The Mellotron Group

Yeah.. Give me a HiWatt over a Marshal any day!

 

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From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Rick Blechta
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 9:10 AM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] King Crimson - Cirkus

 





On Tue 08/07/08 9:54 AM , MAinPsych@aol.com sent:

 

According to Ian McDonald, in The Mellotron Book, the MkII was put through a
Marshall stack and miked.

 

My question: Does Martin feign ignorance or is that an inborn trait?

 

How soon we forget,

Frank Samagaio

San Diego CA

owner, MkII #134 (Pindertron) / M400 #908

author, The Mellotron Book


In all the photos of that-era KC that I've seen, they're using HiWatt stacks
(they were also endorsers of HiWatt) and this is what Ian told me in 2005
they used for the recording of the album. I can't see them using HiWatt
onstage and switching to something else in the studio. They tried to record
the album as much "off the floor" as they could and it seems to me that
they'd just drag their usual equipment into the studio and play.

Has anyone seen any photos that refute my claim? That could give this
discussion a lead or two.

Maybe Ian didn't remember clearly what they'd used when he talked to you,
Frank. Being a sax player primarily, he'd probably just think "that bloody
big amp behind me" when he was playing. In my experience, sax players get
big johnsons discussing makes of saxes and what reeds and mouthpieces they
like. They couldn't care less about amplifiers. Guitarists, on the other
hand... ;)

Rick