David Gilmour Sells Iconic Guitars for Charity | Music News

Music News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 8, 2026 · 1m

David Gilmour, Pink Floyd’s legendary guitarist, has officially retired from the band and is auctioning off his iconic guitar collection—120 instruments including the “Black Strat” and “0001 Strat”—to fund charity. The sale, featuring guitars used on landmark albums like The Wall, drew record-breaking bids: a Martin acoustic sold for over $1 million, the white Strat for $1.8 million, and the “Black Strat” shattered records at nearly $4 million. Gilmour, who once donated his London home to combat homelessness, sees these instruments as tools that gave him music and inspiration—and now they’ll…