Mellotronists

Greetings All,

I'm searching for an analog delay that's based on bucket-brigade 
chips to use with my tron.  These chips were originally developed in 
the 70's for use in high-end audio systems as an "ambience 
synthesizer".

Bucket-brigade analog delays are still available on eBay and some 
are highly sought after for their "warmth" and "organic" sound.  
However, they seem to be used mostly with guitars.

Has anybody tried them with a tron?

Regards,
Jim

"... And full of anger, I took the two Mellotrons into a field, a 
put petrol over them, and I fired them. And all of them, all the 
wood, burnt and all the metal just... "  - R. Wakeman

> Bucket-brigade analog delays are still available on eBay and some
> are highly sought after for their "warmth" and "organic" sound.
> However, they seem to be used mostly with guitars.
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> Has anybody tried them with a tron?

YES, used an Ibanez analog delay for some time with my M400, it had a warm
'fuzzy' sound which (I thought) complemented the Mellotron well (especially
the 8-choir). Severely restricted bandwidth (5kHz?) on the delayed signal
doubtless helps. I'm thinking of getting one actually.

BUT the best Mellotron reverb I ever got came from a HH Multi (tape)
Echo.... belonged to our drummer but I appropriated it and used it quite
happily until it was wrecked by one of my cats p---ing over and into it.

Paul Marshall
M400 #1380 (through Peavey Univerb at the moment)

One of the first things I did after buying the Mellotron
was hook it up through the Roland Space Echo.  I thought
that might be a little too much tape happening but it sounded
great.  The Mellotron is so analog you can probably get away
with judiciously chosen digital effects but many of the vintage
devotees probably shy away from that to the greatest extent 
possible.  
I do think a delay effect is beneficial, beyond just basic
reverb.  
Right now on ebay there are three of the MXR green analog delays
that I believe were based on BBD technology with some use of
now-obsolete ICs.  Pretty popular but no personal experience to
vouch for them with.

Does anyone do what is suggested on the M400 handbook and 
route dry tron through left channel and tape echo or reverb through 
the right? I think I once read that Tony Banks did this on stage 
using a space echo for his tron.

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> One of the first things I did after buying the Mellotron
> was hook it up through the Roland Space Echo.  I thought
> that might be a little too much tape happening but it sounded
> great.  The Mellotron is so analog you can probably get away
> with judiciously chosen digital effects but many of the vintage
> devotees probably shy away from that to the greatest extent 
> possible.  
> I do think a delay effect is beneficial, beyond just basic
> reverb.  
> Right now on ebay there are three of the MXR green analog delays
> that I believe were based on BBD technology with some use of
> now-obsolete ICs.  Pretty popular but no personal experience to
> vouch for them with.
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