Does Prince design the "Cloud" and "Arrow," guitars by himself? I realize another person builds them but did Prince have anything to do with the concept?

Did Prince design the Black Piano that Prince has in the "Rave," show?

Didn't Prince also design some kind of keyboard?

Here's a strange question for any Piano experts out there...Are Piano's ever beveled? Can piano's be designed in a crescent form? If not, is it because of the way the pianist would have to reach to play the keys or because the keys would have to be shaped differently?

hmm im sure he comissioned the making of the symbol guiter

however im not sure but i think he just started the using the cloud, honer and cloud mk 2 i dont think he designed them. I may be wrong though

The piano however he didnt design as quite a few artists have them but im he he asked specially for the symbol to be put on top

Prince's pianos are just hollow shells with a midi keyboard built in to make it look like a grand piano. The shells are reinforced with steel and other material to withstand weight and dancing, while on tour.

You know how he likes to dance on top of them!

The cloud guitar was designed by David Husain, a Luthier in Minneapolis. I’ve alternately read that Prince bought the guitar and that he commissioned the design. But given that he was selling the design through NPGMC I suspect he owns the design.

The love symbol guitar is named “Habibe”. According to Guitar Player magazine it was custom built for Prince by the Schecter custom shop, although Ed Roman claims to have built replicas for Prince cover band.

ravein2thejoy said:

hmm im sure he comissioned the making of the symbol guiter

however im not sure but i think he just started the using the cloud, honer and cloud mk 2 i dont think he designed them. I may be wrong though

The piano however he didnt design as quite a few artists have them but im he he asked specially for the symbol to be put on top

Thank you for responding. For some reason I tend to call the symbol shaped guitar and arrow. When Prince is holding the guitar it looks like a bow&arrow to me.

I guess it doesn't matter what we call it when Prince is playing. The guitars are beautiful.

Bulldog said:

Prince's pianos are just hollow shells with a midi keyboard built in to make it look like a grand piano. The shells are reinforced with steel and other material to withstand weight and dancing, while on tour.

You know how he likes to dance on top of them!

I didn't know that, that makes sense. When Prince turns 70 we should all chip in and buy him a yellow shag carpeted piano.

jpnyc said:

The cloud guitar was designed by David Husain, a Luthier in Minneapolis. I’ve alternately read that Prince bought the guitar and that he commissioned the design. But given that he was selling the design through NPGMC I suspect he owns the design.

The love symbol guitar is named “Habibe”. According to Guitar Player magazine it was custom built for Prince by the Schecter custom shop, although Ed Roman claims to have built replicas for Prince cover band.

Thank you. These designers deserve great admiration and respect. These are beautiful instruments.

http://www.symbol-guitar.com/

http://cloudguitarcentral.blogspot.com/

Bulldog said:

Prince's pianos are just hollow shells with a midi keyboard built in to make it look like a grand piano. The shells are reinforced with steel and other material to withstand weight and dancing, while on tour.

You know how he likes to dance on top of them!

Haha. Yeah, it's true. I remember feeling slightly cheated when I first noticed that... Not sure why exactly, he's still playing the thing

jpnyc said:

The cloud guitar was designed by David Husain, a Luthier in Minneapolis. I’ve alternately read that Prince bought the guitar and that he commissioned the design. But given that he was selling the design through NPGMC I suspect he owns the design.

The love symbol guitar is named “Habibe”. According to Guitar Player magazine it was custom built for Prince by the Schecter custom shop, although Ed Roman claims to have built replicas for Prince cover band.

Is Habibi really the name of -all- the symbol guitars? I thought it was just the name of the one guitar he used to record the song Habibi.

This one was designed and patented by Prince:

http://www.freepatentsonl...349127.pdf

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I don't know which guitar I like better! The arrow is just awesome, but so is the cloud! I want both of them! Yesterday! B4 breakfast! B4 eggs!

jazzz said:

This one was designed and patented by Prince:

http://www.freepatentsonl...349127.pdf

[Edited 1/30/11 3:56am]

That's the Purpleaxxe, right?

We often mention the cloud and symbol guitars, but what's this one called?:

I don't know.

It looks like some type of a "hip-grip."

Lammastide said:

We often mention the cloud and symbol guitars, but what's this one called?:

I’m not sure that they all have names. That one looks like a variation on Ed Roman’s “sustain bow” guitars, which Prince used a lot in the early 1990s. The idea is that the bow coming out of the body and into the neck adds mass and thus sustain. But they’re expensive and heavy, so most people will just spend a few hundred bucks for an electronic sustainer system instead. But Prince loves them all!

