Fender Custom Shop David Gilmour Stratocaster NOS - Black

A secondhand Fender Custom Shop David Gilmour Stratocaster in excellent condition with only very light playing wear. 
 
The world's greatest artists have come to Fender Custom Shop for decades in search of their perfect instruments. Artfully crafting meticulous replicas using the same techniques and toolings used to create the originals, Fender offers the same artist instruments to you, built in the same shop by the same skilled craftsmen.
 
David Gilmour and the Fender Custom Shop are extremely proud to release the David Gilmour Signature Stratocaster®. Gilmour's famous ''Black Strat®'' guitar was the cornerstone of the Pink Floyd sound, featured extensively on The Dark Side of the Mood, Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall and his critically acclaimed 2006 solo effort On an Island. The Custom Shop worked closely with both Gilmour and his longtime guitar technician Phil Taylor to create this signature NOS (New Old Stock) model, specially devised to capture the authenticity of the original-era and to look like a model from the past that hasn't aged at all - as if you went back in time and bought it new.
 
The Custom Shop David Gilmour Signature boasts an incredible trio of custom pickups that consist of a Seymour Duncan SSL-5 at the bridge, a Custom-Wound single-coil in the middle and a Custom Shop Fat '50s single-coil at the neck, helping to produce the iconic Pink Rose tonality with modern versatility. This faithful re-creation of David's infamous ''Black Strat® also features an American Vintage synchronised bridge with a custom beveled tremolo block and shortened tremolo arm, a 2-position toggle pickup enhancement switch, plus a modern wiring kit should you choose to use it. This signature instrument comes complete with a black finish and nitrocellulose lacquer, as well as a deluxe black hardshell case and a range of other accessories.
 
 
Unique Features
A faithful re-creation of David's infamous ''Black Strat''
Thin-shouldered ''C'' neck shape duplicated from David's 1983 US Vintage '57 Strat® 
 
Neck:
 
Custom shortened tremolo arm
Custom beveled tremolo block
No back tremolo cover plate
Black dot inlays with narrow spacing
Aged white pickup covers
Aged parchment control knobs
 
Specifications:
 
Model Name: David Gilmour Signature Stratocaster® NOS, Maple Fingerboard, Black
Model Number: 0150068806
Serial Number: R83250
Series: Artist Signature
Colour: Black
 
Body & Bridge:
 
Body Material: Select Alder
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster®
Bridge: American Vintage Synchronised Tremolo
With Custom Beveled Tremolo Block and Shortened Tremolo Arm
 
Neck & Fingerboard:
 
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: 1983 Thin-Shouldered ''C''
.790'' to .870'' Taper
Scale Length: 25.5'' (648mm)
Fingerboard: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25'' (184.1mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Vintage-Style
String Nut: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.675'' (42.5mm)
Position Inlays: Black Dot
Trussrod Nut: Vintage-Style Slotted
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt
 
Hardware & Electronics:
 
Bridge Pickup: Seymour Duncan® SSL-5 Single-Coil Strat
Middle Pickup: Custom-Wound Single-Coil Strat
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat
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
Pickup Configuration: SSS
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
Pickguard: 1-Ply Black
Tremolo Arm Handle: Custom Shortened Arm
Strings: Fender® USA 250R, NPS, (.010 - .046 Gauges)
Auxiliary Switching: 2-Position Toggle Pickup Enhancement Switch
Modern Wiring Kit: Includes Modern Wiring Kit
Control Knobs: Aged White Plastic