The Roland G-707 is an electric guitar played by Prince. It can be played as a standalone instrument, with the Roland GR-700 floor unit, it can form part of a guitar synthesizer system. It has humbucker pickups, controls for the synthesizer system and a sustain bar connecting the body to the headstock.
The guitar synthesizer system was first used during the Parade sessions. It is the synth lead (“duck” sound) heard on “Girls & Boys”, “Sexual Suicide” and “Anotherloverholenyohead”. There are also reports of Prince using this guitar during the Sign O The Times sessions.
Wendy also used this guitar live on the Parade tour and plays it in the “Girls & Boys” video. It was given a paisley finish at this time, similar to the amplifiers and Simmons drums.
