Militant said:

I was told there are three variations of the W2A Australian stage picks:

- Purple pearl, symbol/W2A in gold

- Purple pearl, symbol/Prince in gold

- White pearl, symbol/W2A in purple glow

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Endorphin319 said:

Militant said:

I was told there are three variations of the W2A Australian stage picks:

- Purple pearl, symbol/W2A in gold

- Purple pearl, symbol/Prince in gold

- White pearl, symbol/W2A in glow

Guessing you mean

- White Pearl, symbol/W2A in Purple

On the three occasions I was close to the stage on the Welcome 2 Australia tour I only saw Prince using the white pearl picks. Did not see him use the purple.

By the way, cool website, you have a very nice collection of picks.

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KingFD said:

Endorphin319 said:

I was told there are three variations of the W2A Australian stage picks:

- Purple pearl, symbol/W2A in gold

- Purple pearl, symbol/Prince in gold

- White pearl, symbol/W2A in glow

Guessing you mean

- White Pearl, symbol/W2A in Purple

On the three occasions I was close to the stage on the Welcome 2 Australia tour I only saw Prince using the white pearl picks. Did not see him use the purple.

By the way, cool website, you have a very nice collection of picks.

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white are easier to see onstage. the only non white one i have i got from takumi out his bag of plectrums. i got one of each style

KingFD said:

I managed to get one of the pearl ones from the last concert here in Melbourne that had been used by P.

Can you post a picture ??

Does it look like the ones shown here ??

Thanks

Endorphin319 said:

Militant said:

I was told there are three variations of the W2A Australian stage picks:

- Purple pearl, symbol/W2A in gold

- Purple pearl, symbol/Prince in gold

- White pearl, symbol/W2A in purple glow

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I'm sure the picks for sale in the merchandise stand were plain black, with W2A in Gold on them.

xenophobia2002 said:

KingFD said:

I managed to get one of the pearl ones from the last concert here in Melbourne that had been used by P.

Can you post a picture ??

Does it look like the ones shown here ??

Thanks

Yes exactly the same. Pics below.

unique said:

KingFD said:

Guessing you mean

- White Pearl, symbol/W2A in Purple

On the three occasions I was close to the stage on the Welcome 2 Australia tour I only saw Prince using the white pearl picks. Did not see him use the purple.

By the way, cool website, you have a very nice collection of picks.

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white are easier to see onstage. the only non white one i have i got from takumi out his bag of plectrums. i got one of each style

I could see the pedal board on those three occasions and there were definitely no purple plectrums stuck in there. Obviuosly he could have used them on other occasions, but I never saw them used.

Wow.. I have to hear him play Grace. That would be the shit! Glad he's into Buckley. One could only imagine the trajectory he would have had by now if his time wasn't cut short on earth.

Mindflux said:

flyorra said:

^those look so awesome, would die to have a guiat pick like that. preferably one he has used.

I was lucky enough to catch a just used and thrown guitar pick from Prince at one of the Indigo2 aftershows in London from the 21 Nights tour. Its the same as the pearl white ones above (of course, without the W2A logo). I was mobbed by people, even had one try to take it!

I play with the pick regularly

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was lucky enough 2 catch one(Prince signature) @ one of the 3121 vegas shows.Also his guitar tech gave me a symbol one. Would love 2 get one of the new ones. But treasure the one Prince had just played with. Its a "MasterPiece" collection...

mynameisnotsusan said:

I'm sure the picks for sale in the merchandise stand were plain black, with W2A in Gold on them.

That's wrong.

The merch picks were black with W2A or Prince in WHITE.

These two are the same as sold on the US leg of the tour.

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sfinky1 said:

Curious.. What gauge thickness are Prince's guitar picks?

Medium

Endorphin319 said:

mynameisnotsusan said:

I'm sure the picks for sale in the merchandise stand were plain black, with W2A in Gold on them.

That's wronng.

The merch picks were black with W2A or Prince in WHITE.

These two are the same as sold on the US leg of the tour.

Yeah, you're right. They were white. And $20. For 2. In a little plastic bag.

SometimesIwonder said:

I'd never heard of Grace by Jeff Buckley before this post so I checked it out. What an incredible song?!! I can't stop listening to it now. How amazing would it have been if Prince had played this? I can just hear his beautiful voice & master guitar playing on this number- it would have been unreal! Hope he will perform it one day. Anyway, off to listen to it again. It's giving me goosebumps!

the whole album is great. it's a shame he didn't play it

That would've been unreal to hear, especially if he really went for it vocally. I saw Jeff Buckley live and he was incredible as well.

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mynameisnotsusan said:

That would've been unreal to hear, especially if he really went for it vocally. I saw Jeff Buckley live and he was incredible as well.

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what date did you see him? i have pretty much all the circulating live bootlegs (and studio) of jeff

unique said:

mynameisnotsusan said:

That would've been unreal to hear, especially if he really went for it vocally. I saw Jeff Buckley live and he was incredible as well.

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what date did you see him? i have pretty much all the circulating live bootlegs (and studio) of jeff

I saw him in Auckland at the St James theatre, I'm thinking February '96? I was working in the theatre at the time and he came in the day before to check the place out. He looked really greasy I think he was surprised how big it was (1900 capacity - he sold about 800) My friend got his copy of Grace signed. I had a huge tour poster too, should've held onto it. Snuck into the rehearsal for a bit.

mynameisnotsusan said:

unique said:

what date did you see him? i have pretty much all the circulating live bootlegs (and studio) of jeff

I saw him in Auckland at the St James theatre, I'm thinking February '96? I was working in the theatre at the time and he came in the day before to check the place out. He looked really greasy I think he was surprised how big it was (1900 capacity - he sold about 800) My friend got his copy of Grace signed. I had a huge tour poster too, should've held onto it. Snuck into the rehearsal for a bit.

9th feb 96. i think it's one of the shows that wasn't taped or at least isn't circulating

01. Mojo Pin; 02. Dream Brother; 03. So Real; 04. Lilac Wine; 05. Grace; 06. Last Goodbye; 07. What Will You Say; 08. Eternal Life; 09. Kick Out The Jams; 10. Lover, You Should've Come Over; 11. I Woke Up In A Strange Place; 12. Vancouver; 13. Kanga Roo; 14. Hallelujah

it's the first gig he played woke up...