle Pickup Enhancement Switch
 
Miscellaneous
Strings: Fender® USA, NPS, (.010-.046 Gauges)
Unique Features: Thin-Shouldered "C" Neck Shape Duplicated from David's 1983 U.S. Vintage '57 Strat® Neck, Custom Shortened Tremolo Arm, Custom Beveled Tremolo Block, No Back Tremolo Cover Plate, Black Dot Position Inlays (Narrow Spacing), Aged White Pickup Covers, Aged Parchment Control Knobs Covers
Included Accessories: Deluxe Black Hardshell Case, Custom Leather Strap, GHS® DG Boomers Strings, David Gilmour's Three Disc "Live In Gdansk" CD, Evidence Audio Guitar Cable and DVD Package and the Certificate of Authenticity
 
Accessories
Picks: Includes 4-Pack of Custom Shop Picks