The Stories Behind David Gilmour's $21.5 Million Guitar Collection | History and Photos of All 126

[Music] welcome back to the troglytes katar show your daily dose of guitar information David Gilmour's almost complete collection went up for sale by Christie's this week and while all this information and photos are available on their website I found it really hard just to browse these photos because you had to click through 100 million different pages so what I did for the world is I compiled all this information in one area that is viewer friendly so you can see each and every one of the instruments that was recently for sale and I'm going to tell you the history of all 126 guitars now if you think I talk too slow you don't like my voice or what not I also have all these photos at my website I will leave a link in the description let's get to it 1966 Fender Stratocaster when David first joined Pink Floyd in January of 1968 the band bought him his first Stratocaster an instrument he always lusted after towards the end of Pink Floyd's 1970 US tour that particular white strat was stolen along with Gilmore's first black Stratocaster so the story behind this guitar is it was the replacement guitar for that one its original finish had been painted over after removing the pickup covers he used this in a France Festival in 1970 on August 8th Gilmour can be seen playing this one in the footage of both the soundcheck and full concert and it was recorded on the French television show pop do at some point in the 70s Gilmour personally stripped this guitar down to its natural wood finish at his home in London's old Brompton Road and after it was fitted with a Dawson stereophonic pickup in 1976 and kept around for studio use he liked the sound of the middle pickup on this one 1969 Martin d-35 this was David's primary studio acoustic guitar since 1971 and is often cited as his favorite guitar this particular d-35 stands out as the most significant acoustic guitar in this collection and some might say even the most important it was purchased in 1971 from a musician who was cooking his guitar on the street outside of the famed Manny's music on Manhattan's West 48th Street the served as his primary studio acoustic for both Pink Floyd and Gilmore solo recordings since late 1971 this was used on I wish you were here 1970 Martin five string banjo David got this banjo in the early 70s and kept it at home for private use he can be seen playing this in the 2015 BBC documentary David Gilmour wider horizons when asked about this he said he's always loved five string banjo x' he likes to learn a little bit of everything and when he picked this instrument up he didn't really have an idea of what to play and it forced him to get creative and not just go to the familiar patterns that he's done a thousand times before so this instrument inspired him to play differently 1969 dick night acoustic guitar British luthier dick Knight built this custom acoustic guitar - David Gilmour specifications in 1969 for home and studio use Gilmour mentioned this guitar in an interview with DJ bill min Caen for the US radio show King Biscuit flower hour in 1978 when he was asked whether he had any acoustic guitars in his collection Gilmour replied a couple of Martin's three or four ovations and a custom-made one by dick Knight according to Phil Taylor Knight also built Gilmour a double neck Stratocaster around the same time for normal and slide playing 1973 Gibson Les Paul this was purchased by Gilmour from a guitar dealer on Denmark Street in London's Tin Pan Alley during the mid 70s the instrument is one of a very small number of likely custom ordered guitars made using the existing Les Paul Custom platform but incorporating a highly figured all maple body and a control cavity routing on the top rather than the back this positioning of the cavity was only seen on Gibson's Les Paul recording model Gibson also used stereo circuitry on this specific instrument over the years Gilmour made many alterations to accommodate his changing requirements such as upgraded electronics and rewiring to accommodate full stereo perform it's 1973 Rickenbacker 12-string he acquired this guitar in the early 70s and kept it for studio use such as on the sessions at London's Abbey Road in 1975 for the wish you were here album 1974 jedson steel guitar when guitar technician Phil Taylor first began working with Pink Floyd in 1974 one of his first Jobs was to source two lap steel guitars for the band's British winter tour this was one of those and Gilmour recalls using it on the first track of one of these days when it's tuned to an open E minor chord 1970 Smith mellow bar this one was acquired from a london-based mellow bar collector in 1981 as an alternative to his lap steel guitars in an interview with Melody Makers Carl Dallas in February of 1981 Gilmour explained that the guitar would allow a pedal steel player to leap around like a rock and roller this was designed by Walter Smith whose original mission was to make a steel guitar easier to play it had ten strings six of them tuned to a major triad usually in an open G or E and the remaining four used for the relative minor 3rd 4th 6th 9th or flatted 7th 1977 zbs s10 Gilmour purchased this guitar from es e music and main stone Kent in 1979 and kept it for studio use only 1971 Martin D 1228 this was David Gilmour's primary studio 12 string acoustic guitar used to write and record wish you were here he initially purchased this from a friend in 1974 and has kept it over 40 years he said it wasn't his first 12 string but was definitely one of his favorites 1975 ovation 12 string pacemaker this guitar was one of a group of ovation acoustics purchased from ovation instruments in New Hartford Connecticut in September of 1976 this was prior to Pink Floyd's upcoming tour in support of their 1977 album animals later he kept this particular ovation for home use 1957 Gretsch silver jet the introduction and success of the fender Esquire in 1948 and Gibson's Les Paul in 1952 Fred Gretsch jr. realized the solid-body electric guitar was here to stay and release their own design in 1953 called the duo jet the body was modeled on the Les Paul shape with a single cutaway into single coil pickups unlike the now successful Telecaster in Les Paul duo jet was actually a semi solid body guitar owing to the large amount of wood routed out of the body cavities this made for a lighter guitar which lent a very different tonal quality to the instrument these attributes were attractive to players for both practical and aesthetic reasons and the guitar drew a loyal following since David admired these as a teenager he acquired this from a guitar shop on Denmark Street in London's Tin Pan Alley in 1976 to keep for studio use when asked why he liked these Gretchen so much he mentioned players like Duane Eddy and of course Chet Atkins 1952 fender Precision Bass Gilmore's longtime guitar technician Phil Taylor arranged the