The Mellotron Group

On Tue 08/07/08  9:54 AM , MAinPsych@aol.com sent:
   According to Ian McDonald, in The Mellotron Book, the MkII  was
put through a Marshall stack and miked.   My question: Does Martin
feign ignorance or is that an inborn  trait?   How soon we forget,
Frank Samagaio San Diego CA owner, MkII #134 (Pindertron) / M400 #908
author, The Mellotron Book  
 In all the photos of that-era KC that I've seen, they're using
HiWatt stacks (they were also endorsers of HiWatt) and this is what
Ian told me in 2005 they used for the recording of the album. I can't
see them using HiWatt onstage and switching to something else in the
studio. They tried to record the album as much "off the floor" as they
could and it seems to me that they'd just drag their usual equipment
into the studio and play.
 Has anyone seen any photos that refute my claim? That could give
this discussion a lead or two.
 Maybe Ian didn't remember clearly what they'd used when he talked to
you, Frank. Being a sax player primarily, he'd probably just think
"that bloody big amp behind me" when he was playing. In my experience,
sax players get big johnsons discussing makes of saxes and what reeds
and mouthpieces they like. They couldn't care less about amplifiers.
Guitarists, on the other hand... ;)
 Rick