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Nuno Bettencourt says Prince once called him “one of the top three guitar players in the world”
By Matt Owen published
The Purple One witnessed the Extreme guitarist play as part of an Earth, Wind & Fire tribute concert, and ended up dishing out some very high praise indeed

The 100 greatest guitarists of all time
By Jonathan Horsley last updated
A comprehensive rundown of the best guitarists of all time, featuring the trailblazers, the early innovators, the best jazz, rock, indie, blues, metal and acoustic players – and the top guitarists around today...

One of Prince’s customized Thinline Teles has gone up for sale on Reverb
By Matt Parker published
The Chuck Orr-tweaked guitar is said to be in good condition, and is up for sale via UK dealer Gear Emporium
![[L-R] Steve Lukather, Eddie Van Halen and Prince](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/o6HhXGwyUFp5SqjnSwuTX5.jpg)
Steve Lukather talks jamming with Eddie Van Halen, and the time Prince gave him the silent treatment
By Matt Parker published
The Toto guitarist waxed lyrical on his illustrious career in a new conversation recorded at Hollywood's Sunset Sound

Watch Prince’s gold-finished Schecter Symbol guitar get pulled out of retirement and put through its paces
By Matt Owen published
The wild custom build was made alongside an infinitely more recognizable Purple Habibe model – used during the Super Bowl halftime show – both of which were created in the ‘90s

MonoNeon: “I’m still not over Prince’s death – I was still getting to know him”
By Joel McIver published
We talk to MonoNeon, touted by Flea as the ‘greatest f**king electric bass player’, about his funk roots, playing with Prince and his new Fender 5-string Jazz Bass

Watch Wendy Melvoin break down Purple Rain
By Jackson Maxwell published
The Prince & the Revolution alum goes into detail about the hot-rodded Rickenbacker and mystery chorus pedal that powered the original, and which pedals she'd use for the song now

Bonnie Raitt says Prince asked her to teach him how to play slide guitar
By Jonathan Horsley published
The slide guitar legend opened up about her time at Paisley Park, expressing some regret that they never got to collaborate further
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