Fender Custom Shop
David Gilmour Signature Stratocaster Relic, Maple Fingerboard - Black over 3-Colour Sunburst
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The Fender Custom Shop worked hand-in-hand with David Gilmour and his longtime 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 Gilmours 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.
Specs
Custom Artist Series
Body: Comfort Contoured Select Alder
Neck: 1-Piece Maple, 1983 Thin-Shouldered C Shape, (.790 to .870 Taper),
(Thin-Skin 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 Tuning Machines
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
Accessories: Deluxe Black Hardshell Case, Evidence Audio High-End Guitar Cable, Custom Leather Strap, GHS DG Boomers Strings, DG Pick, David Gilmours 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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| Product | SKU | Qty |
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| David Gilmour Signature Stratocaster Relic, Maple Fingerboard - Black over 3-Colour Sunburst | 293072 |
