A look back at Prince's incredibly sexy guitars

From classics to custom bodies.
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Johnny Simon
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A look back at Prince's incredibly sexy guitars
Prince performs in concert in New York City in 1991. Credit: Larry Busacca/WireImage/Getty

Prince, who passed away Thursday at 57, was one of the most unique musicians of our generation, if not only for his taste in guitars. 

Most commonly seen with a Fender Telecaster, Prince was also known for his custom-styled axe, the Cloud Guitar, of which he had multiple versions of throughout his career, in several different colors. 


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Take a look back:


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Prince performs in Los Angeles in 1991. Credit: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images


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Prince in concert at Wembley in 1995. Credit: Dave Benett / Hulton Archive/Getty


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Prince performs in Minneapolis. Credit: Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty


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Prince performing in during the Dirty Mind Tour Credit: Richard E. Aaron/Redferns/Getty


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Prince performing on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon in 2013. Credit: NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images


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Prince performs in London in 1988. Credit: Peter Still/Redferns/Getty


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Prince performs during the "Pepsi Halftime Show" at Super Bowl XLI in 2007. Credit: Jonathan Daniel/Getty


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Credit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty


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Prince performs in New York in 1991. Credit: Larry Busacca/WireImage/Getty


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Prince  Mary J. Blige perform onstage during the 2012 iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas. Credit: Christopher Polk/Getty


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Prince performs in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1993. Credit: Peter Still/Redferns/GEtty



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Johnny Simon

Johnny Simon is a Photo Editor at Mashable, where he works to tell compelling stories utilizing the visual medium of photography. A graduate of Ohio University's School of Visual Communication, Johnny has previously worked for MSNBC and Slate and interned in the White House Photo Office under photographer Pete Souza.

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