Prince Prince’s legendary While My Guitar Gently Weeps solo was designed to settle a score with Rolling Stone The magazine left him off its 100 Greatest Guitar Players Of All Time list the year before, and Prince waited for the perfect moment to prove their judgment wrong Prince’s Vox HDC-77 – untouched since he last played it – to be sold at auction The semi-hollow guitar was used throughout his 3rdeyegirl era, including on stage at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Electric Ballroom, and the White House “We Played the Song on ‘Ed Sullivan,’ and the Next Day It Hit Number One”: Tommy James Reveals the Magic Combination Behind the Shondells’ Timeless Psychedelic Hit “Crimson and Clover” Later covered by Joan Jett, Cher and Prince, the pop icon’s 1968 smash was recorded using a Fender Jazzmaster through an Ampeg Gemini amp Latest Prince Watch a Re-Cut Video of Prince's Legendary "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" Solo – Featuring More Prince By Jackson Maxwell published 30 April 21 This edit features far more shots of Prince's smoking fretwork, but we still don't know where that guitar went... Prince-Owned and -Played "Cloud" Guitar Sells for Nearly $133,000 at Auction By Jackson Maxwell published 12 March 21 Built by Minneapolis luthier Kurt Nelson in the early '90s, the guitar had initially been valued at $60,000. Another Prince "Cloud" Guitar is Up for Auction By Jackson Maxwell published 1 March 21 Built by Minneapolis luthier Kurt Nelson in the early '90s, the Prince-owned and -played model is valued at over $60,000. Gear Used by Eddie Van Halen Stolen From Nashville Storage Locker By Jackson Maxwell published 10 December 20 The stolen items include a number of Marshall 4x12 cabinets used on Van Halen’s 5150 tour. Prince's “Blue Angel” Cloud Guitar Sells for $563,500 at Auction By Jackson Maxwell published 22 June 20 The heavily-worn guitar was the Purple One's main stage instrument from 1984 - 1993. Prince Cloud Model Currently Up for Auction Identified as Long-Lost “Blue Angel” Guitar By Jackson Maxwell published 26 May 20 The well-worn guitar has been identified as the Purple One's main stage instrument from 1984 - 1993. A 1984 Prince Cloud Guitar is Up for Auction By Jackson Maxwell published 5 May 20 The heavily-used guitar is valued at $100,000-$200,000. Tom Petty and more on the story behind Prince’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” solo – and the mystery of the disappearing guitar By Christopher Scapelliti published 8 April 20 “Everybody wonders where that guitar went, and I gotta tell you, I was on the stage, and I wonder where it went, too.” 1 2 3 Archives Get The Pick NewsletterAll the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors LATEST ARTICLES1“Lack of use, plus three bouts of COVID, probably phased out the plectrum for me”: Mark Knopfler tells why he’s ditched the pick in favor of fingerpicking 2"I thought it was about the lamest song I ever wrote in my life.” Eddie Van Halen on guitar solos, playing fast, and the music teacher who slapped his face when he made a mistake 3“A roadie plugged the wah in the wrong way, and I stomped into it and got this incredible screaming noise”: Pink Floyd's Echoes marked David Gilmour's emergence as a guitar hero – and its surreal tonal highlight was created by accident4“They had strippers and crabs everywhere... People would get pissed and start shooting at the stage. You had to duck and keep playing!” Stevie Ray Vaughan talks his Number One Strat, Dumbles, and his craziest gigs in classic GP interview5“The guitar allows me to switch my brain off from trying to understand the music... The mistakes make it interesting.” Crowded House's Neil Finn on his trial-and-error approach to playing and songwriting
Watch a Re-Cut Video of Prince's Legendary "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" Solo – Featuring More Prince By Jackson Maxwell published 30 April 21 This edit features far more shots of Prince's smoking fretwork, but we still don't know where that guitar went...
Prince-Owned and -Played "Cloud" Guitar Sells for Nearly $133,000 at Auction By Jackson Maxwell published 12 March 21 Built by Minneapolis luthier Kurt Nelson in the early '90s, the guitar had initially been valued at $60,000.
Another Prince "Cloud" Guitar is Up for Auction By Jackson Maxwell published 1 March 21 Built by Minneapolis luthier Kurt Nelson in the early '90s, the Prince-owned and -played model is valued at over $60,000.
Gear Used by Eddie Van Halen Stolen From Nashville Storage Locker By Jackson Maxwell published 10 December 20 The stolen items include a number of Marshall 4x12 cabinets used on Van Halen’s 5150 tour.
Prince's “Blue Angel” Cloud Guitar Sells for $563,500 at Auction By Jackson Maxwell published 22 June 20 The heavily-worn guitar was the Purple One's main stage instrument from 1984 - 1993.
Prince Cloud Model Currently Up for Auction Identified as Long-Lost “Blue Angel” Guitar By Jackson Maxwell published 26 May 20 The well-worn guitar has been identified as the Purple One's main stage instrument from 1984 - 1993.
A 1984 Prince Cloud Guitar is Up for Auction By Jackson Maxwell published 5 May 20 The heavily-used guitar is valued at $100,000-$200,000.
Tom Petty and more on the story behind Prince’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” solo – and the mystery of the disappearing guitar By Christopher Scapelliti published 8 April 20 “Everybody wonders where that guitar went, and I gotta tell you, I was on the stage, and I wonder where it went, too.”
