Archive of the former Yahoo!Groups mailing list: Mellotronists

A while back someone mentioned that they were surprised that when they
played their mellotron for the first time it didn't have "that sound" they
were expecting (which was absolutely my experience when M400 s/n 121 showed
up here). I realize it's a personal thing, but to me "that sound" is King
Crimson's, In the Court of... Anyway, seems to me the discussion ended up
deciding that "that sound" has to do with the mellotron being amped by a
Hiwatt amp with a touch of reverb. So...has there ever been any thought of
producing tape sets of standard sounds played/mic-ed thru a Hiwatt with the
prescribed amount of plate reverb?

Okay everyone can go back to the who's cooler Martin or David thing. I'm
grateful they both are resources. If I had to pick though, I'd go with
Martin due to his often mentioned disdain for REM