Live at pompeii and at the pink floyd reunion with roger waters for live 8 it has also appeared on davids solo tours and projects. The heavilymodified black fender stratocaster is itself a symbol of pink floyd s groundbreaking progressive sound and a tool that provided him no shortage of inspiration. The book was written by phil taylor davids personal guitar technician and the bands chief backline tech since 1974. The black strat book is the first and only accurate and knowledgeable account of david gilmours favorite stratocaster guitar. Catch a rare inside glimpse of one of the worlds most revered guitarists, david gilmour, and his iconic black stratocaster. The black strat fourth edition released 2017 pink floyd. The guitar was originally bought by gilmour at mannys music in new york in 1970, after the bands us tour was prematurely cancelled due to the theft of all its equipment in new orleans. The instrument in this instance is a black fender stratocaster belonging to david gilmour, and the story.
Phil explains that the book explores the history of dgs black strat from its early days as davids primary guitar in pink floyd. David gilmours 1969 black fender stratocaster has earned its place in rocknroll history. Written by davids personal guitar technician and the bands chief backline tech since 1974 the only man to know pink floyds equipment better than the band this expanded edition contains new information as well as many unpublished photographs, recently come to light, that further chart the black strats illustrious history. The book is illustrated with more than 170 photos, many of which have never been published before, and the cover was designed by storm thorgerson, designer of many pink floyd album covers. It holds the record for being the most expensive guitar ever sold, after being auctioned for charity in 2019. Written by davids personal guitar technician and the bands chief backline tech since 1974 the only man to know pink floyds equipment better than the band this. For most of the past three decades, the black strat has been in the care of pink floyddavid gilmours fulltime backline tech, phil taylor. Popular pink floyd books meet your next favorite book. Davids black strat featured on pink floyd tours and iconic albums including meddle, atom heart mother, obscured by clouds, the dark side of the moon, wish. The pink floyd encyclopedia is an in depth reference work on pink floyd, and includes a unique pink floyd reference encyclopedia, complete concert date listings, a look at floyds equipment over the years, and an examination of the publius phenomenon. Atom heart mother, meddle, obscured by clouds, the dark side of the moon, wish you were here, animals, the wall, the final cut, the endless river on the film pink floyd. The black strat is a rewarding, accessible and superbly produced book that all pink floyd fans will thoroughly enjoy. Jun 21, 2019 the centerpiece of the gilmour collection was his iconic black strat, his primary guitar both on stage and in studio for pink floyd s classic albums from the 1970s.
In the book phil taylor lovingly and meticulously chronicled the ordinary stratocaster guitar that david bought at mannys in 1970, but which eventually became the iconic black strat which david used for most of his landmark guitar melodies and solos throughout the pinnacle years of pink floyd and through his solo career. During his brief time with the band 196668, he was the driving force behind the unit. The book primarily tells the history of davids black strat. It briefly discusses what tours and albums he used the black strat on, but not with any real specifics. Known as the black strat, the guitar was purchased in 1970 at mannys on west 48th street in new york, and has become the pink floyd singer and songwriters most identified instrument over the course of nearly 50 years.
Jun 21, 2019 included on the later years, a 18disc box set 5xcds, 6xblurays, 5xdvds,2x7 covering the material created by david gilmour, nick mason and richard wright from 1987 onwards, with. Phil taylor catch a rare inside glimpse of one of the worlds most revered guitarists, david gilmour, and his iconic black stratocaster. A very detailed history of the guitar and its owner and the various changes the guitar went through til it reached its current state. Their mortal remains, the critically acclaimed major retrospective of pink floyd, one of the worlds most pioneering and influential bands, today announced, via a press conference with pink floyd founding member nick mason, that it will be opening at romes museo darte contemporanea di roma macro on 19 january 2018. A history of david gilmours black fender stratocaster revised and updated 3rd edition paperback published september 1st 2010 by hal leonard publishing corporation. David gilmours black strat just became the most expensive. Known as the black strat, the guitar was purchased in 1970 at mannys on west 48th street in new york, and has become the pink floyd singer and songwriters. Syd barrett was the lead guitarist, vocalist, and principle songwriter in the original line up of pink floyd. The david gilmour guitar collection at christies new.
A great reference source about one particular guitar david gilmours black stratocaster. Through the pages, one finds out how and why the various modifications have taken place, changing the instrument pretty comprehensively from the standard model bought in 1970 at mannys music in new york. As the book explains, it wasnt until 2003, and the dsotm classic albums documentary, that david played the black strat again, and a series of improvements and modifications were then undertaken. Written by phil taylor davids personal guitar technician and the bands chief backline tech since 1974. Mar 18, 2019 david gilmours 1969 black fender stratocaster has earned its place in rocknroll history. The book also features an exclusive cd of hawkwind performing interstellar overdrive.
After reading this book in one sitting, it became an inspiration for me to build my own gilmour black strat. A history of david gilmours black fender stratocaster. New fourth edition of the black strat now available pink floyd. Atom heart mother, meddle, obscured by clouds, the dark side of the moon, wish you were here. One of gilmours most iconic guitars is the black strat, which appeared in most pink floyd concerts and every pink floyd album from 1970 to 1983.
