Fender Custom Shop David Gilmour Signature Stratocaster Review

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Overall Rating 4.3

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Features 4.15

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Quality 4.46

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Reliability / Value 3.95

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  • Scale Length: 25-1/2"  
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  • Fingerboard Radius: 7.25"  
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  • Pickups: Neck: Custom Hand-Wound Fat '50s Strat® Middle: Custom Wound Strat® Bridge: Seymour Duncan® SSL-5 Pickup Switching: Startocaster® five-way switch with two-way toggle that adds activates neck pickup to the middle and bridge positions

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David Gilmour Signature Stratocaster caused an increasing interest with guitar players, especially when you consider that it's built by a renowned guitar manufacturer such as Fender Custom Shop. It performs well both in studio and on stage, and will fit many different playing styles.

Fender Custom Shop went really far in carefully choosing David Gilmour Signature Stratocaster's features. There's little to be wished for, which makes David Gilmour Signature Stratocaster a full-featured guitar for a musician that plays a music style this instrument is primarily built for. If you decide to go for Fender Custom Shop's David Gilmour Signature Stratocaster you will be happy with its, safe to say - rich features. A job well-done by David Gilmour Signature Stratocaster.

The sound of David Gilmour Signature Stratocaster is finer than other guitars in many ways. The reason for that lays in the fact that David Gilmour Signature Stratocaster plays extraordinarily well through mostly any kind of amplifier which means that the sound is versatile, adaptable to various music styles and genres. Fender Custom Shop's David Gilmour Signature Stratocaster is easy to set up, and even easier to get used to its unique tone that easily becomes yours.

Fender Custom Shop did a good job. David Gilmour Signature Stratocaster is built well, the finish feels just right, the hardware is solid. While playing for a longer periods of time you can expect David Gilmour Signature Stratocaster to stay in tune and you will be pleased while playing, because the neck is extremely comfortable. You might find that over time metal parts will oxidize a bit, but that's normal and nothing to worry about. Fender Custom Shop did a really good job with David Gilmour Signature Stratocaster guitar.

Playing live, David Gilmour Signature Stratocaster will perform well and will not let you down. It is fairly reliable instrument both in studio and on stage, and will be a long term companion, as it is built to last. Fender Custom Shop has made a solid instrument that you will be happy with, and can depend on right from the start. Needs no backup as it has proven to be built really well.