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Thread started 04/23/09 8:14am

Lovesymbol2

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Prince- New Purple Guitar

Ok so i have seen various posts of people saying prince had a new purple guitar at the ellen show while playing crimson and clover. Does anyone know what guitar this is? and if you guys got any pics from the show razz
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Reply #1 posted 04/23/09 8:50am

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A Fender Made in Japan Strat.

P doesn't use the middle single coil and covered it with the pickguard and swapped the pickups to EMG's.

[Edited 4/23/09 8:53am]
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Reply #2 posted 04/23/09 8:52am

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It looks like it's burgundy. It's a Strat like his Baby Blue and Creamsickle guitars.
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Reply #3 posted 04/23/09 8:53am

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carlcranshaw said:

A Fender Made in Japan Strat.

P doesn't use the middle single coil and covered it with the pickguard and swap the pickups to EMG's.


Same setup as the Cloud right? EMG actives? But the Strats have tremolos.
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Reply #4 posted 04/23/09 8:54am

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carlcranshaw said:

A Fender Made in Japan Strat.

P doesn't use the middle single coil and covered it with the pickguard and swapped the pickups to EMG's.

[Edited 4/23/09 8:53am]


I Highly doubt its a japan strat. More like a custom shop one if any at all
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Reply #5 posted 04/23/09 8:55am

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squirrelgrease said:

carlcranshaw said:

A Fender Made in Japan Strat.

P doesn't use the middle single coil and covered it with the pickguard and swap the pickups to EMG's.


Same setup as the Cloud right? EMG actives? But the Strats have tremolos.


Hi Squirrelgrease,

Yes, the same exact pickups. (EMG) The difference is the Strat's have The Floyd Rose tremolos on them.
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Reply #6 posted 04/23/09 8:56am

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Lovesymbol2 said:

carlcranshaw said:

A Fender Made in Japan Strat.

P doesn't use the middle single coil and covered it with the pickguard and swapped the pickups to EMG's.

[Edited 4/23/09 8:53am]


I Highly doubt its a japan strat. More like a custom shop one if any at all

Wasn't the light blue one purchased in Japan?
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Reply #7 posted 04/23/09 8:56am

madison

where can i see the show online ??


help


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Reply #8 posted 04/23/09 8:57am

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daPrettyman said:

Lovesymbol2 said:



I Highly doubt its a japan strat. More like a custom shop one if any at all

Wasn't the light blue one purchased in Japan?


not that im aware of
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Reply #9 posted 04/23/09 8:57am

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Lovesymbol2 said:

carlcranshaw said:

A Fender Made in Japan Strat.

P doesn't use the middle single coil and covered it with the pickguard and swapped the pickups to EMG's.

[Edited 4/23/09 8:53am]


I Highly doubt its a japan strat. More like a custom shop one if any at all


That could be true.

I read a while back though that when he was in Japan he got a bunch of Strats and the blue one reminded him of the one Sonny T used to play when they were kids.
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Reply #10 posted 04/23/09 8:59am

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madison said:

where can i see the show online ??


help


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[Edited 4/23/09 8:56am]



Be patient. It just aired 2 hours ago. It will be up on imeem or youtube at some point. Check regularly.
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Reply #11 posted 04/23/09 9:02am

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carlcranshaw said:

Lovesymbol2 said:



I Highly doubt its a japan strat. More like a custom shop one if any at all


That could be true.

I read a while back though that when he was in Japan he got a bunch of Strats and the blue one reminded him of the one Sonny T used to play when they were kids.


Hmm could be but im guessing he got it remade in the US although japan strats are great if set up properly and yes i remember that guitar being called sonny
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Reply #12 posted 04/23/09 9:12am

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Lovesymbol2 said:

daPrettyman said:


Wasn't the light blue one purchased in Japan?


not that im aware of

I remember reading something here on the org during the ONA tour where Prince went shopping in Japan and purchased the orange guitar and the light blue guitar.
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Reply #13 posted 04/23/09 9:24am

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daPrettyman said:

Lovesymbol2 said:



not that im aware of

I remember reading something here on the org during the ONA tour where Prince went shopping in Japan and purchased the orange guitar and the light blue guitar.


Then i guess its made in japan smile
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Reply #14 posted 04/23/09 2:55pm

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Can't wait 2 see it. cool
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Reply #15 posted 04/23/09 4:09pm

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Pssst... go to youtube. Quick.
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Reply #16 posted 04/23/09 6:40pm

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It looks like it's burgundy. It's a Strat like his Baby Blue and Creamsickle guitars.



It looks burgundy to me too geek
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Reply #17 posted 04/24/09 7:58am

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Nice color,it is the same exact color of my car lol. When I bought it brand new in 2007, that was closest to purple Mazda had,but i agree it is burgundy.
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Reply #18 posted 04/25/09 4:18am

LAtimesinc

MORE LIKE THIS IN COLOR


IT SURE WASN'T PURPLE
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Reply #19 posted 04/25/09 4:35am

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this is like one of those funny joke threads aint it.....

coz we all really know that "crimson"
is a colour and not just a word in a song... yeah?

but hey....
Burgundy and Blover - could easily be a remix in the making I'm sure....

lol
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Reply #20 posted 04/25/09 9:57am

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I Love it!
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Reply #21 posted 04/25/09 12:53pm

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PharkyorLOVE said:

this is like one of those funny joke threads aint it.....

coz we all really know that "crimson"
is a colour and not just a word in a song... yeah?

but hey....
Burgundy and Blover - could easily be a remix in the making I'm sure....

lol


Of course the guitar was supposed to be crimson, but it's not nearly red enough. Burgundy best describes the actual color of the guitar as shown on HDTV. If we got a chance to see it in person, then we'd of course know for sure.
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Reply #22 posted 04/25/09 12:57pm

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Yes you are very much right, this is a crimson finch and then we all know what the color of clover is right?

But that guitar was Burgundy.
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Reply #23 posted 04/26/09 6:35am

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did you read the article about where you can find
the sun bleached crimsom finch's true colours ? lol
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Reply #24 posted 04/26/09 11:12am

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faint I LUV that guitar..I wanna make LUV 2 it lick Prince, pleeaze let me do it lol Now this is what celicaby does 2 people err
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Reply #25 posted 04/26/09 2:04pm

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the aqua strat was purchased in Tokyo in November 2002 along with the orange bass with white scratchplate and a little purple heart shaped guitar as well.

this burgundy guitar isn't just the aqua one repainted is it ?
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Reply #26 posted 04/26/09 10:03pm

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FunkyStrange said:

this burgundy guitar isn't just the aqua one repainted is it ?


That's a possibility, I guess. Didn't think about that. Prince seems to really like that Daphne Blue/Lake Placid Blue Strat, so I doubt it. I hope he didn't paint the Creamsickle Strat. eek
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Reply #27 posted 04/26/09 10:49pm

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lol has anyone looked up the colour Purple-Crimson-Metalic?

and what makes a baboons ass blue.....
is it sadness bananas or harmonicas in the tune of crystal gayle.....?


Daphne blue..... lol lol
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Reply #28 posted 04/27/09 1:06am

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PharkyorLOVE said:

Daphne blue..... lol lol



lol It's an actual Fender color. It was popular on Stratocaster's of the '50s.
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Reply #29 posted 04/27/09 3:33am

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squirrelgrease said:



lol It's an actual Fender color. It was popular on Stratocaster's of the '50s.



lolI just typed "Daphne blue" into google and there it was...
seems fender have made heaps of ugly colorings for their guitars....

http://www.curtisnovak.co...ndex.shtml

and if your bored....
http://chemheritage.org/p...co_p1.html
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