Mellotronists

> When I first got my M400 I ran it through my vintage 1962 Fender Pro
> amp (no reverb), and it sounded kind of "dead".  Maybe that goes with
> Rick's Fender theory.
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> Ken M
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I stand by my findings. Craig Collett (of Col Audio, Official Host of
Tronto MkII) has an outstanding collection of vintage amps, including a
4x10 vintage Bassman, my all-time favorite amp--for a guitar or bass.
I've tried most of them (except some Vox's, which I guess I should) and
the two best-sounding amps were both tube (er, valve) amps and both were
British: Marshall and HiWatt. Go figure. I love Fender amps but they
seem to do something odd to Mellotrons. "Dead" is a good description,
Ken. I should caution against overdriving the amp and getting
distortion. Unless you're into doing something bizarre-sounding,
distortion and mellotron don't go together--unless you're lucky enough
to have the Adrian Belew guitar and you're playing 'Schizoid Man'.
That's AWESOME with a bit of added distortion from the amp.

Rick (SFX 10030--Fripp? We don't need no stinking Fripp!)