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Would this 4001 do?

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Bernie

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Gary Brumm <gabru@...> wrote:
>
> Wow, you play a Chapman Stick! Did you get any formal training on it
or just “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 “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@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of fdoddy@...
> Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 6:16 AM
> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.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@yahoogroups.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:
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om
[mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com<mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoo\
groups.com?>] On Behalf Of fdoddy@...<mailto:fdoddy@...
> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 3:03 PM
> To:
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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@yahoogroups.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>, 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>, 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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