The David Gilmour "Black Strat": A Short History
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Just squeaking outside of "Strat-ober" I've planned to make this for a long time. I guess we're into "Strat-vember" now eh?
I've been playing the new American Vintage II '61 Strat for the last few weeks and I'm surprised at how much I get along with this vintage radius fingerboard and frets. With a lighter body (this guitar is just over 8lbs) the guitar might take up long term residence here. And that's sent me down the rabbit hole to looking at all my favorite wielders of the Stratocaster. More to come.
Thanks for checking it out. I love this story.
Keith - เพลง
Basically the greatest partscaster of all time
The fact that THE Black Strat was just on display in a Hard Rock cafe in Miami where people could touch it is truly bizarre. Did not know that fact. Great video Keith.
Mind boggling. I never knew that either. Have to say whomever was in charge of the instruments at that particular location clearly had zero respect or just a flat out lack of knowledge for what they were dealing with. Hard to image how that slipped through the cracks. I mean damn if a guitar is given to you whether on loan or not, and that guitar is associated with the band Pink Floyd in ANY way whatsoever…..you put that thing behind some glass. Period. Lol again, mind boggling.
And parts were replaced/stolen from it while it was there. That’s why Gilmour just considered the guitar a tool and wasn’t emotionally attached to it. He knew that basically it was just a body and neck that he had used over the years. Everything else had been changed several times. He let it go at auction for big bucks to help a worthy cause because he valued that more.
Pretty careless to have an iconic guitar where people had access to the real McCoy . That just confirms that Hard Rock Cafe could care less of the history of the black strat using it as a prop for the sake of getting people to come through the door and their money by any and means . Scary . Just imaging if they had one of Les Pauls proto type guitars right out in the open disreguarding the possiblity of vandels picking and pawing at the again a prop for display .
Its bizarre but cool and normal aswell, we talk about the 80's begin 90's? things just where that way back then tho, another timeperiod, Pink Floyd was not so popular as today, i mean by that, its just the last 15 years they become having a cult status in rock pop history. In the 80's they where just Pink Floyd. I agree they could at least put a glass over it. But it gives the guitar a greater history as well in my opinion, going through a lot. its still better than being stolen and lost forever
It’s totally beyond me that he’d agree to send his priceless instrument to an overpriced chain restaurant. Insane is the word …
David Gilmour is one of those players who I can say his playing truly hypnotizes me. Not even joking, I get so lost in it.
Minor correction, Henry didn't own Manny's at the time. When Manny passed, his wife Julia (my great-grandmother owned it) and it was run by her, Helen (Manny's daughter) and Henry and the rest of the fam.
It would be great if you could do a video and share some stories if you have some, 👍
@@MrMrjauregui I used to have some video of my grandma Helen talking about the old days, but I haven't found it yet. There are some videos on TH-cam of my cousins talking about some of the history if you search for them. I think people need to realize that Henry was the guitars/pedals guy and my grandpa Danny was the drum guy that all drummers would know about. Guitars just get all the better press. Also, i think a short history of Music Row (48th Street) would be a cool video for Keith to do.
My band, Wick and the Candlesticks, would play a school dance and take our $35 down to Manny’s and see if we could strike a deal with Manny, who always was warm, welcoming and remembered our names, hanging under the pix of Paul McCartney or DC5 -with our allowances included- for a Princeton Reverb to stand in alongside one guy’s dad’s Kodak movie projector… this guitar was not out yet- it was close, though! Thanks for this!
Parentheses to commas… 👍 now it’s all ok!
Got my first guitar at Mannys in 1973. Never forget.
In the sixties my third guitar I owned was a used 1957 sunburst strat with a maple neck. I practiced and played so much, I wore the lacquer off of much of the neck. It fit my hand and the feel of it was like an extension of my body. I was 15 yrs old when it was stolen from me. This event, along with losing my best friend to a car accident devastated me for years. Eventually coming to grips with these losses, I spent most of the rest of my life trying to achieve the same bond with an instrument. After owning hundreds of guitars through out my life, I’ve come close many times, but have never been able to duplicate the exact feel and playability. I now have and play other instruments, which I have a great fondness and appreciation for, but that one will haunt me until I pass.
