...Mellotron
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Topic: ...Mellotron
Posted By: Utah Man
Subject: ...Mellotron
Date Posted: February 28 2008 at 23:33
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It is owned by Greg Walker. It's History: Was first owned by Victor Peraino, Keyboardist for the band, Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come. Greg bought it from him for $800. Greg then loaned it to Spock's Beard member Ryo Okumoto. Any Mellotron you hear in Spock's Beard was this instrument. They used it both live and in the studio.   |
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Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: February 29 2008 at 00:31
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Wow, that's really awesome you managed to get a hold of this particularl mellotron ------------- 
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. Make some cool music for us will ya.Posted By: pierreolivier
Date Posted: February 29 2008 at 00:41
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Wow! That's a nice machine Utah Man.
 You said that this M400 is owned by Greg Walker so it was surely used on the Anglagard live album "Buried Alive". Greg Walker was the founder of the Prog-Fest in the 90's so it might be also used by several other bands during the Prog-Fest shows as well as Kingdom Come and Spock Beards.
Did you know the serial number and sounds that you have on the tape frame(s)?
Do you will do recordings with it? If it is so, i wil surely be interested to hear when finished.
Have a nice "trip" with your instrument.
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Posted By: Utah Man
Date Posted: February 29 2008 at 10:27
Yea... I forgot to mention that... it WAS used by Anglagard when they performed here in the States.
There are 2 tape bank sets. The one right now installed is Strings, Cello, Choir Voices, etc.
Link below. Let me know how they sound, eh ?  |
pierreolivier wrote:Posted By: Utah Man
Date Posted: February 29 2008 at 10:32
Link below...Hope you like it, although my particular music style may not = yours [PM me with feedback Hughes] . |
Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: March 01 2008 at 22:02
| That is beautiful. But I would be wary of any instrument that spent any time anywhere near Arthur Brown! It could induce a sudden urge to make the most stunning music ever to pass through you. |
Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: March 01 2008 at 22:27
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Kingdom Come was epic pwn. I guess that's the mellotron we hear on songs like Gypsy from the album Journey.
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Posted By: Anaon
Date Posted: March 09 2008 at 15:51
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A dream in picture!!
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Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: March 10 2008 at 01:35
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Awesome! ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: Anaon
Date Posted: March 10 2008 at 08:06
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I listened to the music, really interesting!! Kind of old prog rock but with a better production ;)
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Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: March 10 2008 at 08:34
actually that is what probably makes me turn away from it, because I definitely prefer the old way of producing to the "better" new one, which sounds too sterile in my opinion -------------  A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: Anaon
Date Posted: March 11 2008 at 09:24
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It all depends on what we are talking about, for me the sound of a real Mellotron is not sterile at all, even if it's recorded on a hard drive... ;)
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Posted By: Utah Man
Date Posted: March 12 2008 at 12:19
Sorry you don't like the tunes BaldJean... Actually, I agree with you regarding "old way" production techniques. Much of my music is recorded directly onto analog tape. . |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: March 12 2008 at 13:55
I know this will be sacriledge to Mellotron addicts, but you really should see/hear the digital Memotron:
Evidently built like a tank & virtually indestructible, yet manages to look right; in case you're wondering how this sounds, I have to say I was very cynical... until I saw this little clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WU1x_4yFD4 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WU1x_4yFD4 OK - Rudess is faffing around a bit & not playing it as you would play an original, but the sounds are right on! All I need to do now is convince Vicky that I can justify spending 1,900.00 on a toy... 
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Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: Anaon
Date Posted: March 13 2008 at 04:47
It's not so a sacrilege to me but I just prefer my master keyboard + M-Tron vsti than that! ------------- My music: http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/ My blog: http://groovesandmemories.com/" rel="nofollow - http://groovesandmemories.com/ |
Posted By: Utah Man
Date Posted: March 13 2008 at 10:36
Apparenlty Manikin Electronic uses the exact same digital files that the M-tron does...from Tron Guru Klaus Hoffmann-Hoock... In other words, just get the M-tron software ...it's far less expensive ! ! ! . |
Posted By: Utah Man
Date Posted: March 13 2008 at 10:43
Jim...tell Vicky that it is our Husbandly God-Given right to have as many musical devices as possible hanging around the house  ...no matter how much they cost Besides...women have their "toys" too . . |
Posted By: cuncuna
Date Posted: March 13 2008 at 10:47
Tell me about it... I've been trying to buy a humble midi controler keyboard, but Mercedes is indestructible and always turns into an ogre whenever I mention it. True, we have a lot of things to think about first, like the furniture we need, the house and everything on that line... but I need a synth  ------------- ‘Beware of the Bee! |
Posted By: Anaon
Date Posted: March 13 2008 at 12:27
Ouch!! It's even more not interesting for me then :) anyway, I wonder, apart from the real Mellotron of course, which thing will sound better than the M-Tron... ------------- My music: http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/ My blog: http://groovesandmemories.com/" rel="nofollow - http://groovesandmemories.com/ |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: March 13 2008 at 13:33
If it's all the same to you, I quite like my testicles where they are, thanks -------------
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: Utah Man
Date Posted: March 13 2008 at 13:39
Good one... All things considered, I guess personal body parts ARE more important than keyboards Besides, getting a real Mellotron would support your British economy rather than the German's. . |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: March 15 2008 at 13:22
Fantastic!!! A beautiful Snow White M400 
Congratulations...
I just get goose bumps playing GForce's M-Tron through a M-Audio Keystation 49 controller, so I can only imagine what it can feel to play the real thing!
(Can't see the point of the expensive hardware digital Mellotron, though...)
All the best, J.-
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Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: March 17 2008 at 04:55
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There's no doubt the Memotron is extremely expensive, but it has been built specifically to withstand the rigours of touring, something the originals never were, unfortunately - they were designed to be specifically studio based & therefore frequently fell apart or failed whilst on tour. -------------
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: March 19 2008 at 16:52
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Kinda off-topic and I hope I don't get expelled from the forum for this terrible taste question, but only a true 'tron aficionado can answer it:
Is that a Mellotron riff driving the new Madonna/Timberlake single "4 minutes to Save the World"???
 (Sorry...)
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