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David Gilmour


GADGETS

GUITARS




* Fender
o Stratocaster
+ His main guitar, much modified over the years, is a (1970) black Stratocaster with black pickguard and white pickup covers and knobs, currently with a 1957 vintage re-issue maple neck. It also includes a small toggle switch that combines the neck and bridge pickups.
+ His main guitar for the post-Roger Waters era Pink Floyd tours in support of A Momentary Lapse of Reason, Delicate Sound of Thunder (dubbed "Another Lapse") and The Division Bell was a Red '57 reissue with a set of EMG active pickups. On the "On An Island" tour it was used every night of the tour on "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" and "Wearing the Inside Out".
+ Gilmour is the owner of Strat #0001. However, this is not the first Stratocaster ever made. It was last seen at the Strat Concert in Wembley Arena in 2004.
+ Cream coloured '57 reissue. Used at 1984 solo tour and at the early parts of the 1987-1990 tour. In the 1994 tour it was used as spare guitar.
+ '57 Lake Placid Blue. (Serial number #0040). Used at The Wall sessions.
+ Double-neck Stratocaster. Used live (1970-72).
+ White with white pickguard. Used in the late 1960s. Also used during the 1980s as evidenced on 1980s Rock Photos web site.
o Telecaster
+ Blonde body with white pickguard. Used on the On an Island tour.
+ '59 Sunburst body with sunburst ash body and white pickguard. Used on Animals' recording sessions. Last seen on rehearsals during the On an Island tour.
+ '61 Telecaster used during The Wall recording sessions. Also used live in post-Waters era for "Run Like Hell"
+ 1960s brown-faded body. Used in the late 1960s.
+ 1960s blonde ash body with white pickguard. His main guitar during his first year with Pink Floyd.
o Esquire
+ '55 Sunburst body aka "The workmate Tele". Neck pickup added. Used at the recording sessions for his first solo album, The Wall recording session and the following tour. Also seen when performing with Paul McCartney in the late 1990s.
o Fender VI Baritone guitar. Used during The Wall recording sessions.
o Fender Precision bass guitar
* Gibson
o A Gibson Les Paul Goldtop (P-90 pickups, Bigsby vibrato bridge)
o Gibson EH150 Lap Steel guitar
o Gibson "Chet Atkins" classical guitar
* Gretsch Duo-Jet
* Bill Lewis Guitar. Used at Meddle and Dark Side of the Moon recording sessions.
* Gibson, Ovation, Takamine and Martin Acoustics
* Taylor Guitars Acoustics
* Jose Vilaplana nylon string guitar
* Steinberger GL. His main guitar during A Momentary Lapse of Reason recording sessions.
* Charvel Fretless Fender Precision style bass guitar. Used during The Wall recording sessions.
* Music Man Fretless Stingray bass guitar. Used by David while running the house band at the 1991 Amnesty International concert, during Spinal Tap's performance on "Big Bottom." (All guitarists played bass on this song, and David played a solo.)
* Jedsen (tuned D-G-D-G-B-E) and Fender Lap Steel guitars


AMPS





* Hiwatt (main) DR 103 heads into WEM 4x12 cabinets loaded with Fane Crescendo speakers
* Fender ‘56 Tweed Twin amp (used for smaller concerts)
* Mesa Boogie Mark II C+
* Alembic F2-B bass preamp
* Custom-built 'Doppola' rotating speakers (driven by the Hiwatt heads)
* Gallien/Krueger 250ML combo amp

EFFECTS


* Top row left to right -
* Boss CS-2 Compressor
* ProCo Rat II overdrive
* Pete Cornish Big Muff
* Boss GE-7 graphic EQ dedicated to the Rat

* Bottom row left to right -
* MXR Dyna Comp
* Ibanez CP-9 compressor
* BOSS Digital Metaliser
* Chandler Tube Driver #1


* Pete Cornish Soft Sustain
* Sovtek Big Muff Pi
* Chandler Tube Driver #2
* BOSS GE-7 graphic EQ - C - T&B treble and bass boost
* BOSS GE-7 graphic EQ - A - Bass boost
* BOSS GE-7 graphic EQ - B - MID boost


* Left -
* Electric Mistress flanger
* Boss CE-2
* Demeter
* Tremulator
* Boss CE-2
* Dynacord CLS-222 Leslie Sim
* Samson UR-5 UHF Dual wireless
* 2x Peterson Strobe tuner

* Right -
* Pete Cornish switching system
* Furman PL-8
* TC2290 Digital Delay
* Uni-Vibe
* DigiTech ISP-33B
* Lexicon PCM70
* MXR Digital Delay
* Pete Cornish Multi Effects



  • Ernie Ball Volume pedal
  • Whammy controller
  • main controller
  • Doppolas, Leslie simulator and Univibe controls