MODEL NUMBER
015-0068-806: David Gilmour Stratocaster NOS, Black
015-0069-806: David Gilmour Stratocaster Relic, Black over 3-Color Sunburst
BODY
Body Material: Select Alder
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: ”Thin-Skin” Dark Tint Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: 1983 Thin-Shouldered “C” (Duplicated from David's 1983 U.S. Vintage '57)
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Taper: .790” to .870”
Fingerboard Material: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25” (184 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Vintage Style
Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.675” (42.5 mm)
Position Inlays: Black Dot; Narrow Spacing
Truss Rod: Vintage Style
Skunk Stripe: Yes
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Spaghetti
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "WITH SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO", "ORIGINAL Contour Body"
Other Decals, back: Custom Shop V Logo "Fender"
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Seymour Duncan SSL-5 Single-Coil Strat Pickup
Middle Pickup: Custom-Wound Single-Coil Strat Pickup (early models w/ Custom Shop ‘69 Single-Coil Strat Pickup)
Neck Pickup: Custom Hand-Wound Fat ‘50s Single-Coil Strat Pickup
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (neck), Tone 2. (mid)
Switching: 5-Position Blade and Mini-Toggle (Adds Neck Pickup in Positions 1, 2 and 3)
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with: Custom Beveled Tremolo Block, Shortened Tremolo Arm
Saddles: Vintage Style, "FENDER"/"FENDER" reverse direction
Tuning Machines: Fender/Gotoh Vintage Style Tuning Machines
String Tree: Wing
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 1-Ply Black .120” Beveled Black Acrylic, 11 Hole
Control Knobs: Aged White (NOS) or Aged Parchment (Relic)
Switch Tip: Aged White (NOS) or Aged Parchment (Relic)
Tremolo Arm Tip: Aged White (NOS) or Aged Parchment (Relic)
Pickup covers: Aged White (NOS and Relic)
Tremolo Back Cover: White (NOS) or None (Relic)
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, serial
MISCELLANEOUS
Strings: .010, .012, .016, .028, .038, .048
ACCESSORIES
Deluxe Black Hardshell Case with Green Crushed Velvet Lining and with “David Gilmour” and Custom Shop Logo Embroidered on the Lid Interior.
Evidence Audio High-End Guitar Cable, Custom Leather Strap, GHS DG Boomers Strings, Certificate of Authenticity.
Early Models included: DG Pick, David Gilmour’s Three Disc “Live In Gdansk” CD and DVD Package, a Copy of Phil Taylor’s “The Black Strat” Book (The First 500 Sold in Either Finish Option will include a Signed Copy of the Book, Autographed by the Author, David’s Long-Standing Guitar Tech, Phil Taylor).
Later models included: David Gilmour’s “Live at Pompeii” Blu-ray.
COMMENTS
NOS finish: Built as if bought new in its respective year and brought forward in time.
Relic finish: A Cosmetically Aged Faithful Re-creation of David’s Infamous “Black Strat”.
FENDER SAYS
David Gilmour and the Fender Custom Shop are extremely proud to release one of the most highly anticipated guitars ever - the David Gilmour Signature Series Stratocaster. Gilmour’s famous “Black Strat” guitar was a cornerstone of the Pink Floyd sound; 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 Fender Custom Shop worked closely with 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 nitrocellulose lacquer finish, alder body with black pickguard, one-piece maple neck, custom pickups, and Gilmour’s own distinctive electronics and shortened vintage tremolo arm, the David Gilmour Signature Series Stratocaster is as beautiful, powerful and individual as Gilmour’s playing.
015-0068-806: David Gilmour Stratocaster NOS, Black
015-0069-806: David Gilmour Stratocaster Relic, Black over 3-Color Sunburst
BODY
Body Material: Select Alder
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: ”Thin-Skin” Dark Tint Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: 1983 Thin-Shouldered “C” (Duplicated from David's 1983 U.S. Vintage '57)
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Taper: .790” to .870”
Fingerboard Material: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25” (184 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Vintage Style
Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.675” (42.5 mm)
Position Inlays: Black Dot; Narrow Spacing
Truss Rod: Vintage Style
Skunk Stripe: Yes
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Spaghetti
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "WITH SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO", "ORIGINAL Contour Body"
Other Decals, back: Custom Shop V Logo "Fender"
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Seymour Duncan SSL-5 Single-Coil Strat Pickup
Middle Pickup: Custom-Wound Single-Coil Strat Pickup (early models w/ Custom Shop ‘69 Single-Coil Strat Pickup)
Neck Pickup: Custom Hand-Wound Fat ‘50s Single-Coil Strat Pickup
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (neck), Tone 2. (mid)
Switching: 5-Position Blade and Mini-Toggle (Adds Neck Pickup in Positions 1, 2 and 3)
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with: Custom Beveled Tremolo Block, Shortened Tremolo Arm
Saddles: Vintage Style, "FENDER"/"FENDER" reverse direction
Tuning Machines: Fender/Gotoh Vintage Style Tuning Machines
String Tree: Wing
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 1-Ply Black .120” Beveled Black Acrylic, 11 Hole
Control Knobs: Aged White (NOS) or Aged Parchment (Relic)
Switch Tip: Aged White (NOS) or Aged Parchment (Relic)
Tremolo Arm Tip: Aged White (NOS) or Aged Parchment (Relic)
Pickup covers: Aged White (NOS and Relic)
Tremolo Back Cover: White (NOS) or None (Relic)
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, serial
MISCELLANEOUS
Strings: .010, .012, .016, .028, .038, .048
ACCESSORIES
Deluxe Black Hardshell Case with Green Crushed Velvet Lining and with “David Gilmour” and Custom Shop Logo Embroidered on the Lid Interior.
Evidence Audio High-End Guitar Cable, Custom Leather Strap, GHS DG Boomers Strings, Certificate of Authenticity.
Early Models included: DG Pick, David Gilmour’s Three Disc “Live In Gdansk” CD and DVD Package, a Copy of Phil Taylor’s “The Black Strat” Book (The First 500 Sold in Either Finish Option will include a Signed Copy of the Book, Autographed by the Author, David’s Long-Standing Guitar Tech, Phil Taylor).
Later models included: David Gilmour’s “Live at Pompeii” Blu-ray.
COMMENTS
NOS finish: Built as if bought new in its respective year and brought forward in time.
Relic finish: A Cosmetically Aged Faithful Re-creation of David’s Infamous “Black Strat”.
FENDER SAYS
David Gilmour and the Fender Custom Shop are extremely proud to release one of the most highly anticipated guitars ever - the David Gilmour Signature Series Stratocaster. Gilmour’s famous “Black Strat” guitar was a cornerstone of the Pink Floyd sound; 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 Fender Custom Shop worked closely with 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 nitrocellulose lacquer finish, alder body with black pickguard, one-piece maple neck, custom pickups, and Gilmour’s own distinctive electronics and shortened vintage tremolo arm, the David Gilmour Signature Series Stratocaster is as beautiful, powerful and individual as Gilmour’s playing.
ENG: About Gilmour's Black Strat, White 0001 Strat and the David Gilmour Signature Stratocaster
ITA: Black Strat, White Strat e la nascita della David Gilmour Signature Stratocaster
ITA: Black Strat, White Strat e la nascita della David Gilmour Signature Stratocaster
2016 David Gilmour Strat Relic, Black over 3-Color Sunburst (Courtesy of Guitar Chimp)
Relic model, Courtesy of GAK
David Gilmour Strat NOS, Black Finish (Courtesy of Centro Chitarre)
NOS model, Courtesy of L.A. Music
