Prince Guitars - The Cloud one

[rgr]

Last time I was at DCGL they did have one of the cloud guitars, if that is the same as in Purple Rain. *I didn't ask the price, wasn't really interested but if you are you can give them a call or e-mail.

[Pablo]

If they were reasonable I'd get one but it won't be.

If Squire or Hohner started making them then I'd see But I'll stick to my Ibanez's and Eggle's for now.

[megawzrd]

Speaking of a "Vai related Price Bootleg" I had heard about a year ago that prince did a cover of tender surrender. Is there any truth to this, has anyone heard it if it does exist.

[Spiral Acid]

Quote: from megawzrd on 12:33 am on May 17, 2001
Speaking of a "Vai related Price Bootleg" I had heard about a year ago that prince did a cover of tender surrender. Is there any truth to this, has anyone heard it if it does exist.

It does exist, and to date, I think the only ones who have heard it are only those who were at the concert, and Steve Vai himself amogst a few lucky others... SSV commented on it in an interview, and said he was blown away by what he heard...

[AJ Love]

I'd like to hear Prince doing a Steve Vai song. *Prince IS a great guitarist, better than many realize, and I've seen him live in concert but I've never heard him do anything on the level of what Vai can do

[Christopher Chen]

I've heard the prince version before, I would not say that it was lousy, but just don't expect Vai quality, it sounded more to me like a cover of Jimi's Villivona Junction played at woodstock, which so many said that tender surrender beared a close resemblance to

Chris.

[Big Job]

Those guitars Prince uses that the body joins to the head stock, you know the ones, the sustain must be wicked, surely?

[AJ Love]

Prince is definitely using a Fernandes Sustainer pickup or some type of effect to get a continuous sustain....I have heard that his guitars are all Custom made and are usually 3/4 size guitars

as I said, while Prince is a much better lead guitarist than many people realize, he is not close to the level of Vai

Tender Surrender is a fantastic song....the guitar solo is incredible.....during the verse parts I hear a few Stevie Ray Vaughan licks as well as Hendrix licks, but it's truely an original piece of work, not a copycat of anything...I think Vai was just paying a little musicial tribute to an influence or two before he took the song to a level that no other guitarist has reached....yet

(Edited by AJ Love at 12:16 am on July 31, 2001)