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Title: Speaking of Prince... Post by: MFAWG on August 13, 2009, 11:56:57 AM Can you ever see this TOO many times:
PLmZKsWRL9E ? For the guitar geeks: I just realized he's playing a pretty stock looking Telecaster, if not an Esquire. It's like showing up for the Indy 500 in a '63 Volkswagen and putting it on the front row. 'Whammy bar my ass. See this nob? Now listen, biaatch'. Title: Re: Speaking of Prince... Post by: stroh on August 13, 2009, 12:31:50 PM That was impressive.
Title: Re: Speaking of Prince... Post by: spacey on August 13, 2009, 01:08:02 PM I'm betting on Telecaster, since Harrison was known to have played one from time to time. I've always fancied the Tele as something of a cowboy guitar, but some great rock guitarists have played them, including Andy Summers and Joe Strummer.
Either way I think it lends credence to the "indian not the arrow" argument. Title: Re: Speaking of Prince... Post by: spacey on August 13, 2009, 01:44:36 PM In semi-but-not-really-related news: RIP Les Paul (http://new.music.yahoo.com/les-paul/news/guitar-legend-inventor-les-paul-dies-at-age-94--61992735)
Title: Re: Speaking of Prince... Post by: MFAWG on August 13, 2009, 02:08:20 PM I'm betting on Telecaster, since Harrison was known to have played one from time to time. I've always fancied the Tele as something of a cowboy guitar, but some great rock guitarists have played them, including Andy Summers and Joe Strummer. Either way I think it lends credence to the "indian not the arrow" argument. I'd bet it's borrowed, probably from Burnette: 'Yes, Prince would like to play with you fellows. Would one of you have an instrument he could borrow for this evening?' Everybody looks at the floor, finally Burnette says: 'I've got a '58 Tele' 'That will be fine. It's only the instrument of The One's Love, not The Love itself', LOL The very best part is at the start of the 2d break: Prince turns around to let somebody else 'In', and somebody plays a little lick and gives it right back... 'No, you got this one'... Title: Re: Speaking of Prince... Post by: MFAWG on August 13, 2009, 03:41:26 PM Well, call me stupid:
It's a Hohner, and Prince has been using it since the very early 80's. Pretty much a stock Tele, tho'. Title: Re: Speaking of Prince... Post by: spacey on August 13, 2009, 04:58:06 PM Apparently not only "used by" but "made famous by." Who knew?
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