The guitar was used on several shows in Europe late autumn 1970 and later on Meddle and Dark Side of the Moon. (right) David playing the Bill Lewis Custom guitar that he bought in Vancouver, Canda in October 1970. The guitar was used on a couple of shows on the US tour in late 1970.
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(middle) David started collecting guitars in 1970 and he bought this double cutaway blonde Les Paul TV in Seattle on the band’s second visit to the States in 1970 in October.
The guitar got stolen during the robbery of Pink Floyd’s equipment in the States in May. (left) David pictured with his main white late 1960s Stratocaster in Paris, France January 23 1970. (right) David pictured at the Saint Tropez Music Festival, France Augplaying a 196’s blonde Fender Stratocaster with the pickup covers taken off. The neck later became the main neck for the Black Strat between 1972-79.
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(middle) David playing a sunburst Stratocaster (’59 body/’63 neck) at the Free Concert in Hyde Park, UK July 18. This was the first time that he used the Black Strat. (left) David pictured at the Bath Festival June 28 1970. It’s also likely that David used in-house amps that were available at Abbey Road. For the remaining recording sessions David used the 1959 sunburst Strat and the Black Strat he had bough at Manny’s in late May on their way home from the States. On the early sessions David used the white Strat but it got stolen in May during the band’s US tour. Note: Atom Heart Mother was recorded between March and August 1970. – Alan’s Psychedelic Breakfast recording session. – with 4×12? Fane Crescendo speakers with metal dust caps. – with Mullard 4圎元4s power tubes and 4圎CC83s pre-amp tubes. – 1969 all stock with a black alder body, white pickguard and a maple neck with a large headstock. – 1959 sunburst body with stock Fender pickups and white pickguard and a 1963 rosewood neck. – 1966-67 all stock with a white ash body, white pickguard and a rosewood 4-bolt neck with a large headstock. This was also used on live shows throughout the spring. (right) David playing a Gibson J-45 acoustic steel string. Behind David is the Hiwatt with a Binson II on top and to his right the WEM Starfinder speaker cabinet. This was bought at Manny’s NY only days prior to the show but was lost during the robbery of the band’s equipment in May. (left) David’s playing his first black Stratocaster, a 1969 model with a rosewood neck. The appearance is a great showcase of their equipment at the time. Pink Floyd recorded a studio performance in San Fransisco, USA on Apfor KQED TV. Note: Throught the tours of 1970, David is seen experimenting with different fuzz pedals – blue and red NKT275 germanium Fuzz Faces and what looks like a Marshall/Solasound SupaFuzz. Pink Floyd tours extensively throughout the year and into early 1971 releasing Atom Heart Mother in October and performs at many festivals including the Bath festival in June where David also uses the Black Strat for the first time.Įffects recording sessions and live performances It’s also around this time that David starts to collect guitars but perhaps more importantly – during the band’s visit to the States in May, he buys the now legendary Black Strat. From having more or less copied Syd’s tones and technique David explores his blues roots and contributes in shaping Pink Floyd’s signature blues oriented classic progressive rock sound. Atom Heart Mother marks the end of the Barrett era.
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