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Gibson
ES-335Seen in Guitar World: David Gilmour on breaking free from Pink Floyd, and Strats vs Les Pauls, October 2024
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David Gilmour has been seen using a Fender Black Cat signature Stratocaster, a 1950s Gretsch Duo Jet and a Gibson ES-335 on Luck and Strange. With Pink Floyd he played the 1969 Black Strat through Hiwatt DR103 heads and WEM cabinets, with a Fuzz Face, Big Muff, Binson Echorec and Uni-Vibe on Pete Cornish pedalboards.
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Gibson
Les Paul GoldtopSeen in Guitar World: David Gilmour on breaking free from Pink Floyd, and Strats vs Les Pauls, October 2024
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MXR
Dyna CompSeen in Pete Cornish: Pink Floyd Relics (from Guitarist, July 1995), July 1995
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MXR
Phase 100Seen in Pete Cornish: Pink Floyd Relics (from Guitarist, July 1995), July 1995
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Fender
David Gilmour Signature Stratocaster (Black Cat Strat)
Top 5SponsoredSeen using
“the David Gilmour Signature Strat is a fine, fine instrument”
Seen in Guitar World: David Gilmour on breaking free from Pink Floyd, and Strats vs Les Pauls, October 2024
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What guitars David Gilmour uses: a sourced gear guide
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Guitars
Fender
David Gilmour Signature Stratocaster (Black Cat Strat)
SponsoredSeen using
“the David Gilmour Signature Strat is a fine, fine instrument”
Seen in Guitar World: David Gilmour on breaking free from Pink Floyd, and Strats vs Les Pauls, October 2024
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Gretsch
1950s 6128 Duo Jet
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Gretsch
1950s 6128 Duo Jet“This is one of the guitars I have a genuine affection for and didn't want to sell.”
Seen in Guitar World: David Gilmour on breaking free from Pink Floyd, and Strats vs Les Pauls, October 2024
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Fender
'55 Esquire
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Fender
'55 EsquireSeen in Guitar World: David Gilmour on breaking free from Pink Floyd, and Strats vs Les Pauls, October 2024
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Seen using
Gibson
Les Paul GoldtopSeen in Guitar World: David Gilmour on breaking free from Pink Floyd, and Strats vs Les Pauls, October 2024
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Martin
1945 D-18
Has said they use
Martin
1945 D-18“It's my favorite acoustic, and I wasn't going to sell that one.”
Said in Guitar World: David Gilmour on breaking free from Pink Floyd, and Strats vs Les Pauls, October 2024
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Martin
1950s ukulele
Has said they use
Martin
1950s ukulele“I've got a 1950s Martin ukulele. It's a lovely little thing.”
Said in Guitar World: David Gilmour on breaking free from Pink Floyd, and Strats vs Les Pauls, October 2024
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Seen in Premier Guitar: David Gilmour to auction off the Black Strat for charity (Christie's collection highlights), January 2019
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Fender
1954 Stratocaster #0001
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Fender
1954 Stratocaster #0001Seen in Premier Guitar: David Gilmour to auction off the Black Strat for charity (Christie's collection highlights), January 2019
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Seen in Premier Guitar: David Gilmour to auction off the Black Strat for charity (Christie's collection highlights), January 2019
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Seen in Premier Guitar: David Gilmour to auction off the Black Strat for charity (Christie's collection highlights), January 2019
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Rickenbacker
Lap steel ("frying pan")
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Rickenbacker
Lap steel ("frying pan")Seen in Guitar World: Your guitar guide to David Gilmour's Luck and Strange, October 2024
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EMG
Active pickups (in his Strats)
Has said they use
“but they didn't sound quite as 'Stratty' in some ways”
Said in MusicRadar: David Gilmour shares a tone tip for using a whammy bar with a delay pedal, September 2025
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Steinberger
1986 GL 3T
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Steinberger
1986 GL 3TSeen in Christie's: The David Gilmour Guitar Collection, lot 70, Steinberger, 1986, an electric guitar, GL 3T, June 2019
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Steinberger
1987 GM 3T
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Steinberger
1987 GM 3TSeen in Christie's: The David Gilmour Guitar Collection, lot 71, Steinberger, 1987, an electric guitar, GM 3T, June 2019
