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….. J Sorry for the long ramble……
Cheers,
Gary
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
So I see you are a short keyboard kinda guy eh??J
I didn’t realize you were a bass player Fritz….what kind of bass do you play?
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
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, tronbros <tronbros@...> wrote:
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> 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!
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> On 19 Feb 2012, at 17:47, "mellotronmadness" <markpringnz@...> wrote:
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> > 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.
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> > I cannot understand why anyone would fork out $2000 for something which just looks a bit like a mellotron and isn't.
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> > But then again I don't much about it.
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> > Mark
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> > --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Murray Anderson <mca@> wrote:
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> > > Hi everyone
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> > > > 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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