purchase of this electric bass from strings west Tulsa Oklahoma in 1977 it was purchased from his friend Willie Spears Eric Clapton's then guitar technician although david confirms that the guitar has seen a good deal of use in the studio over the years there are no records to identify specific recordings owing the fact that he generally records his bass parts alone in the studio control room 1940 Gretch sing chromatic 400 model 60 41 this was also purchased by Gilmore's guitar technician Phil Taylor on Denmark Street in London's Tin Pan Alley this was done in 1977 but was subsequently sold to David Gilmour in 1983 he liked it and kept it for home use box vee 251 in an attempt to capture the tonal quality of an electric organ vox developed the v2 51 guitar organ dick Denny a Vox engineer incorporated six organ tone circuits in the body cavity of a Vox solid body electric guitar and wired them through the frets by touching the metal string to the fret the circuit was completed and the tone triggered it was coupled with a remote power supply like to fulfill the required voltage the instrument could be run through any amplification system having always wanted to try a Vox guitar organ david gilmour acquired this example in england in 1978 and kept it for home and studio use ovation custom legend this was David Gilmour's high-strung acoustic he used it to write and record comfortably numb' he purchased it from ovation in October of 1976 and this has become one of David Gilmour's longest-serving instruments carried on every Pink Floyd and solo tour since 1977 used to write and record the original demo that became comfortably numb' 1959 Fender Jazzmaster in his pursuit to acquire the four key models in his fender electric guitar collection he purchased this jazz master in 1978 from guitar trader in Red Bank New Jersey and kept it for home in studio use 1962 Fender Jaguar similar story to the last one he purchased this Jaguar in March of 1978 from groom guitars in Nashville Tennessee Gilmour says that this instrument was actually used quite a lot in the studio over the years 1954 Fender Stratocaster serial number zero zero zero one this was the guitar David used to record Pink Floyd's hit single another brick in the wall part two Rex galleon is often credited with leo fenders evolution of the contour body and shape unique to the Fender Stratocaster at the time without any hard edges it allowed the instrument to fit comfortably against a musician's body a positive attribute for any performing guitarist it is traditionally believed that this Fender Stratocaster barring serial number one on the neck plate was one of a number of pre-production and custom appointed guitars produced by the fender electric instrument company in California between 1954 and 1955 they were custom presentation instruments and gifted by Leo fender to a select group of endorsing artists who had assisted Leo with the development of the strap Kaster in building the fender brand it is believed that this one was given to rex galleon in 1955 while a similarly appointed precision bass was gifted to his brother von galleon according to bond the Stratocaster left them and was traded to a Santa Maria music store known as Sousa music in 1966 the guitar came in possession of a young guitar student Richard Hoxie green who brought the instrument to the guitar workshop of seymour duncan in santa barbara california in the early to mid 70s for the purpose of having the instrument refinished and a different color refinishing guitars in this era was a common practice at the time and in the mid 70s there were few who recognized or appreciated the historical significance of the early works of Leo fender luckily Seymour Duncan was ahead of his time by recognizing the importance of such an early Stratocaster and chose to preserve the originality of number one giving an alternate Stratocaster body and neck to mr. green refinished in the requested color and duncan cap number 1 by 1977 the guitar had been sold to Phil Taylor the technician of David Gilmour within a year Taylor had resold the guitar to his employer David Gilmour and whose possession it has remained for all these years and he didn't necessarily want it for its collectability he wanted it for its sound fred stuart white number-one strat copy this instrument is one of two copies of the white Fender Stratocaster number one it was made by Fred Stewart in 2013 Fred spent 15 years working with fender as a senior master builder in the Custom Shop 1937 through 43 Rickenbacker lap steel these were introduced in 1932 followed by a guitar-shaped version made of bakelite called the model B in 1935 the Silver Hawaiian model 100ns introduced in 1937 was constructed of stamped sheet metal that was chrome-plated like all Rickenbacker steel guitars of this period they were fitted with their patented horseshoe magnet pickup these pickups are considered the finest ever produced for the electric Hawaiian guitar at this period instruments carried the German spelling of the company's name Rickenbacker mr Gilmore bought this guitar in the US and 1978 and kept it for studio use playing it frequently throughout the 80s Rickenbacker fire glow 365 David Gilmour purchased this experimental Rickenbacker fire glow from grooms guitars in June of 1978 the letter that comes with this explains the interesting history of this most unusual 365 fire glow in a quote from Rickenbacker CEO John Hall this guitar is fairly historic it was an experiment that he suggested back in the 60s it's one of a kind and very rare 1951 Thunder Esquire David purchased this from Seymour Duncan in Santa Barbara California in August of 1978 and kept it for home and studio use 1954 Fender Stratocaster production of this model was sporadic in the months of May June and July of 1954 it is often believed that the true first production run did not begin until October of that year the neck date of 554 and the pot code placing manufacturer in the 41st week of 1953 would suggest that this guitar was some of the earliest Stratocaster bodies and next to be completed by the fender shop in 1954 though the serial number applied to the neck plate rather than the tremolo cover might lead us to believe it was dispatched much later that year this was acquired in 1978 from a guitar shop in Denmark Street London's Tin Pan Alley David preserved this early Stratocaster for occasional studio use ovation preacher ovation solid body electric guitar the preacher employed a dual output jack that allowed the performer to plug into two separate amplifiers stereo or into both channels of a single amp david purchased this guitar directly from ovation instruments in September of 1978 after a previous order placed in April of 78 had been stolen in transit Gilmour has kept the guitar for studio use ovation twelve string this one was also purchased directly from ovation in June of 1978 and was kept for studio use the guitars electronics have been modified to better