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Prince's Hohner – ever seen another one with Hohner branding? . [Edited 6/5/17 7:35am] | |
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That's so Prince Even his guitar is a fu**ing mystery. Lol | |
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I believe I read that, in addition to the actual HS Anderson, he had luthiers build replicas. That would explain why they're just a little different from anything else out there. That's probably why the second one didn't have a logo on the headstock at all. | |
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Paisley Park is in your heart - Love Is Here! |
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MiceElfAgin said:
. Well, sounds like the answer to your first question is, presently, no, and that the answer to your second question is less than 500. From that wording, sounds like significantly less than 500. Sorry that you haven't gotten more answers, but it doesn't help if a bunch of people answer "no" to "has anyone seen..." If there were fewer than 500 made in the 70s, there probably just aren't a lot around to be seen close to 40 years later. And if they were intermediate level guitars then the buyers were probably less likely to be seen, ya know? It might be possible to get a count on how many were made with Hohner branding by reaching out to Hohner. There might be some archival info on that. | |
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Think about it, even the bass guitar (nobody's even sure who the mfg is for this guitar) which the cloud guitar was based on is a mystery. The 70's was a funky decade for keeping records I guess. It's weird that his Hohner copies even had to have the logo. It's like he wanted to keep the Hohner legend alive. It's been said that the original pickguard material has been out of production for a while now. Where did the people making the copies get the pickguard material used on these guitars? I know it's really hard finding anything remotely close to the correct leopard pattern these days but his Hohner copies always looked correct to me. | |
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MiceElfAgin said:
You're right, I said that assuming the guitars he had were copies. I read an article after he passed where they interviewed the guy who made the copies for him. Don't remember exactly how many he made but he did say a couple were made to spray the liquid like he did at the end of Purple Rain. Guess it was for the tour too. Also, you would think after he died any Real Hohners out there would have all been on eBay going for huge sums of cash. I did see some Madcats but don't remember one real Hohner for sale. It seems to be a very rare guitar and I think he knew it. I'd be happy to own at least the Madcat version, it certainly is a beautiful guitar. | |
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"I was brought in just as they were beginning rehearsals for the Purple Rain tour and personally delivered every guitar to Minneapolis.
First, I made two copies of his Hohner Tele as Hohner had discontinued the guitar at that time. Second, I made two more Hohner copies that ejaculated! In the Purple Rain movie, there is a scene where he climbs to the top of a huge mountain of speakers, grabs a guitar and masturbates the neck until the guitar ejaculates onto the audience. The guitar was a prop and connected to a tank of Ivory Liquid off stage. Prince wanted a fully playable guitar that could also ejaculate. I ran copper tubing along the side of the truss rod and it terminated at the tip of the head stock. On the body side, it terminated in a compartment we routed in the back so they could install their solenoid valve that connected to the tank of Ivory Liquid. I called these two guitars the Ejacucasters!
The final two were two different T-style guitars, both purple with flowers."
[So, to be clear: 2 x Hohner Tele copies, 2 x Hohner-style ‘Ejacucasters”, 2 x Teles painted and decorated with flowers.]
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Sadowsky with one of the Hohner-style Telecasters that he made for Prince. | |
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I stand corrected again. Lol You're good with the facts. When I say Madcat I meant the H.S. Anderson version. The pic with Sadowsky and that guitar seems to have his name on it, is that correct? And if that is a guitar made for Prince then he must have had a few things changed, like the pickguard and the logo. | |
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That guitar looks the current Harley Benton TE-80. Lol | |
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It's been fun discussing these guitars. You're never too old or young to learn something new. I wish some of Prince's guitar techs would come forward and share some of the stories of these guitars. I'm sure they remember almost every time they had to be repaired and what caused some of the damage. Also would like to know what pickups and electrics were used in these guitars. I'm sure Prince had some secret combinations of pickups,electrics, and wiring he like to use. | |
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I read a while ago that he tried KINMAN pickups but then changed to Fender Vintage Noiseless STRAT pickups in his Mad Cats Here is some more info: http://www.photopix.ch/gu...age_id=308 |
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Personally, I feel that now that he's gone it is the perfect time to lift the veil. Like you said, his secret was his work ethic. He was better than most everyone because of innate talent, which was all brought out by incessant rehearsing. (and his fierce competitiveness, he always wanted to win, wether a game of pingpong or a fun(ky) guitar lick or run) . And seeing as his signal chain was fairly simple, it makes it all the more amazing. I hope the info will be shared sooner rather than later. Would be great to get a book that combines his approach to making music and recording with pictures of all his stuff. Like the Guitar & Bass book, but for instrument and recording geeks. . Not sure if books like that have been written about other artists already that could be used as a blueprint. Does anyone know? Paisley Park is in your heart - Love Is Here! |
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* Interesting that in the above original post, 6 out of your 7 sentences start with "I"...let's call that shrink in Beverly Hills... *
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I don't think that's a problem.... Paisley Park is in your heart - Love Is Here! |
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