The Mellotron Group

i have a 1968 hofner in great condition
anyone swaping his M4000d or memotron?? ;)

Michael kechagias


On 20 Φεβ 2012, at 9:57 μ.μ., Gary Brumm <gabru@comsec.net> wrote:

> Wow, you play a Chapman Stick!  Did you get any formal training on it or just “figure it out”.  I am amazed at players like Tony Levin and others who get
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> incredible things from that instrument.  It’s looks very difficult to plat compared to a conventional guitar or bass.  The only bass I have these days is an
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> Alembic Essence 4 string.  I use it as a general purpose bass for recording.  I got the 5 string version for my friend but he is a bass player and can make
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> better use of the fifth string than I ever could.  He just added a Roland synth/modeling “thing” to it that II haven’t really had much time to fool with ,
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> but he seems to like it.  My original bass was a Precision and I always wanted a 4001 Rick but never got one.  I mainly keep a bass around for studio use
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> but I am a guitar/keyboard player (at least I used to be) and it doesn’t get much use.  I usually play through HIWATT amps for guitar or bass but also really
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> like the original Ampeg SVT a lot for bass.  there seem to be several other good ones like SWR, HK, etc. but I have not spent much time playing through them
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> personally.  Are you still actively playing?  Most of my time these days musically is spent recording or running FOH mixes for various acts.  I also rebuild studios and
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> various associated electronic equipment.  I have worked as an electrical engineer and project manager but this economy has me back working with the music stuff
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> which I enjoy but doesn’t really pay the bills.  I have a condition that causes nerve pain and it can make playing an instrument very difficult at times.  Do you have
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> your music posted somewhere.  I seem to remember listening to it a while back.  Oh and as fat as a Mini or ARP go I used to have a Mini Moog and a couple of ARP
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> Odysseys back in the day (as they say).  Nothing beats that Mini Moog bass….and the original Taurus Pedals were fun as well…..  J Sorry for the long ramble……
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> From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of fdoddy@aol.com
> Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 6:16 AM
> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: need opinions for making a mellotron choice
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> Yeah, bass is what I'm most accomplished on.  My 4 string of choice is the Roland B-88 (without the synth box). It's more focused than a Precision and has more growl than a Music Man.  I have a Jerry Jones 6-string, was the bass I used on 90% of my record.  I want to get a short scale hollow body like an Epiphone Allen Woody or Hofner Club Bass, maybe even a Beatle Bass, and string it up with flatwounds.  It's the one tone I don't have, that I am very fond of.  No 5-string basses in my stable, and probably never will be. I have my Mini or my Arp for anything that low.  I also play a Chapman Stick.
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> From: Gary Brumm <gabru@comsec.net>
> To: newmellotrongroup <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sun, Feb 19, 2012 7:22 pm
> Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: need opinions for making a mellotron choice
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> So I see you are a short keyboard kinda guy eh?? J 
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> I didn’t realize you were a bass player Fritz….what kind of bass do you play?
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> From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of fdoddy@aol.com
> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 3:03 PM
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> Here is where I disagree, Mark.  I LOVE the look of..well..good looking instruments.  My M400 is beautiful in it's very utilitarian, spartan sort of way.  I wish y'all could see my Hammond M3, which not only sounds fantastic, but is a beautiful piece of furniture.  I am a bassist/guitarist first and foremost and I won't consider buying an instrument if it is, aesthetically, of poor design.  Yes, it takes me longer to find instruments I love, but once I have 'em, they're here forever. A beautiful instrument invites you to play it!
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> From: mellotronmadness <markpringnz@gmail.com>
> To: newmellotrongroup <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sun, Feb 19, 2012 1:17 pm
> Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: need opinions for making a mellotron choice
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> I believe you, Martin. Although my samples of #1565 sound incredibly like #1565. I don't understand why anybody cares what an instrument looks like, the sound is everything to me.
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> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, tronbros <tronbros@...> wrote:
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> > The Mtron sounds more like a 'tron than any other device, program or objet d'art with the new Streetly Tapes, other than a real M400 so there!
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> > On 19 Feb 2012, at 17:47, "mellotronmadness" <markpringnz@...> wrote:
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> > > Not that I know anything, but why not use the mellotron sample disc a midi keyboard and a laptop, you probably have the laptop and keyboard already. That will probably sound better than the M4000D. Failing that the same combination and M-Tron ( this will be even cheaper ) which will sound as good as a memotron. If you have an ipad the M4000 app.
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> > > I cannot understand why anyone would fork out $2000 for something which just looks a bit like a mellotron and isn't.
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> > > But then again I don't much about it. 
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> > > --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Murray Anderson <mca@> wrote:
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> > > > Hi everyone
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> > > > > i am considering buying a digital mellotron,(i would prefer the analogue
> > > > > M4000 by streetly but it is way too expensive...)
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> > > > I hope that mentioning this is not against list policy: my collection of
> > > > vintage synths, including Mellotron M-400S, ARP 2600, Roland VP-330 vocoder,
> > > > and more are on their way to England. Presuming they are OK after the
> > > > journey (they'll be checked and if necessary serviced on arrival), they are
> > > > scheduled for the Vemia auction April 7-14. So maybe you'll be able to get
> > > > one for less than a new M4000!
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> > > > I'll post a link to some photo's of them on the studio's website in the next
> > > > few days.
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> > > > Kind regards
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> > > > Murray
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> > > > Murray Anderson
> > > > Milestone Studios
> > > > 21 Bloem Street
> > > > Cape Town 8001
> > > > South Africa
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> > > > http://www.milestones.co.za
> > > > Tel: +27 (0)21-424 6000
> > > > Fax: +27 (0)86-628 7618
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