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Prince (left) and Levi Seacer Jr perform onstage at Brabanthallen in Den Bosch, Netherlands on August 9, 1992

A guide to every guitarist who played with Prince

By Jenna Scaramanga published

From Dez Dickerson's timeless Little Red Corvette solo, to Wendy Melvoin's sublime work on Purple Rain, a number of guitarists made significant contributions to Prince's stage and studio output. Here's a guide to all of them

Guitarists
Portrait of Danish musician Ida Nielsen. Mark King, lead singer and bassist of the band Level 42. Photo of Victor WOOTEN. American Jazz composer and bassist Marcus Miller

The 20 greatest slap bass songs of all time

By Nick Wells published

These masterful slap basslines chart the evolution of the quintessential bass technique, from Larry Graham to today's YouTube heroes

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Prince and bassist Ida Nielsen

“It wasn’t like a normal bass gig where you have 30 songs: I had to learn 300!” Ida Nielsen talks touring with Prince, and how she tackled her Paisley Park audition

By Joel McIver published

You put a video of yourself playing bass on YouTube. Then Prince calls…

Bassists
Ida Nielsen

Ida Nielsen: "Prince always pushed us to be better - now I want to make sure I’m the best musician I can be"

By Mike Brooks, Joel McIver published

Ida Nielsen talks cheap gear, the Purple One, and explains why her phenomenal new album, 02022020, is slap-free

Bassists