David Gilmour — Rig Network
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Guitars
Built from multiple Strat parts — Black body, maple neck. Used on "Wish You Were Here", "Comfortably Numb". Now retired — sold at Christie's for $5.245m in 2019, then resold at Christie's in March 2026 for $14.55m, the most expensive guitar ever sold at auction.
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0001 serial number NOS 1983 Strat. Primary guitar from 2001 onwards.
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Acoustic guitar used on "Wish You Were Here" and acoustic Pink Floyd material.
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NOS Black and White models with EMG SA pickups replicating his Black Strat configuration.
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Amplifiers
Main clean amp. David Reeves's hand-wired British iron for massive clean headroom and presence.
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Often paired with Hiwatt in stereo.
Used alongside the Hiwatt from "Animals" through "The Wall" era.
Used for acoustic and cleaner electric passages.
Pedals & Effects
The defining Gilmour lead tone. Settings: Sustain at 3 o'clock, Tone at noon. Used on virtually every Pink Floyd solo from 'Echoes' onwards.
Tube-driven delay with complex multi-tap rhythms. Unique to early Pink Floyd sound — "Run Like Hell" famously uses dotted eighth triplet timing.
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Used from "The Wall" onwards. Subtle chorus adds warmth to his clean Strat tone.
Flanger — used on "Animals" and "The Wall".
Phaser used on "Have a Cigar" and "Shine On You Crazy Diamond".
Mild compression for sustain, not squash.
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Russian Big Muff used on "Division Bell" tour — slightly darker than the original.
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Custom overdrive/boost built by Pete Cornish. Used on "The Wall" sessions.
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