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Princes Last Guitar Found this and thought it was a nice article. So cool his last guitar came from the UK, but just sad reached him before he died. :( http://www.theguardian.co...itar-video |
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Great story
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That guitar is GORGEOUS!  "I don't make the rules. I just play" | |
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Beautiful guitar...great story. Gus seems like a cool guy | |
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Great video. It's such a Prince guitar. I wonder what that conversation would have been like. |
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He was also planning on a Bass guitar in black from the same guy. | |
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Can someone post or direct me to a link or start a thread about Prince's guitars? So imaginitive in the way they were designed. Nothing like seeing a Cloud in real life. | |
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Yeah, I think his might refute the theory that Prince had a terminal illness. It seems like he ordered the guitar a month or so ago. He was obviously making plans for the future. |
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I agree | |
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wow, stunning craftsmanship. | |
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I had a long chat with simon who made it yesterday as he lives in my village. He didnt get to talk to Prince it was currently being arranged! He made the guitar years ago for him but only heard from PP end of last year. Prince got it around 8 weeks ago. He ordered a black and gold bass to be made so defo looking ahead. Simon would love a picture of him holding it from the front if anyone has one let me know and I can forward it to him. It was comforting to talk to him as one of the last links to Prince. Alice 32 years a fam! | |
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That doesn't necessarily mean that he didn't have a terminal illness. Prince was a man of faith and believed in God, and many people that believe the way he did, sometimes believes that they can be healed, terminal or not. | |
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Who should play Prince's Last Guitar? Story in Vanity Fair. http://www.vanityfair.com...le-special
From the story-- So the question must be asked: Who would be most appropriate to play Prince’s last commissioned bass? Should it be a new musician on the rise, or someone who influenced Prince in his younger days? Farmer says the short list would include “Verdine White of Earth, Wind & Fire, and of course, Larry Graham, who Prince collaborated with on numerous occasions and who also introduced him to the Jehovah’s Witness faith.” He continues, “But I would love to think that he would have enjoyed showing the bass to Ida Nielsen and Nik West, the astonishing female bassists who he had been working with in recent years.”
Five days before his death, Prince sent out a tweet about a dance party at Paisley Park: “2 GIVE THANX 4 THE GOOD WEATHER AND 4 ALL THE LOVE AND SUPPORT…” After rumors of his private jet making an emergency landing due to health concerns for Prince the day prior, many in attendance were unsure whether he would show up. Two hours into the party, shortly after midnight, Prince appeared onstage. He briefly played a custom-built Yamaha piano before walking over to pick up his newest guitar. Prince grabbed the instrument, and held it up for the screaming crowd to see. We know this because a band member positioned behind him snapped the final known image of the artist formerly and forever known as Prince holding a guitar onstage. In hindsight, the moment was surreal, as if it were ripped out of Prince’s 1992 hit “Love 2 the 9’s,” when he sang:
The final picture is of Prince onstage, in Paisley Park, hoisting Farmer’s Purple Special guitar. "Hold on to your souls y'all. We got a long way to go. Thank you! We love y'all!" | |
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It's gorgeous and it would have looked so good on him.  Continuing your life doesn't mean you are not terminally ill. Many do that. Prince doesn't strike me as someone who would just sit down and wait. He'd be up and about as much as possible till the end. Ordering new instruments and enjoying life. | |
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I think the guitar should go back to Simon or put it in the Smithsonian. | |
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Nice guitar! Seems like Prince had a lot planned... | |
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