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GALLERY: Born in the Fifties: Electric Guitars

A selection of electric guitars entering their seventh decade.

1959 Gibson Flying V
The Flying Vs and Explorers of the late fifties were made of a light colored African mahogany called Korina. McCarty chose this wood due to the popularity of blonde hued furniture at the time, and because no additional bleaching or tinting was required. Dave Rogers says of this guitar: "I purchased this guitar from the late Pete Alenov (Pete's Guitars) and as I recall, this one had been previously owned by Michael Schenker of the Scorpions. Pete was a good friend and mentor, and taught me much about the business. He also introduced me to many touring acts and opened quite a few doors for our business. I have fond memories of the man and I think of him every time I see this guitar." Credit: Tim Mullally & Dave Rogers, Dave's Guitar Shop, La Crosse, WI.

For Pink Floyd fans, the visuals give away that this is David Gilmour along with his longtime bassist Guy Pratt and drummer Adam Betts, who appear on Gilmour’s new Luck and Strange, navigating the band’s classic ā€œTime.ā€

Photo by Emma Wannie/MSGE

The incendiary giant of psychedelic guitar concludes his 21-date world tour this weekend in New York City. In this photo essay, PG’s editorial director reports on the opening date of the sonic architect of Pink Floyd’s historic five-concert run at MSG.

NEW YORK CITY–There’s a low, sustained tone that David Gilmour extracts from his Stratocaster at the beginning of Pink Floyd’s ā€œSorrow.ā€ It’s the intimidating growl of a robotic tiger­–or, more realistically, a blend of low-string sustain, snarling overdrive from a Big Muff, and delay that saturates the air and seems to expand into every bit of open space. It’s almost overpowering in its intensity, but it is also deeply beautiful.

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