Apropos of nothing at all.

October 27, 2023 5:29 PM

Prince playing bass guitar, live, 2011 (SLYT)
Happy Friday, everyone!
posted by dfm500 (9 comments total)

Wow. Thanks for that!
posted by bluesky43 at 6:15 PM on October 27, 2023

That's basically what I imagine Prince's bass guitar looks like.
posted by alex_skazat at 6:40 PM on October 27, 2023 [2 favorites]

I needed that.
posted by clavdivs at 7:17 PM on October 27, 2023

6 minute compilation of Prince playing drums
posted by swift at 7:46 PM on October 27, 2023 [1 favorite]

I know he played everything on his albums. I know he's considered one of the best guitarists out there by some seriously god like guitarists, but it never ceases to amaze me to see things like "hey, I'll just play the bass like a lead guitar and have my bassist play the underlay."

I may not have always liked his music, but that dude was always at least interesting.
posted by drewbage1847 at 9:37 PM on October 27, 2023 [3 favorites]

It's always the right time for Prince.

Man do I miss him. He had more to do.
posted by biscotti at 4:23 AM on October 28, 2023 [3 favorites]

What is holding the bass up? Not the strap.
posted by MtDewd at 5:54 AM on October 28, 2023

That was great! Always loved bass guitar. The fact that it's so percussive, low, can bend, move. It's underused as an actual instrument, IMO, as it's usually performed in a turn-key manner.
posted by SoberHighland at 8:20 AM on October 28, 2023

It is on a strap, that thing below is not the strap, but a "sustain bar" connecting the headstock to the body. See here for a better pic of the instrument:
http://guitarcloud.org/equipment/auerswald-cleo
posted by agentofselection at 10:25 AM on October 28, 2023 [2 favorites]