do you think prince improved on guitar over years ?

do you find him play faster ,cleaner overall better then before???

and do you find prince to be virtuoso guitar player?

I don't think I'd necessarily consider him a virtuoso guitar player, in the mold of Eddie Van Halen or somebody like that, but that's doesn't take anything away from his playing. All I know is, he plays funky rhythm guitar, and he comes up with solos that are melodic as hell and seem to fit songs perfectly. That's the best compliment I can give a guitar solo, is that it fits the song. His normally seem to.

do you think 80s prince could play as good as he did on hong kong rocks shhhh?

I think Prince is definetly one of todays's greatest guitarist. Of course he's gotten better anything that you do consistently over your lifetime your gonna get better at and he's learned so much more than the old days. What a genius he is.I want to send you something banishedone.
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I'm sorry! nobody can touch Prince on guitar. nobody.

Yes, I noticed particularly during the ONA Oakland show that Prince has evolved as a guitarist. While I do think he played a little flashier when he was much younger, I think the modern version of Prince could out-play his younger self. His playing is more fluid and confident, and his choices are now more about emotion and melody than pyrotechnics.

I've also heard glimpses of technique and style (particularly jazz/fusion) from Prince over the years that suggest that he's actually holding back. I may be completely off on this, but I have a feeling that he's an even better player than what we've all heard live and on record.

Prince was great in the past and he is even better now. Everything a person does get better if you practice more and more as times goes on. Also what helps is that equipment has also gotten better over the years too.

wlcm2thdwn said:

Agreed!

I'm sure you get better and better.

Duh, LOL.
All prince used to play was 5th chords, LOL.

...any artist who makes art everyday for 30+ years is going to improve...

There's another deeply involved long thread about this very subject on here somehwere.

but there are so many guitar players who play much worse then before
keith richards
joe perry
eric clapton
eddie van halen

it doesnt men that as time goes by ull improve

Prince is an Awesome Guitar player!
When eye hear him play... especially LIVE...Magic happens He speaks 2 my body and Soul
He is a True Amazingly~Wonderful One

Of Course, the more Prince plays a piece of musice the more perfect it becomes
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