[i]I was watching the Alladin dvd just now & on the bonus track "The Ride" at about the 5:28 mark Prince steps on a large box that resembles Boss's FS-5U Footswitch & it sounds as if he's changed to a different amplifier with different settings to it. Is this the case Orgers. Thanx in advance for any response as i'm very curious.

Just had a look there. It looks like a custom board sitting above the regular boss pedals but I can't make it out for sure. But I see nothing that resembles a Boss FS-5U.

Such a shame this was recorded on miniDV, the resolution is disappointing.

darlingomo said:

Your right, it's some type of footswitch board that would control his amplifier's if i'm not mistaken. I just would someone with the knowledge to confirm this.

thecloud said:

yes.i cam confirm the amplification was routed via the box...its common and usd a lot.

i think he uses a Messa for the clean stuff-and a Soldano head for the dirty sounds-though he uses the dirty Messa channel alot too-and a ton of efx the lucky sod i have a diagram of his rig somewhere-i'll try dig it out

I love that dvd even though it was badly edited.

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cool-Squirrel posted the diagram i was talking about-the Planet Earth rig with the Messa

the o2 gigs helped me finally decide to get the Hohner

i just need to rob a bank or 2 for ALL the efx and a new Messa

i dont care what anyone says-he can be a pain-but easily the coolest guitar player today-guitarwise-he has pretty much it all in droves

luv4u said:

I would love to know the full set-list for that evening! Squirrelgrease Thank U for the links, I had the mag upstairs that it came from but had forgot all about it.

thecloud said:

MIDI, or Musical Instrument Digital Interface is a standardized digital control system for musical instruments. It's much like the Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface for computers, in that it allows similarly equipped devices to talk to each other. You would recognize the connector as the round plug with 5 prongs in a "C" shape that's on most keyboards since the 1980s.

MIDI allows a keyboard player to control several synths and drum triggers from one keyboard. It also allows a guitarist to switch between amp heads and rack mounted effects on the fly.