Wow! Harley Benton makes The Prinz!!!

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 7:12 pm

Love to see a real photo of this (link)

HB TE-80(left) Horner The Prinz(right)

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 7:28 pm

Â£128 I might have to get one of them as I partial to a telecaster and you gots to like teh Prince...

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 8:39 pm

dezb1 wrote:Â£128 I might have to get one of them as I partial to a telecaster and you gots to like teh Prince...

I tried to buy one but their website is glichy.When I entered mu CC info on their "secure" page I got a pop-up with some 3rd party asking me to re-enter credit card info.
Made me nervous so I backed out.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 8:53 pm

Here is what they look like. It's part of the HB Delxue Series

George · Post by **George** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 9:11 pm

Wow! Looks amazing

DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 9:39 pm

Was The Prinz model brought out after the original Madcat model that Prince plays?

DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 9:40 pm

this is a nice copy: http://www.madcatguitars.com/

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 9:43 pm

Ah nooooo! I'm looking for a nice cheap Tele, and I love the guitar sound on those early Prince records. I just don't think I could play such an instantly recognisable guitar. I mean, this is like the Jag-stang x100.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 9:44 pm

That looks excellent quality for the monies. Headstock shape looks the same as the old Fenix Telecasters from the 90's which made me wonder if there is any connection, like using old stock or something.

*Edit* I'm sure the Hohner version still goes for around Â£300+ second hand.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 10:58 pm

Fran wrote:That looks excellent quality for the monies. Headstock shape looks the same as the old Fenix Telecasters from the 90's which made me wonder if there is any connection, like using old stock or something.

*Edit* I'm sure the Hohner version still goes for around Â£300+ second hand.

The last time I saw a TE Prinz on Ebay it sold for $1400.00 (link)

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 11:08 pm

Sure there's one down Denmark Street that's been there like 10 years or somethin'

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 11:21 pm

DanHeron wrote:Was The Prinz model brought out after the original Madcat model that Prince plays?

The Madcat was made in Japan by Morris under the HS Anderson name.The same guitar was sold overseas under the Horner brand.That is the one Prince has.

Horner reissued the guitar as "The Prinz" in the the late 80s or early 90s.These were made in Korea by Samick. In the mid 90s another version called TE Prince was release by Horner(that is the one in the ebay auction. and then in the 2000s Horner released 2 more versions one made in Korea and a deluxe version made in eastern europe(I forget were)

DanHeron wrote:this is a nice copy: http://www.madcatguitars.com/

This was a limited edition made in the same factory in Japan as the original These sold for about $3000 a couple of years ago.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 11:22 pm

othomas2 wrote:Sure there's one down Denmark Street that's been there like 10 years or somethin'

Which version?

One like Prince has? His guitar is an HS Anderson Mad Cat that was re-branded as a Hohner. There were only about 500 Mad Cats made in total including the Hohner versions.

Hohner made a couple of reissues in the 80's,90's and 2000s:

The one at the top below is the current reissue,the Hohner HTA490 and the one in the middle is the Hohner "The Prinz"(first reissue) the one at the bottom is THe Hohner "TE Prinz"(second reissue)

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 11:26 pm

Pretty sure it's a hohner... no idea what and what

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 11:38 pm

So the one Prince plays has a thin center stripe and a guard like the first one. The real deal (and those first two reissues) looks really classy. I'm sure the HB is a good guitar for the price, but it doesn't come close, looks-wise.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 11:39 pm

othomas2 wrote:Pretty sure it's a hohner... no idea what and what

This is what the originals look like. The Horner Logo and the pickguard material is different than the reissues.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 11:41 pm

Here's a cool photo from the Dirty Mind era. I guess the venue was on the warm side.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 11:45 pm

This is the deluxe reissue made for Horner by Staufer(Czech Republic?) I think these sold for around $800.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 11:50 pm

Here is a large version of the Horner ad.

tenderstems · Post by **tenderstems** » Sat Oct 12, 2013 5:05 am

I remember when they reissued these that some were made in the Czech Republic, which I thought was odd at the time.

I think some of the Fret King guitars and some Patrick Eggle's were being made there too.

Fret King