😂🎉❤now that's absolutely correct
Live at Pompeii changed everything I wanted out of a guitar tone. Much to Gilmour's disdain, especially since it was before even Dark Side came out, I think it was the best sound he ever got.
Black Strat, Fuzz Face, Echorec.
dark sides great and all but IMO not their best album. my fav changes but id have to give it to Animals, or even Piper.
@@zeppelinboysor even meddle. I feel like dark side flows so nice and that’s what makes it so intoxicating to listen to but it’s far from the best guitar work he did in my opinion
Gilmour's playing is why i started playing guitar like many other people. riding along in the car with my mom as a little kid and hearing the solos in the songs Time, Comfortably Numb and Have a Cigar i was blown away and i had to have a guitar and learn how to play them
This was the first guitar I hand built from Warmoth parts. I selected EVERY component as close as possible to the real one. I stopped when the guitar was at it's perfect state. Meaning I didn't try to relic it like Dave's. I wanted to put honest wear on it. Aside from that, I did pretty good. I did take it to a professional to have the frets leveled and crowned and setup. The NOS Fender Custom Shop version was $7k. All told, with the labor I spent $1200. It's still my number one and that's been 12 years ago
That's an appropriate way to honor what's in essence a partscaster-6 necks, a couple of different bridges, several sets of pickups, the only thing that's original is the body! I prefer rosewood and a different color, but I'm going to go with similar hardware and pickups.
I did the same but got a custome painted body from MJT
This is a GREAT comment.
That's all a Fender Strat is is a bunch of parts anyway. It's better to buy your own high quality parts and build your own. Why so many guitarist are hypnotized by Fender and Gibson is beyond me. G&L quality is way better than Fender at half the price.
@Abe Froman I took it to an open mic night at my local pub here and did a 3 song set with backing tracks in a looper pedal. A David Gilmour super fan was just gaga over it and offered me $3000 on the spot! I had to refuse but it was a nice feeling to be recognized. He couldn't believe it was not a Fender Custom Shop. I got the water transfer labels that Fender uses on their guitars but there's no serial number so it's not like I am trying to pass it off as a real one. I just did it for the aesthetic.
Shine on you Crazy Strat!
Didn’t realize patrons were treating Gilmore’s legendary strat like an appetizer at the rock and roll cafe taking components from it. Great video! As always🍿
Ya, and really bizarre whoever the head curator of instruments at Hard Rock either didn't know it was randomly hung, or he let that happen. There's Jimmy Page, Slash, Van Halen, Hendrix, and David Gilmour. Those I would say are the big 5 in Rock n Roll guitarists, and ANY or their guitars let along THEIR MOST FAMOUS should be in a glass case, showcased within the restaurant. Not hanging on the fucking wall by a booth unprotected. The guitar that holds the record at auction of all time, was just hanging on the wall getting cheap beer splashed on it by tourists from Ohio. Unfuckingbelievable.
Gilmour
So bizarre.
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Jeff Back ,Bob Fripp ,David Gilmour i my trio of guitar magic. Jimi Page,Al DiMeola, Steve Howe is second trio to listen. And Eric Clapton is God😄Not always such a schedule but that's my choice. I play the guitar 51 y ,the rhythm is the highest, and I am 61 y old. My left palm has carpal tunnel syndrome and I can't play for a while. I just look at my collection and sigh. But we will solve that too, I hope soon.
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@@iggy9955 Eric Clapton is the most overrated guitarist of all time. Wow, a blues riff in Am.
So many emotions and memories are linked to songs that black Strat played. Boy oh boy, what a legacy.
I love david. He is a master !! I love watching him play !! I get lost in his playing. I love it !!
14:14 Here's my (somewhat, sorta, but not quite) related story.
