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Amps, was Moodies...

Amps, was Moodies...

2011-10-14 by johnm400s911

Hi All,

The recent amp discussion has me curious.  What kind of amplification do you all use for your Trons and other keyboards?  I run mine through either a Fender Vibro King or Roland KC-500.  The Fender sounds best to me because I like the reverb it has.  I use a Roland RE-201 for echo.

Best,

John#911

Re: [newmellotrongroup] Amps, was Moodies...

2011-10-14 by David Jacques

I use two EV sxa360's. The best sounding amps I have ever used... And very light....

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On Oct 14, 2011, at 6:24 AM, "johnm400s911" <john.wright@consona.com> wrote:

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Hi All,

The recent amp discussion has me curious. What kind of amplification do you all use for your Trons and other keyboards? I run mine through either a Fender Vibro King or Roland KC-500. The Fender sounds best to me because I like the reverb it has. I use a Roland RE-201 for echo.

Best,

John#911

Re: Amps, was Moodies...

2011-10-14 by ClayE

I usually use a Fender Champion 600 and/or a Vox Night Train with Celestion blue 1 X 12 cab.    

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "johnm400s911" <john.wright@...> wrote:
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> Hi All,
> 
> The recent amp discussion has me curious.  What kind of amplification do you all use for your Trons and other keyboards?  I run mine through either a Fender Vibro King or Roland KC-500.  The Fender sounds best to me because I like the reverb it has.  I use a Roland RE-201 for echo.
> 
> Best,
> 
> John#911
>

Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Amps, was Moodies...

2011-10-14 by fdoddy@aol.com

My tron sits in the studio, but I'll reamp through a Rivera designed Fender Concert.   Soon the leslie 145 will be restored, so that willl become my next overused reamping sound :>)


fritz

 

 

 

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From: ClayE <ecclesreinson@rogers.com>
To: newmellotrongroup <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Fri, Oct 14, 2011 9:49 am
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Amps, was Moodies...


  
    
                  
I usually use a Fender Champion 600 and/or a Vox Night Train with Celestion blue 1 X 12 cab.    

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "johnm400s911" <john.wright@...> wrote:
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> Hi All,
> 
> The recent amp discussion has me curious.  What kind of amplification do you all use for your Trons and other keyboards?  I run mine through either a Fender Vibro King or Roland KC-500.  The Fender sounds best to me because I like the reverb it has.  I use a Roland RE-201 for echo.
> 
> Best,
> 
> John#911
>

OT - R.I.P. David Bedford

2011-10-14 by Robert

British composer and musician David Bedford passed away on the first of October. ; Just today, I learned that he studied music under the famous 20th century classical composer Luigi Nono.

I enjoyed his albums as well as his collaborations with Kevin Ayers, Mike Oldfield, Lol Coxhill, Camel, and others.

Robert


http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/oct/04/david-bedford

http://www.allmusic.com/artist/david-bedford-p15735/biography

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqzIMv6XYCY&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZljJBAvQzUo

Re: Amps, was Moodies...

2011-10-14 by Sean

Again, no tron, but got some decent samples. (Better than M-Tron in any case.) Minor EQ adjustments, a vol pedal, and then I play it through a Crate 120W guitar amp. Mid on the amp turned up, lows turned down. Play it real loud with a touch of reverb. Sounds very 60's this way.

-Sean

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "johnm400s911" <john.wright@...> wrote:
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> Hi All,
> 
> The recent amp discussion has me curious.  What kind of amplification do you all use for your Trons and other keyboards?  I run mine through either a Fender Vibro King or Roland KC-500.  The Fender sounds best to me because I like the reverb it has.  I use a Roland RE-201 for echo.
> 
> Best,
> 
> John#911
>

RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Amps, was Moodies...

2011-10-14 by Mark Wallis

'68 Selmer Zodiac 50w combo or '66 Selmer Treble'n'Bass 50w head with 4x12" cab with WEM Audiomaster reverb mixer and WEM Copicat tape echo. My 400 seems to like Fender Twins too but I've never had one of my own.

I have a Leslie 145 but for some reason I've never liked Mellotron sounds through Leslies- something slightly seasick about it which I don't experience with organs or guitars through rotary speakers. There y'go.

Love and Scones,

wallis x

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From: fdoddy@aol.com
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 09:59:37 -0400
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Amps, was Moodies...

My tron sits in the studio, but I'll reamp through a Rivera designed Fender Concert. Soon the leslie 145 will be restored, so that willl become my next overused reamping sound :>)


fritz



-----Original Message-----
From: ClayE
To: newmellotrongroup
Sent: Fri, Oct 14, 2011 9:49 am
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Amps, was Moodies...

I usually use a Fender Champion 600 and/or a Vox Night Train with Celestion blue 1 X 12 cab.

