Hohner The Prince
Hohner Te Prinz
TE Prinz close up
Hohner the Prinz Headstock
Hohner the Prinz Body Close up
Overview
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Product:
- electric guitars
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Dates of manufacture:
1990 to 1996
Production of the The Prinz began in 1990 and ended in 1996. The design is based on a skunk-striped telecaster style guitar played by Prince. The guitar was made in Korea, and not endorsed by Prince. The body shape is just like a Telecaster, and it has the tele 25.5 inch scale length, 2 single coil pickups and fixed bridge. The body is 3 piece Californian maple with flamed maple top and back.
The first Hohner Prince custom model was called "The Prinz" with a Fender Headstock. Fender objected to the copyright violation so Hohner re-released the guitar in 1994 as the "TE Prinz" with a Hohner Headstock.
These guitars are popular with Prince fans. They sold for around $300 when new, but due to the Prince connection they sell for much more now.
Specifications (20)
Body
| Body back material | flamed maple body back |
| Body material | maple body |
| Body style | Telecaster style |
| Body top material | flamed maple body top |
| Pickguard material | tortoiseshell pickguard |
Hardware
| Bridge | hardtail bridge |
| Hardware color | chrome hardware |
Fretboard
| Fingerboard material | maple fingerboard |
| Fingerboard position markers | dot fingerboard position markers |
General
| Finish colors | natural finish |
| Made in | Korea |
| Number of strings | 6 strings |
Neck
| Neck material | maple neck |
| Number of frets | 21 fret |
| Tuner layout | six-in-a-row tuners |
Controls
| Pickup selector controls | 3-way selector switch |
| Tone controls | 1 tone control |
| Volume controls | 1 volume control |
Electronics
| Pickups brand and model | Hohner GS-1 pickup(s) |
| Pickups configuration | 2 single coil pickups |
Prices (5)
| Date | Price | Condition | Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | €300 | good | bob | |
| 2014 | £75 | good | Les | Solid maple body looks good plays and sounds good As far as I'm concerned It's better than a fender I would not swap it for one |
| 1996 | 550 NLG | new | George | Discounted from 800 Dutch guilders (365 euro), my first guitar. I paid 250 euro in 1996. |
| 2017 | £400 | good | ||
| 2018 | $600 | good | Howie | great condition |
