Delayed Mellotron noodling

MKII Flutes and Violins fed through a Boss DD6 digital delay pedal, against a Sequential Pro-One background drone. With added psychedelic video effects in a couple of places (oooooh!)...

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Music

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• Mellotron
• M400

[Johnnywr]

Fantastic stuff tronfan66. I bought my old EMI 400 Mellotron in 1986 for £270. It broke down the very same night I bought it...I was distraught! I had just turned 19 at the time and yearned for a mellotron since first hearing of them a few years before (in all the usual places). Got it working again eventually...didn`t last long. Still have it though, just needs a complete overhaul!

[tronfan66]

Thanks Johnnywr - quite a coincidence there as well, I bought my first M400 in 1986 aged 19 (from the back of the Melody Maker). Didn't quite conk out on the first night I had it, it waited until the first gig I took it out on and just made a disgruntled whirr throughout the *big solo*! Thankfully I've been much luckier with this one. Sounds like you should get yours restored by Streetly Electronics one of these days, they restore old 400s as well as make new 'trons.

[teedlebomb]

Fantastic. How much did your Mello cost ya?

[tronfan66]

Thanks - it cost me £300, but that was in 1989!

[HadesW10]

Hello Tony!

Great stuff. I like the phone visual effects as well. Next time I'd like to see you in a Rick Wakeman gold shiny cape and with a full lightshow on you!

You can be the mellotron equivalent Liberace.

Love N. ( keep posting stuff ....sorry if I am taking the piss! It's not meant maliciously!)

[tronfan66]

N! Hello, glad you enjoyed - you're quite right about the mellotron equivalent of Liberace, I may have found my calling there - I've got a gold crown on one tooth so maybe I could grin to camera and shine a torch on that for added glitz in future videos. Or failing that just use one of our bath towels and throw it over my shoulders Wakeman cape-style! Actually, listening to this again reminded me of our unforgettable cover of "The End" :) - love T x

[OnReflectionCA]

that is so awesome!!!

[gietek]

It's should be called hypnotron

Love it!

[Keijz74]

Noodle on, Tronfan66! ;o)# Chilling.

[SephynnXx]

dude I love that sound, the ambience is brilliant. I shall tinker with this setup for my style of playing someday....

[grimkreaper]

i love noodles

[woodrailking]

I've never heard a psychedelic version of "Shave and a Haircut" before.

[cosmojairzinho14]

that s sound is absolutely unique !

hauting and beautiful at the same time

congratulations

[parrymason]

reminds me of some Gong music:)

[trontastic]

Now that makes the Tron Mello. Very Tangerine Dream. Fantastic. Great Vids you have there Tronfan.

[euruski]

Is your real name Bill by any chance?