suit Gilmour style the Midas fretless bass guitar Gilmour was introduced to Toni's immitis through his friend George Harrison Gilmour Commission's immitis to build a half-size guitar for his daughter Alice later adding a fretless bass guitar to the custom order an accompanying letter from zum itís to Gilmore's guitar technician dated the 17th of May in 1978 reads tell Dave I remember him from George h's place the bass is now on the list and I'll do it soonest can't jump the queue with this as all other clients are known to dave 1954 fender electric mandolin mr Gilmore purchased this electric mandolin from Frank Lucy dough's California guitar in Ventura California during March of 1979 and kept it for studio use 1963 fender six string electric bass David purchased this guitar in January of 1978 during his jamming sessions of the debut solo album at Pink Floyd's Britannia row studios Gilmour had this guitar strung to a special low tuning telling Melody Makers Carl Dallas in 1981 they were brought out sometime in the 50s but they weren't very popular because the strings were too close together and they rattled if you tried to play them like a bass guitar I always thought they were awful until someone suggested stringing them this way tuned up from E to a the following year Gilmour used this instrument during recording sessions for the band's 1979 narrative concept album the wall it was used to record the bass line on the track run like hell 1950 fender broadcaster was purchased from Frank Lucy dough's California guitar in December of 1979 during a brief interlude between completing final recording and mixing session for the 1979 of the wall Gilmour liked the guitars ghs boomer strings which were subsequently fitted to his fender stratocasters and telecasters ahead of the wall tour and remains a his string choice to this day gilmore kept this guitar for studio use 1952 Fender Telecaster this was purchased in spring of 1977 by Gilmore's longtime guitar technician during the North American leg of the Pink Floyd's in the flesh tour the guitar was subsequently sold to David Gilmour in 1983 and kept for studio use 1963 Gibson Everly Brothers J 180 this model was first introduced by Gibson in late 1962 and was produced specifically at the request of Phil and Don Everly the design was based on the J 200 but built around a slightly more diminutive body outline measuring six and a quarter inches in width and a scale length of 24 and 3/4 with its double faux tortoiseshell pickguard all black finish and star pearl inlays on the fingerboard and headstock it presented a dramatic and graphic outline on stage for artists this instrument excelled tonally as a rhythm guitar and was comfortable to play Gilmour admired the Everly Brothers from a young age so he purchased this guitar on the 26th of March in 1979 from George groom he recalls using the guitar during the 1979 Pink Floyd album the wall although it's unknown whether it made the cut to the final record however in an interview in 1983 he said it was one of his preferred acoustics 1955 Gibson Les Paul this was the all-gold Les Paul used to record the Pink Floyd hit another brick in the wall part two this model was first introduced in 1952 and lasted until 1957 but normally there would only be the gold color on top by special order there was an all gold finish available encapsulating the entire guitar this 55 all gold was purchased from Dave DeForest a guitar trader in New Jersey in 1978 while working on this guitar in the control cavity there was a gum wrapper inscribed with an address that read David I have been your greatest fan sent Saucerful I this guitar up wolf Larson I'd love to hear from you and meet you in the u.s. 1959 Gibson Les Paul Custom David Gilmore purchased this guitar in December of 1979 from frank lucido california guitar during a brief interlude between completing final recordings and mixing sessions for the wall when asked about this guitar Gilmour said a lot of his guitars he purchased because he saw someone using it and he thought hey I love that I love the look of it I want one 1969 Dan Armstrong Gilmour purchased this guitar from frank lucido in california guitar during the final recording and mixing session of Pink Floyd's 1979 the wall this was kept for studio use 1964 Valco val pronation 'l this was also purchased from california guitar during those same recording sessions it's all occasional studio used throughout the 80s 1967 through 69 dan electro choral sitar also purchased from california guitar on december 30th of 1979 it was mainly kept for studio use 1933 dobro model 27 another california guitar purchased at the same time Gilmour kept this guitar for both home and studio use 1960 61 Gretsch Chet Atkins 61 20 model another California guitar purchased in December of 1979 kept for studio use 1963 Gretsch duo jet this was acquired in 1979 by David Gilmour's guitar technician during the final recording sessions of Pink Floyd's 1979 ville wall it was sold to David in 1983 and kept for studio use 1959 Gretsch jet Firebird this one was purchased from groom guitars in June of 1980 it was kept for studio use 19:58 Gretsch white falcon this was Gretchen's most visually impressive and expensive guitar produced during the 1950's it was built on the outline of a 17 inch arch top and it was a 2 and 3/4 inch deep single cutaway electric guitar it featured a spruce top with maple back and sides with a snow-white finish 24 karat gold plating on the hardware and gold Sparkle binding sourced from creches drum division it retailed for $600 in 1955 and was believed that fewer than 300 of these instruments were produced from 55 to 59 this was purchased from the guitar trader store in November of 1980 and kept for studio use Gilmour recalls in the early 60s walking past a guitar shop called Sound City that had one of these in their window for years guitarists would walk by it Google and Google over it but it was over 600 pounds when a new Stratocaster at the time was around 170 it sat for ages but he always loved that White Falcon 1958 Gretsch white penguin following the release of the white falcon Gretsch decided to target the establish solid-body electric market by producing a solid body companion to the Falcon as they had done with the 6120 Chet Atkins it shared all the gold-plated appointments and snow-white finish but had a body built around the duo jets three and a half inch wide template some say the white penguins are one of the rarest American vintage guitars to exist while the exact number is not known it is estimated to be at the very most of 50 guitars in the gibson world it is comparable to a 58 Gibson Carina Flying V or Explorer or a pre-war martin d 45 as david had coveted the Gretsch white penguin for some time he jumped at the chance when Phil Taylor his guitar technician again received a tip-off from a friend and guitar maker Grover Jackson Jackson led Taylor to the Georgia bass guitar dealer Tut Campbell who