u know after watching the brit awards, vangaurd jam, grammys and most of prince other performances
for all you people who have seen him live close up in action when he usually throws his guitar up in the air where does it go i don't see it come back down

his guitar tech catches 'em.

"look up in the air... it's your guitar!"





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If you watch the video, there's somebody squatting behind a speaker, waiting for him to throw it. What a rubbish job!

did you see how old and battered the guitar was..

Justin1972UK said:

You get to watch every Prince performance and all you have to do in return is catch the occasional guitar?...Where the fuck do I sign???

SDNafka said:

"Prince! Prince! ...on me 'ead son!"

It floats through the sky, like in the I Wish U Heaven video...

SDNafka said:

I know that's right!! I'd take that job! Hell, I'd even volunteer!

onenitealone said:

DJ506 said:

Well i think i'd shit myself if the Hohner was flying towards me.That thing is iconic. I wonder if it's ever been dropped or damaged.

I was just pleased to see it come back down this time - I couldn't see it in the RnR video or the Vanguard.

Marrk said:

Its COVERED in scratches and dents! obviosly Prince has had to fire some people from that job in the past...

susannah said:

well, not really...remember, he's had that thing for 25 years now. of course it's gonna be dinged up.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

yeah but Prince being such a clean fella, you'd expect him to keep his equipment looking kept

Marrk said:

, hell yea your head would surely roll if you dropped that fucker, not the average butterfingers would land such a job.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Yeah i know, it is in remarkably good nick, but do you really think its the same one? I want to believe it is, but I dunno...he does throw it around a lot!

susannah said:

it's got "babies".

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

For the record: If he ever wants to make more Hohner babies, The Mistress is available to be a surrogate mother. It is The Sexy, ya'unnastand.

FunkMistress said:

I wanna be their Nanny!!! I would love and care for them soooo much

FunkMistress said:

awwww yeah.

mattj said:

I wasnt gonna mention that for fear of being donned a "Geek" but the ole Tele is looking bruised now isnt it !!!

You know I once saw one of these at a folk festival for £175 ..... They retail at £1 - £3 grand now !!!!! Damn.....

I like that he is so attached to the guitar -- not to mention the sound quality.

Whoa!

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

You know i was 5-10 feet from the Honer for an hour and 45 miutes @ the Tamar/Prince show @ the Fillmore in San Francisco a few weeks ago. I was looking closely at it. It's in pretty good condition, I couldn't see any damage on it really. It was highly polished and there's some white filler stuff aound the pick-ups that looks like some kind of wear/repair, but otherwise... IT looked as good as ever.

susannah said:

When they cry,
do they go "Wah wah..!"?

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

I have been giving alot of thought to this dude lately.

Prince's guitar techy. That poor bastard. Can you imagine the stress? Prince throws you his guitar. I wonder if any have ever been dropped. I wonder if that comes out of someones pay. I wonder if prince throws his prized guitars or just copies.

Well, Prince has at least two of these guitars (possibly more).
Check the picture in the centre of the Nude tour program.

BorisFishpaw said:

but my point was a number of the same guitar always starts with the first. The first often holds deep meaning to the owner. I have to assume therefore these are not of the guitars thrown.

Prince undoubtedly has many replicas of the Hohner made up. It's pretty common in the rock world. Just ask BB King how many Lucille's he's got. It was upwards of 30, I believe. And, since Prince is known for mistreating his instruments (I've seen him slam down the symbol guitars a couple of times), I'm sure his guitar tech is constantly busy re-building those things.