Mellotronists

Hi all,

  I notice a few references to 'The Sound' which imply that it's not quite 
available from an M400.
Whilst aware that a MK2 has a very different character to an M400, I have to 
say that my 151 has always sounded wonderful with (Streetly) MkII 3 fiddles. 
I seem to worry more about amplification/EQ issues than the source sound of 
the instrument. It sure sends a shiver down MY spine, anyway.
  Warm and rich, shrill and scary, all points inbetween- I never seem to 
have much of a problem getting the colour that I want. Then again, I'm 
biased and find it quite difficult to be objective about the thing. Also I 
tend to be a bit space-rock about the business of sound and there's often a 
hint of tape echo or reverb- or excessive amounts of echo and too much 
real-time messing about with both Mellotron and echo unit controls going on 
for it to matter anymore...

  The only thing I want that isn't already there is....   another manual. 
:-)

Actually, sometimes I just play her 'dry' (apart from a swell pedal) into a 
reverbless valve amp (Selmers /anything with EL34s, through 4x12s, REALLY 
suit her, Fender Twins don't at all..) and find that after a few minutes of 
sounding a bit ropey I just start to play better.. Odd things, Mellotrons...

..almost as odd as their owners.

Love and Scones,

MSW




>From: "Bernie" <kornowicz@...>
>To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [Mellotronists] Strings Preference
>Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 01:42:05 -0000
>
>
>For those of you who own an M400-type Tron (M400, Mark V, etc), which 3
>Violin sound do you prefer and why?
>
>     * MkII 3 Violins    * M400 3 Violins
>
>I have the MkII 3 Violins, which I like very much, but I'm considering
>getting a copy of the original frame that came with my M400: MkII
>Flute/M400 3 Violins/Cello, although I'll probably have to dispense of
>one or two frames to do this.
>
>Another question: Have any of you MkI/MkII owners ever used the M400 3
>Violins on your Tron? I'm just curious about how they sound with the low
>impedance(?) heads.
>
>Bernie
>

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