managed to track one down the white penguin was purchased for Dave Gilmore's collection in July of 1980 and kept for home in studio use Gilmour remembers when he first heard that there was a little brother to the white falcon and he set around to find one but he's played this one a lot and it is a lovely lovely thing 1976 ovation nylon string guitar this was another one from the group of ovation instruments purchased directly from them in September of 1976 for Pink Floyd's upcoming tour in support of the animals album this one wasn't actually used until the to refer the wall throughout that particular tour David played this nylon string guitar for performances of goodbye blue sky is there anybody out there and Vera 1976 ovation custom legend also purchased directly from ovation in September of 1976 it was carried as a spare for Roger Waters primary studio and stage ovation from January to July of 1977 in support of the animals album at this point in time David and Roger both relied on ovations for touring due to their built-in electronics and sturdiness Gilmour joked that he liked them because they're robust and his daughter can kick them around 1982 Charvel fretless bass this was custom made to Gilmour specs by Grover Jackson of charvel guitars made in 1982 this guitar instantly became Gilmore's preferred fretless bass for studio use this was used on occasions such as on the turning away for the 1987 Pink Floyd album a momentary lapse of reason and high hopes pulls apart and coming back to life for the band's 1994 album the Division Bell 1983 Giffen electric guitar in October of 1983 David commissioned British luthier Roger Giffen to build a copy of an electric guitar he had on loan from musician Andy Roberts Roberts had recently acquired the guitar from John Pierce who had worked as a designer for Martin in the 1970s in researching the guitar roberts discovered that the instrument had been designed by John Huber at the Martin workshops in the early 1970s as a travel guitar for his personal use and proving successful he had subsequently made a handful of others for associates at Martin Gilmour wrote and record the song Cruz for his 1984 solo album about-face and ease Martin so Gilmour decided that a copy would be required for the upcoming solo ture 1950 fender broadcaster was purchased by his guitar technician again at Frank Lucy dough's California guitar just like the others David Gilmour bought it from him in 1983 and was kept for studio use 1957 Fender Stratocaster the ex Homer Haynes guitar according to George grew this guitar was a custom production instrument made for country and jazz guitarist Henry D Homer Haynes it is unknown whether this Stratocaster in a custom blue color bearing the serial number 20 71 was a purchase by Haynes or a gift from fender a brand that he endorsed following Haines's death it found its way to frank lucido who included it in his Stratocaster exhibition where it received a Best in Show Blue Ribbon award in September of 1979 Lucy doe sold it to Phil Taylor and then like everything else David bought it from him in 1983 Gilmour famously used this in a photo shoot for his 1984 solo album about face understanding the rarity and exceptional condition of this guitar he has decided to preserve the instruments originality 1984 fender Charvel Stratocaster elite David was invited to the Fender UK warehouse to try fenders new reissue line he hand selected this guitar serial number e30 250 73 along with a 57 V Stratocaster in vintage white serial number V Dorrough 150 52 along with a 57 V strat a 62 V strat and a 52 V Telecaster there is a note from the fender Warehouse that said these guitars are all for Dave Gilmour this elite was extensively modified to accommodate David Gill requirements including the fitting of a custom 22-fret bird's-eye maple neck by charvel from the same batch as the neck that had been fitted to Gilmore's primary black strat in 1982 there was also a fitting of a Kaler bridge to replace the stock fender one the flatter profile an additional fret enabled Gilmour to play a semitone higher at the top end this one was carried on Gilmore's 1984 about-face to her as a spare for the black strat and then after kept for studio use 1982 Washburn acoustic electric guitar this one was supplied directly from Washburn in 1984 for the North American leg of Gilmore's about-faced who were from the 9th of May to the 16th of July in 1984 Gilmour used the guitar for performances of near the end the final track on the album 1983 / 89 Fender Stratocaster this was David's primary performance guitar for his about-face tour in 1984 one of the 4 instruments that the Fender UK warehouse gave to him he refers to this guitar as cream number 1 and can be seen a numerous photographs captured over the course of the tour and he continued to use this for live performances throughout the mid 80s he modified this guitar with EMG si pickups and SPC and exg tone controls to eliminate noisy audio interference 1960 Gibson Les Paul special this one was purchased in California on the 25th of June in 1984 while on tour for his about-face album it was required as a replacement for his first Les Paul special that was stolen from Gilmore's home studio in 1976 this was loaned to Chester Kaman during the last two legs of the rattle that lock ture from June to September of 2016 1983 and 2004 Fender Stratocaster another one from the Fender UK warehouse this one was fitted with EMG si pickups as well he selected this guitar for a short set as part of Bryan ferry's band at the legendary Live Aid concert in London's Wembley Stadium on the 13th of July in 1985 however after a successful rehearsal and soundcheck the guitars newly installed 5-way pickup selector switch failed a minute into the first song of the live set and Gilmore can be seen switching to his candy-apple red 57 V and live footage of the show 1984 Fender Stratocaster this was David Gilmour's primary recording and performance guitar from 1988 through 2005 besides the black strat no instrument is more closely or immediately associated with David Gilmour than this candy apple red 57 V Stratocaster this replaced the black strat as his principal guitar for almost 20 years becoming a symbol of the Gilmour led Pink Floyd era this is also from that same batch of instruments from the Fender UK warehouse in a 1985 interview with John sticks Gilmour was very happy with this guitar he said the new Fender vintage series guitar he bought is probably as good as any Fender he is owned old or new it is referred to as red number one it was also fitted with EMG si pickups and SPC and exg tone control to eliminate noisy audio interference 1982 and 1983 Fender guitar amplifiers the Fender concert amplifier was part of the two series line produced by fender under Paul Rivera from 1982 through 1986 among the last amplifiers to be made at the Fullerton plant the amps were designed with both a clean and mid boost gain channel to compete with the