TAYLOR GUITARS, EL CAJON, 2005

This 12-string guitar was supplied by Taylor Guitars in 2005 via UK professional audio distributor Sound Technology Ltd. for use as a spare on David Gilmour’s 2006 On An Island Tour, in support of his third solo album On An Island. The guitar was employed by second guitarist Chester Kamen for performances of the Pink Floyd ballad Wish You Were Here during the final two legs of Gilmour’s Rattle That Lock Tour from June to September 2016. Co-written by Gilmour and Roger Waters as the title track of their 1975 album of the same name, Gilmour had recorded the original intro on a 12-string guitar. The two shows on 7th and 8th July 2016 were the first public performances at the Amphitheatre of Pompeii since the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79 and were recorded for the live album and film Live At Pompeii, released on 29th September 2017.