Watch a new director’s cut of Prince’s legendary While My Guitar Gently Weeps solo, now with more Prince By Richard Bienstock published 30 April 21 Re-edited clip still doesn’t reveal where his guitar landed
Never-before-heard Prince album, Welcome 2 America, set for release By Michael Astley-Brown published 8 April 21 Listen to the title track, featuring Tal Wilkenfeld on bass, now
Prince-owned Cloud guitar sells for $133,000 at auction By Matt Owen published 12 March 21 The bright yellow electric guitar fetched over double what it was initially expected to sell for, and was sold alongside a handful of other Prince-related memorabilia
Brittany Howard: “Sister Rosetta Tharpe created rock and roll as we know it” By Richard Bienstock published 1 March 21 The Alabama Shakes leader and solo artist talks Tharpe’s significance and her unpredictable jams with Prince
Another Prince-owned and played Cloud guitar is hitting the auction block By Richard Bienstock published 26 February 21 The custom instrument, which boasts a bright yellow finish and gold hardware, is estimated to sell for $60,000
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 22 February 21 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
Rhonda Smith: “The years I spent with Prince were absolutely incredible. It changed the trajectory of my life“ By Joel McIver published 10 February 21 The Jeff Beck bassist checks in to talk gear, technique and her memories of working with The Purple One
Prince’s “Diamonds and Pearls” Fender Gemini II acoustic guitar is hitting the auction block By Richard Bienstock published 27 January 21 The budget model, used to record the popular 1991 album, could fetch upwards of $100,000
Gear used by Eddie Van Halen and Prince has been stolen from a Nashville storage locker By Richard Bienstock published 10 December 20 Missing items include Marshall 4x12 cabinets from Van Halen’s 5150 tour
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 28 August 20 The freshest new cuts from Mastodon, Lamb of God, The Struts, Luis Kalil feat. Angel Vivaldi and so very many more
Prince's one-of-a-kind gold-leaf Fender Custom Shop Strat is going up for auction By Richard Bienstock published 17 July 20 Prince requested that "Goldfinger", which also boasts a tiger stripe maple neck, never be duplicated
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 8 July 20 Ida Nielsen talks cheap gear, the Purple One, and explains why her phenomenal new album, 02022020, is slap-free
Prince’s long-lost Purple Rain “blue angel” Cloud guitar sells for more than $500,000 at auction By Richard Bienstock published 22 June 20 The custom-made, heavily-played instrument was Prince's primary stage guitar during the height of his career
Hey! Ho! You can go bid on Dee Dee Ramone's 1975 Fender Precision bass By Richard Bienstock published 12 June 20 The heavily used bass, the Ramone’s main stage instrument in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, is up for auction
Former Prince band members join together to record new version of his classic 1987 song The Cross By Richard Bienstock published 8 June 20 Video collab of the Sign o’ the Times cut features members of the Revolution, New Power Generation and more
The secrets behind Prince's tone on Let's Go Crazy By Chris Gill published 29 May 20 How The Purple One got those raucous rock sounds on this classic Purple Rain cut
Prince's long-lost Purple Rain “blue angel” identified as Cloud guitar currently up for auction By Richard Bienstock published 26 May 20 The custom-made instrument was Prince's primary stage guitar during the height of his career and refinished several times
An original, stage-played Prince Cloud guitar is hitting the auction block By Richard Bienstock published 5 May 20 The custom-made 1984 model features a blue finish, gold hardware and love symbol fret markers
Prince's 15 best guitar tracks By Joshua Rothkopf published 21 April 20 The most righteous guitar moments from the Purple One's outrageously funky body of work
Tal Wilkenfeld: "I don’t really think about switching from guitar to bass or vice versa - it’s more about what mindset you’re choosing to be in" By Amit Sharma published 20 February 20 Australian musician Tal Wilkenfeld - known for her work with Jeff Beck, Prince and Herbie Hancock - on her new album and incredible journey so far