Mesa Boogie Mark series amps that were popular at the time stereo setup of these two amps was first incorporated into Gilmour session rig and used during recording sessions at London's air studios for Paul McCartney's 1984 soundtrack album give my regards to Broad Street these were used on the memorable solo for McCarty's ballad no more lonely nights requesting that his session fee be donated to the charity of McCartney's choice 1983 Washburn Mirage deluxe this guitar was supplied directly by Washburn in 1984 for the about-face - er it was used on stage by Mick Ralphs of Mott and the Hoople and bad company who joined Gilmore's touring band as a second guitarist mock affair eg a 40 deluxe this was received as a gift in the late 80s from friend and fellow guitars Mick Ralphs Gilmour kept this guitar at his London home for private use 1984 Hiscox acoustic guitar this instrument was custom made for David by Brin Hiscox in 1984 Bryn's work is based on early lute construction rather than constructing a guitar body with bent sides and a flat back the Hiscox guitar body has a back of separate bent staves of wood that are joined over a bowl-shaped mold this technique is found in both traditional lute making Neopolitan mandolin construction and the arabic Hiscox were called first being contacted by David Gilmour in 1983 when the guitar was commissioned the instrument was designed around Gilmour specifications and modeled partially on an ovation acoustic that he was performing on at the time an accompanying letter from Hiscox with this instrument reads in the end I had to demolish an ovation case in order to find out how they did it having done that I have produced the first composite structure case this is now an industry staple one of the first commercially produced Hiscox cases was delivered to David Gilmour in 1985 to safely housed this guitar 1982 electra-glide pre-production prototype this was acquired as an early demonstration model directly from bond guitars in February of 1982 it was kept mainly for studio use and the all carbon-fiber rosin bond electric Glide was thereafter manufactured from 1984 to 1985 the unique rosin fretboard was designed with a stepping fingering surface which eliminated the need for fret wire as on a traditional guitar 1986 Wilkie's the answer Douglas Wilkie's began making guitars in 1972 in the 80s he operated a production facility in Handley stoke-on-trent concentrating on solid body electric guitars gaining recognition for his work among musicians and the okay and abroad one of his innovations was the sliding pickup system employed by this instrument he downsized his operations in 1992 this was custom made to Gilmore specifications and delivered in July of 1986 this was used a good deal on the hook and manner studio and Astoria houseboat studio in the mid 80s 1984 overwater bass guitar after trialing a final prototype of the sea bass this guitar was custom made for Gilmour by luthier Chris May of the overwater guitar company done in September of 1984 the 2nd sea bass to be produced by overwater before the general release of the instrument in 1985 the sea bass aims to match the lower range bass lines produced by the synthesizer before 5 stream faces became widely available 1940 national lap-steel mr Gilmore acquired this double neck lap steel guitar in the mid 80s after admiring a similar example owned by musician David Lindley it was kept at his home studio at hook and Manor in Oxfordshire 1981 Charvel electric guitar this was an early instrument from grover jackson Wallis Charbel and sent to Germany in February of 1982 when in Hamburg two years later for a show Gilmour was determined to acquire the guitar for his collection so he had his guitar tech telephone grover jackson in LA who kindly negotiated a deal to build two guitars for the current owner of that guitar free of charge in exchange for him giving the charvel to Gilmour after modifications to the pickup and volume pot used this guitar for various live performances throughout the 1980s 1986 gallien-krueger amplifier these were introduced in 1983 to deliver 100 watts of power with stereo circuitry its ability to supply studio effects in such a small sized cabinet made it a highly desirable guitar amp for a studio or live performing musician this amplifier saw extensive use during the recording of Pink Floyd's a momentary lapse of reason 1986 gibson j-200 celebrity edition this was David Gilmour's primary acoustic played during Pink Floyd's historic live 8 performance in 2005 this particular guitar was produced in a limited number of just 90 instruments to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Gibson company in 1985 with rosewood back insights the celebrity would deliver more colored overtones synonymous with rosewood rather than the large block in crown Pearl position markers found on most J to hundreds the celebrity boasted pearl inlay of a floral motif reminiscent of those found on L 7 and L 10 arched tops of the 1930s after trying out the one that dire straits bassist had Gilmour contacted Gibson an attempt to track one down Gibson did some searching around and they found one in their storeroom that never reached its initial destination and they just let him have it in exchange for an endorsement agreement in November of 1987 he liked the J 200 celebrity so much he set out to acquire a second example in 1994 and he used them on his recording sessions of the division bell 1986 takamina en 28 this was supplied directly by the company in 1987 it was used extensively on almost 200 performances of wish you were here 1987 Fender Telecaster since he didn't like to take out his cherished 55s choir on the road he opted instead for this 52 vintage reissue Telecaster on the later two Pink Floyd tours this one was supplied directly from Fender in 2007 the pickups were switched to Seymour Duncan antiquity pickups 1986 Steinberger G L 3t after Gilmour tried out a Steinberger GL 3t in October of 1986 Steinberger custom made this guitar to his specs equipped with EMG si pickups in late 1986 the guitar was further modified with a custom front to accommodate a 5-way pickup selector switch and a recessed toggle switch which activated the EMG SPC presence tone sir 1987 steinberger GM 3t the result of a collaboration between genesis guitarist mike rutherford and british luthier roger Giffen this was stein burgers first full body design and was released in may of 1987 this one was custom made by them vakama date David Gilmour including the transposing tremolo system the EMG si pickups and SPC presents control and this one was shipped directly from Steinberger to the Astrodome of Houston Texas on the 17th of November for Pink Floyd's performance on the 18th of November during the a momentary lapse of Reason tour 1987 Fender Stratocaster plus when an unsolicited surprise arrived from Fender Custom Shop in 1987 Gilmour was rather taken aback hope in the case and find this pink guitar inside it transpired