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Fender
1987 Telecaster 52V
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Fender
1987 Telecaster 52VSeen in Christie's: The David Gilmour Guitar Collection, lot 69, Fender, 1987, a solid-body electric guitar, Telecaster, 52V, June 2019
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Fender
1989 Stratocaster EC Signature
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Seen in Christie's: The David Gilmour Guitar Collection, lot 74, Fender, 1989, a solid-body electric guitar, Stratocaster EC Signature, June 2019
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Seen in Christie's: The David Gilmour Guitar Collection, lot 95, Gibson, 1981, a solid-body electric guitar, Les Paul Heritage Series Elite, June 2019
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Gibson
2013 ES 330
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Gibson
2013 ES 330Seen in Christie's: The David Gilmour Guitar Collection, lot 117, Gibson, 2013, a hollow-body electric guitar, ES 330, June 2019
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Pedals
Electro-Harmonix
Big Muff fuzz
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Electro-Harmonix
Big Muff fuzzSeen in Guitar World: David Gilmour on breaking free from Pink Floyd, and Strats vs Les Pauls, October 2024
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Studio
“I use that most of the time when I'm working on the early version of songs.”
Seen in Guitar World: David Gilmour on breaking free from Pink Floyd, and Strats vs Les Pauls, October 2024
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Acoustic
Martin
1969 D-35
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Martin
1969 D-35Seen in Premier Guitar: David Gilmour to auction off the Black Strat for charity (Christie's collection highlights), January 2019
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Martin
1971 D12-28 12-string
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Martin
1971 D12-28 12-stringSeen in Christie's: The David Gilmour Guitar Collection, lot 11, C.F. Martin, 1971, an acoustic guitar, D12-28, June 2019
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Ovation
1976 Custom Legend 1619-4
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Ovation
1976 Custom Legend 1619-4Seen in Christie's: The David Gilmour Guitar Collection, lot 17, Ovation, 1976, an acoustic-electric guitar, Custom Legend, 1619-4, June 2019
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Gibson
1986 J-200 Celebrity
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Gibson
1986 J-200 CelebritySeen in Christie's: The David Gilmour Guitar Collection, lot 67, Gibson, 1986, an acoustic guitar, J-200 Celebrity, June 2019
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Gibson
1993 Chet Atkins CE
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Gibson
1993 Chet Atkins CESeen in Christie's: The David Gilmour Guitar Collection, lot 81, Gibson, 1993, an acoustic-electric guitar, Chet Atkins CE, June 2019
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Seen in Christie's: The David Gilmour Guitar Collection, lot 85, C.F. Martin, 2001, an acoustic guitar, DC-28E, pre-production prototype, June 2019
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Washburn
SBF-26
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Washburn
SBF-26Seen in Christie's: The David Gilmour Guitar Collection, lot 52, George Washburn, circa 1982, a solid-body acoustic-electric guitar, SBF-26, June 2019
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Effects
Binson
Echorec
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Binson
EchorecSeen in MusicRadar: David Gilmour shares a tone tip for using a whammy bar with a delay pedal, September 2025
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Univox
Uni-Vibe
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Univox
Uni-VibeSeen in MusicRadar: David Gilmour shares a tone tip for using a whammy bar with a delay pedal, September 2025
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Dallas Arbiter
Fuzz Face
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Dallas Arbiter
Fuzz FaceSeen in Guitar.com: The Gear Used By David Gilmour on Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, December 2023
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Colorsound
Power Boost
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Colorsound
Power BoostSeen in Guitar.com: The Gear Used By David Gilmour on Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, December 2023
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EMS
Synthi Hi-Fli
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Seen in Guitar.com: The Gear Used By David Gilmour on Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, December 2023
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Pete Cornish
Custom pedalboard (first board, 1976)Seen in Pete Cornish: Pink Floyd Relics (from Guitarist, July 1995), July 1995
