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Thread started 03/29/20 11:12am

BartVanHemelen

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BrownMark: "moisture in Paisley’s basement destroyed one of the Alembic Bass guitars I played"

Today BrownMark posted this grainy photo from the Purple Rain Tour on Instagram https://www.instagram.com...T2D61lIY0/ . Which isn't newsworthy. But then one commenter asked him: "Do you still have that Alembic Bass?" And BrownMark replied: "Well, I had 2 of them. I have one and Paisley Park has the other one. It’s in unrepairable shape however. The moisture in Paisley’s basement destroyed it."

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Reply #1 posted 03/30/20 1:06am

leecaldon

That doesn't sound good.

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Reply #2 posted 04/08/20 11:19am

OldFriends4Sal
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That's the one he plays in the Raspberry Beret video too

Wow, sad, that the past was cared for so carelessly

I'm very interested in the instruments from those late 70s -80s period

Definately news.

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Reply #3 posted 04/08/20 11:27am

OldFriends4Sal
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That photo is from the Red White & Blue show (open rehearsal)

BartVanHemelen said:

Today BrownMark posted this grainy photo from the Purple Rain Tour on Instagram https://www.instagram.com...T2D61lIY0/ . Which isn't newsworthy. But then one commenter asked him: "Do you still have that Alembic Bass?" And BrownMark replied: "Well, I had 2 of them. I have one and Paisley Park has the other one. It’s in unrepairable shape however. The moisture in Paisley’s basement destroyed it."

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Reply #7 posted 04/08/20 12:36pm

PurpleCreme

Reading this makes me glad that the vault's contents are now handled by Iron Mountain. It was a tragic move, but clearly the conditions at Paisley Park aren't suitable for long-term item storage.

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