that the guitar had been produced as a sample by Fender master builder Jay black and had become known as the guitar with no home due to the unpopular color of the finish making the obvious connection between the color pink and Pink Floyd fellow master builder and co-founder of the Fender Custom Shop John Page came up with the idea to gift the guitar to David Gilmour 1998 Gibson Les Paul Custom this one was presented directly to David Gilmour by Les Paul the man himself in appreciation for his guest appearance at the Les Paul tribute concert at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 1988 1989 fender Eric Clapton strap this Eric Clapton signature was supplied directly to David in early 1990 by the Fender Custom Shop this was after fenders director of marketing dan Smith visited Gilmour in his off story a houseboat studio and suggested he give their recently released Eric Clapton signature model a try this hit the market in 1988 and was the first signature model to be released by fender soon after receiving the guitar Gilmour chose it for a guest appearance with John Martin at the SHA theatre london 1991 national resonator guitar david purchased this guitar from pete's guitar in saint paul minnesota in April of 1992 and only kept it for home use 1991 Rickenbacker 12-string guitar this was also purchased from Pete's guitar in April of 1992 and kept for studio use occasionally 1989 Martin Shenandoah d28 David purchased this left-handed guitar from Andy's guitar Center on Denmark Street in the Tin Pan Alley of London this was in February of 1994 and he kept it as London home for private use of friend and frequent visitor Douglas Adams the celebrated author of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the galaxy Adam had suggested the name for Pink Floyd's 1994 album the Division Bell after spotting the phrase and Polly Samson's lyrics to the song high hopes in celebration of his 42nd birthday Adams was invited to join the band on stage to play the songs brain damage and Eclipse during their show at London's Earle court on the 28th of October in 1994 1966 Gibson fjn while having repairs done on his West Sussex home in 1994 David made a trade with the Builder carrying out the work exchanging a takamina guitar for his Gibson fjn Gilmour kept the guitar at his home studio for private use and played it often 1985 gibson j-200 celebrity this was originally part of the dire straits bassist collection he picked it up and played this guitar while guest recording in a neighboring studio dire straits at London's air studios in September of 1986 as we discussed earlier he got his first j-200 celebrity from Gibson after contacting them in 1987 but this one was purchased in 1994 and was numbered 42 out of 90 whereas his first one was number nine out of 90 1993 Fender Telecaster similar to the other one in his collection he didn't want to take his 55 a squire out so he opted to get that itch free issue Telecaster for his later to Pink Floyd tours it was supplied directly from Fender 1993 Gibson Chet Atkins seee this was supplied directly by Gibson USA for the Division Bell tour this was one of the seven main guitars used by him during each show the Chet Atkins seee was used during performances of high hopes you can see him playing this one in footage of london's earl court in the 20th of october in 1994 Chester came and later used this instrument when performing with Gilmour during the last two legs of the rattle that lock ture 1993 Gibson Chet Atkins see II see this one has pretty much the exact same history as the one that came before it but was used primarily by the second guitarist tim renwick and was used as a spare on the 2015-2016 Tour 1928 national resonator guitar David Gilmour searched forever to find this guitar but he finally acquired it from Dave's guitar shop in Wisconsin in 1995 and kept it for studio use 1979 me Rodell al-khoei this was personally selected for David Gilmour by Ivor in the West End of London in March of 1982 this one has seen extensive studio use as Gilmore's primary classical guitar this was featured heavily on high hopes the closing track of the division bell 2001 Martin dc28 II pre-production prototype turbo of Martin was approached by guitar technician Phil Taylor to source a dreadnought sized cutaway Martin with pickups in advance of David Gilmour's series of acoustic shows at London's Royal Festival Hall from January 16th to 18th of 2002 boek suggested a couple of prototypes he had that would fit the bill and Gilmour proceeded to purchase both of them in 2001 these were modified with Seymour Duncan pickups and Sony electric microphones the guitar served as Gilmore's main instrument for these shows 2001 mark in dc28 ye pre-production prototype this was the other one that was purchased for those shows as previously described this particular one was purchased as a spare in case anything went wrong with the first one and was not modified 2001 Taylor 7/12 EE Gilmore purchased this guitar from UK professional audio distributor called sound technology Ltd the sale was completed in May of 2001 advanced to his solo show at London's Royal Festival Hall the Taylor 712 C II served as his main guitar an eclectic showcase that included solo acoustic versions of old favourites 1994 takamina acoustic electric twelve-string this was supplied directly by the company in 1994 and carried as a spare on Pink Floyd's 1994 division bell tour 1999 Takamine electric nylon string guitar similar story on this one it was used on the upcoming solo London Royals Festival Hall on the 21st of June 2001 1994 takamina n P 15 see also supplied directly by Takamine this one was used for high strung tuning used by second guitarist tim renwick during performances of comfortably numb' 2000 takamina a 60 C this one was supplied by the distributor in June of 2001 and served as a spare for the Royal Festival Hall shows this one was also used later on Gilmore's 2016 rattle that lock tour 2005 Fender Custom Shop strand similar to Clapton's custom-built 1996 50th anniversary goldleaf Stratocaster this one was built for David with the gold leaf finish by master builder Chris Fleming a Fender Custom Shop in 2005 the nitro finish on the back of the neck was sticky so it was refinished remodeled by Paul Herman of wall basses in May of 2010 along with various other modifications to accommodate Gilmore's preferences after which the guitar was kept for studio use nineteen eighty-four Fender Stratocaster this particular Fender was played by George Harrison Gilmour had this hand selected during a visit to the CBS Fender UK warehouse in early 1984 he kept it primarily for home and studio use it was used by Harrison during a performance at Gilmore's Guy Fawkes night fireworks party on the 5th of November in 1988 it was later used on the Division Bell tour by tim renwick and was fitted with three Kinmen HX single coil pickups 1986 Fender Stratocaster this was the one that was played by