he Fender Custom Shop worked hand-in-hand with David Gilmour 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 nitrocellulose lacquer finish alder body with a black pickguard, one-piece maple neck, custom pickups, and David Gilmour’s now-famous electronics and shortened vintage tremolo arm, the David Gilmour Signature Series Stratocaster is as beautiful, powerful and idiosyncratic as David Gilmour’s playing. Additionally, David Gilmour’s signature guitar comes with a custom case, Evidence Audio™ high-end guitar cable, David Gilmour’s three-disc Live in Gdansk CD/DVD package, and a copy of Phil Taylor’s The Black Strat book.

Features

Fender David Gilmour NOS Electric Guitar - Custom Artist signature model

• Series Artist Series
• Model Name David Gilmour Stratocaster® Relic®
• Model Number 015-0069-806
• Colors (806) Black over 3-Color Sunburst, (Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)
• Body Comfort Contoured Select Alder
• Neck 1-Piece Maple, 1983 Thin-Shouldered “C” Shape, (.790” to .870” Taper),(”Thin” Dark Tint Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)
• Fingerboard Maple, 7.25” Radius (184 mm)
• No. of Frets 21 Vintage Style Frets
• Pickups 1 Custom Hand-Wound Fat ‘50s Single-Coil Strat® Pickup, (Neck),
• 1 Custom-Wound Single-Coil Strat® Pickup (Middle)
• 1 Seymour Duncan SSL-5 Single-Coil Strat® Pickup (Bridge)
• 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

• 1 Mini-Toggle (Adds Neck Pickup in Positions 1, 2 and 3.)
• Bridge American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with Custom Beveled Tremolo Block and Shortened Tremolo Arm
• Machine Heads Fender/Gotoh® Vintage Style Machine Heads
• Hardware Nickel/Chrome
• Pickguard 1-Ply .120” Beveled Black Acrylic, (11 Hole)
• Scale Length 25.5” (648 mm)
• Width at Nut 1.675” (42.5 mm)
• 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,
• A Cosmetically Aged Faithful Re-creation of David’s Infamous “Black Strat®”,
• The First 500 Sold in Either Finish Option will Include a Limited Edition, Signed Copy of “The Black Strat®” Book, Autographed by the Author, David’s Long-Standing Guitar Tech, Phil Taylor.
• Strings GHS®, DG Boomers, Nickel Plated Steel,
• Gauges: (.010, .012, .016, .028, .038, .048)
• Accessories Deluxe Black Hardshell Case, Evidence Audio™ High-End Guitar Cable, Custom Leather Strap, GHS® DG Boomers Strings, DG Pick, David Gilmour’s Three Disc “Live In Gdansk” CD and DVD Package, a Copy of Phil Taylor’s “The Black Strat” Book, Polishing Cloth and the Certificate of Authenticity
• Case Deluxe Black Hardshell Case with Green Crushed Velvet Lining and with “David Gilmour” and Custom Shop Logo Embroidered on the Lid Interior

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