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    Posted: February 28 2008 at 23:33

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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Wow, that's really awesome you managed to get a hold of this particularl mellotronThumbs%20Up. Make some cool music for us will ya.
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Wow! That's a nice machine Utah Man.Clap
 
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.Wink


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Originally posted by pierreolivier pierreolivier wrote:

 
You said that this M400 is owned by Greg Walker so it was surely used on the Anglagard live album "Buried Alive".


Yea... I forgot to mention that... it WAS used by Anglagard when they performed here in the States.

Originally posted by pierreolivier pierreolivier wrote:

 
sounds that you have on the tape frame(s)?
 

There are 2 tape bank sets. The one right now installed is Strings, Cello, Choir Voices, etc.
Originally posted by pierreolivier pierreolivier wrote:

Do you will do recordings with it? If it is so, i wil surely be interested to hear when finished.
 

Link below.  Let me know how they sound, eh ?  Wink
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Originally posted by HughesJB4 HughesJB4 wrote:

Make some cool music for us will ya.

Link below...Hope you like it, although my particular music style may not = yours  Wink
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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.
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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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I listened to the music, really interesting!! Kind of old prog rock but with a better production ;)
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Originally posted by Anaon Anaon wrote:

I listened to the music, really interesting!! Kind of old prog rock but with a better production ;)

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


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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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Originally posted by BaldJean BaldJean wrote:

Originally posted by Anaon Anaon wrote:

I listened to the music, really interesting!! Kind of old prog rock but with a better production ;)

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


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.


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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

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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Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

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

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...



It's not so a sacrilege to me but I just prefer my master keyboard + M-Tron vsti than that!
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Originally posted by Anaon Anaon wrote:

Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

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

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...



It's not so a sacrilege to me but I just prefer my master keyboard + M-Tron vsti than that!


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 ! ! !

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Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:





All I need to do now is convince Vicky that I can justify spending €1,900.00 on a toy...



Jim...tell Vicky that it is our Husbandly God-Given right to have as many musical devices as possible hanging around the house LOL

...no matter how much they cost Wink

Besides...women have their "toys" too Wink
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Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

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

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...



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 Cry
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Originally posted by Utah Man Utah Man wrote:

Originally posted by Anaon Anaon wrote:

Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

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

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...



It's not so a sacrilege to me but I just prefer my master keyboard + M-Tron vsti than that!


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 ! ! !




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...


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Originally posted by Utah Man Utah Man wrote:


Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:



All I need to do now is convince Vicky that I can justify spending €1,900.00 on a toy...
Jim...tell Vicky that it is our Husbandly God-Given right to have as many musical devices as possible hanging around the house LOL...no matter how much they cost WinkBesides...women have their "toys" too Wink..


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