Prince playing a GB

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Author Message   Brentm Username: Brentm Registered: 03-2005 Posted on Wednesday, June 21, 2006 - 12:19 am:    I thought this might be interesting for the Ibanez George Benson fans. I'm a big fan of Prince... he's an excellent musician, and an underrated guitarist.   Jonas2107 Username: Jonas2107 Registered: 06-2006 Posted on Wednesday, June 21, 2006 - 7:23 am:    woww tast great is that one of the latest prince??   Davejacobs Username: Davejacobs Registered: 11-2005 Posted on Wednesday, June 21, 2006 - 8:17 am:    GB said in an interview that HE gave Prince that GB10.   Guitartim Username: Guitartim Registered: 04-2001 Posted on Wednesday, June 21, 2006 - 10:42 am:    Great shot of Prince! I also read about Mr. Benson giving he and Norman Brown GB10's. Aren't those Orange amps stacked behind him? Man, how does he avoid feedback from a semi-hollow GB?? Foam stuffing maybe? Inquiring minds want to know. I recall seeing what looked like a white finished GB10 hanging in his studio in a magazine photo a few years back. Maybe it was the same one in the photo above, but washed out in the mag. photo.   Johns Username: Johns Registered: 02-2001 Posted on Wednesday, June 21, 2006 - 1:23 pm:    This is a still from a concert that he did in Bryant Park, NYC last week. It was televised on Good Morning America. (I taped it.) The blonde GB12/100/prototype ??? was of great interest, to me. He played the first song on it. Then did two more songs using a Strat with a Floyd Rose on it. The same one he used a few months back when he was on Saturday Night Live, I guess. Yes, those are Orange amps and cabs. He had another 2 stacks on the other side of the stage.   Brentm Username: Brentm Registered: 03-2005 Posted on Wednesday, June 21, 2006 - 11:32 pm:    You taped it? That's so 1980!!! LOL I, admittedly, do not have a TiVO or the like... We still 'tape' shows we miss and watch them on a crappy TV. I'd actually like to see that show. I love Prince. He played that Floyd Fender on SNL, like you said, a few months back. Mostly, I envy his Hohner Tele.... and now this GB -Brent   Munch Username: Munch Registered: 02-2001 Posted on Thursday, June 22, 2006 - 11:39 pm:    That Prince fella sure must be a little guy! The GB10 ain't exactly a large guitar but it looks huge on him! Imagine if he played a White Falcon??? Cheers, Mark   Davejacobs Username: Davejacobs Registered: 11-2005 Posted on Friday, June 23, 2006 - 2:51 am:    Yes, he is little. He used to go on high heels, I don't know what he's into these days. Did somebody accidentally burned the concert on DVD?   Johns Username: Johns Registered: 02-2001 Posted on Friday, June 23, 2006 - 9:36 am:    Wikipedia says he's 5ft. 2in. If you see the GMA footage, he's wearing very long pants that cover some pretty high heels.   Johns Username: Johns Registered: 02-2001 Posted on Saturday, June 24, 2006 - 10:33 am:    Here's a few more photos of Prince and the GB12 (or whatever it is):   Guitartim Username: Guitartim Registered: 04-2001 Posted on Monday, June 26, 2006 - 11:19 pm:    Johns~Great shots! They clearly show that it is a GB12NT. (See the GB12 inlays in the neck and tailpiece) George Benson has that instrument on his 1993 "Love Remembers" album/CD cover, as well as on his 1997 "The Best Of George Benson: The Instrumentals" album/CD. Could it be the same one? If so...What a 'GIFT'!!   Guitartim Username: Guitartim Registered: 04-2001 Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 8:25 pm:    How about a video of George Benson Playing that model guitar? Here he is with George Duke, Dennis Chambers and an all star band playing "Valdez In The Country"...live from Sevilla, 1992. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AzMoV5ubTg&mode=related&search=george%20benson   Petruz Username: Petruz Registered: 5-2004 Posted on Saturday, December 08, 2007 - 5:38 pm:    i didn't know that the GB12 had a mahogany neck (can be seen in these photos and in the youtube film aswell).   Johns Username: Johns Registered: 2-2001 Posted on Saturday, December 08, 2007 - 8:42 pm:    Petruz: Thanks for bumping this thread. The GB12 neck is 3 ply: 2 outer of mahogany and a center of maple. I got lost in GB clips on YouTube. Here's a nice one with Earl Klugh: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlqWPKBNvgE&feature =related

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