Prince handled a guitar like few others dared. A master of the devastating solo and electrifying riff, the Artist was also a considerable talent when it came to vigorous funk and elegant chord-craft.
From lights and rockets to flamethrowers and er… other stuff, these tricked out guitars would raise the bar for rock ‘n’ roll excess, and ensure that live shows would never be the same.
We catch up with Dave Rusan, who built the iconic guitar that Prince would play in Purple Rain, to find out the story behind one of the Purple One's most unique instruments.
Prince’s 1984 triumph decimated genre barriers with a diverse mixture of instrumental flavours, it would also verify its creator’s position among the most gifted guitar soloists of all time.
Not all guitar icons needed big-name guitars to carve out their rock ‘n’ roll legacy. Here are five players who went their own way when it came to gear.
