David Gilmour’s iconic Black Stratocaster became the most expensive guitar sold at auction when it fetched just under $4 million in 2019. The guitar was his go-to, and a legendary instrument ...

He also purchased a 1969 Martin D-35 acoustic guitar for $1.095 million and the travel case used for “The Black Strat” for $175,000.

— A 1969 black Fender Stratocaster, The Black Strat,” for $3.975 million. — A 1969 Martin D-35 acoustic guitar, for $1.095 million. — A travel case used for “The Black Strat,” for ...

Gilmour’s 1969 Black Fender Stratocaster went for $3,975,000. The famed guitar was used on most of Pink Floyd’s albums throughout the ’70s. It was originally estimated at $100-150,000.

Legendary Fender breaks world recordIn the end, the Black Strat sold for an astonishing $3.975,000, a world record sum. This much-modded guitar was originally a Fender 1968 to ’69 alder-body Strat ...