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Lot 105
FENDER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION, CORONA, 2007
A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, ESQUIRE CUSTOM SHOP RELIC
Closed20 June 2019
Price Realised
USD 81,250
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Specialist note
When David Gilmour unexpectedly added the Syd Barrett composition Arnold Layne to the setlist for his 17th April 2006 show at the Oakland Paramount Theatre, San Francisco, on the North American leg of his 2006 On An Island Tour, Fender supplied a blonde Fender Custom Shop ’59 Relic Esquire with two pickups for the performance. Gilmour used the guitar for the remainder of the tour, after which he gifted it to his son Charlie for Christmas in 2006.
As a replacement for the ’59 Esquire Relic, this guitar was custom-made to Gilmour’s specifications in a distressed blonde finish by Fender Custom Shop in March 2007 and kept for studio use. The accompanying photograph by Phil Taylor shows Gilmour playing the guitar during September 2014 recording sessions for his 2015 solo album Rattle That Lock.
As a replacement for the ’59 Esquire Relic, this guitar was custom-made to Gilmour’s specifications in a distressed blonde finish by Fender Custom Shop in March 2007 and kept for studio use. The accompanying photograph by Phil Taylor shows Gilmour playing the guitar during September 2014 recording sessions for his 2015 solo album Rattle That Lock.