NAMM 2009 - Mellotron Mark VI at Big City Music booth

Here's our friend Arlan playing the Mellotron through a Moog MF-104z Analog Delay, then into a JMI AC-30 amp.

The Mark VI is currently in production and is available at Big City Music in Los Angeles. All of the original Mellotron sounds are available as tape frames as well as many of the original Chamberlin sounds.

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[ontherush77]

When will one of these motherfuckers be available

[bigcitymusic]

@ontherush77 Mellotrons like this are available at our store in Los Angeles. They look and sound like the old ones (when they were on their very best behavior), but they are brand new and without the flaws of the original version.

[ontherush77]

@bigcitymusic wow how much do they cost?

[bigcitymusic]

@ontherush77 They are $6800 which is less expensive than in the old days if you take inflation into account.

[chaffel3]

does it count as analog, I mean, it uses magnetic tape right?

[bigcitymusic]

Yes, a real Mellotron like this is 100% analog. The magnetic tapes store analog recordings. There is nothing digital about it.

[CadillacL]

Listen to that BEAUTIFUL sound. There's not a keyboard today that can produce the warm sound or recreate the instruments that the Mellotron can.

[Trondoc]

Mellotrons are not complicated.

[LetsLeaveTown]

marilyn manson

[The2010SnowDay]

With the new MK VII, is that just 2 MK VIs put together? or is it a new version of the MK II?

[M400fan]

Wudsiba, it sounds very like the intro to Zep's All My Love from In Through the Out Door.

[ontherush77]

@bigcitymusic Wow sounds great how much do they cost?

[atticthoughts]

@Trondoc Ok, then I've missunderstood about the tape changing. Anyways, great that even the old ones can get saved for future use.

[Trondoc]

Check out my Mellotron Restoration video. It shows what a proper Original Mellotron can be. All the sountrack music is played entirely on a M-400. (multitracked) Please leave a comment.