Prince

Prince used an Auerswald Cleo bass in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Prince can be seen playing it in the studio for the recording of Partyman.

Prince can be seen in this photo playing a Danelectro Longhorn Bass.

"Other basses include an old Guild Pilot and a gold-colored Ibanez Soundgear."

"When he picks up a bass onstage, he favors his white Warwick Thumb "Eye Bass" (so named because of the eye painted on the front), a white fretless Warwick Thumb, or his custom Lakland with a fist-shaped headstock. "

The Sardonyx Bass was bought by Prince for Andre Cymone in 1978. It remained in Prince's collection after he left the band. The custom Cloud Guitar was based on this bass.

In this photo, Prince can be seen playing a Warwick Alien Fretless Bass.

Prince played an Alembic Spoiler bass live and in the studio in the mid to late 1980s. source The photo is of Prince playing Brownmark's Alembic during the Purple Rain tour.

"The Artist plays bass on nearly all of the Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic tracks. (Rhonda S. appears on two songs.) For most of his parts The Artist used Graham’s Moon bass with Bartolini pickups; when the Moon was unavailable he used the Warwick Eye Bass."

In this photo, Prince is seen playing a Warwick Thumb NT 4.

Prince can be seen playing a Fender Jazz Bass in this photo.

Prince playing Yamaha RBX4 A2 on stage with Ida Nielsen.

Prince used an Orr Bass on the For You and Prince albums. It is mentioned in the credits to the For You album.

"When he picks up a bass onstage, he favors his white Warwick Thumb "Eye Bass" (so named because of the eye painted on the front), a white fretless Warwick Thumb, or his custom Lakland with a fist-shaped headstock. "

When he picks up a bass onstage, he favors his white Warwick Thumb "Eye Bass" (so named because of the eye painted on the front), a white fretless Warwick Thumb, or his custom Lakland with a fist-shaped headstock. Other basses include an old Guild Pilot and a gold-colored Ibanez Soundgear.

Prince is seen with the Sandberg California PM4 bass guitar in an Instagram post by mikedirnt, celebrating his influence with the hashtag #VivaPrince.