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When did Prince start playing the Hohner? I was just checking out a photo series that Housequake had recently posted from Prince's first ever tour, ('The Rick James Tour' from '79 through to '80).
They show him clearly playing a Fender Tele: 
When did the guy split from Fender, and why?   ..... BULLSEYE!  | |
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he started usin the hohner sometime in 1980, i'm thinkin towards the tail end of the prince tour...as for why he got it, i ain't too sure...gotta dig around in my head to give ya a concise reason why.
wow...get a load of p's funk face in that pic, eh?  | |
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he still plays tha Hohner now, but hes now also using a baby blue Fender and a Fender Bass during the Musicology shows.im sure he loves his Schecther and the Hohner and Model C but im guessing he love the clean sound of the Hohner. | |
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Handclapsfingasnapz said: he started usin the hohner sometime in 1980, i'm thinkin towards the tail end of the prince tour...as for why he got it, i ain't too sure...gotta dig around in my head to give ya a concise reason why.
wow...get a load of p's funk face in that pic, eh? guitar faces crack me up! ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^
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Handclapsfingasnapz said: he started usin the hohner sometime in 1980, i'm thinkin towards the tail end of the prince tour...as for why he got it, i ain't too sure...gotta dig around in my head to give ya a concise reason why.
wow...get a load of p's funk face in that pic, eh? well if u did a helluva string bend like that, you'd make a face too, lol it dont tickle sometimes  | |
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TheRealFiness said: Handclapsfingasnapz said: he started usin the hohner sometime in 1980, i'm thinkin towards the tail end of the prince tour...as for why he got it, i ain't too sure...gotta dig around in my head to give ya a concise reason why.
wow...get a load of p's funk face in that pic, eh? well if u did a helluva string bend like that, you'd make a face too, lol it dont tickle sometimes Yeah, but I'm surprised dude didn't bite his fucking lower lip off here... 
On the other hand, Andre and Dez look like they're sleeping. The Normal Whores Club | |
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TheRealFiness said: Handclapsfingasnapz said: he started usin the hohner sometime in 1980, i'm thinkin towards the tail end of the prince tour...as for why he got it, i ain't too sure...gotta dig around in my head to give ya a concise reason why.
wow...get a load of p's funk face in that pic, eh? well if u did a helluva string bend like that, you'd make a face too, lol it dont tickle sometimes  now i wish i still had a computer, so i could crop his face and make that into a new avatar...
o-tay, as for why he got the hohner it was for 2 reasons: 1) it matched his stage attire of the time (zebra drawerz n'such) 2) he liked the sound of it...the raggediness of it appealed to 'im somewhat. i still find it cool that he still rox that geetar to this day.  | |
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FunkMistress said: On the other hand, Andre and Dez look like they're sleeping.
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TheRealFiness said: he still plays tha Hohner now, but hes now also using a baby blue Fender and a Fender Bass during the Musicology shows.im sure he loves his Schecther and the Hohner and Model C but im guessing he love the clean sound of the Hohner.
Yeah I noticed the new strat he was playin...love it! As for hohner/fender issue, the only difference I can think of is that the Hohner is ALL maple rather than just maple neck which I'm sure adds to the sound...but in what way, my ears are too spazzed to know 
Yeah 'clapz his funk face is great there...but check out Andre - the guys asleep! And Dez looks more like he's just sipped a nice warm cup of tea than busted the funkiest syncopated fifth on the planet ..... BULLSEYE! | |
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I wonder what song inspired such a "funk face"? What do ya'll think? "Bambi"??? | |
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AsianConnection said: I wonder what song inspired such a "funk face"? What do ya'll think? "Bambi"???
good question...  | |
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AsianConnection said: I wonder what song inspired such a "funk face"? What do ya'll think? "Bambi"???
That's a point....does anyone have any idea what material Prince was playing during this 'first' tour? Was any you mofo's actually there?! ..... BULLSEYE! | |
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Taureau said: AsianConnection said: I wonder what song inspired such a "funk face"? What do ya'll think? "Bambi"???
That's a point....does anyone have any idea what material Prince was playing during this 'first' tour? Was any you mofo's actually there?! i wasn't there (wasn't born yet, heh) but i know the general set-list of the tour. | |
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Handclapsfingasnapz said: Taureau said: That's a point....does anyone have any idea what material Prince was playing during this 'first' tour? Was any you mofo's actually there?! i wasn't there (wasn't born yet, heh) but i know the general set-list of the tour. I'm guessing it was stuff from For You and Prince 
I wonder if it constituted and hour and a half of American Bandstand style jigging!  ..... BULLSEYE! | |
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Taureau said: Handclapsfingasnapz said: i wasn't there (wasn't born yet, heh) but i know the general set-list of the tour. I'm guessing it was stuff from For You and Prince you're right. here's the basic list of the show: soft and wet wywtmsb? still waiting i feel for you sexy dancer just as long as we're together iwbyl ..."head" made an odd appearance or two durin the last bit of the tour, but other than that, if my memory serves me right (i haven't been readin the vault lately...i'm a bad prince geek  ) that's basically how it was.
I wonder if it constituted and hour and a half of American Bandstand style jigging!
probably, yeah...  | |
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Handclapsfingasnapz said: TheRealFiness said: well if u did a helluva string bend like that, you'd make a face too, lol it dont tickle sometimes now i wish i still had a computer, so i could crop his face and make that into a new avatar...
o-tay, as for why he got the hohner it was for 2 reasons: 1) it matched his stage attire of the time (zebra drawerz n'such) 2) he liked the sound of it...the raggediness of it appealed to 'im somewhat. i still find it cool that he still rox that geetar to this day. I would only switch the importance of #1 and 2 around. The Hohner has a dirtier, more raw, crunchy sound to it versus the Tele. I have a Tele and a knock-off and there is an obvious difference in the "crunch" tone. I am MrVictor.... | |
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{Geeky-side showing alert....}
If that was Bambi they were playing, the positions of their hands on the neck don't match what's in the song, unless they were in the solo part. This could explain the 'dirty drawz' look on P's face. It's Dez's and Andre's that throws it off and make it it seem like they're playing "When We're Dancing Close and Slow". I am MrVictor.... | |
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xpsiter said: {Geeky-side showing alert....}
If that was Bambi they were playing, the positions of their hands on the neck don't match what's in the song, unless they were in the solo part.
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xpsiter said: {Geeky-side showing alert....}
If that was Bambi they were playing, the positions of their hands on the neck don't match what's in the song, unless they were in the solo part. This could explain the 'dirty drawz' look on P's face. It's Dez's and Andre's that throws it off and make it it seem like they're playing "When We're Dancing Close and Slow". "dirty drawz look"....nice way of puttin it. | |
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Handclapsfingasnapz said:[quote] Taureau said: you're right. here's the basic list of the show: soft and wet wywtmsb? still waiting i feel for you sexy dancer just as long as we're together iwbyl ..."head" made an odd appearance or two durin the last bit of the tour, but other than that, if my memory serves me right (i haven't been readin the vault lately...i'm a bad prince geek ) that's basically how it was.Nice one! You don't need no stoopid book to be head geek  ..... BULLSEYE! | |
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xpsiter said: {Geeky-side showing alert....}
If that was Bambi they were playing, the positions of their hands on the neck don't match what's in the song, unless they were in the solo part. This could explain the 'dirty drawz' look on P's face. It's Dez's and Andre's that throws it off and make it it seem like they're playing "When We're Dancing Close and Slow". The song they were playing is "Why you wanna treat me so bad?" | |
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