This totally made my day.
As I've been telling the people in my band, this plastic midi controller on a scissor stand commands no respect at live gigs. My spinnet at home with that controller sitting on the top would command some respect. The small angular M400 would command some respect. The massive furniture that is the MkII would totally command respect. That the M5000 looks like it, wow, count me on the future customers list.
Internal speakers too? I love the horrendously ratty sound of the built in speakers on the MkII, or at least what I hear of it in recordings.
I petition to see a photo of it!
-Sean
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newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, tronbros <tronbros@...> wrote:
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> Happy New Year!
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> The M5000 is an homage to the MKII. Same shape cabinet, push button controls, 48 sounds, internal speakers and spring line reverb but a little lighter. Hurray!
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> The Memotron rack mount is formidable as is the Memotron. All sounds are from real instruments for authenticity and not master tapes. It is a genuinely great product from people we know trust.
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> You may find this endorsement odd but there are no issues between us or commercial connections. They do their thing and we do ours with mutual respect. Selling through negativity is a trait of others!
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> Best,
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> Martin
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> mellotronics.co.uk
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