So I found out about a new toy for my Ever-Wish List last night...
This hits the stores on 22 September...
Series |
Custom Artist Series |
Model Name |
David Gilmour Stratocaster® NOS |
Model Number |
015-0068-806 |
Colors |
(806) Black, (Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish) |
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 (184mm) |
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 |
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,
White Tremolo Back Cover,
Black Dot Position Inlays (Narrow Spacing),
Aged White Plastic Parts,
Built as if bought new in its respective year and brought forward in time.
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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