The Mellotron Group

--I have a lexicon that I do not like on the Mellotron so I strongly recomend going with the 
space echo. I loved the echoplex and had a dynachord that was very nice- both dead and 
gone. you have to love the dirty things that happen with tape delay-

 In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Tony" <atm655@...> wrote:
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> In my opinion I'd forget the tape devices and go digital.
> I have 2 new space echoes.
> Ton
> #510
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Chris Dale 
>   To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 12:55 AM
>   Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Anyone know of a roland 301 space echo for sale
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>   Question:
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>   Does anyone know how the old RE compares with the old Echoplexes? 
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>   I have an old Echoplex EP3 I think - (it's in storage right now which is a pain!), and Rick 
Blechta has a newer one which sounded breathtaking when I heard it.
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>   What are the opinions of our list??  
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>     ----- Original Message ----- 
>     From: gino wong 
>     To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com 
>     Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 12:12 AM
>     Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Anyone know of a roland 301 space echo for sale
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>     I prefer the re201 or the 101 over the 301. The chorus fx is not the
>     best. Of the out of production tape delays the RE are the best and
>     easiest to revive the fidelity is amazing and dreadful if allowed to
>     get clogged You just need back lubricated tape to make it work
>     properly, Crack open an 8t rack or a radio cart and you have a tape
>     loop. The new Fulltone is very good. The RE201 pedal is wonderful.
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>     I have thought for a while that the logical progression for Streetly
>     would be to do a delay, echo, loop sort of thing. Aside from ATR who
>     else concerns themselves with tape these days ? All kinds of ideas
>     remain to be explored in that field that do not require more than
>     spare bits in a Mellotron factory. Like I really know what I am
>     talking about :)
> 
>     best
> 
>     gino
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>     On 12/11/07, lsf5275@... <lsf5275@...> wrote:
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>     > In a message dated 12/11/2007 10:19:37 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>     > jeffc@... writes:
>     > an re-201 went for $1295 on ebay within the last couple weeks...
>     > seriously.
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>     > I saw a nice one go for 345.00 about 3 or 4 months ago.
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