The Mellotron Group

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I have been listening to the Stones "Let it Bleed". on the track "Monkey Man" I hear Vibes during the track. I also hear vibes with a pitch bend up. Of course my question is are there Mellotron vibes on the track?
         And to squeeze in another off topic question What was the guitar and amp used to record the Let it Bleed version of Midnight Rambler?
                                                                                                                          Happy Holidays,
                                                                                                       Jimmy Moore and his band of Merry Mellotrons

That is a real vibraphone played by Bill Wyman, I'm guessing there's a
slide guitar part that is tricking your ear in to 'hearing' it as a
vibraphone note.

It's likely that Keith used his 1957/58 Gibson les paul custom in to a
Vox Supreme for the main guitar part on Midnight Rambler. In spring
1969 he was also using amps such as HIWATT Custom 100, Fender Showman,
Vox AC30 and a WEM Dominator so it could be either of those.

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f395/sundaramusic/The%20Rolling%20Stones/spring%201969/Keith1969a.jpg
Keith Richards - Olympic Sound Studios - Spring 1969

Here's my 1967 Vox Supreme:

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f395/sundaramusic/Amps%20and%20effects%20pedals/1967VoxSupreme.jpg

Lets not forget his Ampeg VT-22. That's pretty much
the "Exile" amp, though they were being bulit as early
as '68.
-Jack


--- lil_guapo11 <lil_guapo11@yahoo.com> wrote:

> That is a real vibraphone played by Bill Wyman, I'm
> guessing there's a
> slide guitar part that is tricking your ear in to
> 'hearing' it as a
> vibraphone note.
>
> It's likely that Keith used his 1957/58 Gibson les
> paul custom in to a
> Vox Supreme for the main guitar part on Midnight
> Rambler. In spring
> 1969 he was also using amps such as HIWATT Custom
> 100, Fender Showman,
> Vox AC30 and a WEM Dominator so it could be either
> of those.
>
>

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f395/sundaramusic/The%20Rolling%20Stones/spring%201969/Keith1969a.jpg

> Keith Richards - Olympic Sound Studios - Spring 1969
>
> Here's my 1967 Vox Supreme:
>
>

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f395/sundaramusic/Amps%20and%20effects%20pedals/1967VoxSupreme.jpg

>
>
>
>

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--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Jack Younger <e4103s@...> wrote:

>
> Lets not forget his Ampeg VT-22. That's pretty much
> the "Exile" amp, though they were being bulit as early
> as '68.
> -Jack

Exile is as much a fender amp album as an ampeg.

The stones didn't use ampeg amps till the 1969 USA tour and then,
supposedly, only because they're HIWATTS were held up in US customs.

Mick Taylor was not a fan of those amps, much preferring Fender amps,
he says that he had to use ampegs live.