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Description
The Cloud guitar was first seen in the movie Purple Rain. There were four of these originally built by David Rusan, a luthier at Knut Koupee music store in Minneapolis. This unique looking instrument caught Prince’s eye as well as his fans. The originalPrince Cloud Guitar Cloud guitars were all maple, neck through construction with Love Symbol inlays at the fret markers. They had a 24 ¾” scale length with 22 medium jumbo frets and a 12” radius. They were loaded with an EMG 81 in the bridge position and an EMG SA single-coil in the neck position with one volume, one tone, and a 3-way pickup selector. The Cloud guitars had a brass nut and truss rod cover and Schaller hardware was gold-plated.
There were only the four that have been played by Prince throughout the years though there are replicas in the some Hard Rock Cafés around the world. These were built by Prince’s guitar tech at the time, numbered, and included a Certificate of Authenticity but not actually played by Prince himself.
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Meet Dave Rusan, builder of Prince's iconic Cloud Guitar
Meet Dave Rusan, builder of Prince's iconic Cloud Guitar
The Current
Prince's Cloud Guitar - An Introduction
Nightchild Reviews - Prince Channel
In Depth with How David Rusan Built Prince's Cloud Guitar for Purple Rain
Lets Build A Guitar
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Build quality
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The original Cloud Guitar's Schaller bridge is no longer produced, replaced by the less-favored Hannes bridge.
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Features and functionality
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Prince's Cloud Guitar had a unique, narrow neck, which was specifically requested by Prince himself.
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Value and pricing
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David Rusan's "Rusan Original" Cloud Guitar is back-ordered for almost a year and costs approximately $8,000.
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In the feature pic, Prince can be seen playing his custom guitar.
More information about the guitar can be found here: http://uniqueguitar.blogspot.com/2011/09/princes-guitars.html
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As seen in the 2017's Grammy Awards for a tribute to Prince.
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