The Mellotron Group

On 7/9/08, Bernie <kornowicz@cox.net> wrote:
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> There are some Moodies video clips from a German TV show (which I
>  can't find at the moment) where he's running his MkII through a
>  Marshall head and it sounds pretty clean. I don't remember what he
>  was using for speakers though.

If not speaking in general terms , anything is possible. I just got a
WEM pa head that sounds good.

KC's Devil's Triangle has a nice bite
>  to the Tron. Can a Hiwatt sound like that if overdriven?

Sure, if you apply a hot signal
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>  Bernie
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>  --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "gino wong"
>  <wonggster@...> wrote:
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>  > Hiwatts are clean, Marshalls are not. Unless you are going to play
>  > "Smoke on the Water", the Marshall won't work very well.
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>  > On 7/8/08, MAinPsych@... <MAinPsych@...> wrote:
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>  > > In either event, it was miked, not direct, which answers the
>  basic
>  > > question.
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>  > > -----Original Message-----
>  > > From: Mike Dickson <mike.dickson@...>
>  > > To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
>  > > Sent: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 1:20 pm
>  > > Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] King Crimson - Cirkus
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>  > > Ian /_*definitely *_/told me it was HiWatt. Mind you, he was
>  pissed at
>  > > the time.
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>  > > Mike
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>  > > Rick Blechta wrote:
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>  > > > On Tue 08/07/08 9:54 AM , MAinPsych@... 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
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>  > > > 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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