Last September, I posted about Phil Taylor's book Pink Floyd: The Black Strat: A History of David Gilmour's Black Fender Stratocaster about David Gilmour's famous black Fender Stratocaster. Since that post, I have picked up a copy of the book, and it's a very interesting look at Gilmour's Strat through the years. The guitar has gone through several neck and pickup changes … [Read more...]
The Black Strat
The Black Strat, the book about David Gilmour's legendary black Stratocaster by Gilmour's long-time guitar tech Phil Taylor, is being released by Hal Leonard on Monday, September 22. The book has been expanded and revised for this second edition. The release of the book is to coincide with the release of Gilmour's new 2CD/2DVD set, Live at Gdansk. Also, Fender will be … [Read more...]
David Gilmour Stratocaster
DavidGilmour.com is reporting that a Fender Custom Shop David Gilmour Stratocaster, which is modeled after Gilmour's famous Black Strat, will be released on September 22, 2008. The release is scheduled to coincide with the release of Gilmour's "Live in Gdansk" album, which will also be released on September 22. Here's what DavidGilmour.com has to say about the guitar: In … [Read more...]