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Seen using
Seen using
MXR
Phase 100Seen in Pete Cornish: Pink Floyd Relics (from Guitarist, July 1995), July 1995
Electro-Harmonix
Deluxe Electric Mistress flangerSeen in Pete Cornish: Pink Floyd Relics (from Guitarist, July 1995), July 1995
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BOSS
CE-2 Chorus
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BOSS
CE-2 ChorusSeen in Pete Cornish: Pink Floyd Relics (from Guitarist, July 1995), July 1995
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Amps
Hiwatt
DR103 100-watt head
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Hiwatt
DR103 100-watt headSeen in Guitar.com: The Gear Used By David Gilmour on Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, December 2023
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WEM
4x12 Starfinder cabinet
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Seen in Guitar.com: The Gear Used By David Gilmour on Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, December 2023
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Gallien-Krueger
250 ML
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Gallien-Krueger
250 MLSeen in Christie's: The David Gilmour Guitar Collection, lot 66, Gallien-Krueger, 1986, a guitar amplifier, 250 ML, June 2019
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Fender
Concert amplifiers (pair)
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Seen in Christie's: The David Gilmour Guitar Collection, lot 57, Fender, circa 1982 and 1983, a pair of guitar amplifiers, Concert, June 2019
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Lap and pedal steel
Fender
1000 Twin Neck Pedal Steel
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Seen in Guitar.com: The Gear Used By David Gilmour on Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, December 2023
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Jedson
1974 console steel guitar
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Seen in Christie's: The David Gilmour Guitar Collection, lot 8, Jedson, Japan, 1974, an electric console steel guitar, June 2019
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Bass
Fender
1963 Bass VI
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Fender
1963 Bass VISeen in Christie's: The David Gilmour Guitar Collection, lot 30, Fender, 1963, a solid-body 6-string electric bass guitar, June 2019
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Charvel
1982 custom fretless bass
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Charvel
1982 custom fretless bassSeen in Christie's: The David Gilmour Guitar Collection, lot 47, Charvel Guitars, 1982, a solid-body fretless bass guitar, June 2019
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Questions
About David Gilmour's gear.
What guitar does David Gilmour play?
Mostly his Fender David Gilmour Signature Stratocaster, which he calls the Black Cat Strat. He told Guitar World in 2024 it was used a lot on Luck and Strange, with a 1950s Gretsch 6128 Duo Jet as the main guitar on the title track.
Does David Gilmour still have the Black Strat?
No. He sold the original 1969 Black Strat at a 2019 auction for the charity ClientEarth. He told Guitar World that Fender's 2008 David Gilmour signature model does the same job: 'It does what it says on the tin.'
What amps did David Gilmour use?
Guitar.com says his Dark Side of the Moon sound came from a Hiwatt DR103 100-watt head into a WEM 4x12 Starfinder cabinet. Christie's notes a Gallien-Krueger 250 ML on A Momentary Lapse of Reason and a pair of Fender Concert amps at Live Aid in 1985.
What effects did David Gilmour use in Pink Floyd?
A Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face, Colorsound Power Boost, Binson Echorec II and Uni-Vibe on Dark Side of the Moon, then Pete Cornish pedalboards with a Big Muff, MXR Dyna Comp, Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Electric Mistress and Boss CE-2 chorus.
What acoustic guitar does David Gilmour play?
A 1945 Martin D-18, which he told Guitar World in 2024 is the acoustic he kept. His 1969 Martin D-35 was Pink Floyd's main studio acoustic on Wish You Were Here, and he played a Gibson J-200 Celebrity at Live 8 in 2005.
What guitar did David Gilmour use on Another Brick in the Wall?
Premier Guitar's 2019 auction coverage says he played the Part 2 solo on a 1955 Gibson Les Paul, and that his 1954 Fender Stratocaster #0001 was used on recordings of Parts Two and Three.
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David Gilmour is the English guitarist and singer of Pink Floyd, whose 2024 solo album is Luck and Strange. This guide covers the guitars and effects he named in 2024, including his Fender signature Black Cat Strat, the classic Pink Floyd guitars, steels and amps documented in his 2019 Christie's auction, his Dark Side era Hiwatt and WEM rig, and the Pete Cornish pedalboards behind his sound.
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