I've been a fan of David Gilmour's playing ever since I picked up a guitar. Years ago I bought a black Yamaha (the colour was a coincidence), and it's been my only guitar since. Over the years I've been trying to get it closer to the Black Strat, trying things out and seeing what fits my style. At the start of this year, after completely stripping the electronics, converting it from HSS to SSS, I decided that the cheap trem block it came fitted with had to go. So I was I set my eyes on a Callaham block. Problem was that this being a Yamaha I had no idea if one would fit or not. The ones for MIM Strats seemed to fit, at least on paper.
So off I went looking for a guitar store in the UK that had a Callaham trem in stock that I could hold and check against the guitar. After a short search it turned out that the only place in the UK at the time that had a MIM Callaham block in stock was this shop I have never heard of called Charlie Chandler's Guitar Experience. Fancy name, I thought. Sounded familiar, but couldn't place it. So off I went, guitar in hand. turns out Charlie is a really great and humble guy. When I told him what I was looking for, he offered to try and install the trem in my guitar to see if it fits. It did (except for the screws - the Callaham ones are longer since a Strat is thicker than a Yamaha). When I told him that I also want to try the short trem arm that Callaham offer he even gave me some tips about conversations he had with Phil Taylor on the topic. Him mentioning Phil Taylor kinds piqued my interest. Either way, got my trem, got on home, and fitted it that very night. Worked perfectly.
A week or two later I found myself on Gilmourish, reading some random stuff about the Black Strat. And lo and behold I see Charlie Chandler's name. Needless to say, I felt a bit frustrated that I had no idea who I was talking with. Been making plans to go back there again, but it is kinda out of the way. But I think it was quite a coincidence that I found myself with my wannabe Black Strat interpretation, getting help with my trem from the same guy that worked on the trem for the actual Black Strat. It's completely meaningless at the end of the day, but I think it's cool. Now I like to think that some of the magic of the Black Strat rubbed off on my guitar.
That’s a cool story man. Gilmourish is the site.
Salut omule
Great story indeed, I know the "rubbing off" feeling. I took my favourite guitars to the very spot where the guy in the 1994 "High Hopes" video parked his green Morris Minor Traveller, which is just outside Ely, Cambridgeshire. Epic experience, sitting at that very spot whilst listening to the "High Hopes" song. That's the closest I'll ever get to David Gilmour, I guess.
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I love that story. Thanks for sharing.
Been waiting on this one for a while, and while the story has been told several times on different channels it's still something special to hear again. I've got to see Gilmour on the 2016 Rattle That Lock tour and there had been some speculation whether or not he used the original or a Custom Shop for the tour but I think he was adamant it was the original, although citing that the Customs are impossible to distinguish when playing. My wife bought me a Black FSR Fender Strat for my 30th birthday that was already pretty Gimourish with a black/white/Black pickguard I had to go ahead and change it up with a flat black and installed Seymour Duncan pickups. It's a bit cliche to do a tribute but I wouldn't have started playing if it wasn't for Gilmour and his Black Strat, and it's been one of my favorites for 3 years now.
Thanks Keith. This one was huge, and you did a great job.
Hope you feel well again soon.
One of the first records I purched on my own was the just released "Animals" I was in 6th grade. That along with Zep's " Presence & Aerosmith "Rocks" were the first 3 albums I bought myself. Definitely heavy for a 12 Y.O. I must have played animals like 500X and still have every verse,chorus ,bridge ,lyric burned into my cortex for life ! What a band. What a guitarist ! Same with Zep & 70's Aerosmith. Definitely messed me up proper !!! By the time I was 15 I had picked up most of Floyd's stuff & every single zeppelin I could get my hands on . (was crazy for bootleg stuff) !!! Animals though was so profound. Just shocking to this day .
I had the pleasure of seeing the Black Strat when on display at preview of the Christie's auction in London. What struck me most was just how battered and bruised it was. Definitely a 'player's grade' guitar! But it shows how important the player's connection with an instrument is, over its looks or condition.
I saw it there too, and I almost had the opposite view. I thought it was pretty clean considering how many years he had it for, and how many gigs he did with it. But then again he’s not known to be exceptionally heavy on his guitars like someone like Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Go into any vintage guitar shop, and look for the most worn distressed looking guitar. That's the best sounding and playing one. The ones that look pristine could be put down in favor of another instrument that the player vibed with.
