Mellotronists

--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, "john barrick" <astroboy@...> 
wrote:
>
> I assumed that since all that great stuff seemed to have been 
played
> through Marshalls and Hiwatts and such, that a tube guitar amp was
> desirable.  
> 
> If the consensus is a solid state keyboard type of amp (a Roland,
> maybe?), then I get a lot more for my dollar and really don't have 
to
> spend as much.  
> 
> Thanks Norm, Bernie, Lee, and David - any more opinions out there? 
> I'd love to hear from all sides on this.
> inquiringly,
> john b
> 1407
> 
> 
> 
> 
>Hi John, In theory, we all would like to have the ideal audio 
device handling our signals, but think first of your question, you 
wand to run a signal from a solid state preamp into a tube amp.  In 
a way it's like putting the cart before the horse.  
IMO you would want to match closely the frequency range of the 
output device to the amp you will use.  At home I run EVERYTHING 
thru a Mackie mixer(they really are quiet) into a Dynaco 400 and JBL 
studio monitors.  Earlier this year I went shopping for power amps 
for the live stuff. After some checking decided on either the Roland 
KC 500 OR A Peavey KBA 300.  I took a cd of stuff recorded on the 
M400 to a local music shop and tried it thru the Roland, and the 
sound just did not seem natural or what I expected to hear or not 
hear. Was deficient in the mid range and heavy in the highs.   Also 
tried a comparable Behringer with same results.  About a week later 
stopped into local Sam Ash and they had a used Peavey KBA 300  but I 
did not have my cd with me.  The sales person knew what I needed and 
said this would fare better for my use over the Roland or Behringer, 
and made me an offer I couldn't refuse, so I took it home for a 
hundred and tax.  Now it may not be the best, but it handled the mid 
range well and although somewhat heavy, worth the investment and 
then some.  In short look for whatever will reproduce what you are 
feeding it without changing the original overall sound.  Happy 
Hunting, Doug  #703