Question...my wife has been looking at youtube again and has seen prince running around on stage with his guitar and she SWEARS she cant see the cord anywhere she said he runs all over the stage, in back of the stage, all over the place...she was almost hysterical about it. I took a look myself and there are performances from the 80's right up until his rock & roll hall of fame version of while my guitar gently weeps...there is no cord.....so can you all help me google some performances and tell me where the hell is the guitar cord

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Your Fender HSS Standard Stratocaster in Electron Blue was made at the Fender Ensenada Plant in Mexico in the Year: 2008.
Final Assembly Date: July 30th, 2008
Model Number: 013 4700 587
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Either he's not actually playing guitar or he's using a wireless transmitter. My cousin has one, he really likes it.

were there wireless transmitters in the 80's? That is what i thought but I did not know they existed.....

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Your Fender HSS Standard Stratocaster in Electron Blue was made at the Fender Ensenada Plant in Mexico in the Year: 2008.
Final Assembly Date: July 30th, 2008
Model Number: 013 4700 587
Serial # MZ8031252

Yes there were, but were more bulky than they are now. I used to have one back in the late 80's when I thought I was going to be a Rock Star. I soon got rid of it because I just did not need another toy to weigh me down when moving from place to place. Plus I do not move around all that much when I play.

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RK

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Wireless transmitters for guitars first appeared in the late 70s,at least that's when the music stores around here began bringing them in.I'm not sure if Prince had it done but some guitarists had their guitars built with transmitters installed inside them.

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He does hop around alot on stage so it's not surprising he uses wireless.

Can you say wireless transmitter.

I bought my first wireless in '85. talk about wonderous freedom.
It's the 21st Century, cables are for noobs

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They go back even further.

I've seen ads for them in old guitar magazines.
So it depends on you line of demarcation for the late 70's.

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Thanks guys..I learned something new....cool.

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Your Fender HSS Standard Stratocaster in Electron Blue was made at the Fender Ensenada Plant in Mexico in the Year: 2008.
Final Assembly Date: July 30th, 2008
Model Number: 013 4700 587
Serial # MZ8031252

Just hope she doesn't want you to start dressing like him/her.

Geez KISS was the first act I saw using wireless. They have been around for ages now.

Why do threads/questions like that always make me feel "old"?

Sigh..........
Jim

http://guitarz.blogspot.com/2009/12/mic ... eless.html
It's been around a while. A Micro Frets guitar was in my GP mag and this one is similar

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