page_title: David Gilmour
section_title: The Black Strat
hierarchical_section_title: David Gilmour / Guitars / The Black Strat
caption_attribution_description: English: David Gilmour's 'Black Strat', a Fender Stratocaster; displayed at the Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Considered Gilmour's primary guitar, the instrument was purchased in New York in 1970 and used on all Pink Floyd albums and shows until the mid 1980s; and at the band's Live 8 reunion.
context_page_description: David Jon Gilmour CBE is an English musician who was a member of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. He joined as guitarist and co-lead vocalist in 1968 shortly before the departure of founder member Syd Barrett. Pink Floyd achieved international success with the concept albums The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, and The Wall. By the early 1980s, they had become one of the highest-selling and most acclaimed acts in music history; by 2012, they had sold more than 250 million records worldwide, including 75 million in the United States. Following the departure of Roger Waters in 1985, Pink Floyd continued under Gilmour's leadership and released three more studio albums.
  Gilmour has produced a variety of artists, such as the Dream Academy, and has released four solo studio albums: David Gilmour, About Face, On an Island, and Rattle That Lock. He is also credited for bringing singer-songwriter Kate Bush to public attention. As a member of Pink Floyd, he was inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996, and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005. In 2003, Gilmour was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
context_section_description: One of Gilmour's most iconic guitars is The Black Strat, which appeared in most Pink Floyd concerts and every Pink Floyd album from 1970 to 1983. The guitar was originally bought by Gilmour at Manny's Music in New York in 1970, after the band's US tour was prematurely cancelled due to the theft of all its equipment in New Orleans. The guitar, which originally had a rosewood fretboard and a white pickguard, underwent a number of modifications throughout its life until it adopted its distinctive form with a black pickguard and a maple neck. It was auctioned for charity in 2019 for $3.9 million, making it one of the most expensive guitars ever sold at auction.
caption: Gilmour's "Black Strat" on display at the Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains exhibition.[133]
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