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Guitar Played By Prince Sells For $700,000

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- A guitar Prince played on stage in the late-1980s has sold at an auction for a whopping $700,000.

According to Julien's Auctions, the Prince stage-used blue Cloud guitar was made for him by guitar luthier Andy Beech. The late musicians used it on stage in the very late-1980s and early-1990s.

Julien's Auctions says Prince donated the guitar to an auction in 1994 to benefit the Los Angeles Earthquake Relief.

The guitar is accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Beech, stating he made the guitar for Prince.

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