Lammastide said:

We often mention the cloud and symbol guitars, but what's this one called?:

I mistook it for "Model C" at first, but it isn't. When did Prince play that?

mblevels said:

Lammastide said:

We often mention the cloud and symbol guitars, but what's this one called?:

I mistook it for "Model C" at first, but it isn't. When did Prince play that?

Its a Model C knock off.

http://prince.org/msg/7/323146

[Edited 1/30/11 11:06am]

Spinlight said:

mblevels said:

I mistook it for "Model C" at first, but it isn't. When did Prince play that?

Its a Model C knock off.

http://prince.org/msg/7/323146

[Edited 1/30/11 11:06am]

Did you notice the guitar posted doesn't have the "Model C" notch at the end of the fretboard and has a different body?

If so, please post a date Prince played this Model C variant, as I've never seen it before.

mblevels said:

Spinlight said:

Its a Model C knock off.

http://prince.org/msg/7/323146

[Edited 1/30/11 11:06am]

Did you notice the guitar posted doesn't have the "Model C" notch at the end of the fretboard and has a different body?

If so, please post a date Prince played this Model C variant, as I've never seen it before.

Yeah, that is why i said it is a knock off. As in a replica, not a Prince variant.

http://i906.photobucket.com/albums/ac268/squirrelgrease2009/Guitar/edroman_pm.jpg

The one they show above in the other post is not a Prince guitar, its a replica.

OK, so it looks like Prince first played the Model C during the Lovesexy era, and its reverse sillhouette is actually featured on the Grafitti Bridge album cover. I'm not sure when/if he quit them, but he played them well into the '90s.

The one I posted above is definitely not one of Prince's. It's just the first image I came across -- sorry. The body and neck are slightly difference than Prince's, and it's even left-handed, you'll notice.

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^^ Indeed, and was used again last year in NY.

[img:$uid]http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx218/MMikeyBee/Prince%20and%20related/PrinceTime100.jpg[/img:$uid]

TheDigitalGardener said:

^^ Indeed, and was used again last year in NY.

[img:$uid]http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx218/MMikeyBee/Prince%20and%20related/PrinceTime100.jpg[/img:$uid]

Nice. Glad to see he's been recently playing guitars other than just the Hohner. The Hohner has been getting a lot of play the last few years though.

rubymoon53 said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

^^ Indeed, and was used again last year in NY.

[img:$uid]http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx218/MMikeyBee/Prince%20and%20related/PrinceTime100.jpg[/img:$uid]

Nice. Glad to see he's been recently playing guitars other than just the Hohner. The Hohner has been getting a lot of play the last few years though.

I agree. I think the Model C is pretty tacky, actually. But I loved the wild sound of it! The Hohner, I guess, is better given to the more crisp playing he's been doing for the past couple years.

Nice Photo's.

Lammastide said:

rubymoon53 said:

Nice. Glad to see he's been recently playing guitars other than just the Hohner. The Hohner has been getting a lot of play the last few years though.

I agree. I think the Model C is pretty tacky, actually. But I loved the wild sound of it! The Hohner, I guess, is better given to the more crisp playing he's been doing for the past couple years.

Do you happen to know the name of the similar looking bass guitar used in the W2A promotion?

TheDigitalGardener said:

Lammastide said:

I agree. I think the Model C is pretty tacky, actually. But I loved the wild sound of it! The Hohner, I guess, is better given to the more crisp playing he's been doing for the past couple years.

Do you happen to know the name of the similar looking bass guitar used in the W2A promotion?

I am SO not the one to ask, sorry. I'm a total ignoramus here. Are there photos?

Lammastide said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

Do you happen to know the name of the similar looking bass guitar used in the W2A promotion?

I am SO not the one to ask, sorry. I'm a total ignoramus here. Are there photos?

[img:$uid]http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx218/MMikeyBee/Prince%20and%20related/prince-welcom-1.jpg[/img:$uid]

TheDigitalGardener said:

Lammastide said:

I am SO not the one to ask, sorry. I'm a total ignoramus here. Are there photos?

[img:$uid]http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx218/MMikeyBee/Prince%20and%20related/prince-welcom-1.jpg[/img:$uid]

Beautiful Instrument.

Isn't this bass the one that was played in Grafitti Bridge?

^^ Not sure Ruby, it's been a long time since i watched.

It is a fantastic looking instrument.