PRINCE - The most underrated guitarist 

Very, VERY good point.

EXACTLY!!!

Ridiculous comment.

Exactly..

@@maxlethe3973 Sadly ridiculous. A phenomenal artist no doubt (respectfully), but the guitar doesn't begin and end with PRINCE.

You hit the nail on the head

And The Best!! My Cousin Was Stevie Ray Vaughan. Jimi Hendrix My 1st Hero. Stevie and Prince!!!🌹

U said it :)

Under rated? By who?

Truth!!!!

and lets not forget his mind blowing stage presence as well.....!!!!

And on top of it could dance extremely well, he was literally and all around powerhouse

don’t forget dance as well

You make some really good points there and I'll have to remember that fret phrase for a future video 😂

@@MrAntsworldofPrince apologies again if I've offended anyone... Thanks Mr Ant, for the video - great subject...

I think he was just so GREAT at so many things musically, it just over shadowed his guitar playing so he never got the respect he deserved for guitar specifically. As a guitar player myself liking a great many, Prince is one of my FAVS !

I always appreciated how tasteful a guitar player he was, it was always in service of the song. I was never bored with a too long solo, it was just right.

I think the reason simply is because his flamboyant style, most people couldn´t see past that and simply couldn´t comprehend the talent behind it. But, there is a reason why pretty much every music critic out there acknowledges him as the musical genius he was.

you have to be a female

@@fredbresnahan4376 what does that mean?

@@fredbresnahan4376 wtf?!

SO TRUE!

I'm with you Rob...I felt like I was alone too screaming in a closet. My people! He was so underrated as a guitarist.

I agree ,preaching to the choir

@@blackistheword7 I am with you too black!

Ty now i know am not a long either ..he deserves it

@@csxanatos653 Nonsense! Underrated by whom?

The solo on that song is just a basic run through the most common scale shapes used in rock. Calm down

Valid point..recall When Doves cry has no bass in it..would any of these guitar legends do it that way ??

Mick Mars was also rated low on these polls too when I was growing up. Never knew why. I kinda like Mick Mars' playing.

Well stated, I also fancy guitar.joshua and Alyssa if you get to hear ......

I love the song Dolphin. It’s quirky and musically full. That was Prince’s signature.

well since he left a ton of unfinished work behind time will tell.

I don’t think so. Not that your heart isn’t in the right place. I don’t think these Blues/Rock fans would just start liking him. All my Rock friends dismissed him because he was 1. Weird looking 2. A black R&B artist He had produced plenty of good Rock guitar work and none of them gave him any love.

Thanks for the great comment had me nodding in agreement constantly. Those indigo nights were something else!!

who overlooked him as a guitarist?

@@sodiumlights he should b listed at no. 1 on world's greatest guitar players but he's not.

@@myberetta2002 that`s not being under-rated though is it:)

@@sodiumlights eye just think he's more talented than a lot of the people they have listed b4 him. No 1 can come close 2 being as talented and play as many instruments as well as Prince. It's just my opinion.

@@myberetta2002 him and Stevie Wonder...he is phenomenal as well and plays a lot of instruments...just not guitar.

he was a recluse and the name change, being odd doesn't do much for your fans and what about playing shows in pitch black.like rodger waters building a wall till there was one brick left to end the show with goodbye. maybe sanity is over rated but eating 75 percodans is crazy. eeewwwup.

haha your spot on there m8 as ive done the same thing from after that first time i ever saw him many years ago which was my first ever concert i know i was one of those jaw dropping first time seeing this man live people and im so lucky that it was prince it just happend to be my first ever concert as it cld have been anybody i just asked my family members who were going through a attending as many different artists/bands ect as they can time in there lifes to take me to my first concert experience to which they said ok and the next tickets they buy but dont know yet who it migjt be they will get an extra ticket one for me and a few months later i was informed thed got me my first concert ticket and who it was Prince which id only ever heard and seen pictures of this musician i didnt know of his songs except PURPLE RAIN and as im sure your understand i went and my life changed from after that night had ended but also a funny thing was a few months later my family got me a ticket to see who id been mad about for years who was my favourite and was who everybody wanted to see live at the time to which i went to this concert 3 months after seeing PRINCE and it was good and i loved it and i knew the songs but this concert of my hero who was M.J by the way had nothing on the experience i had when seeing prince a few months earlier which was life changing. And just for the record this all happened to me in the year of 1988 and i was 12YRS OLD so these 2 concerts were BAD & LOVESEXY not bad for a childs first 2 concerts O)+>

Thank you so much 😊

Facts

Tyrone dropped the damn MIC..NOTHING ELSE to see here..