@@carsgunsandguitars very good point. It’s apparently what Clapton used to do when he was touring the states. He’d pick up these 50s Fenders and look for the ones where the neck had been worn out and buy it, as it was obviously a good one to have been played that much.
Saw the Christies preview in NYC, amazing to see all Davids instruments so up close and personal - did you notice the bend on one of the feet of that steel slide guitar David used to break himself out of the studio when he was accidentally locked in there? 😅
I remember there was a replica of the Black Strat at my local guitar store probably about four years ago for about $2100, I still remember wanting that guitar so bad just because of how incredible it looked. Either way, David's Black Strat is definitely up there as one of the greatest rock guitars and undoubtedly deserves that spot
Great episode that famous Strat. I didn’t realize how many transformations were done on that guitar. Great info!
I was lucky enough to have seen Gilmour on one of those shows at the illustrious Royal Albert Hall, where he, indeed, played the Black Strat.
Absolute magic, that combination.
6:20 The album was MEDDLE. "Echoes" was the final song on it.
Brilliant as always! Thanks Keith!
Excellent video essay Keith. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Always such a joy, Keith. Thank you. 🥰
Great job Keith, per usual.
Very well done as always, Keith, thanks again for all you do
Awesome Keith!🎸⭐🎸⭐
Thank you for the great content!!
Great episode. Thanks Keith 🎸👍
Great work Keith! Nice sounding guitar and chops Jeff..!
Yay! A short history on the Gilmour Strat! I have listened to those solos so many times. Pure inspiration.
I saw Dave Gilmour play that black Strat on the “Animals/Wish You Were Here” tour at Stafford New Bingley Hall in 1977, where they played both albums in their entirety, one after the other!
Oh yeah, and “Money”…from that other really famous LP they made! “Black Side Of The Sun” I think it was called!
I was born in 1998 but if there was one concert I could go to in history it'd be them performing to an audience of ghosts in the abandoned amphitheater in Pompeii, absolutely electric amazing acoustics with an incomparable location
Awesome!! Keep it up Keith !!
Such a great story teller, thank you Keith
As usual another fantastic deep dive into a true icon! Love it!
I can’t love this enough. Thanks
As always, nice job Keith.
Well done sir. Thank you.
Always good to get insights to Maestro Gilmour...thank you
Excellent as always Keith! What a great journey. I love that musical artists have their signature style and there is such a synergy when you find the right instrument that creates a kind of release greater than the sum of the parts. We all live to share those moments.
SUPER fun video and had a blast plying on this one! Thanks Man!
Mr. Gilmore has been and always will be the King of Tone.
Awesome dive- great job!
Always a pleasure to watch a history like this..very nice job man..I'm sure this could easily be a 3 hour documentary and still not hear all of history and stories it was involved in..🤘
Great job as always Keith!
Incredibly detailed thank you so much !
Well done! I am bookmarking this video as a companion to my copy of Phil Taylor's book!
Once again I have been entertained. Thank you!
Another fine video, thank you. Great playing Jeff!
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Man, I got some goosebumps during this. Didn't expect that. Music and history, 2 of my favorite things.
This is great. I love the Black Strat for so many reasons. I dig it when an artist is attached to that one guitar.
What a great SH! I love hearing the in-depth details of how David evolved the guitar - fascinating! Keith, well done as always. 😊
Such a pleasure to wake up to a new 5WW vid - bloody brilliant!
Keith - Thank you for chronicling one of my favorite strats developed and made famous by my favorite guitarist. Well done!
Wow; what a journey- well done, brother - thank you!
Awesome video. Very informative
Wow! This was perfect! It’s now my fav fww video! Bravo! I think I will start a paper route right now so that I can buy one of the re-issue ones!
Total legend. Great show
Thanks so much Kieth!!
7 year old me came out during this! I can remember my dad showing me the DVD for Live at Pompeii, and that legendary Strat close up for the Echoes solo was what got me into PF!!
Great story. Thanks Keith!
