Mellotronists

In the 70's I played with a band and we played a Vox Continental thru 
a leslie. Thought we were the only ones that would do that...but I 
guess not. The old sound of that "Paul Revere" Vox thru the Leslie 
was very cool.
Lee




--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, "Mark Wallis" 
<markstuartwallis@...> wrote:
>
> Absolutely!
> 
> I missed these gigs and I wish I hadn't, Hugh Banton is one of my 
biggest 
> influences as an organist. The sound he gets from his modern gear 
is what 
> you'd hope for from a 'classic' rig. Especially the bass rumble. 
What a 
> fantastic racket! They're on such good form now, probably better 
than when 
> they were 'lads'. That in itself is inspiring. I hope they do more, 
it would 
> be daft to stop now when they have no difficulty filling nice 
venues with 
> appreciative fans and are producing material that stands up with 
anything 
> they've ever done. Outstanding.
> 
> You're right about the effect of a real Leslie on a clone. I used 
to think 
> that a Leslie amounted to 50% of the 'classic' sound- it's more 
like 80%. I 
> ran my Nord Lead through my Leslie 145 and the organ patches came 
to life. 
> Try a Vox organ through one, it's magic.
> 
> So why do Mellotrons always sound crap through them then? I never 
did work 
> that out.
> 
> 
> >From: "David Jacques" <djacques@...>
> >To: <CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com>,"Hammond XK3 Group" 
> ><Hammond_xk-3@yahoogroups.com>,"Hamplay List" 
> ><hamplay@...>,"Mellotron List" 
> ><Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>,<speakeasyvintage@yahoogroups.com>
> >Subject: [Mellotronists] Hugh Banton
> >Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 11:11:29 -0700
> >
> >See what a real Leslie will do to the sound of a clonewheel? Even 
a VK7 can
> >sound great!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >From the VDGG website:
> >
> >
> >
> >Hugh <http://www.vandergraafgenerator.co.uk/hugh.htm>  Banton was 
playing a
> >two keyboard and pedals setup that behaves exactly as though it 
were an
> >organ. The keyboards are a Roland VR760 and a Roland VK7, both of 
which 
> >have
> >'virtual Hammond' generators and organ drawbar control. On stage 
though
> >there was more elaborate amplification and volume than on Present
> ><http://www.vandergraafgenerator.co.uk/present.htm> , plus FX 
pedals. Also 
> >a
> >real Leslie was included at the back, and Hugh's personal sub 
cabinet.
> >
> >
> >
> >For those who did not get the link for this incredible concert:
> >
> >
> >
> >http://www.fabchannel.com/van_der_graaf_generator
> >
> >
> >
> >Click on "Man-Erg" and listen through headphones... LOUD....
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
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