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([personal profile] pfloyd Sep. 17th, 2008 03:07 pm)
So I found out about a new toy for my Ever-Wish List last night...

DG Custom

Fender Custom Shop Announces David Gilmour Signature Series Stratocaster® Guitar


This hits the stores on 22 September...

I know there's at least one of you out there who wants to know
Full info here...


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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