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Yeah…. Give me a HiWatt over a Marshal anyday!
From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Rick Blechta
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 9:10AM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup]King Crimson - Cirkus
On Tue 08/07/08 9:54 AM , MAinPsych@aol. comsent:
According to Ian McDonald, in TheMellotron Book, the MkII was put through a Marshall stack and miked.
My question: Does Martin feign ignorance or is that an inborn trait?
How soon we forget,
Frank Samagaio
San Diego CA
owner, MkII #134 (Pindertron) / M400 #908
author, The Mellotron Book
In all thephotos of that-era KC that I've seen, they're using HiWatt stacks (they werealso endorsers of HiWatt) and this is what Ian told me in 2005 they used forthe recording of the album. I can't see them using HiWatt onstage and switchingto something else in the studio. They tried to record the album as much"off the floor" as they could and it seems to me that they'd justdrag their usual equipment into the studio and play.
Has anyone seen any photos that refute my claim? That could give thisdiscussion a lead or two.
Maybe Ian didn't remember clearly what they'd used when he talked to you,Frank. Being a sax player primarily, he'd probably just think "that bloodybig amp behind me" when he was playing. In my experience, sax players getbig johnsons discussing makes of saxes and what reeds and mouthpieces theylike. They couldn't care less about amplifiers. Guitarists, on the otherhand... ;)
Rick