A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, STRATOCASTER PLUS

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FENDER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION, CORONA, 1987
A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, STRATOCASTER PLUS
The headstock bearing the decal logo Fender STRATOCASTER / SERIAL NUMBER E 412008 MADE IN U.S.A., the neckplate with logo Fender, the custom color finish of Dusty Rose, with original case bearing a label inscribed FENDER STRATOCASTER '87 PINK LACE SENSORS #E412008 and SERIAL NO. DG1027
Length of back 15 ¾ in. (40 cm.)

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Lot Essay

When an unsolicited surprise arrived from Fender Custom Shop in 1987, David Gilmour was rather taken aback to open the case and find this pink guitar inside. It transpired that the guitar had been produced as a sample by Fender Master Builder Jay Black and had become known as “the guitar with no home” due to the unpopular color of the finish. Making the obvious connection between the color pink and Pink Floyd, fellow Master Builder and Co-Founder of the Fender Custom Shop John Page came up with the idea to gift the guitar to David Gilmour.

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