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Hear Andy McKee’s stunning acoustic interpretation of Prince’s Purple Rain
By Matt Parker published
Prince heard and approved of McKee’s arrangement, which arrives alongside a new six-track covers EP, Symbol

Explore the immortal legacy of Prince in Australian Guitar #144, out today
By Australian Guitar published
This issue celebrates the past, present and future of the guitar's greatest players

Prince's bass players over the years: in their own words
By E.E. Bradman, Simon Price, Lindsey Borders, Joel McIver published
Prince, a masterful bassist in his own right, employed a series of phenomenal bass players. Let's met the team...

The Fender Stratocaster Prince smashed in his My Name Is Prince music video is going up for auction
By Sam Roche published
While far from playable – it's in 3 pieces – auctioneer Gotta Have Rock and Roll estimates the Strat will fetch between $80,000 and $120,000

The 47 greatest live guitar moments: the most iconic, infamous and explosive onstage antics in six-string history
By Amit Sharma, Guitar World Staff published
From legendary solos to infamous and (literally) incendiary performances, we’ve tracked down the best live moments in the history of guitar

Revisiting Prince's rollercoaster 1999 Bass Player interview: "Bass is primal, and it reminds me of a large posterior"
By Karl Coryat published
That time BP was summoned to Paisley Park for an audience with Prince Rogers Nelson

The Prince estate shares previously unheard track, Hot Summer
By Matt Owen published
The feel-good track will crop up on the never-before-heard Prince album, Welcome 2 America, which will be released on July 30

Andy McKee announces first studio EP in almost a decade, Symbol
By Matt Owen published
A Guitar World-exclusive premiere of the effort's lead single, a cover of Michael Hedges' Ragamuffin, sees the fingerstyle master unleash his dazzling array of extended techniques
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