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Re: 5 favorite progressive rock instruments

2008-12-27 by ceccles_ca

John:
Do you usually wire the Roland PK5 pedals to the Moog LP?  You should
be able to replicate the classic Taurus I sounds with that set-up. 
What Moog bass presets do you use?  I'd like to have a Little Phatty
chat with you off list.

Clay

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "John Wright"
<john.wright@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Frank.  I'm actually a guitar player, but learning keys.  My Hammond
> is a T400 series, Moog is a Little Phatty(great basses),  MIDI pedals
> are Roland PK5.  I don't have a Mellotron, but instead use Roland SRX-07
> vintage keys module in a Juno G.  Can't honestly say how the samples
> compare to a live Tron because never had a chance to hear one up close
> and personal.  I suspect, however, not to close because the Hammond
> samples on the Roland don't sound like the T400.  They're not bad, just
> don't sound the same.
>  
> This is a Tron group so I have to share how I became hooked.  One of the
> 1st albums I ever purchased was "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road".  The liner
> notes listed all the equipment used for each song.  For "Grey Seal",
> right after piano was, listed Mellotron.  That did it for me.

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