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "johnm400s911" wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> The recent amp discussion has me curious. What kind of amplification do you all use for your Trons and other keyboards? I run mine through either a Fender Vibro King or Roland KC-500. The Fender sounds best to me because I like the reverb it has. I use a Roland RE-201 for echo.
>
> Best,
>
> John#911
>


Re: [newmellotrongroup] Amps, was Moodies...

2011-10-14 by Bruce Daily

Hi-
  No instrument amp (yet).  I really should get one.
  I run my M400 through an ART ProChannel tube pre/comp/eq box, then a Lexicon MX200 SFX box.  Then, into a little Alesis Multimix8 and into my home stereo.
 
  -Bruce D.
 


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From: johnm400s911 <john.wright@consona.com>
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2011 7:24 AM
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Amps, was Moodies...


 
   
 
Hi All,

The recent amp discussion has me curious.  What kind of amplification do you all use for your Trons and other keyboards?  I run mine through either a Fender Vibro King or Roland KC-500.  The Fender sounds best to me because I like the reverb it has.  I use a Roland RE-201 for echo.

Best,

John#911

Re: Amps, was Moodies...

2011-10-15 by tron400

M400 --> some kind of EQ --> Lexicon MX300 --> Onkyo TX-something-or-other --> Echo Mia sound card --> JBL 4311 monitors --> ears.

Bernie

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "johnm400s911" <john.wright@...> wrote:
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> Hi All,
> 
> The recent amp discussion has me curious.  What kind of amplification do you all use for your Trons and other keyboards?  I run mine through either a Fender Vibro King or Roland KC-500.  The Fender sounds best to me because I like the reverb it has.  I use a Roland RE-201 for echo.
> 
> Best,
> 
> John#911
>

Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Amps, was Moodies...

2011-10-15 by Jack Younger

I always run direct....sweet passive direct box my tech designed with a Jensen transformer.  Little 6'X3' Stocktronics plate for reverbs.  If I were to use it live, I think I would use my Fender PS400 (SVT Killer, 365 watts and master volume) as it has clean gain for miles.  It also sports a lovely spring verb and a vibrato.  Dual EV 15B cab.


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From: tron400 <tron400@yahoo.com>
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2011 5:23 PM
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Amps, was Moodies...


  
M400 --> some kind of EQ --> Lexicon MX300 --> Onkyo TX-something-or-other --> Echo Mia sound card --> JBL 4311 monitors --> ears.

Bernie

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "johnm400s911" <john.wright@...> wrote:
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>
> Hi All,
> 
> The recent amp discussion has me curious.  What kind of amplification do you all use for your Trons and other keyboards?  I run mine through either a Fender Vibro King or Roland KC-500.  The Fender sounds best to me because I like the reverb it has.  I use a Roland RE-201 for echo.
> 
> Best,
> 
> John#911
>

Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Amps, was Moodies...

2011-10-16 by Bruce Daily

Thanks Bernie, ears are always good!
 
  -Bruce D.
 


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From: tron400 <tron400@yahoo.com>
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2011 3:23 PM
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Amps, was Moodies...


 
   
 
M400 --> some kind of EQ --> Lexicon MX300 --> Onkyo TX-something-or-other --> Echo Mia sound card --> JBL 4311 monitors --> ears.

Bernie

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "johnm400s911" <john.wright@...> wrote:
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>
> Hi All,
> 
> The recent amp discussion has me curious.  What kind of amplification do you all use for your Trons and other keyboards?  I run mine through either a Fender Vibro King or Roland KC-500.  The Fender sounds best to me because I like the reverb it has.  I use a Roland RE-201 for echo.
> 
> Best,
> 
> John#911
>

Re: Amps, was Moodies...

2011-10-16 by tron400

During the olde performing days, it was M400 --> passive mixing board --> some kind of preamp --> 2 Phase Linear 400 amps --> 2 folded horn enclosures w/ 2 15" Electrovoice speakers in each + 2 tuned cabs w/25 4.5" Bose speakers in each + 4 Heil AMT1 elements --> ears.

Bernie

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Daily <pocotron@...> wrote:
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> Thanks Bernie, ears are always good!
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> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2011 3:23 PM
> Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Amps, was Moodies...
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> M400 --> some kind of EQ --> Lexicon MX300 --> Onkyo TX-something-or-other --> Echo Mia sound card --> JBL 4311 monitors --> ears.
> 
> Bernie
> 
> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "johnm400s911" <john.wright@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi All,
> > 
> > The recent amp discussion has me curious.  What kind of amplification do you all use for your Trons and other keyboards?  I run mine through either a Fender Vibro King or Roland KC-500.  The Fender sounds best to me because I like the reverb it has.  I use a Roland RE-201 for echo.
> > 
> > Best,
> > 
> > John#911
> >
>

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