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Wish I could see it :-(

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, John Wright <john.wright@...> wrote:
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> Or maybe?
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> From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of tron400
> Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 3:34 PM
> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: need opinions for making a mellotron choice
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> Would this 4001 do?
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> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newmellotrongroup/photos/album/595430064/p\
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> Bernie
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> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com<mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com>, Gary Brumm <gabru@> wrote:
> >
> > Wow, you play a Chapman Stick! Did you get any formal training on it
> or just â€Å"figure it out”. I am amazed at players like Tony
> Levin and others who get
> > incredible things from that instrument. It’s looks very
> difficult to plat compared to a conventional guitar or bass. The only
> bass I have these days is an
> > Alembic Essence 4 string. I use it as a general purpose bass for
> recording. I got the 5 string version for my friend but he is a bass
> player and can make
> > better use of the fifth string than I ever could. He just added a
> Roland synth/modeling â€Å"thing” to it that II haven’t
> really had much time to fool with ,
> > but he seems to like it. My original bass was a Precision and I
> always wanted a 4001 Rick but never got one. I mainly keep a bass
> around for studio use
> > but I am a guitar/keyboard player (at least I used to be) and it
> doesn’t get much use. I usually play through HIWATT amps for
> guitar or bass but also really
> > like the original Ampeg SVT a lot for bass. there seem to be several
> other good ones like SWR, HK, etc. but I have not spent much time
> playing through them
> > personally. Are you still actively playing? Most of my time these
> days musically is spent recording or running FOH mixes for various acts.
> I also rebuild studios and
> > various associated electronic equipment. I have worked as an
> electrical engineer and project manager but this economy has me back
> working with the music stuff
> > which I enjoy but doesn’t really pay the bills. I have a
> condition that causes nerve pain and it can make playing an instrument
> very difficult at times. Do you have
> > your music posted somewhere. I seem to remember listening to it a
> while back. Oh and as fat as a Mini or ARP go I used to have a Mini
> Moog and a couple of ARP
> > Odysseys back in the day (as they say). Nothing beats that Mini Moog
> bass….and the original Taurus Pedals were fun as well…..
> ☺ Sorry for the long ramble……
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Gary
> >
> > From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com<mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com>
> [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com<mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of fdoddy@
> > Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 6:16 AM
> > To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com<mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: need opinions for making a
> mellotron choice
> >
> >
> > Yeah, bass is what I'm most accomplished on. My 4 string of choice is
> the Roland B-88 (without the synth box). It's more focused than a
> Precision and has more growl than a Music Man. I have a Jerry Jones
> 6-string, was the bass I used on 90% of my record. I want to get a
> short scale hollow body like an Epiphone Allen Woody or Hofner Club
> Bass, maybe even a Beatle Bass, and string it up with flatwounds. It's
> the one tone I don't have, that I am very fond of. No 5-string basses
> in my stable, and probably never will be. I have my Mini or my Arp for
> anything that low. I also play a Chapman Stick.
> >
> >
> > fritz
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Gary Brumm gabru@<mailto:gabru@>
> > To: newmellotrongroup
> newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com<mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com><mailto:newmellotrongroup@...<mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.c>\
> om>
> > Sent: Sun, Feb 19, 2012 7:22 pm
> > Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: need opinions for making a
> mellotron choice
> >
> > So I see you are a short keyboard kinda guy eh?? ☺
> > I didn’t realize you were a bass player Fritz….what kind
> of bass do you play?
> >
> > Gary
> >
> > From:
> newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com<mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com><mailto:newmellotrongroup@...<mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.c>\
> om
> [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com<mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com><mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoo\
> groups.com?>] On Behalf Of fdoddy@<mailto:fdoddy@
> > Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 3:03 PM
> > To:
> newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com<mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com><mailto:newmellotrongroup@...<mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.c>\
> om
> > Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: need opinions for making a
> mellotron choice
> >
> >
> > Here is where I disagree, Mark. I LOVE the look of..well..good
> looking instruments. My M400 is beautiful in it's very utilitarian,
> spartan sort of way. I wish y'all could see my Hammond M3, which not
> only sounds fantastic, but is a beautiful piece of furniture. I am a
> bassist/guitarist first and foremost and I won't consider buying an
> instrument if it is, aesthetically, of poor design. Yes, it takes me
> longer to find instruments I love, but once I have 'em, they're here
> forever. A beautiful instrument invites you to play it!
> >
> >
> > fritz
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mellotronmadness markpringnz@<mailto:markpringnz@>
> > To: newmellotrongroup
> newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com<mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com><mailto:newmellotrongroup@...<mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.c>\
> om>
> > Sent: Sun, Feb 19, 2012 1:17 pm
> > Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: need opinions for making a mellotron
> choice
> >
> > I believe you, Martin. Although my samples of #1565 sound incredibly
> like #1565. I don't understand why anybody cares what an instrument
> looks like, the sound is everything to me.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > --- In
> newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com<mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com><mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups\
> .com>, tronbros tronbros@<mailto:tronbros@> wrote:
> > >
> > > The Mtron sounds more like a 'tron than any other device, program or
> objet d'art with the new Streetly Tapes, other than a real M400 so
> there!
> > >
> > > M
> > >
> > > mellotronics.co.uk
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 19 Feb 2012, at 17:47, "mellotronmadness"
> markpringnz@<mailto:markpringnz@> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Not that I know anything, but why not use the mellotron sample
> disc a midi keyboard and a laptop, you probably have the laptop and
> keyboard already. That will probably sound better than the M4000D.
> Failing that the same combination and M-Tron ( this will be even cheaper
> ) which will sound as good as a memotron. If you have an ipad the M4000
> app.
> > > >
> > > > I cannot understand why anyone would fork out $2000 for something
> which just looks a bit like a mellotron and isn't.
> > > >
> > > > But then again I don't much about it.
> > > >
> > > > Mark
> > > >
> > > > --- In
> newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com<mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com><mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups\
> .com>, Murray Anderson <mca@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi everyone
> > > > >
> > > > > > i am considering buying a digital mellotron,(i would prefer
> the analogue
> > > > > > M4000 by streetly but it is way too expensive...)
> > > > >
> > > > > I hope that mentioning this is not against list policy: my
> collection of
> > > > > vintage synths, including Mellotron M-400S, ARP 2600, Roland
> VP-330 vocoder,
> > > > > and more are on their way to England. Presuming they are OK
> after the
> > > > > journey (they'll be checked and if necessary serviced on
> arrival), they are
> > > > > scheduled for the Vemia auction April 7-14. So maybe you'll be
> able to get
> > > > > one for less than a new M4000!
> > > > >
> > > > > I'll post a link to some photo's of them on the studio's website
> in the next
> > > > > few days.
> > > > >
> > > > > Kind regards
> > > > >
> > > > > Murray
> > > > >
> > > > > Murray Anderson
> > > > > Milestone Studios
> > > > > 21 Bloem Street
> > > > > Cape Town 8001
> > > > > South Africa
> > > > >
> > > > > http://www.milestones.co.za
> > > > > Tel: +27 (0)21-424 6000
> > > > > Fax: +27 (0)86-628 7618
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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