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GOLD GUITAR
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The guitar damn near looks as tall as prince. | |
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What: One-of-a-kind Fender Stratocaster, fully gold-plated from the top of the headstock to the bottom of the electric guitar’s signature solid body Who: Prince (the artist formerly known as the Artist Formerly Known as Prince) Where: He’ll introduce and play his gilt instrument during a string of shows in December in New York and New Jersey When: Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, N.J., and Sunday and Dec. 29 at Madison Square Garden in New York Why: Prince told his friends at Fender that he’d had a dream in which he played a gold Stratocaster. For his upcoming “Welcome 2 America” performances — his first East Coast shows since 2004 — he wanted something special and asked if such a guitar could be made. Fender execs turned to their designers at the Fender Custom Shop in Corona, Calif., where master guitar builders specialize in delivering unique instruments, for superstar musicians as well as amateurs with the desire, and the money, for something out of the ordinary.
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Anyone notice the difference between the guitar with Prince in the picture, and the others? Keenmeister |
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Yes the pickguard is white with Prince!...but wasn't it reported that he donated the original to charity?...so maybe this is a replica.."who knows"? | |
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Prince’s gold Strat will be auctioned off after his East Coast dates, with proceeds benefiting the Harlem Children’s Zone, a community organization that serves more than 17,000 children.
Source:http://latimesblogs.latim...to-be.html
So maybe the pickguard was changed to prevent the gold-leaf from scratching off... [Edited 1/23/11 11:47am] | |
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I remember he was playing this gold guitar on 12/29. Don't remember what. After he played he handed it to one of his workers(or security) who was standing next to the stage. I wish he threw it to the crowd like he did with regular guitar on 1/18. | |
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Yep. There are two different Prince gold leaf Strats. He did play both on the Welcome 2 America stages at certain points.
The neck and pickup covers on the one with the white pick guard are sans gold leaf as well and the pot knobs are white. The other one is entirely covered in gold leaf except for the plated metal hardware.
Why there are two... who knows. If prince.org were to be made idiot proof, someone would just invent a better idiot. | |
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Damage limitation perhaps.. | |
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Maybe. I figured that that's why he only played them for one or two songs per set, but I guess since both were played on stage and if one did break, the other pieces could be put on the good one and keep it's provenance and bidding value. If prince.org were to be made idiot proof, someone would just invent a better idiot. | |
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How much was it auctioned off for ?
Were both of the gold guitars sold ?
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