There is some coverage of his telecasters and lewis guitar. Written by davids personal guitar technician and the bands chief backline tech since 1974 the only man to know pink floyd s equipment better than the band this expanded edition contains new information as well as many unpublished photographs, recently come to. Written by phil taylor davids personal guitar technician since 1974 to coincide with the release of the long awaited and much requested fender david gilmour signature strat. Pink floyd guitarist david gilmour describes it as just a strat i bought from mannys in new york but for floyd fans its gained such iconic status that its referred to with capital letters. David gilmour live approx 1971 from the book pink floyd the. It appeared for the first time with gilmour at the 1970 bath festival. Included on the later years, a 18disc box set 5xcds, 6xblurays, 5xdvds,2x7 covering the material created by david gilmour, nick mason and richard wright from 1987 onwards, with. First, here is a bit of history about the black strat. Written by davids personal guitar technician and the bands chief backline tech since 1974 the only man to know pink floyds equipment better than the band this expanded edition contains new information as well as many unpublished photographs, recently come to. David gilmour early dark side of the moon performance from the book pink floyd the black strat im martin, guitarist for all india radio and steve kilbeymartin kennedy. The collection, which was toured worldwide and detailed the musical history of one of the worlds most influential guitarists, was 100% per cent sold by lot and 100% by value. The book briefly touches on some of gilmours many other guitars, but the main focus is of course on the iconic black fender stratocaster, which over the years became virtually synonymous with the music and sound of both pink floyd and his solo work. The book details all of the changes and modifications made to the black strat, its use on pink floyd tours and iconic albums, davids solo projects, and various guest appearances throughout the years.
The black strat is the nickname for a black fender stratocaster guitar played by david gilmour of the progressive rock band pink floyd. Pink floyd, the black strat, a history of david gilmours black fender stratocaster. David gilmour bought this guitar from the famous mannys music store in new york city in 1970 as a replacement for several guitars which were stolen just six weeks prior while touring with pink floyd, including davids first black stratocaster. A history of david gilmours black fender stratocaster revised and updated 3rd edition taylor, phil published by hal leonard 2010. Written by davids personal guitar technician and the bands chief backline tech since 1974 the only man to know pink floyds equipment better than the band this expanded edition contains new information as well as many unpublished photographs, recently come to light, that further. The history of pink floyd has been told many times but never in the way that phil taylor tells it. Leonard corporation, hindustan aeronautics limited. David gilmour live approx 1971 from the book pink floyd. Jun 27, 2019 now, hes taken his fandom to its greatest height. The black strat 4th edition book tells the official chronological story of pink floyd guitarist david gilmours favourite legendary black stratocaster from 1970. David gilmours guitar collection comes to auction christies. Pink floyd and david gilmour fans may like it, too, but it is very technical in nature, more suitable for stratocaster buffs and collectors. Heres the black strat on phil taylors workbench, along with a replica that phil was preparing for the pink floyd exhibition.
Sep 01, 2008 the black strat book is the first and only accurate and knowledgeable account of david gilmours favorite stratocaster guitar. Nov 01, 2007 the book is illustrated with more than 170 photos, many of which have never been published before, and the cover was designed by storm thorgerson, designer of many pink floyd album covers. David gilmours black strat guitar goes under the hammer. A history of david gilmours black fender stratocaster revised and updated 3rd edition at. Sep 01, 2008 get this book and achieve guitarnerd nirvana. The black strat has featured on pink floyd tours and iconic albums including. Live at pompeii and at the pink floyd reunion with roger waters for live 8. Written by davids personal guitar technician and the bands chief backline tech since 1974 the only man to know pink floyd s equipment better than the band this expanded edition contains new information as well as many unpublished photographs, recently come to light, that further chart the black strat s illustrious history.
The average pink floyd fan would probably not be interested in this book to being with. It tells the strats story in far more detail than we can go into here, and it contains enough pink floyd info and rare pictures to appeal to regular fans as well as guitar heads. In a final sideways look at other strats, the book includes a new section looking at the 1954 strat, serial number 0001, which was used in 2004 for. New fourth edition of the black strat now available pink floyd a fleeting glimpse posted on 20th august 2019 by sean pincombe 20th august 2019 phil taylor, guitar technician to david gilmour for some 45 years, has released an updated fourth edition of his book the black strat. Rob chapmans book is the first authoritative and exhaustively researched biography of syd barrett that fully celebrates his life and legacy as a musician, lyricist and artist, and which highlights the influence that he continues to have over contemporary bands and music fans alike. Pink floyd the black strat a history of david gilmours. In the book phil taylor lovingly and meticulously chronicled the ordinary stratocaster guitar that david bought at mannys in 1970, but which eventually became the iconic black strat which david used for most of his landmark guitar melodies and solos throughout the pinnacle years of. The david gilmours black strat is so special and famous that there is a book about it. Live at pompeii and at the pink floyd reunion with roger waters for live8. David gilmour early dark side of the moon performance from the book pink floyd the black strat ver mas. The original black strat was on display at londons victoria and albert museum for the floyd exhibition when it was hosted there, but david gilmour needed the original back when the exhibition. Written by davids personal guitar technician and the bands chief. All the black straps, one light bulb think in 1917 in manage in new york and i think its officer weve been in new orleans and last year, got solar and we got music for the guitar we havent so i had to get another detail so i went to that one and its been with me ever since its its probably been on more pink floyd tracks and any other guitar the next changed a few times as i use this as a. On friday 24th march 2017, pink floyd will release a series of book bound individual collections of the bands seminal music from 19651972.