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Old 01-15-2003, 11:18 AM
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Guitar Used in Gilmore Concert DVD

Does anybody know what guitar dave uses in the Meldown Concert DVD, specifically the lap slide guitar he uses during his slide solo's. Can't find information anywhere.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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Old 01-15-2003, 01:18 PM
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Yeah I wondered the same thing.

Strange not to see him with a strat.
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AHHHHH, finally figured it out, the guitar is actually a gibson EH150 Lapsteel, post WWII, probably around 1939 as the buttons were on opposite sides pre 1939. Interesting enough, this is the first electric guitar model that Gibson ever made.

I think i read that he had this custom made by some luthier in vancouver but that may not be accurate.

More info.

URL=http://www.provide.net/~cfh/gibson7.html#eh150]www.provide.net/~cfh/gibson7.html#eh150[/URL]
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Old 01-17-2003, 06:24 AM
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what about the acoustics? one of them looks like an ovation...
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I believe this is accurate.

Taylor 712C, Prototype Martin D-28, The ovation used on Comfortably Numb is the same guitar he used on the original recording, strung with unwound strings. The nylon guitar was made by Jose Vilaplana and his electric is a late '50's Gretsch Duo-Jet, and the Lap steel again is a Gibson EH 150.

Of course I may be totally off on the models but they are Taylor, Martin and Ovation for accoustic.
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Old 01-19-2003, 07:11 PM
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How about the strat he plays on the Elvis song (one of the "bonus" songs).

It's not #0001 but it looks pretty old.
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Old 01-25-2003, 05:47 PM
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Is the lap steel he used the one he got in the late sixties and used on the Floyd records or is it one he's got since then?
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Old 01-25-2003, 05:49 PM
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Btw what gauge strings did he use on the semi-acoustics 'cos he could really bend them. they looked more like electric strings.
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Quote:
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How about the strat he plays on the Elvis song (one of the "bonus" songs).

It's not #0001 but it looks pretty old.
Actually, that's not a strat, but a Telecaster
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Old 08-18-2003, 07:37 PM
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Actually, it's an Esquire. I got fooled too, it looks just like a Tele.

here is some info:

http://richardmahon.8m.com/ggg0006.htm

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Old 08-18-2003, 07:40 PM
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Old 08-18-2003, 07:50 PM
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Oh yea...HI.... welcome......

Oh and Stratters is right.. It's an Esquire...same one seen on the About Face cover.

The Accoustic list is correct, as is the Duo-Jet..
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Old 09-25-2003, 10:20 AM
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dave use fendet strtocaster and tratocaster and gibson acoustic
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Old 10-08-2003, 09:10 PM
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To answer the question about his string gauges on the Taylor, it looks to me like Dave strung the 714C (nice guitar!) with a set of light gauge E and B and an unwound G string probably a 017 or 018. That is how he can do a full bend on the G in "Coming Back To Life".
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This is a complete (I believe accurate) list of the instruments Dave Gilmour uses on the DVD.
Gilmour's main stage guitar is a USA 57 Vintage Reissue Strat fitted with EMG-SA pickups. He has also installed the EMG-EXG expander & SPC midrange presence controls. Apart from the electrics, the only other custom feature is a shortened tremolo arm so that he can keep it in his picking hand more comfortably while playing. Other guitars used live are an Esquire Telecaster in dropped D tuning for Run Like Hell, two Jensen lap steel guitars one tuned to E B E G B E for One Of These Days & the other tuned to D G D G B E for The Great Gig In The Sky. He also uses two Gibson J-200 Celebrity acoustics one tuned in standard & the other in D A D G A D for Poles Apart & a Gibson Chet Atkins Electro Classical. Both the Jensen Lap Steels & the acoustic guitars are fitted with EMG-H pickups.
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