David Gilmour Strats... show me yours

[BrockSamson]

Hey all,

Very interested in David Gilmour Strats, specifically his red one. I know quite a few of you have done them and I have a Warmoth body destined for a DG-20 and want to know your opinions.

Would you go 21 or 22 frets?? David's is 21 from all of the pictures that I can fine, so stay true or go 22?

Show me what you've done to your Strats!!

[Benjy_26]

Re: David Gilmour Strats... show me yours

I think you've seen pics of mine. I have the DG-20 set in an ash Fender body from '76, along with an old Dimarzio trem with a huge brass block, a set of gold Schaller tuners, and Graphtech saddles. The neck is a 22 fret unit off of an Am Dlx Strat. I like the big frets and rounded 'board edges. That's pretty much it. I have the trem floating a bit and I string up with DR Pure Blues in their 9-42 set.

[pinto79]

Re: David Gilmour Strats... show me yours

I planned a black on black strat with white pickups a while ago and started getting into Gilmour and Pink Floyd for the first time as I was doing it, so it's kind of ironic...

Mine is a 62 reissue body with a "Francisco" neck that I got from a friend. I used a Blue Velvet Neck pickup and True Velvet middle and bridge and Wilkinson Vintage style trem. It's the one on the left in the picture.

[Hagbard Celine]

Re: David Gilmour Strats... show me yours

Do you want to one of copy his guitars or the Sig Fender or do you want to be "Gilmouresque."

I took an "inspired by" approach and set my JV Strat up with an SSL-5 bridge and CS '69 neck pups and Gilmour type wiring. It isn't a Gilmour looking thing it looks like a regular white Strat.

Do you have the DG-20 setup yet?