The Mellotron Group

Ian /_*definitely *_/told me it was HiWatt. Mind you, he was pissed at 
the time.

Mike


Rick Blechta wrote:

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> On Tue 08/07/08 9:54 AM , MAinPsych@aol.com sent:
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>     According to Ian McDonald, in The Mellotron Book, the MkII was put
>     through a Marshall stack and miked.
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>     My question: Does Martin feign ignorance or is that an inborn trait?
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>     How soon we forget,
>     Frank Samagaio
>     San Diego CA
>     owner, MkII #134 (Pindertron) / M400 #908
>     author, The Mellotron Book
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>     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.
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>     Has anyone seen any photos that refute my claim? That could give
>     this discussion a lead or two.
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>     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... ;)
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>     Rick
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