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Prince yellow cloud guitar auction
Another Prince-owned and played Cloud guitar is hitting the auction block

By Richard Bienstock Published

The custom instrument, which boasts a bright yellow finish and gold hardware, is estimated to sell for $60,000

Electric Guitars
Tori Ruffin talks about his new album with Freak Juice
Freak Juice's Tori Ruffin talks high-profile gigs with Prince and Morris Day, and backing Eddie Murphy in Coming to America

By Richard Bienstock Published

As funk-rock collective Freak Juice release new album, They Call Us Juice, Ruffin discusses how he ended up reprising his role in Sexual Chocolate for this year's Coming 2 America

Artists
Rhonda Smith
Rhonda Smith: “The years I spent with Prince were absolutely incredible. It changed the trajectory of my life“

By Joel McIver Published

The Jeff Beck bassist checks in to talk gear, technique and her memories of working with The Purple One

Bassists
Prince Diamonds and Pearls / Fender Gemini II
Prince’s “Diamonds and Pearls” Fender Gemini II acoustic guitar is hitting the auction block

By Richard Bienstock Published

The budget model, used to record the popular 1991 album, could fetch upwards of $100,000

Acoustic Guitars
Eddie Van Halen and Prince
Gear used by Eddie Van Halen and Prince has been stolen from a Nashville storage locker

By Richard Bienstock Published

Missing items include Marshall 4x12 cabinets from Van Halen’s 5150 tour

Guitar Gear
Brent Hinds and Bill Kelliher of Mastodon perform in concert at Razzmatazz on February 15, 2019 in Barcelona, Spain.
From high-energy party metal to furious, face-melting shred: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Sam Roche Published

The freshest new cuts from Mastodon, Lamb of God, The Struts, Luis Kalil feat. Angel Vivaldi and so very many more

Music Releases
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Prince's one-of-a-kind gold-leaf Fender Custom Shop Strat is going up for auction

By Richard Bienstock Published

Prince requested that "Goldfinger", which also boasts a tiger stripe maple neck, never be duplicated

Electric Guitars
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
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Prince’s long-lost Purple Rain “blue angel” Cloud guitar sells for more than $500,000 at auction

By Richard Bienstock Published

The custom-made, heavily-played instrument was Prince's primary stage guitar during the height of his career

Electric Guitars
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Hey! Ho! You can go bid on Dee Dee Ramone's 1975 Fender Precision bass

By Richard Bienstock Published

The heavily used bass, the Ramone’s main stage instrument in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, is up for auction

Bass Guitars
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