Ringo Starr David got it directly from Fender in 1986 Ringo used this during recording sessions of his 2003 solo album Ringo Rama at Gilmore's personal studio in November of 2002 1981 Gibson heritage series Elite this was purchased directly from Gibson in December of 1981 and was supplied with a custom shaped neck at the request of David after the first guitar sent by Gibson was returned since its neck profile was too big Gilmour used this guitar in the studio most notably during 2005 with keyboardist Richard Wright and bass guy Pratt for his third solo album on an island 1958 Gibson country-western this was David's main acoustic guitar for the on an island tour in 2006 and the rattle that lock tour from 2015 to 2016 1959 Gibson country-western this one was purchased in Germany between the 10th and 11th of March in 2006 as a spare for his 1958 country western that we just talked about this particular instrument was fitted with an LR bags m1 a sound hole pickup and was ultimately used by album co-producer and roxy music guitarist phil manzanera for the remainder of the tour through the 26th of august 2006 following that tour the m1 a pickup was removed and the guitar was kept at Gilmore's London home for private use he found that it felt different to the 58 country West as it had a slimmer neck with larger frets it was also carried as a spare on the rattle that lock to her 2005 Taylor 354 C II this 12 string was supplied by Taylor guitars in 2005 by sound technology Ltd and was used as a spare on David Gilmour's 2006 on an island tour it was mainly used by the second guitarist Chester Cayman on performances of wish you were here during the final two legs of that tour 2006 Taylor 355 C II this one has the same story as the first one it was just a backup instrument 2005 Gretsch duo jet this one was also supplied directly by Gretsch guitars in Scottsdale Arizona in late 2005 it was used as a spare for his original 1950s crash duo jet on his on an island tour 2006 Fender Stratocaster David got this one from Fender in June of 2006 along with a letter from their product manager Travis Kent explaining that the guitars thin skin nitro lacquer finish would enabled the guitar to breathe and therefore resonate better Gilmour sceptical played the guitar on the first day of the bar and jams recording sessions at his West Sussex home in January of 2007 enjoyed working with his friends and fellow musicians so he invited them over for a jam at his countryside home recorded these sessions to capture the sessions live and this particular guitar was used in the control room as the barn was too cold day 1 1963 through 65 Hoffner electric bass David got this one from the base place in Birmingham England in January of 1990 and kept it for studio use bassist Guy Pratt can be seen using the guitar and footage released from the barn jams recording sessions 2007 Guild F 512 this was one of two guild 12-string guitars supplied directly by Fender Musical Instruments in May of 2007 he liked the richness of the sound and kept the guitars for studio use according to email Gilmour played this f5 12 a little bit or than the f4 12 2006 guild f4 12 same story as the last one but interestingly enough Gilmour had fender install a second Wow g-string on this guitar in place of the usual smaller octave g-string and then had them to NAT D 2d prior to shipping Gilmour liked the richness of the sound and kept the guitar for studio use but he can also be seen playing this in a portion of the title track wish you were here on this guitar during an interview in his ah story houseboats to do for the three-part documentary of the story of the guitar which aired on BBC in October of 2008 2007 fender Esquire Custom Shop relic when david added the sid barett composition Arnold Layne setlist in April of 2006 fender supplied this Custom Shop relic with two pickups for the performance Gilmour used the guitar for the remainder of the tour after which he gifted it to his son Charlie for Christmas in 2006 as a replacement for a 59 esquire relic this guitar was custom made to Gilmour specs in a distressed blond finish by Fender Custom Shop in March 2007 and kept for studio use 2007 Fender Custom Shop strat this was supplied directly from the Custom Shop in 2007 and the guitar was used as a platform for David to experiment with different pickup and Control figurations including a set of cryogenically treated Callaham H s RV frail in pickups 2005 fender Erik Johnson Stratocaster similarly supplied by the Fender Custom Shop in 2005 as a reference signature model during early negotiations for the proposed David Gilmour signature Stratocaster although fit in with a shortened tremolo bar as per Gilmore's request the guitar did not work well for him until a slimmer 57 v neck was fitted to the instrument to better suit his preferences when he returned to the studio to record his first solo materials and decades this particular guitar was one of a number he played during the final electric sessions for the album in late 2005 2007 Fender Stratocaster this was from Fender in November of 2007 as well but this strat was modified specifically as a test platform to try various pickup control wiring and bridge configurations before making alterations to his primary performance guitar present modifications to this instrument are also inscribed by guitar technician phil taylor in blue marker pen on a handwritten label on the back of the instrument 2008 Fender P bass another one supplied by Fender in 2008 for studio use only 2008 Fender Jeff Beck signature strat following the untimely death of the keyboardist Richard Wright on the 15th of September in 2008 at age 65 guitar legend an old friend Jeff Beck was asked to play at his private memorial service at the twentieth-century Theatre in London's Notting Hill the following October due to scheduling conflicts there was some concern that Beck would not have access to his guitars for the occasion so Gilmore's guitar technician a range for Fender Custom Shop master builder Todd Krauss set up a Jeff Beck signature strat as per Beck's main white Stratocaster and send it to London urgently for back to play at the memorial on the day however Beck turned up with his own white strat and this guitar was regulated to a spare 2008 Gibson Costello century in 1933 the World's Fair was held in Chicago Illinois to commemorate the city's centennial entitled a century of progress the fair aroused widespread marketing exposure which was quickly embraced by the Gibson mandolin guitar manufacturing company located in Kalamazoo Michigan Gibson produced a special variant of the popular l series guitar and named it the L century or LC to commemorate the International Exposition this had tons of celluloid based plastic called Pearl Lloyd and the instrument was intended to be an eye-catching presentation piece priced at $55 the guitar had only a small production run and the last one was shipped in 1941 today these instruments are