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The Roland JD-800 is a synthesizer used by Prince in the 1990s. It appears on albums from Love Symbol through to Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic.

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Prince played a Hohner Clavinet on the For You and Prince albums. It is mentioned in the credits to For You.

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Prince played a Gibson Chet Atkins SST on the Diamonds and Pearls and Act I & II tours.

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Prince played a Roland A 90 in the late 1990s. Prince had one housed in a dummy piano shell, which was used on the Jam Of The Year tour. He also used an A-90 on Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic, combined with a Boss RV-3 Reverb/Delay pedal.

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Prince can be see doing a photoshoot with his custom Blue Cloud Guitar. This is one of many different colored Cloud Guitars.

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This is prince using the model c guitar custom made by Jerry Auerswald, Auerswald also made a bass like the model c guitar used by levi seacer jr. Prince used this guitar in the sign of the times era until the nude tours

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In the picture you can see that there’s a pair of Distressors in Prince’s studio

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He’s also been known to play through Peavey 5150 4x12’s loaded with EV speakers.

Prince and Sonny T were both spotted using 5150 cabs on Live NBC.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-CwfTXN4fE

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According to Uberproaudio, Prince utilized the Furman PL-8 Power Conditioner and Light Module as part of his guitar gear rig.

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According to this site the Digital Music Corp MX-8 is used for MIDI switching.

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According to Uberproaudio, Prince used the Samson UR-5D Dual UHF Diversity Receiver as part of his guitar gear setup.

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Prince utilized the Furman PL-Pro C Power Conditioner, as detailed in the "Prince's Guitar Gear Rig and Equipment" article on Uberproaudio.

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Up close shot of 2 of the SPX 90's at 4:24min mark of the video. Can't miss it.

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The Roland VK-7 is a clonewheel organ used by Prince in the late 1990s.

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Prince used a Roland JV-80 in the mid to late 1990s. One appears on the Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic album.

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Prince used a set of Pollard Syndrums on For You. They are mentioned in the credits.

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The Kurzweil K250 is an early digital sampler keyboard. It was used by Prince on Around The World In A Day and Parade for string, orchestral and choral sounds. It was also used by Dr Fink on the Parade tour.

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Prince in the studio, circa 1994/5

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the article talks about how he invented and used this custom keytar

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Y can see Prince using this Orange AD30THC and some 4X12 cabinets at the Good Morning America show from 6/16/2006 with Tamar, in Bryant Park, New York, NY. There are more images here : https://www.gettyimages.com.mx/fotos/prince-featuring-tamar-performs-on-good-morning-america-summer-concert-series

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Prince favoured DR HR high beam strings .009 – .042 gauge. These strings are flexible and have a bright sound.

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A Reverb listing indicates that Prince used Fender 351 Medium Celluloid Picks - White during his tours. The listing mentions this pick as part of his gear, although it's not explicitly confirmed to be a Fender pick—it was the closest match identified.

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We can see in this picture the "Apple Power Mac G4 mirrored doors", at prince's home studio in paisley park.

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According to the official Jomox website he used Xbase 09 device .

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Prince can be seen playing Gretsch G6134 White Penguin in this photo. ( Year and location unknown but Probably from the late 2000s to early 2010s)

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Pince can be seen playing Gretsch Electromatic G5120 in this video. The linked site also explains "A guitar played by Prince in the One U Wanna C video. It was also used in the studio for rhythm guitar parts. It appears in the Guitar & Bass book and remains in the collection at Paisley Park." : http://guitarcloud.org/equipment/gretsch-g5120-electromatic

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Prince has been confirmed to use the Shure Beta 58 Wired microphone, as detailed by the listing on Reverb.

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The Get'm Get'm Dark Leopard Signature Guitar Strap 2 in. was specifically designed for Prince. According to the Get'm Get'm website, this strap is their original Signature Strap, created for Prince, and it is featured in his Paisley Park book in the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame.

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Prince was a long-time user of the Dunlop Straplok Dual Design Strap Retainer System, particularly on his Hohner Madcat guitar, as evidenced by the image from guitarspace.org showing his gear list.

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Prince is known to use the Get'm Get'm Indochine 2" Guitar & Bass Strap Collector’s Edition, a design originally made for him, as confirmed by a representative of the Get'm Get'm brand on Equipboard.

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