Prince: Guitar & Bass

by Andrea Swensson

Part of the Paisley Park Archives exhibition tour book series. For the guitar aficionado, this full-color hardcover book details Prince's legendary collection of guitars. Gorgeous close-up photos and incisive descriptions reveal intimate details of the musician's instruments, from one-of-a-kind customs to time-worn favorites.

Genres: Music

106 pages, Hardcover

Published April 20, 2017

About the author

Andrea Swensson is an author, radio host, and music journalist. She hosts a weekly program about the Minnesota music scene, The Local Show, at Minnesota Public Radio’s 89.3 The Current and contributes to the Local Current Blog. Prior to joining MPR, she was the music editor at City Pages, where she founded the AAN AltWeekly Award-winning Gimme Noise music blog.

Reviews

[Jason Carlson · Rating 2 out of 5]

It’s cool to see his guitars. But as a guitarist, I wanted more information on the guitars. Just basic specs. Pick ups, wood, strings, and maybe show more than one picture of each. The people who are reading this book will mostly be guitarists. And the book did not deliver on that.