This ain’t no police auction. On June 20th, 2019, over 120 of David Gilmour’s guitars will be auctioned off in New York City. If you’re wondering if Gilmour’s famous black 1969 Fender Stratocaster will be included, the answer is yes.
According to Christie’s, the auction house that’ll conduct this historic event, “Between 1970 and 1986, The Black Strat was Gilmour’s primary performance and recording guitar, and was key to the development of the Pink Floyd sound. It was played in the recordings of landmark albums such as the 1973 masterpiece The Dark Side of the Moon, which includes the track Money and is widely regarded as one of the greatest LPs of all time; Wish You Were Here (1975), featuring the track Shine on You Crazy Diamond, which Gilmour reveals ‘came out of’ The Black Strat; Animals (1977); and The Wall (1979), which features Gilmour’s legendary guitar solo on Comfortably Numb.”
According to Rolling Stone, proceeds from the auction will benefit a charitable foundation run by Gilmour.
Owning a piece of music history is cost-prohibitive for many of us. But since you only live once, maybe you could ask that rich relative if there’s even a small chance in hell that you could have some extra cash to buy a guitar or two.