highly sought-after among collectors including Elvis Costello who popularized the LC in 2008 Gibson produced a copy of his 1937 LC named the Elvis Costello century of progress the guitar was offered at a list price of 5633 and the limited production of 300 instruments quickly sold out supplied directly by Gibson on the 29th of October in 2008 this Costello century was kept by David Gilmour for home use he liked this guitar and played it often 1953 Gibson Les Paul this instrument was purchased in London in early 2006 for a spare for the on an island tour it was later used in recording sessions for Bryan ferry's 2010 solo album Olympia Gilmour can be seen playing this guitar in a documentary film called the making of Olympia 1957 Gretsch Chet Atkins 6121 this one was purchased by David at grooms guitars in Nashville Tennessee in June of 1978 it was used a lot in the studio but most notably during the recording sessions of the 1994 Division Bell Album 2010 Fender Telecaster custom baritone this guitar was custom-made for him by the Fender Custom Shop in 2010 and kept primarily for studio use baritone guitar incorporates a longer scale length than normal and is usually tuned b2b or a 2a this allows for much deeper tones this particular one is a 27 inch scale placing it in between an electric guitar and a bass guitar it was further modified with a Vibram eight string spoiler and custom baritone pickups the electronics were also replaced with Callaham cryo electronics this was used during the recording of the fifteenth studio album the endless river particularly on the track it's what we do 2007 Nash t52 guy Pratt the bassist for Pink Floyd arranged the purchase of this guitar on behalf of David Gilmour a replacement neck was supplied by Nash guitar to be fitted on this guitar after he decided the original neck was too large for his taste this was his dressing-room guitar for the rattle that locked or 2015 Martin 0:28 vs this one was acquired directly from the Martin guitar company for the rattle that lock ture it was played by Roxy Music guitarist and longtime collaborator Phil Manzanera during the first parts of the tuber and thereafter by Chester Cayman in the final stretches Gilmour would also play this one occasionally on that tour it for book signings and literary events 2013 Gibson es-335 the Gibson Custom Shop and it was made for him in January of 2013 the neck follows the slimmer taper and profile of a 60s Gibson and the p90 pickups are under wound to Gilmour spec he used this guitar during the solo recording sessions in 2013 which developed into his first solo project in almost a decade which was rattled that lock 2009 Gibson historic 57 gold top this was another one that his technician had someone else buy for him it was bought directly from the Custom Shop in late 2009 the burst bucker pickups were swapped out for a JM rolf 58 humbucker the tuners were swapped out for Grover Rhoda Maddox and the wiring was modified to preserve the treble when the volume is cut Gilmour really liked this modified guitar 1986 takamina EF 400s this was another one supplied directly by this company in 1987 the guitar was used by him for around 200 performances of the welcome to the Machine wish you were here album 1967 fender core not a Wildwood apparently David can't recall anything about this guitar because they didn't list anything on the website about this one but the Wildwood series is interesting because fender injected dye into trees as they were growing in order to get these different colors in it some looked cooler than others and I believe there were four color very Shinzon these they were quickly discontinued because nature activists thought they were harming the trees by doing this sometimes if you strip off the Antiqua paint finish on them you will find wild wood underneath 2007 Fender Stratocaster this guitar is the third of five prototypes that were produced by fender throughout the design process that was sent to David Gilmour in 2007 Gilmour found the third prototype good to play and was happy with the neck and bridge pickup however there were a number of superficial inaccuracies or remaining in comparison to the original guitar such as the body contours 2012 fender signature strat this is another one that was supplied directly from the Fender Custom Shop in June of 2012 no further information 2013 fender Gilmour signature Stratocaster left handed he got this one from Fender in 2013 as a sample of the left handed nos version on receipt it was discovered that the guitar was fitted with right-handed pots and tremolo arm fender subsequently supplied the correct left handed parts which are fitted to the current guitar 2014 fender signature Stratocaster this is another one sent to him for his approval no further information 2014 Custom Shop Stratocaster nos same story on this one it was given to him by the Fender Custom Shop in 2014 for approval no further information packhorse case a travel case for Pink Floyd this travel case was used to transport David Gilmour's primary black strat from 1979 through the mid-1980s most notably for the wall tour from the 7th of February in 1980 to the 17th of June in 1981 and last but not least the 1969 / 83 Fender Stratocaster the black strat his main guitar of all the historic guitars in the world David Gilmour's black Fender Stratocaster stands out as one of only a handful guitars that have taken on a life of their and gained a level of Fame that nearly matches its owner despite humble beginnings of an off-the-shelf standard model Stratocaster the extensively modified guitar has become a legend in its own right this one was purchased new at the iconic New York guitar store mani's and he acquired it to replace a black Stratocaster with a rosewood neck that he had purchased six weeks earlier that got stolen although most of the stolen equipment was recovered the first black Stratton was never seen again over the years this instrument was fitted with various pickups switches inputs pick guards tail pieces and tuners and has undergone no less than six different neck changes all these alterations were performed in an endeavor to achieve the dynamics and tonal quality and playability required by Gilmour at the time one of his first alterations was to put an edge mount at XLR socket in 1972 he didn't end up liking that very much so he made some paste out of sawdust and wood glue and filled it back in again his repair work is still very much visible hung the guitar today and that's it all 126 guitars and their history all in a single video I've spent so much time with this collection I could probably recite this all by heart but I hope you guys enjoyed the video anyways and made it through it all all right Thank You troglodytes for watching and we will see you tomorrow on the next one take care and don't forget to share [Music] [Music]

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Length: 66min 13sec (3973 seconds)

Published: Mon Jun 24 2019