The black Strat has been legend for decades. I bought my musician brother a coffee-table book about Gilmour's black Strat for Christmas maybe 15 years ago, and he loved it. Black Strats Matter.
Keith, watching your videos is a treat. Interesting material so well presented. Listening to those magical sounds of David Gilmore and Pink Floyd just tickle my brain!! Watching Art being created right in front of you is always an amazing experience.
Thanks for what you do.
As always Keith, well done! Brian
Great video, lots of cool info. Cheers for making this.
Brilliant video mate. David is my guitar hero and I learnt plenty here about the “Black Strat”. Thanks for all the effort you put into these productions.
Building mine right now and this could not have come out at a better time! Thank you!!
You know I will be back after work to absolutely drink this content like a very best vintage. My goodness. Time to hear some Gilmour! Thanks Keith!!! Now I need a little black strat.... hmmm
Fantastic video!
Brilliant video, Keith. The sound out of that guitar is burned into my musical soul.
Gilmour is amazing. Great video here. I love everything Gilmour. Bjorn is awesome and an asset to the Gilmour theory as well as the amazing Mr Taylor for his amazing tech work which is underated as hell. He was the one that kept those guitars brilliant for David. Awesome work here.
Bjorn is really the complete definitive record of Gilmore's guitars. Incredible. If Bjorn reviewed this video, then he really rubber stamped a history so complete, that David could use it as reference. The photo collection is magnificent too.
@@joeturner7959 Truly agree!!!!
Another entertaining class on the soundtrack of my life. Much thanks.
Thank you for sharing this David Gilmour’s Strat history. Awesome guitar player! I had the pleasure to see the black Strat at Christie’s in NY as well as his collection up for auction. What a thrill and experience. Tx Ben C NY
Cheers Keith.
Wonderful stuff, Keith. Thank you for this one. The sound of that black Strat has been a constant in my life for many years, and it was fun to hear about its evolution. (As a side note, how about the lineup for that June '70 festival in Bath? Holy cow!)
Your usual fine work!
When I think Gilmour I definitely immediately think the black strat and then the red strat. Just a beautiful tone from that’s man’s fingers. One of my all time favorite players and definitely one of my earliest guitar heroes as a kid. Also…partscasters for the win! Haha
Such good content 🎸 - thanks for this!
Great video, thank you so much.
To think I could have gone to Hard rock sat down and strummed Gilmore’s strat with a french fry is crazy.
Great documentary on a serious piece of R&R history, and yes, the very guitar that drilled many searing lead tones deep into my brain… 👍🏽👍🏽
Yet another great video. Rushed home from work to watch
Videos like these remind me how much I love music, guitars, and the stories behind it.
Both me and my dad used to listen to Gilmour's music together, drinking beers and talking nonsense.
I Needed that. Lifts my spirits. This video is a piece of art and very much appreciated.
Interesting history of the iconic guitar and all the mods that made it into something truly special. I'm glad Fender came up with guitar designs that can be easily modified. I'm definitely in that camp. Thanks
Great video, Gilmore is an absolute legend. Thank you very much.
Best Channel on TH-cam, I say this every time. Incredible.
Love these short histories K!
Thank you for the video
This was excellent!
Love the beard man. Thanks for doing what you do.
Well done!!!
Tried Truefire, thanks for the recommendation
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Thank you very much ,David Gilmore is my fav musician of all time. Been following since 67,roughly. Umaguma, I believe.....and I just bought a new used guit fiddle. Peace
Great episode! I love the idea of doing individual iconic guitars.
Fantastic!
Great vid, great playing
Great story with all the critical details noted.
My favorite DVD is Live At Pompeii from 2016 where he once again plays the Black Strat at Pompeii. It's a great concert, and while not the very last time he played it live, very close to it, and certainly the most memorable to me.
I just watched that concert 2 weeks ago. I said out loud Damn I wish I was there ( I was alone nobody heard me ) . The light show the backup singers everything was perfect .
Awsum Video thanks for creating such a great video on such a perfect instrument
Thank you!!
Thank you!