PRINCE was indeed a great guitarist, but a GUITAR GOD!.NO F******* WAY! All due respect of course. 💜

@@andrewilson7538 ok,so WHO is YOUR alleged 'guitar god'???Oh and consider he's self taught in guitar AND bass..Let's all have a good laugh..

Here, Here

oops..did someone get really quiet???hahahahaha

Sorry, he's great for sure but Jimi is the greatest

Should be #1 on every list 💜

It has been a perfect playing for me having a lovely and awesome Fan like you, thanks for your love, I have you mostly to be thankful for 🎼🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🌹🌹🌹

BS

Very good point, Raya. Making a list requires quite a binary approach of what a guitarist is or should be. Prince was in a category of his own and, in a way, he himself did everything he could to do things differently so he could not be compared to other musicians. I think as a Gemini paradoxal person he was proud of not sharing these lists with others, and at the same time his ego would have loved it :) Anyway, he was Prince, the one and only, and that's why we loved him.

So true.

@Raya Salter You Nailed It.

Well the river runs out of the mother land.....

At Paradiso or the Melkweg,or both locations?

Prince is The Mozart of our time

My favorite

"Computer Blue Hallway Speech version" specifically is my favorite version.

Oralè

Thanks Danny much appreciated. Some great points there too 😉💜

Yeah everyone in the music behind the scenes knelt at his feet. It's because of his pop hits people are blinded. However he went even beyond guitar playing with an neverending amount of instruments he could play very well. I would recommend checking out the 2018 documentary. Some people who worked alongside him had to quit because he was almost rehearsing & practicing music 24 hours a day. The other thing I would recommend is checking out his 1988 small club solo cover of (Just my Imagination) It's a slow build but flawless & effortless cover. Enjoy 👍

@@lyndellwilliams5890Yes and you could tell by his concerts just how much he had worked out his bands. What I enjoyed most about him live was that you NEVER heard him do anything just like the record. It was always more, faster,or slower, but mainly it was different. His show was the same way. I saw the Jam Of The Year show 3 times. Each concert was totally different from the other one. And his band had to have the training to do that. And sometimes he would do a secret club concert after his regular show so a band member would have to do 2 or 3 hours and then do it all again the same night. I hope he paid well.

The critics/ writers are intimated by Prince. Prince always says that they don't tell the truth.

Could not have said it better myself

Get it up has a killer solo by His Royal Badness!

Imho Creep is his Best solo :-)

@@stasshustov3443 that one was soo iconic

...and yet still not better than Jimi...I love Prince...but Jimi was an alien

@@julianisaac6004 I disagree. Jimi was the GOAT for his era. But there's nothing that Jimi could do that Prince couldn't. The opposite is not true. Prince was just much more inventive and well-rounded as a musician and that allowed him to do things with guitar that others couldn't. (He could shred the bass, too).

@@eriksvideos6022 Stop smoking the stuff. Prince was a really good guitarist...that is all. Not even in the top 100.

MiaBoca I totally agree. People like artists to play it safe for them to understand. Simple pop melodies. Prince’s complexity showcased his virtuosity on any instrument.

Exactly

I do not comprehend some post here. Prince is considered one of the most talented artists ever for a pretty long time already. I only know two more artists that could play many instruments on a high level: Sly Stone and Stevie Wonder. Prince's name was even The Artist for a while. In the 1980ies he was the mega super star together with Madonna, MJ and Bruce Springsteen. The music world knows Prince for quite a long time!

Hell yeah, that whole gig was the best ever. But the guitar playing and his modulations next to Boni - ear sex.

for me Just My Imagination is beyond everything i ever heard before no matter how many times i listen too , i still get emotional Oh My God what a gift He gave us

He has never been overlooked or under-rated by anyone that matters!

I absolutely love the guitar solo in " Lady Cab Driver " !!!

That is a great solo! there were so many i wanted to include but the video would of been 3 hours long if I did!! 😁

@@MrAntsworldofPrince You did a great job mate!

@@MrJudge51 much appreciated 🙏 😊

You have to be damn good to play guitar with gloves on ... Jimi hendrix had huge hands and could still play

And a painted fretboard,which I have never seen.

Thanks so much really appreciate it 😊

@@MrAntsworldofPrince no worries man i ment what i said and i will looking forward to seeing more of vids for sure O)+>

What is your rating?

Google Shhh Prince Detroit 2004...solo is 🔥🔥🔥

Nailed it! He makes it look SO easy, SO effortless, SO natural, that it puts other thinkers and technicians to shame!

Spot on absolutely agree with that 😊

Many thanks and great choices! Love his guitar playing on the scandalous sex suite

yeah, for me it's all aboutthe feel. I don't care for technique if it doesn't make me feel something.