Earlier this year, David Gilmour revealed he was putting 120 of his guitars up for auction to raise funds for his charitable foundation.
The collection was on display at Christie’s in King Street, London, in March, with a select number of the instruments then shown in Los Angeles earlier this month. They’ll go under the hammer in New York on June 20.
And to mark the sale, the former Pink Floyd vocalist and guitarist is to release a trio of podcasts which will begin this coming Friday (May 31).
Here are the episode details:
Episode 1: May 31 – The Black Strat
Gilmour speaks about the theft of Pink Floyd’s equipment in New Orleans in 1970 which lead to the purchase of the Black Strat at Manny’s music store on West 48th Street in New York. He also details some of the recordings on which it has it appeared and says, “It’s certainly earned its keep.”
Episode 2: June 7 – The Wish You Were Here Martin Acoustics
Gilmour talks about and plays the 12 and six string Martin…
