Prince

heath_the_great · #1 02-12-2006, 03:36 AM

since prince is a preacher of a 70's fender jazz bass...how come he uses a warwick thumb alot?

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...39066594624155

and on the rave un2 the yr2000 dvd

Christian Waiau · #2 02-12-2006, 04:32 AM

no clue.. but whatever he's playing is awesome haha... i also saw him toss that warwick in the un2 the yr dvd.... but i never seen him toss a jazz bass ahaha...

man i love that video. thanks for linkin it up man.

Mulder · #3 02-12-2006, 05:37 AM

My teacher has a signature bass which he doesn't use that much himself..sometimes it's just about the money you know

Altough i can't imagine how much Fender would have to pay to get the prince endorsment..it's not like Prince has a hard time earning his daily bread i thik.

pyrohr · #4 02-12-2006, 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by diechris

no clue.. but whatever he's playing is awesome haha... i also saw him toss that warwick in the un2 the yr dvd.... but i never seen him toss a jazz bass ahaha...

man i love that video. thanks for linkin it up man.

I also have the Rave 2000 dvd and he does toss the Warwick across the stage where it landed like he tossed it to a pile of junk!
It even bounced before it landed!

Never seen him toss a jazz bass either!

Dr. Cheese · #5 02-12-2006, 07:02 AM

Nice clip. Prince is freakishly talented; he can play any instrument like a fulll time specialist plus he writes sings and performs among the best of all time. It's just fun to see him on bass for a change.

ladros2 · #6 02-12-2006, 07:14 AM

Anytime I've seen him recently he's been playing that thumb. It's white with a print of an eye on the front, if you can't see.

Mojo-Man · #7 02-12-2006, 09:49 AM

Prince is sure talented.
But, he sound like Larry Graham too me?

Funky Tune · #8 02-12-2006, 10:01 AM

Prince is an amazing bass player,i have some clips on him playing and he is very,very underrated bassist.

Dr. Cheese · #9 02-12-2006, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Mojo-Man

Prince is sure talented.
But, he sound like Larry Graham too me?

Dude, is that a problem?

Kronos · #10 02-12-2006, 10:15 AM

Hey, if Prince doesn't want those Thumbs, I'll take 'em. Even if they are a bit dinged up.

Lowtonejoe · #11 02-12-2006, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by heath_the_great

since prince is a preacher of a 70's fender jazz bass...how come he uses a warwick thumb alot?

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...39066594624155

and on the rave un2 the yr2000 dvd

Because Thumbs KICK BUTT!!!!!

(And are tougher than heck.)

Joe.

dee rob · #12 02-12-2006, 10:27 AM

obviously you guys are not big prince fans....he's using the thumb 'cuz it matches the outfit.....

dee

chilliwilli · #13 02-12-2006, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by heath_the_great

since prince is a preacher of a 70's fender jazz bass...how come he uses a warwick thumb alot?

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...39066594624155

and on the rave un2 the yr2000 dvd

at one point or another prince has played about every bass out there hehe. Many of his instruments are custom made or obscure too.

zac2944 · #14 02-12-2006, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by heath_the_great

how come he uses a warwick thumb alot?

Because it is an all white Warwick! Nothing is as sexy as an all white bass. Larry Graham knew what he was doing with the white basses.

**Blackbird** · #15 02-12-2006, 12:54 PM

He also plays a custom black Lakland.

heath_the_great · #16 02-12-2006, 09:34 PM

well im a huge prince fan, got the alladin dvd too, and theres a shot of an ESP jazz bass on there too ive seen him use...but ive read countless interviews with him and his bass players that he'll always come back to the 70's fender and as rhonda smith says "its his tone, theres nothing else for him".....

thats why rhondas not playing laklands anymore and she's using the jazz's with prince....

but prince sounding like larry?, princes music is heavily influencd by GCS and Sly Stone....where else can he cop those grooves

i wouldnt say prince is a guitarist/vocalist/bassist...he's just an overall freakish musician, you cant classify him to a seperate instrument, he's THE musician, nothing less

AxtoOx · #17 02-12-2006, 10:04 PM

I'm not a prince fan, not my style, but no matter how I feel I can't help but be impressed with his talent. That guy can PLAY, both Guitar and Bass.
I'll bet he can really care less what I think of his wardrobe.

heath_the_great · #18 02-13-2006, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by AxtoOx

I'm not a prince fan, not my style, but no matter how I feel I can't help but be impressed with his talent. That guy can PLAY, both Guitar and Bass.
I'll bet he can really care less what I think of his wardrobe.

and flute and sax, drums, keys, i dont think theres an instrument he doesnt play....considering he played everything on musicology and im sure he would of done the same on a few of his other albums..and his vocal range is really impressive too