As you'll see by visiting the special Black Strat microsite, the much lusted-after replica of David Gilmour's iconic Black Strat guitar is now available as of the start of this week.

Amongst the things on offer in the packed mini-site is a detailed look at the two different versions of the guitar - the "Relic" and the "N.O.S". There's pictures aplenty, there's video footage from LiG, they tell the story of the Black Strat itself, there's six different desktop wallpapers, and you can find all the retailers worldwide who are stocking it. For those who are tempted by either model there's good news, as there's seemingly a wider release of these Custom Shop signature model instruments than usual.

This also means that the revised and expanded hardback version of Phil Taylor's wonderful book "The Black Strat" is now available in the US, and in other countries just as soon as they arrive from the US publishers. Perfect for the guitar aficionado and the non-guitar-playing, Gilmour fan alike, it can be ordered through the following special links at a healthy discount at time of writing: Amazon UK, Amazon US/International, Amazon Canada, Amazon Germany, or Amazon France.